Acting
John Mills
Born 22 February 1908 in The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK · Died 23 April 2005
154 credits
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
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- 2013Talking PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffFilmSelf – Interviewee
- 2003Bright Young ThingsFilmGentleman
- 2003The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughFilm
- 2002Forever EalingFilmSelf
- 2002Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the MakingFilmSelf (archive)
- 2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeriesSelf
- 2001The Gentleman ThiefFilmArthur Rosehip
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesFilmSelf
- 2000A Profile of In Which We ServeFilmInterviewee
- 1998CatsFilmGus the Theatre Cat
- 1998ParkinsonSeriesSelf
- 1997BeanFilmChairman
- 1996HamletFilmOld King Norway
- 1996Clive Anderson All TalkSeriesSelf
- 1995The GrotesqueFilmSir Edward Cleghorn
- 1994Martin ChuzzlewitSeriesMr Chuffey
- 1994Deadly AdviceFilmJack the Ripper
- 1993FrankensteinFilmDe Lacey
- 1993The Big FreezeFilmDapper man
- 1993Harnessing PeacocksFilmBernard Quigley
- 1990Night of the FoxFilmBrig. Dougal Munro
- 1990Perfect ScoundrelsSeriesPraeger
- 1989Around the World in 80 DaysSeriesFaversham
- 1989A Tale of Two CitiesSeriesJarvis Lorry
- 1989Ending UpFilmBernard
- 1988The Lady and the HighwaymanFilmSir Lawrence Dobson
- 1988One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1987Who's That GirlFilmMontgomery Bell
- 1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSeriesSelf
- 1987Hold the DreamSeriesHenry Rossiter
- 1987The Best of British CinemaSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 1986When the Wind BlowsFilmJim Bloggs (voice)
- 1986The Wind and the BombFilm
- 1985A Woman of SubstanceSeriesHenry Rossiter
- 1985Murder with MirrorsFilmLewis Serrocold
- 1985The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioFilmSelf
- 1984The Masks of DeathFilmDr. John H. Watson / Narrator
- 1983SaharaFilmCambridge
- 1983Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiFilmSelf
- 1982GandhiFilmLord Chelmsford
- 1980Young at HeartSeriesAlbert Collyer
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesSam Morrissey, The Man, William Perkins
- 1979Zulu DawnFilmSir Henry Bartle Frere
- 1979QuatermassSeriesBernard Quatermass
- 1979The Quatermass ConclusionFilmProf. Bernard Quatermass
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1978Dr. StrangeFilmThomas Lindmer
- 1978The Big SleepFilmInspector Carson
- 1978The Thirty Nine StepsFilmScudder
- 1978An Audience with...SeriesSelf
- 1978Late Night StorySeriesself
- 1977The Love BoatSeriesBertram MacDonald
- 1977The Devil's AdvocateFilmMonsignor Blaise Meredith
- 1976Trial by CombatFilmColonel Bertie Cook
- 1975The Human FactorFilmMike McAllister
- 1974The Zoo GangSeriesThomas "The Elephant" Devon
- 1973Oklahoma CrudeFilmCleon Doyle
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf
- 1972Young WinstonFilmGeneral Kitchner
- 1972Lady Caroline LambFilmCanning
- 1971DulcimaFilmMr. Parker
- 1970Ryan's DaughterFilmMichael
- 1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeriesUncle Alfred
- 1970Adam's WomanFilmSir Philip MacDonald
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarFilmField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- 1969Run Wild, Run FreeFilmThe Moorman (Colonel)
- 1968A Black Veil for LisaFilmInspector Franz Bulon
- 1968Emma HamiltonFilmLord William Hamilton
- 1967ChukaFilmColonel Stuart Valois
- 1967Dundee and the CulhaneSeriesDundee
- 1967Africa: Texas Style!FilmWing Commander Hayes
- 1966The Wrong BoxFilmMasterman Finsbury
- 1966The Family WayFilmEzra Fitton
- 1965Operation CrossbowFilmGeneral Boyd
- 1965King RatFilmSmedley-Taylor
- 1965The Truth About SpringFilmTommy Tyler
- 1964The Chalk GardenFilmMaitland
- 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962Tiara TahitiFilmLt. Col. Clifford Southey
- 1962The ValiantFilmCaptain Morgan
- 1961The Parent TrapFilmMitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
- 1961The Singer Not the SongFilmFather Michael Keogh
- 1961Flame in the StreetsFilmJacko Palmer
- 1960Swiss Family RobinsonFilmFather
- 1960Tunes of GloryFilmLt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
- 1960Escape to Paradise/Water BirdsFilm
- 1959Tiger BayFilmSuperintendent Graham
- 1959Summer of the Seventeenth DollFilmBarney
- 1958Ice Cold in AlexFilmCaptain Anson
- 1958DunkirkFilmCpl Tubby Binns
- 1958I Was Monty's DoubleFilmMajor Harvey
- 1957The Vicious CircleFilmDr. Howard Latimer
- 1957Town on TrialFilmSupt. Mike Halloran
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFilmLondon Carriage Driver
- 1956War and PeaceFilmPlaton Karataev
- 1956The Baby and the BattleshipFilmPuncher Roberts
- 1956It's Great to be Young!FilmDingle
- 1956The LetterFilmRobert Crosbie
- 1955The Colditz StoryFilmPat Reid
- 1955Above Us the WavesFilmCommandant Fraser
- 1955The End of the AffairFilmAlbert Parkis
- 1955EscapadeFilmJohn Hampden
- 1954Hobson's ChoiceFilmWilliam Mossop
- 1954Producers' ShowcaseSeriesRobert Crosbie
- 1953The Long MemoryFilmPhillip Davidson
- 1952The Gentle GunmanFilmTerence Sullivan
- 1952The Way to WimbledonFilmSelf - Commentator
- 1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthFilmTom Denning
- 1950Morning DepartureFilmLt. Cmdr. Armstrong
- 1949The Rocking Horse WinnerFilmBassett
- 1949The History of Mr. PollyFilmAlfred Polly
- 1948Scott of the AntarcticFilmCaptain R.F. Scott R.N.
- 1947The October ManFilmJim Ackland
- 1947So Well RememberedFilmGeorge Boswell
- 1946Great ExpectationsFilmPip
- 1946Land of PromiseFilmThe Voice
- 1945The Way to the StarsFilmPilot Officer Peter Penrose
- 1945Waterloo RoadFilmJim Colter
- 1945Total War in BritainFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1944This Happy BreedFilmBilly Mitchell
- 1944Victory WeddingFilmBill Clark
- 1944Information PleaseFilmBritish Flyer
- 1943We Dive at DawnFilmLt. Taylor RN
- 1943The Sky’s the LimitFilmTom
- 1942In Which We ServeFilmOrdinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
- 1942The Young Mr. PittFilmWilliam Wilberforce
- 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallFilmBobby Jessop
- 1942The Big BlockadeFilmTom
- 1941Cottage to LetFilmFlt·Lieut. Perry
- 1941Old Bill and SonFilmYoung Bill
- 1940All HandsFilmJack
- 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilmPeter Colley as a Young Man
- 1939Happy FamilyFilmFred
- 1937The Green CockatooFilmJim Connor
- 1937O.H.M.S.FilmCpl. Bert Dawson
- 1936Tudor RoseFilmLord Guilford Dudley
- 1936First OffenceFilmJohnnie Penrose
- 1935Brown on ResolutionFilmAlbert Brown
- 1935Broadway GondolierFilm
- 1935Car of DreamsFilmRobert Miller
- 1935Royal CavalcadeFilmYoung Enlistee
- 1935Charing Cross RoadFilmTony
- 1935Blind JusticeFilmRalph Summers
- 1934Those Were the DaysFilmBobby Poskett
- 1934The LashFilmArthur Haughton
- 1934Doctor's OrdersFilmRonnie Blake
- 1934A Political PartyFilmTony Smithers
- 1933The Ghost CameraFilmErnest Elton
- 1933Britannia of BillingsgateFilmFred Bolton
- 1932The MidshipmaidFilmGolightly
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Filmography from TMDB.