John Mills
Born
February 22, 1908 (age 97)
Died
April 23, 2005
Birthplace
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

John Mills

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.

Movies

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003 ★ 6.2
Gentleman
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
2001
Arthur Rosehip
A Profile of In Which We Serve
A Profile of In Which We Serve
2000
Interviewee
Cats
Cats
1998 ★ 7.3
Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean
Bean
1997 ★ 6.5
Chairman
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996 ★ 7.3
Old King Norway
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
1995 ★ 5.1
Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
1994 ★ 4.2
Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1993 ★ 6.6
De Lacey
Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks
1993 ★ 3.7
Bernard Quigley
The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze
1993 ★ 6.2
Dapper man
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox
1990 ★ 6.0
Brig. Dougal Munro
Ending Up
Ending Up
1989
Bernard
The Lady and the Highwayman
The Lady and the Highwayman
1988 ★ 5.1
Sir Lawrence Dobson
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl
1987 ★ 5.5
Montgomery Bell
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1986 ★ 7.4
Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb
The Wind and the Bomb
1986 ★ 7.0
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors
1985 ★ 6.5
Lewis Serrocold
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death
1984 ★ 5.2
Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara
Sahara
1983 ★ 5.7
Cambridge
Gandhi
Gandhi
1982 ★ 7.6
Lord Chelmsford
The Quatermass Conclusion
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979 ★ 4.2
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
1979 ★ 6.1
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978 ★ 6.7
Scudder
Dr. Strange
Dr. Strange
1978 ★ 6.0
Thomas Lindmer
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1978 ★ 5.9
Inspector Carson
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1977 ★ 6.5
Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976 ★ 7.7
Colonel Bertie Cook
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
1975 ★ 5.7
Mike McAllister
Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude
1973 ★ 6.1
Cleon Doyle
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 ★ 5.6
Canning
Young Winston
Young Winston
1972 ★ 6.2
General Kitchner
Dulcima
Dulcima
1971 ★ 7.3
Mr. Parker
Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter
1970 ★ 7.1
Michael
Adam's Woman
Adam's Woman
1970 ★ 6.9
Sir Philip MacDonald
Run Wild, Run Free
Run Wild, Run Free
1969 ★ 6.0
The Moorman (Colonel)
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 ★ 6.7
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Emma Hamilton
Emma Hamilton
1968 ★ 4.0
Lord William Hamilton
A Black Veil for Lisa
A Black Veil for Lisa
1968 ★ 5.7
Inspector Franz Bulon
Chuka
Chuka
1967 ★ 6.2
Colonel Stuart Valois
Africa: Texas Style!
Africa: Texas Style!
1967
Wing Commander Hayes
The Family Way
The Family Way
1966 ★ 6.5
Ezra Fitton
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
1966 ★ 6.5
Masterman Finsbury
King Rat
King Rat
1965 ★ 7.1
Smedley-Taylor
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 ★ 6.7
General Boyd
The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring
1965 ★ 6.7
Tommy Tyler
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden
1964 ★ 7.1
Maitland
Tiara Tahiti
Tiara Tahiti
1962 ★ 6.0
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
The Valiant
The Valiant
1962 ★ 7.5
Captain Morgan
Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets
1961 ★ 5.9
Jacko Palmer
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
1961 ★ 7.0
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song
1961 ★ 6.3
Father Michael Keogh
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 ★ 6.9
Father
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960 ★ 7.1
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959 ★ 6.3
Barney
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 ★ 7.2
Superintendent Graham
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double
1958 ★ 6.9
Major Harvey
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 ★ 7.3
Captain Anson
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
1958 ★ 6.8
Cpl Tubby Binns
The Vicious Circle
The Vicious Circle
1957 ★ 6.4
Dr. Howard Latimer
Town on Trial
Town on Trial
1957 ★ 6.5
Supt. Mike Halloran
It's Great to be Young!
It's Great to be Young!
1956 ★ 6.2
Dingle
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 ★ 6.6
London Carriage Driver
War and Peace
War and Peace
1956 ★ 6.7
Platon Karataev
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 ★ 6.0
Puncher Roberts
Escapade
Escapade
1955 ★ 5.2
John Hampden
Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves
1955 ★ 6.1
Commandant Fraser
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair
1955 ★ 5.7
Albert Parkis
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
1955 ★ 6.8
Pat Reid
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
1954 ★ 7.4
William Mossop
The Long Memory
The Long Memory
1953 ★ 6.6
Phillip Davidson
The Gentle Gunman
The Gentle Gunman
1952 ★ 6.2
Terence Sullivan
Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951 ★ 6.0
Tom Denning
Morning Departure
Morning Departure
1950 ★ 6.8
Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner
1949 ★ 6.5
Bassett
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly
1949 ★ 7.4
Alfred Polly
Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic
1948 ★ 7.2
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The October Man
The October Man
1947 ★ 6.2
Jim Ackland
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered
1947 ★ 5.0
George Boswell
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 ★ 7.3
Pip
Land of Promise
Land of Promise
1946
The Voice
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars
1945 ★ 6.0
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road
1945 ★ 5.9
Jim Colter
Total War in Britain
Total War in Britain
1945 ★ 10.0
Narrator (voice)
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed
1944 ★ 7.2
Billy Mitchell
Information Please
Information Please
1944
British Flyer
Victory Wedding
Victory Wedding
1944
Bill Clark
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn
1943 ★ 6.4
Lt. Taylor RN
The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit
1943
Tom
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 ★ 5.7
William Wilberforce
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
1942 ★ 6.8
Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 ★ 7.8
Bobby Jessop
The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade
1942 ★ 6.5
Tom
Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let
1941 ★ 6.6
Flt·Lieut. Perry
Old Bill and Son
Old Bill and Son
1941 ★ 6.5
Young Bill
All Hands
All Hands
1940 ★ 8.0
Jack
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 ★ 7.4
Peter Colley as a Young Man
Happy Family
Happy Family
1939
Fred
The Green Cockatoo
The Green Cockatoo
1937 ★ 5.8
Jim Connor
O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S.
1937 ★ 3.5
Cpl. Bert Dawson
Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose
1936 ★ 8.1
Lord Guilford Dudley
First Offence
First Offence
1936
Johnnie Penrose
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
1935 ★ 5.4
Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution
1935 ★ 5.8
Albert Brown
Royal Cavalcade
Royal Cavalcade
1935
Young Enlistee
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
1935
Ralph Summers
Car of Dreams
Car of Dreams
1935 ★ 5.7
Robert Miller
Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road
1935
Tony
Doctor's Orders
Doctor's Orders
1934 ★ 6.0
Ronnie Blake
The Lash
The Lash
1934 ★ 6.5
Arthur Haughton
A Political Party
A Political Party
1934
Tony Smithers
Those Were the Days
Those Were the Days
1934 ★ 7.5
Bobby Poskett
The Ghost Camera
The Ghost Camera
1933 ★ 6.2
Ernest Elton
Britannia of Billingsgate
Britannia of Billingsgate
1933 ★ 5.5
Fred Bolton
The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid
1932
Golightly

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