John Mills

John Mills

🎂 22nd February 1908 (117 yrs) 📍 The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

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.

John Mills

🎬 Movies Featuring John Mills

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

as Self – Interviewee
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things (2003)

as Gentleman
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)

Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing (2002)

as Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002)

as Self (archive)
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief (2001)

as Arthur Rosehip
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

as Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve (2000)

as Interviewee
Cats

Cats (1998)

as Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean

Bean (1997)

as Chairman
Hamlet

Hamlet (1996)

as Old King Norway
The Grotesque

The Grotesque (1995)

as Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice (1994)

as Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1993)

as De Lacey
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks (1993)

as Bernard Quigley
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze (1993)

as Dapper man
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox (1990)

as Brig. Dougal Munro
No Image

Ending Up (1989)

as Bernard
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1988)

as Self (uncredited)
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)

as Sir Lawrence Dobson
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl (1987)

as Montgomery Bell
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows (1986)

as Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb (1986)

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors (1985)

as Lewis Serrocold
No Image

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)

as Self
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death (1984)

as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara

Sahara (1983)

as Cambridge
No Image

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)

as Self
Gandhi

Gandhi (1982)

as Lord Chelmsford
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn (1979)

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

as Scudder
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange (1978)

as Thomas Lindmer
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep (1978)

as Inspector Carson
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate (1977)

as Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat (1976)

as Colonel Bertie Cook
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1975)

as Mike McAllister
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude (1973)

as Cleon Doyle
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)

as Canning
Young Winston

Young Winston (1972)

as General Kitchner
Dulcima

Dulcima (1971)

as Mr. Parker
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter (1970)

as Michael
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman (1970)

as Sir Philip MacDonald
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free (1969)

as The Moorman (Colonel)
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton (1968)

as Lord William Hamilton
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)

as Inspector Franz Bulon
Chuka

Chuka (1967)

as Colonel Stuart Valois
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style! (1967)

as Wing Commander Hayes
The Family Way

The Family Way (1966)

as Ezra Fitton
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box (1966)

as Masterman Finsbury
King Rat

King Rat (1965)

as Smedley-Taylor
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow (1965)

as General Boyd
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring (1965)

as Tommy Tyler
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden (1964)

as Maitland
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti (1962)

as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
The Valiant

The Valiant (1962)

as Captain Morgan
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets (1961)

as Jacko Palmer
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap (1961)

as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song (1961)

as Father Michael Keogh
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

as Father
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960)

Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory (1960)

as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)

as Barney
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay (1959)

as Superintendent Graham
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double (1958)

as Major Harvey
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

as Captain Anson
Dunkirk

Dunkirk (1958)

as Cpl Tubby Binns
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle (1957)

as Dr. Howard Latimer
Town on Trial

Town on Trial (1957)

as Supt. Mike Halloran
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young! (1956)

as Dingle
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

as London Carriage Driver
War and Peace

War and Peace (1956)

as Platon Karataev
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

as Puncher Roberts
Escapade

Escapade (1955)

as John Hampden
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves (1955)

as Commandant Fraser
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair (1955)

as Albert Parkis
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story (1955)

as Pat Reid
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice (1954)

as William Mossop
The Long Memory

The Long Memory (1953)

as Phillip Davidson
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

as Terence Sullivan
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon (1952)

as Self - Commentator
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)

as Tom Denning
Morning Departure

Morning Departure (1950)

as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)

as Bassett
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly (1949)

as Alfred Polly
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic (1948)

as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The October Man

The October Man (1947)

as Jim Ackland
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered (1947)

as George Boswell
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1946)

as Pip
Land of Promise

Land of Promise (1946)

as The Voice
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars (1945)

as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road (1945)

as Jim Colter
No Image

Total War in Britain (1945)

as Narrator (voice)
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed (1944)

as Billy Mitchell
No Image

Information Please (1944)

as British Flyer
No Image

Victory Wedding (1944)

as Bill Clark
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn (1943)

as Lt. Taylor RN
No Image

The Sky’s the Limit (1943)

as Tom
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

as William Wilberforce
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve (1942)

as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

as Bobby Jessop
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade (1942)

as Tom
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let (1941)

as Flt·Lieut. Perry
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son (1941)

as Young Bill
All Hands

All Hands (1940)

as Jack
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

as Peter Colley as a Young Man
No Image

Happy Family (1939)

as Fred
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo (1937)

as Jim Connor
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S. (1937)

as Cpl. Bert Dawson
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose (1936)

as Lord Guilford Dudley
First Offence

First Offence (1936)

as Johnnie Penrose
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier (1935)

Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution (1935)

as Albert Brown
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade (1935)

as Young Enlistee
No Image

Blind Justice (1935)

as Ralph Summers
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams (1935)

as Robert Miller
No Image

Charing Cross Road (1935)

as Tony
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders (1934)

as Ronnie Blake
No Image

The Lash (1934)

as Arthur Haughton
A Political Party

A Political Party (1934)

as Tony Smithers
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days (1934)

as Bobby Poskett
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera (1933)

as Ernest Elton
No Image

Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)

as Fred Bolton
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid (1932)

as Golightly