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 Wheatley left Cape Town with other officers and men of the 2nd battalion Dorset regiment on the SS "German" in late September 1902, and arrived at Southampton in late October, when they were posted to Portland. He later gained the rank of colonel. Wheatley was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dorset from 1945 to 1950 and for Poole from 1950 to 1951. Mervyn Wheatley Colonel Sir Mervyn James Wheatley CBE (24 April 1880 – 26 October 1974) was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician. Wheatley served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he