William Mervyn

William Mervyn
Other names:	William Mervyn Pickwoad
Birth date:	3 January 1912
Death date:	6 August 1976
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Sir Charles Summer
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	The War Machines
Main time period active:	1966
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Blue Lamp, Crime on Our Hands, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Handcock's Half Hour, Bleak House, No Hiding Place, Oliver Twist, Silas Marner, All Gas and Gaiters, Carry On films, The Railway Children, Crown Court
IMDb profile

William Mervyn (born William Mervyn Pickwoad) played Sir Charles Summer in the Doctor Who serial The War Machines.

He was the father of BBC Wales production designer Michael Pickwoad. (CON: Christmas Special 2010)

He is most famous for playing the Bishop in all thirty-three episodes of All Gas and Gaiters and Justice Campbell in Crown Court. He is also known for his appearances in three "Carry On" films and playing the Old Gentleman in The Railway Children. His other television appearances included roles on Dixon of Dock Green, No Hiding Place, Armchair Theatre, Gideon's Way and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

External links

• William Mervyn at the Internet Movie Database