John Mills
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1908
- Died
- April 23, 2005
- Birthplace
- 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
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010
as Self – Interviewee
Bright Young Things 2003
as Gentleman
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough 2003
Actor
Forever Ealing 2002
as Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making 2002
as Self (archive)
The Gentleman Thief 2001
as Arthur Rosehip
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000
as Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve 2000
as Interviewee
Cats 1998
as Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean 1997
as Chairman
Hamlet 1996
as Old King Norway
The Grotesque 1995
as Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice 1994
as Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein 1993
as De Lacey
Harnessing Peacocks 1993
as Bernard Quigley
The Big Freeze 1993
as Dapper man
Night of the Fox 1990
as Brig. Dougal Munro
- Ending Up
Ending Up 1989
as Bernard
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage 1988
as Self (uncredited)
The Lady and the Highwayman 1988
as Sir Lawrence Dobson
Who's That Girl 1987
as Montgomery Bell
When the Wind Blows 1986
as Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb 1986
Actor
Murder with Mirrors 1985
as Lewis Serrocold
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio 1985
as Self
The Masks of Death 1984
as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara 1983
as Cambridge
- Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi 1983
as Self
Gandhi 1982
as Lord Chelmsford
The Quatermass Conclusion 1979
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Zulu Dawn 1979
as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
The Thirty Nine Steps 1978
as Scudder
Dr. Strange 1978
as Thomas Lindmer
The Big Sleep 1978
as Inspector Carson
The Devil's Advocate 1977
as Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Trial by Combat 1976
as Colonel Bertie Cook
The Human Factor 1975
as Mike McAllister
Oklahoma Crude 1973
as Cleon Doyle
Lady Caroline Lamb 1972
as Canning
Young Winston 1972
as General Kitchner
Dulcima 1971
as Mr. Parker
Ryan's Daughter 1970
as Michael
Adam's Woman 1970
as Sir Philip MacDonald
Run Wild, Run Free 1969
as The Moorman (Colonel)
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969
as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Emma Hamilton 1968
as Lord William Hamilton
A Black Veil for Lisa 1968
as Inspector Franz Bulon
Chuka 1967
as Colonel Stuart Valois
Africa: Texas Style! 1967
as Wing Commander Hayes
The Family Way 1966
as Ezra Fitton
The Wrong Box 1966
as Masterman Finsbury
Sky West and Crooked 1966
Director
King Rat 1965
as Smedley-Taylor
Operation Crossbow 1965
as General Boyd
The Truth About Spring 1965
as Tommy Tyler
The Chalk Garden 1964
as Maitland
Tiara Tahiti 1962
as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
The Valiant 1962
as Captain Morgan
Flame in the Streets 1961
as Jacko Palmer
The Parent Trap 1961
as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song 1961
as Father Michael Keogh
Swiss Family Robinson 1960
as Father
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds 1960
Actor
Tunes of Glory 1960
as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 1959
as Barney
Tiger Bay 1959
as Superintendent Graham
I Was Monty's Double 1958
as Major Harvey
Ice Cold in Alex 1958
as Captain Anson
Dunkirk 1958
as Cpl Tubby Binns
The Vicious Circle 1957
as Dr. Howard Latimer
Town on Trial 1957
as Supt. Mike Halloran
It's Great to be Young! 1956
as Dingle
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as London Carriage Driver
- The Letter
The Letter 1956
as Robert Crosbie
War and Peace 1956
as Platon Karataev
The Baby and the Battleship 1956
as Puncher Roberts
Escapade 1955
as John Hampden
Above Us the Waves 1955
as Commandant Fraser
The End of the Affair 1955
as Albert Parkis
The Colditz Story 1955
as Pat Reid
Hobson's Choice 1954
as William Mossop
The Long Memory 1953
as Phillip Davidson
The Gentle Gunman 1952
as Terence Sullivan
The Way to Wimbledon 1952
as Self - Commentator
Mr. Denning Drives North 1951
as Tom Denning
Morning Departure 1950
as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Rocking Horse Winner 1949
as Bassett, Producer
The History of Mr. Polly 1949
as Alfred Polly
Scott of the Antarctic 1948
as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The October Man 1947
as Jim Ackland
So Well Remembered 1947
as George Boswell
Great Expectations 1946
as Pip
Land of Promise 1946
as The Voice
The Way to the Stars 1945
as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Waterloo Road 1945
as Jim Colter
- Total War in Britain
Total War in Britain 1945
as Narrator (voice)
This Happy Breed 1944
as Billy Mitchell
- Information Please
Information Please 1944
as British Flyer
- Victory Wedding
Victory Wedding 1944
as Bill Clark
We Dive at Dawn 1943
as Lt. Taylor RN
- The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit 1943
as Tom
The Young Mr. Pitt 1942
as William Wilberforce
In Which We Serve 1942
as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
The Black Sheep of Whitehall 1942
as Bobby Jessop
The Big Blockade 1942
as Tom
Cottage to Let 1941
as Flt·Lieut. Perry
Old Bill and Son 1941
as Young Bill
All Hands 1940
as Jack
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939
as Peter Colley as a Young Man
- Happy Family
Happy Family 1939
as Fred
The Green Cockatoo 1937
as Jim Connor
O.H.M.S. 1937
as Cpl. Bert Dawson
Tudor Rose 1936
as Lord Guilford Dudley
First Offence 1936
as Johnnie Penrose
Broadway Gondolier 1935
Actor
Brown on Resolution 1935
as Albert Brown
Royal Cavalcade 1935
as Young Enlistee
- Blind Justice
Blind Justice 1935
as Ralph Summers
Car of Dreams 1935
as Robert Miller
- Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road 1935
as Tony
Doctor's Orders 1934
as Ronnie Blake
- The Lash
The Lash 1934
as Arthur Haughton
A Political Party 1934
as Tony Smithers
Those Were the Days 1934
as Bobby Poskett
The Ghost Camera 1933
as Ernest Elton
Britannia of Billingsgate 1933
as Fred Bolton
The Midshipmaid 1932
as Golightly
Credits from TMDB.