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John Mills

John Mills

1908-02-22 - 2005-04-23 The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

Biography

Sir John Mills, CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills) 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

Dulcima

Dulcima

1971 7.3

as Mr. Parker
Bean

Bean

1997 6.5

as Chairman
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956 6.6

as London Carriage Driver
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

1948 7.1

as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
War and Peace

War and Peace

1956 6.7

as Platon Karataev
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961 7.0

as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 7.6

as Lord Chelmsford
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003 6.3

as Gentleman
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 7.3

as Pip
A Political Party

A Political Party

1934 0.0

as Tony Smithers
Cats

Cats

1998 7.3

as Gus the Theatre Cat
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

1957 6.4

as Dr. Howard Latimer
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965 6.8

as General Boyd
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

1973 6.1

as Cleon Doyle
King Rat

King Rat

1965 7.1

as Smedley-Taylor
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994 4.6

as Jack the Ripper
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

1943 6.4

as Lt. Taylor RN
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978 6.7

as Scudder
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961 6.6

as Father Michael Keogh
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958 6.8

as Cpl Tubby Binns
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955 5.8

as Albert Parkis
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon

1952 0.0

as Self - Commentator
Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 7.3

as Old King Norway
Young Winston

Young Winston

1972 6.2

as General Kitchner
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

1933 6.1

as Ernest Elton
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

1947 5.2

as George Boswell
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

1960 7.1

as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

1957 6.5

as Supt. Mike Halloran
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1993 6.8

as De Lacey
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

1941 6.6

as Flt·Lieut. Perry
The October Man

The October Man

1947 6.2

as Jim Ackland
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

1965 7.0

as Tommy Tyler
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

1941 6.5

as Young Bill
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

1934 7.5

as Bobby Poskett
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970 7.1

as Michael
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 6.8

as Self – Interviewee
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 6.8

as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942 7.8

as Bobby Jessop
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

1959 7.3

as Superintendent Graham
Land of Promise

Land of Promise

1946 0.0

as The Voice
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953 6.6

as Phillip Davidson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 7.4

as Peter Colley as a Young Man
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960 6.9

as Father
Sahara

Sahara

1983 5.4

as Cambridge
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

1934 6.0

as Ronnie Blake
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966 6.5

as Masterman Finsbury
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

1976 7.7

as Colonel Bertie Cook
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

1936 8.1

as Lord Guilford Dudley
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

1950 6.6

as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
The Family Way

The Family Way

1966 6.7

as Ezra Fitton
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958 7.3

as Captain Anson
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956 6.0

as Puncher Roberts
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935 5.4
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942 5.7

as William Wilberforce
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

1952 6.2

as Terence Sullivan
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979 6.0

as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985 6.5

as Lewis Serrocold
Chuka

Chuka

1967 6.2

as Colonel Stuart Valois
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

1995 5.3

as Sir Edward Cleghorn
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

1987 5.5

as Montgomery Bell
The Valiant

The Valiant

1962 7.5

as Captain Morgan
First Offence

First Offence

1936 0.0

as Johnnie Penrose
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

1975 5.7

as Mike McAllister
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

1978 6.0

as Thomas Lindmer
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954 7.3

as William Mossop
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

2002 6.8

as Self
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

1935 5.6

as Robert Miller
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945 6.2

as Jim Colter
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978 5.9

as Inspector Carson
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945 6.2

as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

1935 5.8

as Albert Brown
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

1949 7.4

as Alfred Polly
Britannia of Billingsgate

Britannia of Billingsgate

1933 6.0

as Fred Bolton
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

1935 0.0

as Young Enlistee
All Hands

All Hands

1940 8.0

as Jack
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988 5.1

as Sir Lawrence Dobson
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

1955 6.7

as Pat Reid
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

1964 7.0

as Maitland
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 7.4

as Jim Bloggs (voice)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

1959 6.3

as Barney
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

1944 7.2

as Billy Mitchell
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979 4.2

as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972 5.8

as Canning
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

1956 6.2

as Dingle
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 0.0

as Self
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942 6.8

as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa

1968 5.9

as Inspector Franz Bulon
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1960 0.0
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

1955 6.1

as Commandant Fraser
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

1937 5.8

as Jim Connor
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002 0.0

as Self (archive)
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

1942 6.5

as Tom
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

1932 0.0

as Golightly
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

1993 4.5

as Bernard Quigley
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

1962 6.0

as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
Escapade

Escapade

1955 5.2

as John Hampden
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958 6.9

as Major Harvey
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984 5.6

as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

2001 0.0

as Arthur Rosehip
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003 0.0
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

1970 7.6

as Sir Philip MacDonald
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

1937 3.5

as Cpl. Bert Dawson
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

1968 4.4

as Lord William Hamilton
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

1969 6.0

as The Moorman (Colonel)
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

1993 6.2

as Dapper man
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

1986 7.0
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1949 6.6

as Bassett
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961 5.9

as Jacko Palmer
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1977 6.5

as Monsignor Blaise Meredith
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

1990 6.0

as Brig. Dougal Munro
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951 6.0

as Tom Denning
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

1967 0.0

as Wing Commander Hayes
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

2000 0.0

as Interviewee
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988 0.0

as Self (uncredited)

TV Shows

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 6.3

as Bertram MacDonald
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 6.7

as Sam Morrissey
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 6.7

as William Perkins
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 6.7

as The Man
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970 6.0

as Uncle Alfred
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1989 6.7

as Faversham
A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

1985 7.1

as Henry Rossiter
Quatermass

Quatermass

1979 6.6

as Bernard Quatermass
Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

1967 4.0

as Dundee
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994 8.0

as Mr. Chuffey
The Zoo Gang

The Zoo Gang

1974 7.0

as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1989 5.0

as Jarvis Lorry
Hold the Dream

Hold the Dream

1986 3.0

as Henry Rossiter
Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1980 0.0

as Albert Collyer