John Mills

John Mills

Birthday: February 22, 1908 in The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Deathday: April 23, 2005
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, genero...sity and good judgement.
Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

TV | 2013
Self (archive footage)
One Episode
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Movie | 2010
Self – Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

Movie | 2003
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Movie | 2003
Gentleman
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

Movie | 2002
Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Movie | 2002
Self (archive)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV | 2002
Self
One Episode
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

Movie | 2001
Arthur Rosehip
Parkinson

Parkinson

TV | 2001
Self
One Episode
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Movie | 2000
Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

Movie | 2000
Interviewee
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk

TV | 1999
Self
One Episode
Cats

Cats

Movie | 1998
Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean

Bean

Movie | 1997
Chairman
Hamlet

Hamlet

Movie | 1996
Old King Norway
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

Movie | 1995
Sir Edward Cleghorn
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

TV | 1995
Self
One Episode
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

Movie | 1994
Jack the Ripper
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

TV | 1994
Mr. Chuffey
6 Episodes
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Movie | 1993
De Lacey
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Movie | 1993
Dapper man
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

Movie | 1993
Bernard Quigley
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

Movie | 1992
Self
Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

TV | 1992
Praeger
One Episode
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Movie | 1990
Brig. Dougal Munro
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV | 1990
Self
One Episode
Ending Up

Ending Up

Movie | 1989
Bernard
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

TV | 1989
Faversham
3 Episodes
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

TV | 1989
Jarvis Lorry
2 Episodes
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

Movie | 1988
Sir Lawrence Dobson
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Movie | 1988
Self (uncredited)
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

Movie | 1987
Montgomery Bell
The Dame Edna Experience

The Dame Edna Experience

TV | 1987
Self
One Episode
Wogan

Wogan

TV | 1987
Self
One Episode
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

Movie | 1986
Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

Movie | 1986
Hotel

Hotel

TV | 1986
One Episode
Hold the Dream

Hold the Dream

TV | 1986
Henry Rossiter
4 Episodes
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

Movie | 1985
Lewis Serrocold
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

Movie | 1985
Self
A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

TV | 1985
Henry Rossiter
3 Episodes
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Movie | 1984
Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara

Sahara

Movie | 1983
Cambridge
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Movie | 1983
Self
Gandhi

Gandhi

Movie | 1982
Lord Chelmsford
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

TV | 1982
Sam Morrissey
One Episode
Young at Heart

Young at Heart

TV | 1980
Albert Collyer
19 Episodes
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

TV | 1980
William Perkins
One Episode
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

TV | 1980
The Man
One Episode
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

Movie | 1979
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Movie | 1979
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

TV | 1979
Bertram MacDonald
One Episode
Quatermass

Quatermass

TV | 1979
Bernard Quatermass
4 Episodes
Late Night Story

Late Night Story

TV | 1979
self
5 Episodes
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Movie | 1978
Inspector Carson
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

Movie | 1978
Scudder
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

Movie | 1978
Thomas Lindmer
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Movie | 1977
Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Movie | 1976
Colonel Bertie Cook
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Movie | 1975
Mike McAllister
The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

TV | 1974
Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
6 Episodes
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

Movie | 1973
Cleon Doyle
Young Winston

Young Winston

Movie | 1972
General Kitchner
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

Movie | 1972
Canning
Dulcima

Dulcima

Movie | 1971
Mr. Parker
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

TV | 1971
Uncle Alfred
One Episode
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

Movie | 1970
Michael
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

Movie | 1970
Sir Philip MacDonald
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Movie | 1969
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

Movie | 1969
The Moorman (Colonel)
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Movie | 1968
Lord William Hamilton
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa

Movie | 1968
Inspector Franz Bulon
Chuka

Chuka

Movie | 1967
Colonel Stuart Valois
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

Movie | 1967
Wing Commander Hayes
Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

TV | 1967
Dundee
13 Episodes
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Movie | 1966
Masterman Finsbury
The Family Way

The Family Way

Movie | 1966
Ezra Fitton
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

TV | 1966
Self
One Episode
King Rat

King Rat

Movie | 1965
Smedley-Taylor
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

Movie | 1965
General Boyd
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

Movie | 1965
Tommy Tyler
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

Movie | 1964
Maitland
The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

TV | 1964
Self
One Episode
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

Movie | 1962
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
The Valiant

The Valiant

Movie | 1962
Captain Morgan
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

Movie | 1961
Father Michael Keogh
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

Movie | 1961
Jacko Palmer
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Movie | 1961
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

Movie | 1960
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

Movie | 1960
Father
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Movie | 1960
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Movie | 1959
Superintendent Graham
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Movie | 1959
Barney
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Movie | 1958
Captain Anson
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Movie | 1958
Cpl Tubby Binns
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Movie | 1958
Major Harvey
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Movie | 1957
Supt. Mike Halloran
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

Movie | 1957
Dr. Howard Latimer
War and Peace

War and Peace

Movie | 1956
Platon Karataev
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Movie | 1956
Puncher Roberts
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

Movie | 1956
London Carriage Driver
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

Movie | 1956
Dingle
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

Movie | 1955
Commandant Fraser
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

Movie | 1955
Pat Reid
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Movie | 1955
Albert Parkis
Escapade

Escapade

Movie | 1955
John Hampden
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Movie | 1954
William Mossop
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

Movie | 1953
Phillip Davidson
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

Movie | 1952
Terence Sullivan
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon

Movie | 1952
Self - Commentator
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie | 1951
Tom Denning
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Movie | 1950
Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

Movie | 1949
Bassett
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

Movie | 1949
Alfred Polly
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Movie | 1948
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The October Man

The October Man

Movie | 1947
Jim Ackland
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

Movie | 1947
George Boswell
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Movie | 1946
Pip
Land of Promise

Land of Promise

Movie | 1946
The Voice
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

Movie | 1945
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

Movie | 1945
Jim Colter
Total War in Britain

Total War in Britain

Movie | 1945
Narrator (voice)
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Movie | 1944
Billy Mitchell
Victory Wedding

Victory Wedding

Movie | 1944
Bill Clark
Information Please

Information Please

Movie | 1944
British Flyer
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

Movie | 1943
Lt. Taylor RN
The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

Movie | 1943
Tom
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

Movie | 1942
Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Movie | 1942
Bobby Jessop
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

Movie | 1942
Tom
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

Movie | 1942
William Wilberforce
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

Movie | 1941
Flt·Lieut. Perry
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

Movie | 1941
Young Bill
All Hands

All Hands

Movie | 1940
Jack
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Movie | 1939
Peter Colley as a Young Man
Happy Family

Happy Family

Movie | 1939
Fred
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

Movie | 1937
Jim Connor
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

Movie | 1937
Cpl. Bert Dawson
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

Movie | 1936
Lord Guilford Dudley
First Offence

First Offence

Movie | 1936
Johnnie Penrose
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

Movie | 1935
Young Enlistee
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

Movie | 1935
Robert Miller
Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

Movie | 1935
Albert Brown
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

Movie | 1935
Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road

Movie | 1935
Tony
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

Movie | 1935
Ralph Summers
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

Movie | 1934
Bobby Poskett
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

Movie | 1934
Ronnie Blake
A Political Party

A Political Party

Movie | 1934
Tony Smithers
The Lash

The Lash

Movie | 1934
Arthur Haughton
Britannia of Billingsgate

Britannia of Billingsgate

Movie | 1933
Fred Bolton
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

Movie | 1933
Ernest Elton
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

Movie | 1932
Golightly
The Best of British Cinema

The Best of British Cinema

TV
5 Episodes
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Movie | 2010
Self – Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

Movie | 2003
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Movie | 2003
Gentleman
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

Movie | 2002
Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Movie | 2002
Self (archive)
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

Movie | 2001
Arthur Rosehip
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Movie | 2000
Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

Movie | 2000
Interviewee
Cats

Cats

Movie | 1998
Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean

Bean

Movie | 1997
Chairman
Hamlet

Hamlet

Movie | 1996
Old King Norway
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

Movie | 1995
Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

Movie | 1994
Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Movie | 1993
De Lacey
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Movie | 1993
Dapper man
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

Movie | 1993
Bernard Quigley
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

Movie | 1992
Self
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

Movie | 1990
Brig. Dougal Munro
Ending Up

Ending Up

Movie | 1989
Bernard
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

Movie | 1988
Sir Lawrence Dobson
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Movie | 1988
Self (uncredited)
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

Movie | 1987
Montgomery Bell
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

Movie | 1986
Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

Movie | 1986
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

Movie | 1985
Lewis Serrocold
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

Movie | 1985
Self
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Movie | 1984
Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara

Sahara

Movie | 1983
Cambridge
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Movie | 1983
Self
Gandhi

Gandhi

Movie | 1982
Lord Chelmsford
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

Movie | 1979
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Movie | 1979
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Movie | 1978
Inspector Carson
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

Movie | 1978
Scudder
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

Movie | 1978
Thomas Lindmer
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Movie | 1977
Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Movie | 1976
Colonel Bertie Cook
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Movie | 1975
Mike McAllister
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

Movie | 1973
Cleon Doyle
Young Winston

Young Winston

Movie | 1972
General Kitchner
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

Movie | 1972
Canning
Dulcima

Dulcima

Movie | 1971
Mr. Parker
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

Movie | 1970
Michael
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

Movie | 1970
Sir Philip MacDonald
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Movie | 1969
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

Movie | 1969
The Moorman (Colonel)
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Movie | 1968
Lord William Hamilton
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa

Movie | 1968
Inspector Franz Bulon
Chuka

Chuka

Movie | 1967
Colonel Stuart Valois
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

Movie | 1967
Wing Commander Hayes
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Movie | 1966
Masterman Finsbury
The Family Way

The Family Way

Movie | 1966
Ezra Fitton
King Rat

King Rat

Movie | 1965
Smedley-Taylor
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

Movie | 1965
General Boyd
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

Movie | 1965
Tommy Tyler
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

Movie | 1964
Maitland
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

Movie | 1962
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
The Valiant

The Valiant

Movie | 1962
Captain Morgan
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

Movie | 1961
Father Michael Keogh
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

Movie | 1961
Jacko Palmer
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Movie | 1961
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

Movie | 1960
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

Movie | 1960
Father
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Movie | 1960
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Movie | 1959
Superintendent Graham
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Movie | 1959
Barney
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Movie | 1958
Captain Anson
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Movie | 1958
Cpl Tubby Binns
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

Movie | 1958
Major Harvey
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Movie | 1957
Supt. Mike Halloran
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

Movie | 1957
Dr. Howard Latimer
War and Peace

War and Peace

Movie | 1956
Platon Karataev
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Movie | 1956
Puncher Roberts
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

Movie | 1956
London Carriage Driver
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

Movie | 1956
Dingle
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

Movie | 1955
Commandant Fraser
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

Movie | 1955
Pat Reid
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Movie | 1955
Albert Parkis
Escapade

Escapade

Movie | 1955
John Hampden
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

Movie | 1954
William Mossop
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

Movie | 1953
Phillip Davidson
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

Movie | 1952
Terence Sullivan
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon

Movie | 1952
Self - Commentator
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie | 1951
Tom Denning
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Movie | 1950
Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

Movie | 1949
Bassett
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

Movie | 1949
Alfred Polly
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Movie | 1948
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The October Man

The October Man

Movie | 1947
Jim Ackland
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

Movie | 1947
George Boswell
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Movie | 1946
Pip
Land of Promise

Land of Promise

Movie | 1946
The Voice
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

Movie | 1945
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

Movie | 1945
Jim Colter
Total War in Britain

Total War in Britain

Movie | 1945
Narrator (voice)
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Movie | 1944
Billy Mitchell
Victory Wedding

Victory Wedding

Movie | 1944
Bill Clark
Information Please

Information Please

Movie | 1944
British Flyer
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

Movie | 1943
Lt. Taylor RN
The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

Movie | 1943
Tom
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

Movie | 1942
Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Movie | 1942
Bobby Jessop
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

Movie | 1942
Tom
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

Movie | 1942
William Wilberforce
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

Movie | 1941
Flt·Lieut. Perry
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

Movie | 1941
Young Bill
All Hands

All Hands

Movie | 1940
Jack
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Movie | 1939
Peter Colley as a Young Man
Happy Family

Happy Family

Movie | 1939
Fred
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

Movie | 1937
Jim Connor
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

Movie | 1937
Cpl. Bert Dawson
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

Movie | 1936
Lord Guilford Dudley
First Offence

First Offence

Movie | 1936
Johnnie Penrose
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

Movie | 1935
Young Enlistee
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

Movie | 1935
Robert Miller
Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

Movie | 1935
Albert Brown
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

Movie | 1935
Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road

Movie | 1935
Tony
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

Movie | 1935
Ralph Summers
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

Movie | 1934
Bobby Poskett
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

Movie | 1934
Ronnie Blake
A Political Party

A Political Party

Movie | 1934
Tony Smithers
The Lash

The Lash

Movie | 1934
Arthur Haughton
Britannia of Billingsgate

Britannia of Billingsgate

Movie | 1933
Fred Bolton
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

Movie | 1933
Ernest Elton
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

Movie | 1932
Golightly