John Mills

Acting

John Mills

Born February 22, 1908The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK153 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

Filmography

Talking Pictures
2013Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)TV
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Things
as GentlemanMovie
Forever Ealing
2002Forever Ealing
as SelfMovie
The Gentleman Thief
2001The Gentleman Thief
as Arthur RosehipMovie
Cats
1998Cats
as Gus the Theatre CatMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinson
as SelfTV
Bean
1997Bean
as ChairmanMovie
Hamlet
1996Hamlet
as Old King NorwayMovie
The Grotesque
1995The Grotesque
as Sir Edward CleghornMovie
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994Martin Chuzzlewit
as Mr ChuffeyTV
Deadly Advice
1994Deadly Advice
as Jack the RipperMovie
Frankenstein
1993Frankenstein
as De LaceyMovie
Harnessing Peacocks
1993Harnessing Peacocks
as Bernard QuigleyMovie
The Big Freeze
1993The Big Freeze
as Dapper manMovie
Night of the Fox
1990Night of the Fox
as Brig. Dougal MunroMovie
A Tale of Two Cities
1989A Tale of Two Cities
as Jarvis LorryTV
E
1989Ending Up
as BernardMovie
The Lady and the Highwayman
1988The Lady and the Highwayman
as Sir Lawrence DobsonMovie
Who's That Girl
1987Who's That Girl
as Montgomery BellMovie
Hold the Dream
1987Hold the Dream
as Henry RossiterTV
The Best of British Cinema
1987The Best of British Cinema
as Self - NarratorTV
When the Wind Blows
1986When the Wind Blows
as Jim Bloggs (voice)Movie
Murder with Mirrors
1985Murder with Mirrors
as Lewis SerrocoldMovie
A Woman of Substance
1985A Woman of Substance
as Henry RossiterTV
The Masks of Death
1984The Masks of Death
as Dr. John H. Watson / NarratorMovie
Sahara
1983Sahara
as CambridgeMovie
Gandhi
1982Gandhi
as Lord ChelmsfordMovie
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
Young at Heart
1980Young at Heart
as Albert CollyerTV
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979The Quatermass Conclusion
as Prof. Bernard QuatermassMovie
Quatermass
1979Quatermass
as Bernard QuatermassTV
Zulu Dawn
1979Zulu Dawn
as Sir Henry Bartle FrereMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpected
as Sam MorrisseyTV
Dr. Strange
1978Dr. Strange
as Thomas LindmerMovie
The Big Sleep
1978The Big Sleep
as Inspector CarsonMovie
The Devil's Advocate
1977The Devil's Advocate
as Monsignor Blaise MeredithMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Bertram MacDonaldTV
Trial by Combat
1976Trial by Combat
as Colonel Bertie CookMovie
The Human Factor
1975The Human Factor
as Mike McAllisterMovie
The Zoo Gang
1974The Zoo Gang
as Thomas "The Elephant" DevonTV
Oklahoma Crude
1973Oklahoma Crude
as Cleon DoyleMovie
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972Lady Caroline Lamb
as CanningMovie
Young Winston
1972Young Winston
as General KitchnerMovie
Dulcima
1971Dulcima
as Mr. ParkerMovie
Ryan's Daughter
1970Ryan's Daughter
as MichaelMovie
Adam's Woman
1970Adam's Woman
as Sir Philip MacDonaldMovie
Run Wild, Run Free
1969Run Wild, Run Free
as The Moorman (Colonel)Movie
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969Oh! What a Lovely War
as Field Marshall Sir Douglas HaigMovie
Emma Hamilton
1968Emma Hamilton
as Lord William HamiltonMovie
A Black Veil for Lisa
1968A Black Veil for Lisa
as Inspector Franz BulonMovie
Chuka
1967Chuka
as Colonel Stuart ValoisMovie
Africa: Texas Style!
1967Africa: Texas Style!
as Wing Commander HayesMovie
The Family Way
1966The Family Way
as Ezra FittonMovie
The Wrong Box
1966The Wrong Box
as Masterman FinsburyMovie
King Rat
1965King Rat
as Smedley-TaylorMovie
Operation Crossbow
1965Operation Crossbow
as General BoydMovie
The Truth About Spring
1965The Truth About Spring
as Tommy TylerMovie
The Chalk Garden
1964The Chalk Garden
as MaitlandMovie
Tiara Tahiti
1962Tiara Tahiti
as Lt. Col. Clifford SoutheyMovie
The Valiant
1962The Valiant
as Captain MorganMovie
Flame in the Streets
1961Flame in the Streets
as Jacko PalmerMovie
The Parent Trap
1961The Parent Trap
as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)Movie
The Singer Not the Song
1961The Singer Not the Song
as Father Michael KeoghMovie
Tunes of Glory
1960Tunes of Glory
as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)Movie
Tiger Bay
1959Tiger Bay
as Superintendent GrahamMovie
I Was Monty's Double
1958I Was Monty's Double
as Major HarveyMovie
Ice Cold in Alex
1958Ice Cold in Alex
as Captain AnsonMovie
Dunkirk
1958Dunkirk
as Cpl Tubby BinnsMovie
The Vicious Circle
1957The Vicious Circle
as Dr. Howard LatimerMovie
Town on Trial
1957Town on Trial
as Supt. Mike HalloranMovie
Around the World in 80 Days
1956Around the World in 80 Days
as London Carriage DriverMovie
War and Peace
1956War and Peace
as Platon KarataevMovie
The Baby and the Battleship
1956The Baby and the Battleship
as Puncher RobertsMovie
Escapade
1955Escapade
as John HampdenMovie
Above Us the Waves
1955Above Us the Waves
as Commandant FraserMovie
The End of the Affair
1955The End of the Affair
as Albert ParkisMovie
The Colditz Story
1955The Colditz Story
as Pat ReidMovie
P
1954Producers' Showcase
as Robert CrosbieTV
Hobson's Choice
1954Hobson's Choice
as William MossopMovie
The Long Memory
1953The Long Memory
as Phillip DavidsonMovie
The Gentle Gunman
1952The Gentle Gunman
as Terence SullivanMovie
The Way to Wimbledon
1952The Way to Wimbledon
as Self - CommentatorMovie
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951Mr. Denning Drives North
as Tom DenningMovie
Morning Departure
1950Morning Departure
as Lt. Cmdr. ArmstrongMovie
The History of Mr. Polly
1949The History of Mr. Polly
as Alfred PollyMovie
Scott of the Antarctic
1948Scott of the Antarctic
as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.Movie
The October Man
1947The October Man
as Jim AcklandMovie
So Well Remembered
1947So Well Remembered
as George BoswellMovie
Land of Promise
1946Land of Promise
as The VoiceMovie
The Way to the Stars
1945The Way to the Stars
as Pilot Officer Peter PenroseMovie
Waterloo Road
1945Waterloo Road
as Jim ColterMovie
T
1945Total War in Britain
as Narrator (voice)Movie
This Happy Breed
1944This Happy Breed
as Billy MitchellMovie
I
1944Information Please
as British FlyerMovie
V
1944Victory Wedding
as Bill ClarkMovie
We Dive at Dawn
1943We Dive at Dawn
as Lt. Taylor RNMovie
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942The Young Mr. Pitt
as William WilberforceMovie
In Which We Serve
1942In Which We Serve
as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty BlakeMovie
Cottage to Let
1941Cottage to Let
as Flt·Lieut. PerryMovie
Old Bill and Son
1941Old Bill and Son
as Young BillMovie
All Hands
1940All Hands
as JackMovie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Peter Colley as a Young ManMovie
H
1939Happy Family
as FredMovie
The Green Cockatoo
1937The Green Cockatoo
as Jim ConnorMovie
O.H.M.S.
1937O.H.M.S.
as Cpl. Bert DawsonMovie
Tudor Rose
1936Tudor Rose
as Lord Guilford DudleyMovie
First Offence
1936First Offence
as Johnnie PenroseMovie
Brown on Resolution
1935Brown on Resolution
as Albert BrownMovie
Royal Cavalcade
1935Royal Cavalcade
as Young EnlisteeMovie
B
1935Blind Justice
as Ralph SummersMovie
Car of Dreams
1935Car of Dreams
as Robert MillerMovie
Doctor's Orders
1934Doctor's Orders
as Ronnie BlakeMovie
T
1934The Lash
as Arthur HaughtonMovie
A Political Party
1934A Political Party
as Tony SmithersMovie
Those Were the Days
1934Those Were the Days
as Bobby PoskettMovie
The Ghost Camera
1933The Ghost Camera
as Ernest EltonMovie
The Midshipmaid
1932The Midshipmaid
as GolightlyMovie