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John Mills

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
155

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 22, 1908 (118 years old)

Place of Birth
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

John Mills

Biography

Sir John Mills, CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. On screen, he often played people who are not at all exceptional, but become heroes because of their common sense, generosity and good judgement.

Known For

Acting

2013Talking Picturesas Self (archive footage)
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiffas Self – Interviewee
2003Bright Young Thingsas Gentleman
2003The Many Lives of Richard Attenboroughas
2002Forever Ealingas Self
2002Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Makingas Self (archive)
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self
2001The Gentleman Thiefas Arthur Rosehip
2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memoriesas Self
2000A Profile of In Which We Serveas Interviewee
1998Catsas Gus the Theatre Cat
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997Beanas Chairman
1996Hamletas Old King Norway
1996Clive Anderson All Talkas Self
1995The Grotesqueas Sir Edward Cleghorn
1994Martin Chuzzlewitas Mr Chuffey
1994Deadly Adviceas Jack the Ripper
1993Frankensteinas De Lacey
1993Harnessing Peacocksas Bernard Quigley
1993The Big Freezeas Dapper man
1990Night of the Foxas Brig. Dougal Munro
1990Perfect Scoundrelsas Praeger
1989A Tale of Two Citiesas Jarvis Lorry
1989Around the World in 80 Daysas Faversham
1989Ending Upas Bernard
1988One More Audience with Dame Edna Everageas Self (uncredited)
1988The Lady and the Highwaymanas Sir Lawrence Dobson
1987The Dame Edna Experienceas Self
1987Who's That Girlas Montgomery Bell
1987Hold the Dreamas Henry Rossiter
1987The Best of British Cinemaas Self - Narrator
1986When the Wind Blowsas Jim Bloggs (voice)
1986The Wind and the Bombas
1985Murder with Mirrorsas Lewis Serrocold
1985A Woman of Substanceas Henry Rossiter
1985The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studioas Self
1984The Masks of Deathas Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
1983Saharaas Cambridge
1983Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhias Self
1982Gandhias Lord Chelmsford
1982Hotelas
1982Woganas Self
1980Young at Heartas Albert Collyer
1979The Quatermass Conclusionas Prof. Bernard Quatermass
1979Quatermassas Bernard Quatermass
1979Zulu Dawnas Sir Henry Bartle Frere
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Sam Morrissey
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas The Man
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas William Perkins
1978Late Night Storyas self
1978The Thirty Nine Stepsas Scudder
1978Dr. Strangeas Thomas Lindmer
1978The Big Sleepas Inspector Carson
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977The Devil's Advocateas Monsignor Blaise Meredith
1977The Love Boatas Bertram MacDonald
1976Trial by Combatas Colonel Bertie Cook
1975The Human Factoras Mike McAllister
1974The Zoo Gangas Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
1973Oklahoma Crudeas Cleon Doyle
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
1972Lady Caroline Lambas Canning
1972Young Winstonas General Kitchner
1971Dulcimaas Mr. Parker
1970Adam's Womanas Sir Philip MacDonald
1970Ryan's Daughteras Michael
1970Nanny and the Professoras Uncle Alfred
1969Run Wild, Run Freeas The Moorman (Colonel)
1969Oh! What a Lovely Waras Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
1968Emma Hamiltonas Lord William Hamilton
1968A Black Veil for Lisaas Inspector Franz Bulon
1967Dundee and the Culhaneas Dundee
1967Chukaas Colonel Stuart Valois
1967Africa: Texas Style!as Wing Commander Hayes
1966The Family Wayas Ezra Fitton
1966The Wrong Boxas Masterman Finsbury
1965King Ratas Smedley-Taylor
1965Operation Crossbowas General Boyd
1965The Truth About Springas Tommy Tyler
1964The Chalk Gardenas Maitland
1963The Danny Kaye Showas Self
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1962Tiara Tahitias Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
1962The Valiantas Captain Morgan
1961Flame in the Streetsas Jacko Palmer
1961The Parent Trapas Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
1961The Singer Not the Songas Father Michael Keogh
1960Swiss Family Robinsonas Father
1960Escape to Paradise/Water Birdsas
1960Tunes of Gloryas Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
1959Summer of the Seventeenth Dollas Barney
1959Tiger Bayas Superintendent Graham
1958I Was Monty's Doubleas Major Harvey
1958Ice Cold in Alexas Captain Anson
1958Dunkirkas Cpl Tubby Binns
1957The Vicious Circleas Dr. Howard Latimer
1957Town on Trialas Supt. Mike Halloran
1956It's Great to be Young!as Dingle
1956Around the World in 80 Daysas London Carriage Driver
1956The Letteras Robert Crosbie
1956War and Peaceas Platon Karataev
1956The Baby and the Battleshipas Puncher Roberts
1955Escapadeas John Hampden
1955Above Us the Wavesas Commandant Fraser
1955The End of the Affairas Albert Parkis
1955The Colditz Storyas Pat Reid
1954Producers' Showcaseas Robert Crosbie
1954Hobson's Choiceas William Mossop
1953The Long Memoryas Phillip Davidson
1952The Gentle Gunmanas Terence Sullivan
1952The Way to Wimbledonas Self - Commentator
1951Mr. Denning Drives Northas Tom Denning
1950Morning Departureas Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
1949The Rocking Horse Winneras Bassett
1949The History of Mr. Pollyas Alfred Polly
1948Scott of the Antarcticas Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
1947The October Manas Jim Ackland
1947So Well Rememberedas George Boswell
1946Great Expectationsas Pip
1946Land of Promiseas The Voice
1945The Way to the Starsas Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
1945Waterloo Roadas Jim Colter
1945Total War in Britainas Narrator (voice)
1944This Happy Breedas Billy Mitchell
1944Information Pleaseas British Flyer
1944Victory Weddingas Bill Clark
1943We Dive at Dawnas Lt. Taylor RN
1943The Sky’s the Limitas Tom
1942The Young Mr. Pittas William Wilberforce
1942In Which We Serveas Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
1942The Black Sheep of Whitehallas Bobby Jessop
1942The Big Blockadeas Tom
1941Cottage to Letas Flt·Lieut. Perry
1941Old Bill and Sonas Young Bill
1940All Handsas Jack
1939Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas Peter Colley as a Young Man
1939Happy Familyas Fred
1937The Green Cockatooas Jim Connor
1937O.H.M.S.as Cpl. Bert Dawson
1936Tudor Roseas Lord Guilford Dudley
1936First Offenceas Johnnie Penrose
1935Broadway Gondolieras
1935Brown on Resolutionas Albert Brown
1935Royal Cavalcadeas Young Enlistee
1935Blind Justiceas Ralph Summers
1935Car of Dreamsas Robert Miller
1935Charing Cross Roadas Tony
1934Doctor's Ordersas Ronnie Blake
1934The Lashas Arthur Haughton
1934A Political Partyas Tony Smithers
1934Those Were the Daysas Bobby Poskett
1933The Ghost Cameraas Ernest Elton
1933Britannia of Billingsgateas Fred Bolton
1932The Midshipmaidas Golightly

Production

1966Sky West and Crooked...Director
1949The Rocking Horse Winner...Producer