John Mills

John Mills

Known for Acting · 152 credits

Born
1908-02-22
Died
2005-04-23
Place of birth
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Also known as
Lewis Ernest Watts Mills · Sir John Mills · Sir John Mills, CBE · Johnny Mills · Джон Миллз

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

TV Shows (27)

Movies (125)

Bean
Movie

Bean

1997

as Chairman

Around the World in 80 Days
Movie

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as London Carriage Driver

Gandhi
Movie

Gandhi

1982

as Lord Chelmsford

The Parent Trap
Movie

The Parent Trap

1961

as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

Who's That Girl
Movie

Who's That Girl

1987

as Montgomery Bell

Operation Crossbow
Movie

Operation Crossbow

1965

as General Boyd

War and Peace
Movie

War and Peace

1956

as Platon Karataev

Great Expectations
Movie

Great Expectations

1946

as Pip

Zulu Dawn
Movie

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere

Hamlet
Movie

Hamlet

1996

as Old King Norway

Cats
Movie

Cats

1998

as Gus the Theatre Cat

Swiss Family Robinson
Movie

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

as Father

Dr. Strange
Movie

Dr. Strange

1978

as Thomas Lindmer

Sahara
Movie

Sahara

1983

as Cambridge

King Rat
Movie

King Rat

1965

as Smedley-Taylor

Bright Young Things
Movie

Bright Young Things

2003

as Gentleman

Dunkirk
Movie

Dunkirk

1958

as Cpl Tubby Binns

Young Winston
Movie

Young Winston

1972

as General Kitchner

Broadway Gondolier
Movie

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Escapade
Movie

Escapade

1955

as John Hampden

The Big Sleep
Movie

The Big Sleep

1978

as Inspector Carson

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Movie

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Self – Interviewee

Happy Family
Movie

Happy Family

1939

as Fred

Hobson's Choice
Movie

Hobson's Choice

1954

as William Mossop

Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

Ending Up
Movie

Ending Up

1989

as Bernard

I Was Monty's Double
Movie

I Was Monty's Double

1958

as Major Harvey

Scott of the Antarctic
Movie

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

In Which We Serve
Movie

In Which We Serve

1942

as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake

Frankenstein
Movie

Frankenstein

1993

as De Lacey

Oklahoma Crude
Movie

Oklahoma Crude

1973

as Cleon Doyle

When the Wind Blows
Movie

When the Wind Blows

1986

as Jim Bloggs (voice)

Brown on Resolution
Movie

Brown on Resolution

1935

as Albert Brown

Ryan's Daughter
Movie

Ryan's Daughter

1970

as Michael

Above Us the Waves
Movie

Above Us the Waves

1955

as Commandant Fraser

The End of the Affair
Movie

The End of the Affair

1955

as Albert Parkis

Tiger Bay
Movie

Tiger Bay

1959

as Superintendent Graham

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Movie

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

as Peter Colley as a Young Man

The Baby and the Battleship
Movie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

as Puncher Roberts

The Thirty Nine Steps
Movie

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

as Scudder

The Devil's Advocate
Movie

The Devil's Advocate

1977

as Monsignor Blaise Meredith

Emma Hamilton
Movie

Emma Hamilton

1968

as Lord William Hamilton

Chuka
Movie

Chuka

1967

as Colonel Stuart Valois

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Movie

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985

as Self

The Wrong Box
Movie

The Wrong Box

1966

as Masterman Finsbury

This Happy Breed
Movie

This Happy Breed

1944

as Billy Mitchell

The Lady and the Highwayman
Movie

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988

as Sir Lawrence Dobson

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Movie

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

as Self

Murder with Mirrors
Movie

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Lewis Serrocold

Tiara Tahiti
Movie

Tiara Tahiti

1962

as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey

Mr. Denning Drives North
Movie

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

as Tom Denning

The Singer Not the Song
Movie

The Singer Not the Song

1961

as Father Michael Keogh

The Truth About Spring
Movie

The Truth About Spring

1965

as Tommy Tyler

Tunes of Glory
Movie

Tunes of Glory

1960

as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

Night of the Fox
Movie

Night of the Fox

1990

as Brig. Dougal Munro

A Black Veil for Lisa
Movie

A Black Veil for Lisa

1968

as Inspector Franz Bulon

The Grotesque
Movie

The Grotesque

1995

as Sir Edward Cleghorn

Ice Cold in Alex
Movie

Ice Cold in Alex

1958

as Captain Anson

Forever Ealing
Movie

Forever Ealing

2002

as Self

The Colditz Story
Movie

The Colditz Story

1955

as Pat Reid

The Chalk Garden
Movie

The Chalk Garden

1964

as Maitland

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Movie

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

1959

as Barney

Run Wild, Run Free
Movie

Run Wild, Run Free

1969

as The Moorman (Colonel)

O.H.M.S.
Movie

O.H.M.S.

1937

as Cpl. Bert Dawson

Deadly Advice
Movie

Deadly Advice

1994

as Jack the Ripper

Town on Trial
Movie

Town on Trial

1957

as Supt. Mike Halloran

The Family Way
Movie

The Family Way

1966

as Ezra Fitton

The Way to the Stars
Movie

The Way to the Stars

1945

as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

We Dive at Dawn
Movie

We Dive at Dawn

1943

as Lt. Taylor RN

Flame in the Streets
Movie

Flame in the Streets

1961

as Jacko Palmer

It's Great to be Young!
Movie

It's Great to be Young!

1956

as Dingle

The Valiant
Movie

The Valiant

1962

as Captain Morgan

The Gentle Gunman
Movie

The Gentle Gunman

1952

as Terence Sullivan

The Human Factor
Movie

The Human Factor

1975

as Mike McAllister

Adam's Woman
Movie

Adam's Woman

1970

as Sir Philip MacDonald

Waterloo Road
Movie

Waterloo Road

1945

as Jim Colter

Dulcima
Movie

Dulcima

1971

as Mr. Parker

Cottage to Let
Movie

Cottage to Let

1941

as Flt·Lieut. Perry

Tudor Rose
Movie

Tudor Rose

1936

as Lord Guilford Dudley

Trial by Combat
Movie

Trial by Combat

1976

as Colonel Bertie Cook

The Masks of Death
Movie

The Masks of Death

1984

as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator

The Vicious Circle
Movie

The Vicious Circle

1957

as Dr. Howard Latimer

The History of Mr. Polly
Movie

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

as Alfred Polly

Lady Caroline Lamb
Movie

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972

as Canning

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
Movie

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

The Midshipmaid
Movie

The Midshipmaid

1932

as Golightly

The Big Freeze
Movie

The Big Freeze

1993

as Dapper man

Those Were the Days
Movie

Those Were the Days

1934

as Bobby Poskett

First Offence
Movie

First Offence

1936

as Johnnie Penrose

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Movie

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988

as Self (uncredited)

The Long Memory
Movie

The Long Memory

1953

as Phillip Davidson

Harnessing Peacocks
Movie

Harnessing Peacocks

1993

as Bernard Quigley

The October Man
Movie

The October Man

1947

as Jim Ackland

The Big Blockade
Movie

The Big Blockade

1942

as Tom

The Green Cockatoo
Movie

The Green Cockatoo

1937

as Jim Connor

The Gentleman Thief
Movie

The Gentleman Thief

2001

as Arthur Rosehip

Land of Promise
Movie

Land of Promise

1946

as The Voice

Africa: Texas Style!
Movie

Africa: Texas Style!

1967

as Wing Commander Hayes

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Movie

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

1983

as Self

Britannia of Billingsgate
Movie

Britannia of Billingsgate

1933

as Fred Bolton

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
Movie

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942

as Bobby Jessop

The Way to Wimbledon
Movie

The Way to Wimbledon

1952

as Self - Commentator

Morning Departure
Movie

Morning Departure

1950

as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong

So Well Remembered
Movie

So Well Remembered

1947

as George Boswell

The Rocking Horse Winner
Movie

The Rocking Horse Winner

1949

as Bassett

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Movie

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002

as Self (archive)

The Young Mr. Pitt
Movie

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as William Wilberforce

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Movie

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960

Royal Cavalcade
Movie

Royal Cavalcade

1935

as Young Enlistee

The Quatermass Conclusion
Movie

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

A Profile of In Which We Serve
Movie

A Profile of In Which We Serve

2000

as Interviewee

Old Bill and Son
Movie

Old Bill and Son

1941

as Young Bill

Total War in Britain
Movie

Total War in Britain

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Information Please
Movie

Information Please

1944

as British Flyer

The Wind and the Bomb
Movie

The Wind and the Bomb

1986

All Hands
Movie

All Hands

1940

as Jack

Victory Wedding
Movie

Victory Wedding

1944

as Bill Clark

Blind Justice
Movie

Blind Justice

1935

as Ralph Summers

The Sky’s the Limit
Movie

The Sky’s the Limit

1943

as Tom

A Political Party
Movie

A Political Party

1934

as Tony Smithers

About John Mills

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. With 152 credits spanning from 1932 to 2013, John Mills has appeared in 125 films and 27 TV shows.

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