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John Mills

John Mills

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 22, 1908
Died Apr 23, 2005 (97)
Birthplace The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 heroe ... s because of their common sense, generosity and good judgement.

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Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

as Gentleman

A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

2000

as Interviewee

Cats

Cats

1998

as Gus the Theatre Cat

Bean

Bean

1997

as Chairman

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

as Old King Norway

The Grotesque

The Grotesque

1995

as Sir Edward Cleghorn

Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994

as Jack the Ripper

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1993

as De Lacey

Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

1993

as Bernard Quigley

The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

1993

as Dapper man

Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

1990

as Brig. Dougal Munro

Ending Up

Ending Up

1989

as Bernard

The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988

as Sir Lawrence Dobson

Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

1987

as Montgomery Bell

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986

as Jim Bloggs (voice)

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Lewis Serrocold

The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984

as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator

Sahara

Sahara

1983

as Cambridge

Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Lord Chelmsford

The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

as Scudder

Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

1978

as Thomas Lindmer

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978

as Inspector Carson

Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

1976

as Colonel Bertie Cook

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1975

as Mike McAllister

Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

1973

as Cleon Doyle

Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972

as Canning

Young Winston

Young Winston

1972

as General Kitchner

Dulcima

Dulcima

1971

as Mr. Parker

Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

1970

as Sir Philip MacDonald

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970

as Michael

Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

1969

as The Moorman (Colonel)

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig

Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

1967

as Wing Commander Hayes

Chuka

Chuka

1967

as Colonel Stuart Valois

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966

as Masterman Finsbury

The Family Way

The Family Way

1966

as Ezra Fitton

The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

1965

as Tommy Tyler

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

as General Boyd

King Rat

King Rat

1965

as Smedley-Taylor

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

1964

as Maitland

The Valiant

The Valiant

1962

as Captain Morgan

Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

1962

as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey

Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

as Jacko Palmer

The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961

as Father Michael Keogh

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

as Father

Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

1960

as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

1959

as Superintendent Graham

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

as Cpl Tubby Binns

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958

as Captain Anson

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958

as Major Harvey

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

1957

as Supt. Mike Halloran

The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

1957

as Dr. Howard Latimer

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

as Puncher Roberts

It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

1956

as Dingle

War and Peace

War and Peace

1956

as Platon Karataev

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

as London Carriage Driver

The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

1955

as Pat Reid

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

1955

as Commandant Fraser

Escapade

Escapade

1955

as John Hampden

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

as Albert Parkis

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954

as William Mossop

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953

as Phillip Davidson

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

1952

as Terence Sullivan

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

as Tom Denning

Morning Departure

Morning Departure

1950

as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

as Alfred Polly

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1949

as Bassett

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

1948

as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

The October Man

The October Man

1947

as Jim Ackland

So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

1947

as George Boswell

Land of Promise

Land of Promise

1946

as The Voice

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946

as Pip

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945

as Jim Colter

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

Information Please

Information Please

1944

as British Flyer

Victory Wedding

Victory Wedding

1944

as Bill Clark

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

1944

as Billy Mitchell

We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

1943

as Lt. Taylor RN

The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

1943

as Tom

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942

as Bobby Jessop

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942

as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as William Wilberforce

The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

1942

as Tom

Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

1941

as Young Bill

Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

1941

as Flt·Lieut. Perry

All Hands

All Hands

1940

as Jack

Happy Family

Happy Family

1939

as Fred

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

as Peter Colley as a Young Man

The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

1937

as Jim Connor

O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

1937

as Cpl. Bert Dawson

First Offence

First Offence

1936

as Johnnie Penrose

Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

1936

as Lord Guilford Dudley

Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

1935

as Robert Miller

Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road

1935

as Tony

Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

1935

as Albert Brown

Blind Justice

Blind Justice

1935

as Ralph Summers

Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

1935

as Young Enlistee

The Lash

The Lash

1934

as Arthur Haughton

Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

1934

as Ronnie Blake

A Political Party

A Political Party

1934

as Tony Smithers

Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

1934

as Bobby Poskett

The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

1933

as Ernest Elton

Britannia of Billingsgate

Britannia of Billingsgate

1933

as Fred Bolton

The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

1932

as Golightly

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Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

1965

Director

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1949

Producer

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Television Credits

Young at Heart

as Albert Collyer

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Apr 14, 1980

Dundee and the Culhane

as Dundee

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 06, 1967

The Zoo Gang

as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 05, 1974

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Mr. Chuffey

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 07, 1994

Hold the Dream

as Henry Rossiter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 27, 1986

Quatermass

as Bernard Quatermass

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 24, 1979

A Woman of Substance

as Henry Rossiter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 1985

Around the World in 80 Days

as Faversham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 16, 1989

A Tale of Two Cities

as Jarvis Lorry

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 21, 1989

Tales of the Unexpected

as Sam Morrissey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Nanny and the Professor

as Uncle Alfred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1970

Perfect Scoundrels

as Praeger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

The Love Boat

as Bertram MacDonald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Tales of the Unexpected

as William Perkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as The Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

The Best of British Cinema

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Unknown

Late Night Story

as self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 23, 1978

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1996

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2013

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1987

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

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