Johns was born on 13 May 1938 in
Bristol. He is known for being in
Happy Families (1989) as Mr Alphonso, the café manager of Mrs Wobble,
Coronation Street as Brendan Scott (1991–93), the shopkeeper who died of a heart attack while pedalling along the eponymous cobbled street. Other roles have included parts in
Poldark,
Born and Bred,
Ever Decreasing Circles,
Home to Roost,
Dempsey and Makepeace,
Murder Most English,
Shoestring,
Yes Minister, ''
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Softly, Softly, Going Straight, The Good Life, The Saint, Don't Wait Up, Butterflies, Minder, A Horseman Riding By, Campion and Z-Cars. He played the landlord in The Basil Brush Show (2002–07). He also played jobsworth Mr Cassidy in Murphy's Mob'', an ITV children's television drama series (1982–85). His character helped to manage the building used by the junior supporters of the football club, Dunmore United. Johns appeared in
Doctor Who on three occasions: as Theodore Benik in
The Enemy of the World; Guy Crayford in
The Android Invasion; and Castellan Kelner in
The Invasion of Time. Johns also appeared in the TV mini-series
Moll Flanders in 1996. He played a pawnshop owner. In 1972 Johns starred in the children's Sunday evening series
The Intruder and in 1977, appeared in another children's series,
Midnight Is A Place. In the 1980s, he also appeared in the
Grange Hill spin-off ''
Tucker's Luck. Johns also appeared as an Imperial Officer (Captain Bewil) in the 1980 film, The Empire Strikes Back. He played Perker in the 1985 adaptation of The Pickwick Papers''. ==Partial Filmography==