

John Mills
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
22 Feb 1908
Age
118 Years
Born In
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Total Projects
154
Years Active
81 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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

tv
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee

movie
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
as Gentleman

movie
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

movie
Forever Ealing
Forever Ealing
as Self

movie
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)

tv
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self

movie
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
as Arthur Rosehip

movie
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self

movie
A Profile of In Which We Serve
A Profile of In Which We Serve
as Interviewee

movie
Cats
Cats
as Gus the Theatre Cat

tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self

movie
Bean
Bean
as Chairman

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Old King Norway

tv
Clive Anderson All Talk
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self

movie
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
as Sir Edward Cleghorn

tv
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit
as Mr Chuffey

movie
Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
as Jack the Ripper

movie
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as De Lacey

movie
Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks
as Bernard Quigley

movie
The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze
as Dapper man

movie
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox
as Brig. Dougal Munro

tv
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Praeger

tv
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Jarvis Lorry

tv
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Faversham

movie
Ending Up
Ending Up
as Bernard

movie
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited)

movie
The Lady and the Highwayman
The Lady and the Highwayman
as Sir Lawrence Dobson

tv
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience
as Self

movie
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl
as Montgomery Bell

tv
Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream
as Henry Rossiter

tv
The Best of British Cinema
The Best of British Cinema
as Self - Narrator

movie
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
as Jim Bloggs (voice)

movie
The Wind and the Bomb
The Wind and the Bomb

movie
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors
as Lewis Serrocold

tv
A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance
as Henry Rossiter

movie
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
as Self

movie
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death
as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator

movie
Sahara
Sahara
as Cambridge

movie
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
as Self

movie
Gandhi
Gandhi
as Lord Chelmsford

tv
Hotel
Hotel

tv
Wogan
Wogan
as Self

tv
Young at Heart
Young at Heart
as Albert Collyer

movie
The Quatermass Conclusion
The Quatermass Conclusion
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

tv
Quatermass
Quatermass
as Bernard Quatermass

movie
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
as Sir Henry Bartle Frere

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sam Morrissey

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as William Perkins

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as The Man

tv
Late Night Story
Late Night Story
as self

movie
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Scudder

movie
Dr. Strange
Dr. Strange
as Thomas Lindmer

movie
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
as Inspector Carson

tv
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self

movie
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
as Monsignor Blaise Meredith

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Bertram MacDonald

movie
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
as Colonel Bertie Cook

movie
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
as Mike McAllister

tv
The Zoo Gang
The Zoo Gang
as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon

movie
Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude
as Cleon Doyle

tv
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

movie
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
as Canning

movie
Young Winston
Young Winston
as General Kitchner

movie
Dulcima
Dulcima
as Mr. Parker

movie
Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter
as Michael

movie
Adam's Woman
Adam's Woman
as Sir Philip MacDonald

tv
Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor
as Uncle Alfred

movie
Run Wild, Run Free
Run Wild, Run Free
as The Moorman (Colonel)

movie
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

movie
Emma Hamilton
Emma Hamilton
as Lord William Hamilton

movie
A Black Veil for Lisa
A Black Veil for Lisa
as Inspector Franz Bulon

tv
Dundee and the Culhane
Dundee and the Culhane
as Dundee

movie
Chuka
Chuka
as Colonel Stuart Valois

movie
Africa: Texas Style!
Africa: Texas Style!
as Wing Commander Hayes

movie
The Family Way
The Family Way
as Ezra Fitton

movie
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
as Masterman Finsbury

movie
King Rat
King Rat
as Smedley-Taylor

movie
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
as General Boyd

movie
The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring
as Tommy Tyler

movie
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden
as Maitland

tv
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self

tv
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

movie
Tiara Tahiti
Tiara Tahiti
as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey

movie
The Valiant
The Valiant
as Captain Morgan

movie
Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets
as Jacko Palmer

movie
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

movie
The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song
as Father Michael Keogh

movie
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
as Father

movie
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

movie
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

movie
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
as Barney

movie
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
as Superintendent Graham

movie
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double
as Major Harvey

movie
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
as Captain Anson

movie
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
as Cpl Tubby Binns

movie
The Vicious Circle
The Vicious Circle
as Dr. Howard Latimer

movie
Town on Trial
Town on Trial
as Supt. Mike Halloran

movie
It's Great to be Young!
It's Great to be Young!
as Dingle

movie
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as London Carriage Driver

movie
War and Peace
War and Peace
as Platon Karataev

movie
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship
as Puncher Roberts

movie
Escapade
Escapade
as John Hampden

movie
Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves
as Commandant Fraser

movie
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
as Albert Parkis

movie
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
as Pat Reid

tv
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
as Robert Crosbie

movie
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
as William Mossop

movie
The Long Memory
The Long Memory
as Phillip Davidson

movie
The Gentle Gunman
The Gentle Gunman
as Terence Sullivan

movie
The Way to Wimbledon
The Way to Wimbledon
as Self - Commentator

movie
Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Tom Denning

movie
Morning Departure
Morning Departure
as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong

movie
The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner
as Bassett

movie
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly
as Alfred Polly

movie
Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic
as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

movie
The October Man
The October Man
as Jim Ackland

movie
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered
as George Boswell

movie
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Pip

movie
Land of Promise
Land of Promise
as The Voice

movie
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars
as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

movie
Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road
as Jim Colter

movie
Total War in Britain
Total War in Britain
as Narrator (voice)

movie
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed
as Billy Mitchell

movie
Information Please
Information Please
as British Flyer

movie
Victory Wedding
Victory Wedding
as Bill Clark

movie
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn
as Lt. Taylor RN

movie
The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit
as Tom

movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
as William Wilberforce

movie
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake

movie
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Bobby Jessop

movie
The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade
as Tom

movie
Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let
as Flt·Lieut. Perry

movie
Old Bill and Son
Old Bill and Son
as Young Bill

movie
All Hands
All Hands
as Jack

movie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Peter Colley as a Young Man

movie
Happy Family
Happy Family
as Fred

movie
The Green Cockatoo
The Green Cockatoo
as Jim Connor

movie
O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S.
as Cpl. Bert Dawson

movie
Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose
as Lord Guilford Dudley

movie
First Offence
First Offence
as Johnnie Penrose

movie
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier

movie
Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution
as Albert Brown

movie
Royal Cavalcade
Royal Cavalcade
as Young Enlistee

movie
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
as Ralph Summers

movie
Car of Dreams
Car of Dreams
as Robert Miller

movie
Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road
as Tony

movie
Doctor's Orders
Doctor's Orders
as Ronnie Blake

movie
The Lash
The Lash
as Arthur Haughton

movie
A Political Party
A Political Party
as Tony Smithers

movie
Those Were the Days
Those Were the Days
as Bobby Poskett

movie
The Ghost Camera
The Ghost Camera
as Ernest Elton

movie
Britannia of Billingsgate
Britannia of Billingsgate
as Fred Bolton

movie
The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid
as Golightly