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William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters, the old gentleman in The Railway Children and Inspector Charles Rose in The Odd Man and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage career, spending five years in provincial theatre. He made his West End debut in The Guinea Pig at the Criterion Theatre in 1946, before parts in plays such as Lend Me Robin at the Embassy Theatre, the…
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- Crown Court (1972) as The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Sir Hector Rose
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Sir Charles Worthington
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Mr. Pater
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Father
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Thomas
- Maigret (1960) as Doctor
- No Hiding Place (1959) as Colonel Frew
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956) as Council Official
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Sir Hector Drummond
- All Gas and Gaiters (1967) as The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
- Operation Crossbow (1965) as Dutch Technical Examiner
- The Odd Man (1960) as Chief Insp. Charles Rose
- Raffles (1977) as Osborne
- The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976) as Mr Brayling
- The Liars (1966) as Sir Gerald
- It's Dark Outside (1964) as Chief Insp. Charles Rose
- Charlesworth (1959) as Charles Begbie
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Dr. Scott
- On Trial (1960) as President of the Court
- Deadlier Than the Male (1967) as Chairman of the Phoenician Board
- The Young Lady from London (1959) as King Klaus
- The Long Arm (1956) as Manager of Festival Hall
- Atlantic Wall (1970) as Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
- Mr. Rose (1967) as Charles Rose / Marcus Despard
- Murder Ahoy (1964) as Breeze-Connington
- Persuasion (1960) as Admiral Croft
- Barnacle Bill (1957) as Captain
- Follow That Camel (1967) as Sir Cyril Ponsonby
- Nicholas Nickleby (1957) as Mr. Witterly
- Kitty Clive (1956) as Colley Cibber
- The Railway Children (1970) as Old Gentleman
- The Ruling Class (1972) as Sir Charles Gurney
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) as Colonel Buckmaster
- Salt & Pepper (1968) as Prime Minister
- Reluctant Bandit (1965) as Carson
- The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Detective's Friend
- The Blue Lamp (1950) as Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
- Circus of Horrors (1960) as Dr. Morley
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969) as Lord Paragon
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Selected TV credits: Crown Court (1972), BBC Play of the Month (1965), The Persuaders! (1971), Gideon's Way (1965), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965).
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