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John Mills

John Mills

Acting

Born: February 22, 1908The 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.

Known For
Filmography
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self – Interviewee

2010
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Gentleman

2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

Self

2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Self (archive)

2002
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

Arthur Rosehip

2001
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self

2000
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

Interviewee

2000
Cats

Cats

Gus the Theatre Cat

1998
Bean

Bean

Chairman

1997
Hamlet

Hamlet

Old King Norway

1996
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

Sir Edward Cleghorn

1995
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

Jack the Ripper

1994
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

De Lacey

1993
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

Bernard Quigley

1993
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Dapper man

1993
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Brig. Dougal Munro

1990

Ending Up

Bernard

1989
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Self (uncredited)

1988
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

Sir Lawrence Dobson

1988
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

Montgomery Bell

1987
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

Jim Bloggs (voice)

1986
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

1986
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

Lewis Serrocold

1985

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

Self

1985
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator

1984
Sahara

Sahara

Cambridge

1983

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Self

1983
Gandhi

Gandhi

Lord Chelmsford

1982
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

1979
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Sir Henry Bartle Frere

1979
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

Scudder

1978
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

Thomas Lindmer

1978
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Inspector Carson

1978
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Monsignor Blaise Meredith

1977
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Colonel Bertie Cook

1976
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Mike McAllister

1975
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

Cleon Doyle

1973
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

Canning

1972
Young Winston

Young Winston

General Kitchner

1972
Dulcima

Dulcima

Mr. Parker

1971
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

Sir Philip MacDonald

1970
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

Michael

1970
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

The Moorman (Colonel)

1969
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

1969
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Lord William Hamilton

1968
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa

Inspector Franz Bulon

1968
Chuka

Chuka

Colonel Stuart Valois

1967
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

Wing Commander Hayes

1967
The Family Way

The Family Way

Ezra Fitton

1966
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Masterman Finsbury

1966
King Rat

King Rat

Smedley-Taylor

1965
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

General Boyd

1965
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

Tommy Tyler

1965
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

Maitland

1964
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

Lt. Col. Clifford Southey

1962
The Valiant

The Valiant

Captain Morgan

1962
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

Jacko Palmer

1961
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

1961
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

Father Michael Keogh

1961
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

Father

1960
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

1960
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Barney

1959
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Superintendent Graham

1959
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Major Harvey

1958
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Captain Anson

1958
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Cpl Tubby Binns

1958
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

Dr. Howard Latimer

1957
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Supt. Mike Halloran

1957
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

Dingle

1956
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

London Carriage Driver

1956
War and Peace

War and Peace

Platon Karataev

1956
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Puncher Roberts

1956
Escapade

Escapade

John Hampden

1955
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

Commandant Fraser

1955
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Albert Parkis

1955
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

Pat Reid

1955
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

William Mossop

1954
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

Phillip Davidson

1953
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

Terence Sullivan

1952
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon

Self - Commentator

1952
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Tom Denning

1951
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong

1950
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

Bassett

1949
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

Alfred Polly

1949
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

1948
The October Man

The October Man

Jim Ackland

1947
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

George Boswell

1947
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Pip

1946
Land of Promise

Land of Promise

The Voice

1946
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

1945
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

Jim Colter

1945

Total War in Britain

Narrator (voice)

1945
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Billy Mitchell

1944

Information Please

British Flyer

1944

Victory Wedding

Bill Clark

1944
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

Lt. Taylor RN

1943

The Sky’s the Limit

Tom

1943
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Wilberforce

1942
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake

1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Bobby Jessop

1942
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

Tom

1942
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

Flt·Lieut. Perry

1941
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

Young Bill

1941
All Hands

All Hands

Jack

1940
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Peter Colley as a Young Man

1939

Happy Family

Fred

1939
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

Jim Connor

1937
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

Cpl. Bert Dawson

1937
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

Lord Guilford Dudley

1936
First Offence

First Offence

Johnnie Penrose

1936
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935
Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

Albert Brown

1935
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

Young Enlistee

1935

Blind Justice

Ralph Summers

1935
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

Robert Miller

1935

Charing Cross Road

Tony

1935
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

Ronnie Blake

1934

The Lash

Arthur Haughton

1934
A Political Party

A Political Party

Tony Smithers

1934
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

Bobby Poskett

1934
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

Ernest Elton

1933

Britannia of Billingsgate

Fred Bolton

1933
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

Golightly

1932