William Mervyn William Mervyn 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
Mervyn Jaffey Mervyn Jaffey Isaac Mervyn Jaffey, known during his cricket career as Mervyn Jaffey and later known as Mervyn Jeffries (born 9 September 1929 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) was an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in 1953 including one first-class match. Considered an outstanding wicket-keeper at school, Jaffey went on to Dublin University and broke into the cricket team in his first year and was captain of the team in 1952. He made his debut for the Ireland team against the MCC in June 1953 at Lord's. He did