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John Mills

John Mills

Known for: Acting

Born 22/02/1908
Died 2005-04-23
Place of birth The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

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.

Filmography

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Bertram MacDonald

1977

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,6

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Wogan Series ★ 5,3

Wogan

Self

1982

Hotel Series ★ 6,8

Hotel

1982

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

Sam Morrissey

1979

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

William Perkins

1979

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

The Man

1979

Parkinson Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

Series ★ 6,8

Producers' Showcase

Robert Crosbie

1954

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Series ★ 6,1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Self

2001

The Danny Kaye Show Series ★ 7,0

The Danny Kaye Show

Self

1963

Bean Film ★ 6,5

Bean

Chairman

1997

Nanny and the Professor Series ★ 6,4

Nanny and the Professor

Uncle Alfred

1970

A Woman of Substance Series ★ 7,6

A Woman of Substance

Henry Rossiter

1985

The American Film Institute Salute to ... Series ★ 6,3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self

1973

Talking Pictures Series ★ 6,2

Talking Pictures

Self (archive footage)

2013

The Parent Trap Film ★ 7,0

The Parent Trap

Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

1961

Who's That Girl Film ★ 5,5

Who's That Girl

Montgomery Bell

1987

Gandhi Film ★ 7,6

Gandhi

Lord Chelmsford

1982

Around the World in 80 Days Film ★ 6,7

Around the World in 80 Days

London Carriage Driver

1956

Around the World in 80 Days Series ★ 6,7

Around the World in 80 Days

Faversham

1989

Great Expectations Film ★ 7,3

Great Expectations

Pip

1946

Hold the Dream Series ★ 4,4

Hold the Dream

Henry Rossiter

1987

Operation Crossbow Film ★ 6,7

Operation Crossbow

General Boyd

1965

War and Peace Film ★ 6,6

War and Peace

Platon Karataev

1956

Hamlet Film ★ 7,3

Hamlet

Old King Norway

1996

Dundee and the Culhane Series ★ 5,3

Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee

1967

The Dame Edna Experience Series ★ 5,0

The Dame Edna Experience

Self

1987

Perfect Scoundrels Series ★ 6,0

Perfect Scoundrels

Praeger

1990

Sahara Film ★ 5,7

Sahara

Cambridge

1983

Martin Chuzzlewit Series ★ 8,4

Martin Chuzzlewit

Mr Chuffey

1994

Zulu Dawn Film ★ 6,1

Zulu Dawn

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

1979

Cats Film ★ 7,2

Cats

Gus the Theatre Cat

1998

Swiss Family Robinson Film ★ 6,9

Swiss Family Robinson

Father

1960

Quatermass Series ★ 6,8

Quatermass

Bernard Quatermass

1979

Dr. Strange Film ★ 6,0

Dr. Strange

Thomas Lindmer

1978

Series ★ 7,5

Clive Anderson All Talk

Self

1996

The Zoo Gang Series ★ 7,8

The Zoo Gang

Thomas "The Elephant" Devon

1974

Bright Young Things Film ★ 6,3

Bright Young Things

Gentleman

2003

King Rat Film ★ 7,1

King Rat

Smedley-Taylor

1965

Brown on Resolution Film ★ 6,3

Brown on Resolution

Albert Brown

1935

The Best of British Cinema Series ★ 8,0

The Best of British Cinema

Self - Narrator

1987

A Tale of Two Cities Series ★ 5,7

A Tale of Two Cities

Jarvis Lorry

1989

Broadway Gondolier Film ★ 6,0

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Dunkirk Film ★ 6,9

Dunkirk

Cpl Tubby Binns

1958

Film

Ending Up

Bernard

1989

Hobson's Choice Film ★ 7,4

Hobson's Choice

William Mossop

1954

The Big Sleep Film ★ 5,9

The Big Sleep

Inspector Carson

1978

Escapade Film ★ 5,6

Escapade

John Hampden

1955

Oh! What a Lovely War Film ★ 6,7

Oh! What a Lovely War

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

1969

Tiger Bay Film ★ 7,2

Tiger Bay

Superintendent Graham

1959

Oklahoma Crude Film ★ 6,1

Oklahoma Crude

Cleon Doyle

1973

Young Winston Film ★ 6,2

Young Winston

General Kitchner

1972

Ryan's Daughter Film ★ 7,1

Ryan's Daughter

Michael

1970

In Which We Serve Film ★ 6,8

In Which We Serve

Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake

1942

Scott of the Antarctic Film ★ 7,2

Scott of the Antarctic

Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

1948

Film

Happy Family

Fred

1939

The End of the Affair Film ★ 5,8

The End of the Affair

Albert Parkis

1955

Emma Hamilton Film ★ 4,4

Emma Hamilton

Lord William Hamilton

1968

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Film ★ 6,6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self – Interviewee

2010

When the Wind Blows Film ★ 7,4

When the Wind Blows

Jim Bloggs (voice)

1986

Chuka Film ★ 6,3

Chuka

Colonel Stuart Valois

1967

The Devil's Advocate Film ★ 7,3

The Devil's Advocate

Monsignor Blaise Meredith

1977

I Was Monty's Double Film ★ 6,9

I Was Monty's Double

Major Harvey

1958

Tiara Tahiti Film ★ 6,2

Tiara Tahiti

Lt. Col. Clifford Southey

1962

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Film ★ 7,4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Peter Colley as a Young Man

1939

Night of the Fox Film ★ 6,1

Night of the Fox

Brig. Dougal Munro

1990

Dulcima Film ★ 7,3

Dulcima

Mr. Parker

1971

Above Us the Waves Film ★ 6,2

Above Us the Waves

Commandant Fraser

1955

The Thirty Nine Steps Film ★ 6,8

The Thirty Nine Steps

Scudder

1978

Ice Cold in Alex Film ★ 7,3

Ice Cold in Alex

Captain Anson

1958

Murder with Mirrors Film ★ 6,5

Murder with Mirrors

Lewis Serrocold

1985

Frankenstein Film ★ 6,9

Frankenstein

De Lacey

1993

The Lady and the Highwayman Film ★ 5,1

The Lady and the Highwayman

Sir Lawrence Dobson

1988

The Baby and the Battleship Film ★ 6,4

The Baby and the Battleship

Puncher Roberts

1956

Tunes of Glory Film ★ 7,1

Tunes of Glory

Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

1960

Mr. Denning Drives North Film ★ 6,4

Mr. Denning Drives North

Tom Denning

1951

Run Wild, Run Free Film ★ 6,3

Run Wild, Run Free

The Moorman (Colonel)

1969

The Chalk Garden Film ★ 7,2

The Chalk Garden

Maitland

1964

The Grotesque Film ★ 5,4

The Grotesque

Sir Edward Cleghorn

1995

Tudor Rose Film ★ 8,1

Tudor Rose

Lord Guilford Dudley

1936

This Happy Breed Film ★ 7,1

This Happy Breed

Billy Mitchell

1944

The Wrong Box Film ★ 6,5

The Wrong Box

Masterman Finsbury

1966

The Way to the Stars Film ★ 6,1

The Way to the Stars

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

1945

We Dive at Dawn Film ★ 6,4

We Dive at Dawn

Lt. Taylor RN

1943

It's Great to be Young! Film ★ 6,8

It's Great to be Young!

Dingle

1956

The Colditz Story Film ★ 6,8

The Colditz Story

Pat Reid

1955

A Black Veil for Lisa Film ★ 5,8

A Black Veil for Lisa

Inspector Franz Bulon

1968

Forever Ealing Film ★ 7,2

Forever Ealing

Self

2002

The Human Factor Film ★ 5,8

The Human Factor

Mike McAllister

1975

Film ★ 8,0

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

Self

1985

The Way to Wimbledon Film

The Way to Wimbledon

Self - Commentator

1952

O.H.M.S. Film ★ 4,7

O.H.M.S.

Cpl. Bert Dawson

1937

The Gentle Gunman Film ★ 6,5

The Gentle Gunman

Terence Sullivan

1952

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Film ★ 7,0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self

2000

The Vicious Circle Film ★ 6,5

The Vicious Circle

Dr. Howard Latimer

1957

Harnessing Peacocks Film ★ 5,0

Harnessing Peacocks

Bernard Quigley

1993

Deadly Advice Film ★ 4,7

Deadly Advice

Jack the Ripper

1994

Cottage to Let Film ★ 6,7

Cottage to Let

Flt·Lieut. Perry

1941

The Singer Not the Song Film ★ 6,4

The Singer Not the Song

Father Michael Keogh

1961

Series

Late Night Story

self

1978

The History of Mr. Polly Film ★ 7,6

The History of Mr. Polly

Alfred Polly

1949

The Truth About Spring Film ★ 6,9

The Truth About Spring

Tommy Tyler

1965

Town on Trial Film ★ 6,5

Town on Trial

Supt. Mike Halloran

1957

The Midshipmaid Film ★ 7,0

The Midshipmaid

Golightly

1932

The Masks of Death Film ★ 5,4

The Masks of Death

Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator

1984

The Family Way Film ★ 6,7

The Family Way

Ezra Fitton

1966

The Black Sheep of Whitehall Film ★ 8,2

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Bobby Jessop

1942

The Ghost Camera Film ★ 6,3

The Ghost Camera

Ernest Elton

1933

First Offence Film ★ 8,0

First Offence

Johnnie Penrose

1936

Young at Heart Series

Young at Heart

Albert Collyer

1980

Trial by Combat Film ★ 7,8

Trial by Combat

Colonel Bertie Cook

1976

Flame in the Streets Film ★ 6,3

Flame in the Streets

Jacko Palmer

1961

Africa: Texas Style! Film ★ 9,0

Africa: Texas Style!

Wing Commander Hayes

1967

The Valiant Film ★ 8,3

The Valiant

Captain Morgan

1962

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Film ★ 6,8

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Barney

1959

Adam's Woman Film ★ 6,9

Adam's Woman

Sir Philip MacDonald

1970

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough Film

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage Film

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Self (uncredited)

1988

The Big Freeze Film ★ 6,7

The Big Freeze

Dapper man

1993

Lady Caroline Lamb Film ★ 5,9

Lady Caroline Lamb

Canning

1972

The October Man Film ★ 6,2

The October Man

Jim Ackland

1947

Land of Promise Film ★ 8,0

Land of Promise

The Voice

1946

A Political Party Film ★ 9,0

A Political Party

Tony Smithers

1934

The Young Mr. Pitt Film ★ 6,2

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Wilberforce

1942

Film

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Self

1983

Waterloo Road Film ★ 6,1

Waterloo Road

Jim Colter

1945

The Quatermass Conclusion Film ★ 4,2

The Quatermass Conclusion

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

1979

The Big Blockade Film ★ 6,7

The Big Blockade

Tom

1942

So Well Remembered Film ★ 5,0

So Well Remembered

George Boswell

1947

The Gentleman Thief Film

The Gentleman Thief

Arthur Rosehip

2001

Those Were the Days Film ★ 8,3

Those Were the Days

Bobby Poskett

1934

The Long Memory Film ★ 6,7

The Long Memory

Phillip Davidson

1953

Morning Departure Film ★ 6,9

Morning Departure

Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong

1950

Film ★ 7,0

Britannia of Billingsgate

Fred Bolton

1933

Royal Cavalcade Film ★ 8,0

Royal Cavalcade

Young Enlistee

1935

Old Bill and Son Film ★ 6,6

Old Bill and Son

Young Bill

1941

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making Film

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Self (archive)

2002

Film ★ 8,0

Victory Wedding

Bill Clark

1944

Film ★ 7,0

Blind Justice

Ralph Summers

1935

Film ★ 8,5

Total War in Britain

Narrator (voice)

1945

The Green Cockatoo Film ★ 5,9

The Green Cockatoo

Jim Connor

1937

The Rocking Horse Winner Film ★ 6,5

The Rocking Horse Winner

Bassett

1949

A Profile of In Which We Serve Film

A Profile of In Which We Serve

Interviewee

2000

Car of Dreams Film ★ 6,1

Car of Dreams

Robert Miller

1935

Film

Information Please

British Flyer

1944

Film ★ 7,0

The Lash

Arthur Haughton

1934

Film

The Sky’s the Limit

Tom

1943

Film ★ 7,0

Charing Cross Road

Tony

1935

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds Film

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960

All Hands Film ★ 8,0

All Hands

Jack

1940

Doctor's Orders Film ★ 6,5

Doctor's Orders

Ronnie Blake

1934

The Wind and the Bomb Film ★ 8,5

The Wind and the Bomb

1986