John Mills
Known for
Acting
Life
1908 – 2005 (aged 97)
Born in
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb133 acting credits
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.
Known For
Bean
03 Jul 1997
Gandhi
01 Dec 1982
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
Hamlet
25 Dec 1996
The Parent Trap
13 May 1961
Great Expectations
26 Dec 1946
Swiss Family Robinson
21 Dec 1960
When the Wind Blows
24 Oct 1986
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Filmography
2003
2001
- The Gentleman Thiefas Arthur Rosehip
2000
- A Profile of In Which We Serveas Interviewee
1998
- Catsas Gus the Theatre Cat
1997
- Beanas Chairman
1996
- Hamletas Old King Norway
1995
- The Grotesqueas Sir Edward Cleghorn
1994
- Martin Chuzzlewitas Mr Chuffey3 episodes
- Deadly Adviceas Jack the Ripper
1993
- Frankensteinas De Lacey
- Harnessing Peacocksas Bernard Quigley
- The Big Freezeas Dapper man
1990
- Night of the Foxas Brig. Dougal Munro
- Perfect Scoundrelsas Praeger1 episode
1989
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Jarvis Lorry2 episodes
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Faversham3 episodes
- Ending Upas Bernard
1988
- The Lady and the Highwaymanas Sir Lawrence Dobson
1987
- Who's That Girlas Montgomery Bell
- Hold the Dreamas Henry Rossiter4 episodes
1986
- When the Wind Blowsas Jim Bloggs (voice)
- The Wind and the Bomb
1985
- Murder with Mirrorsas Lewis Serrocold
- A Woman of Substanceas Henry Rossiter3 episodes
1984
- The Masks of Deathas Dr. John H. Watson
1983
- Saharaas Cambridge
1980
- Young at Heartas Albert Collyer19 episodes
1979
- The Quatermass Conclusionas Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- Quatermassas Bernard Quatermass4 episodes
- Zulu Dawnas Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- Tales of the Unexpectedas The Man1 episode
1978
- The Thirty Nine Stepsas Scudder
- Dr. Strangeas Thomas Lindmer
- The Big Sleepas Inspector Carson
1977
- The Devil's Advocateas Monsignor Blaise Meredith
- The Love Boatas Bertram MacDonald1 episode
1976
- Trial by Combatas Colonel Bertie Cook
1975
- The Human Factoras Mike McAllister
1974
- The Zoo Gangas Thomas "The Elephant" Devon6 episodes
1973
- Oklahoma Crudeas Cleon Doyle
1972
- Lady Caroline Lambas Canning
- Young Winstonas General Kitchner
1971
- Dulcimaas Mr. Parker
1970
- Ryan's Daughteras Michael
- Adam's Womanas Sir Philip MacDonald
- Nanny and the Professoras Uncle Alfred1 episode
1969
- Run Wild, Run Freeas The Moorman (Colonel)
- Oh! What a Lovely Waras Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
1968
- Emma Hamiltonas Lord William Hamilton
- A Black Veil for Lisaas Inspector Franz Bulon
1967
- Dundee and the Culhaneas Dundee13 episodes
- Chukaas Colonel Stuart Valois
- Africa: Texas Style!as Wing Commander Hayes
1966
- The Family Wayas Ezra Fitton
- The Wrong Boxas Masterman Finsbury
1965
- King Ratas Smedley-Taylor
- Operation Crossbowas General Boyd
- The Truth About Springas Tommy Tyler
1964
- The Chalk Gardenas Maitland
1962
- Tiara Tahitias Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
- The Valiantas Captain Morgan
1961
- Flame in the Streetsas Jacko Palmer
- The Parent Trapas Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
- The Singer Not the Songas Father Michael Keogh
1960
- Swiss Family Robinsonas Father
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
- Tunes of Gloryas Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
1959
- Summer of the Seventeenth Dollas Barney
- Tiger Bayas Superintendent Graham
1958
- I Was Monty's Doubleas Major Harvey
- Ice Cold in Alexas Captain Anson
- Dunkirkas Cpl Tubby Binns
1957
- The Vicious Circleas Dr. Howard Latimer
- Town on Trialas Supt. Mike Halloran
1956
- It's Great to be Young!as Dingle
- Around the World in 80 Daysas London Carriage Driver
- The Letteras Robert Crosbie
- War and Peaceas Platon Karataev
- The Baby and the Battleshipas Puncher Roberts
1955
- Escapadeas John Hampden
- Above Us the Wavesas Commandant Fraser
- The End of the Affairas Albert Parkis
- The Colditz Storyas Pat Reid
1954
- Producers' Showcaseas Robert Crosbie1 episode
- Hobson's Choiceas William Mossop
1953
- The Long Memoryas Phillip Davidson
1952
- The Gentle Gunmanas Terence Sullivan
1951
- Mr. Denning Drives Northas Tom Denning
1950
- Morning Departureas Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
1949
- The Rocking Horse Winneras Bassett
- The History of Mr. Pollyas Alfred Polly
1948
- Scott of the Antarcticas Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
1947
- The October Manas Jim Ackland
- So Well Rememberedas George Boswell
1946
- Great Expectationsas Pip
- Land of Promiseas The Voice
1945
- The Way to the Starsas Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
- Waterloo Roadas Jim Colter
- Total War in Britainas Narrator (voice)
1944
- This Happy Breedas Billy Mitchell
- Information Pleaseas British Flyer
- Victory Weddingas Bill Clark
1943
- We Dive at Dawnas Lt. Taylor RN
- The Sky’s the Limitas Tom
1942
- The Young Mr. Pittas William Wilberforce
- In Which We Serveas Ordinary Seaman Blake
- The Black Sheep of Whitehallas Bobby Jessop
- The Big Blockadeas Tom
1941
- Cottage to Letas Flt·Lieut. Perry
- Old Bill and Sonas Young Bill
1940
- All Handsas Jack
1939
- Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas Peter Colley as a Young Man
- Happy Familyas Fred
1937
- The Green Cockatooas Jim Connor
- O.H.M.S.as Cpl. Bert Dawson
1936
- Tudor Roseas Lord Guilford Dudley
- First Offenceas Johnnie Penrose
1935
- Broadway Gondolier
- Brown on Resolutionas Albert Brown
- Royal Cavalcadeas Young Enlistee
- Blind Justiceas Ralph Summers
- Car of Dreamsas Robert Miller
- Charing Cross Roadas Tony
1934
- Doctor's Ordersas Ronnie Blake
- The Lashas Arthur Haughton
- A Political Partyas Tony Smithers
- Those Were the Daysas Bobby Poskett
1933
- The Ghost Cameraas Ernest Elton
- Britannia of Billingsgateas Fred Bolton
1932
- The Midshipmaidas Golightly