ACTOR
John Mills
Known for Who's That Girl · The Love Boat · The Merv Griffin Show
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.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1908
- Died
- Apr 23, 2005
- Birthplace
- The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The MidshipmaidGolightly
1932
Britannia of BillingsgateFred Bolton
1933
The Ghost CameraErnest Elton
1933
A Political PartyTony Smithers
1934
Doctor's OrdersRonnie Blake
1934TL
The LashArthur Haughton
1934
Those Were the DaysBobby Poskett
1934BJ
Blind JusticeRalph Summers
1935
Broadway Gondolier
1935
Brown on ResolutionAlbert Brown
1935
Car of DreamsRobert Miller
1935CC
Charing Cross RoadTony
1935
Royal CavalcadeYoung Enlistee
1935
First OffenceJohnnie Penrose
1936
Tudor RoseLord Guilford Dudley
1936
O.H.M.S.Cpl. Bert Dawson
1937
The Green CockatooJim Connor
1937
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsPeter Colley as a Young Man
1939HF
Happy FamilyFred
1939
All HandsJack
1940
Cottage to LetFlt·Lieut. Perry
1941
Old Bill and SonYoung Bill
1941
In Which We ServeOrdinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
1942
The Big BlockadeTom
1942
The Black Sheep of WhitehallBobby Jessop
1942
The Young Mr. PittWilliam Wilberforce
1942TS
The Sky’s the LimitTom
1943
We Dive at DawnLt. Taylor RN
1943IP
Information PleaseBritish Flyer
1944
This Happy BreedBilly Mitchell
1944VW
Victory WeddingBill Clark
1944
The Way to the StarsPilot Officer Peter Penrose
1945TW
Total War in BritainNarrator (voice)
1945
Waterloo RoadJim Colter
1945
Great ExpectationsPip
1946
Land of PromiseThe Voice
1946
So Well RememberedGeorge Boswell
1947
The October ManJim Ackland
1947
Scott of the AntarcticCaptain R.F. Scott R.N.
1948
The History of Mr. PollyAlfred Polly
1949
The Rocking Horse WinnerBassett
1949The Rocking Horse WinnerProducer
1949
Morning DepartureLt. Cmdr. Armstrong
1950
Mr. Denning Drives NorthTom Denning
1951
The Gentle GunmanTerence Sullivan
1952
The Way to WimbledonSelf - Commentator
1952
The Long MemoryPhillip Davidson
1953
Hobson's ChoiceWilliam Mossop
1954
Above Us the WavesCommandant Fraser
1955
EscapadeJohn Hampden
1955
The Colditz StoryPat Reid
1955
The End of the AffairAlbert Parkis
1955
Around the World in 80 DaysLondon Carriage Driver
1956
It's Great to be Young!Dingle
1956
The Baby and the BattleshipPuncher Roberts
1956TL
The LetterRobert Crosbie
1956
War and PeacePlaton Karataev
1956
The Vicious CircleDr. Howard Latimer
1957
Town on TrialSupt. Mike Halloran
1957
DunkirkCpl Tubby Binns
1958
I Was Monty's DoubleMajor Harvey
1958
Ice Cold in AlexCaptain Anson
1958
Summer of the Seventeenth DollBarney
1959
Tiger BaySuperintendent Graham
1959
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
Swiss Family RobinsonFather
1960
Tunes of GloryLt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
1960
Flame in the StreetsJacko Palmer
1961
The Parent TrapMitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
1961
The Singer Not the SongFather Michael Keogh
1961
The ValiantCaptain Morgan
1962
Tiara TahitiLt. Col. Clifford Southey
1962
The Chalk GardenMaitland
1964
King RatSmedley-Taylor
1965
Operation CrossbowGeneral Boyd
1965
The Truth About SpringTommy Tyler
1965
Sky West and CrookedDirector
1966
The Family WayEzra Fitton
1966
The Wrong BoxMasterman Finsbury
1966
Africa: Texas Style!Wing Commander Hayes
1967
ChukaColonel Stuart Valois
1967
A Black Veil for LisaInspector Franz Bulon
1968
Emma HamiltonLord William Hamilton
1968
Oh! What a Lovely WarField Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
1969
Run Wild, Run FreeThe Moorman (Colonel)
1969
Adam's WomanSir Philip MacDonald
1970
Ryan's DaughterMichael
1970
DulcimaMr. Parker
1971
Lady Caroline LambCanning
1972
Young WinstonGeneral Kitchner
1972
Oklahoma CrudeCleon Doyle
1973
The Human FactorMike McAllister
1975
Trial by CombatColonel Bertie Cook
1976
The Devil's AdvocateMonsignor Blaise Meredith
1977
Dr. StrangeThomas Lindmer
1978
The Big SleepInspector Carson
1978
The Thirty Nine StepsScudder
1978
The Quatermass ConclusionProf. Bernard Quatermass
1979
Zulu DawnSir Henry Bartle Frere
1979
GandhiLord Chelmsford
1982MA
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiSelf
1983
SaharaCambridge
1983
The Masks of DeathDr. John H. Watson / Narrator
1984
Murder with MirrorsLewis Serrocold
1985TG
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioSelf
1985
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
When the Wind BlowsJim Bloggs (voice)
1986
Who's That GirlMontgomery Bell
1987
One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageSelf (uncredited)
1988
The Lady and the HighwaymanSir Lawrence Dobson
1988EU
Ending UpBernard
1989
Night of the FoxBrig. Dougal Munro
1990
FrankensteinDe Lacey
1993
Harnessing PeacocksBernard Quigley
1993
The Big FreezeDapper man
1993
Deadly AdviceJack the Ripper
1994
The GrotesqueSir Edward Cleghorn
1995
HamletOld King Norway
1996
BeanChairman
1997
CatsGus the Theatre Cat
1998
A Profile of In Which We ServeInterviewee
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf
2000
The Gentleman ThiefArthur Rosehip
2001
Forever EalingSelf
2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the MakingSelf (archive)
2002
Bright Young ThingsGentleman
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf – Interviewee
2010Television
PS
Producers' ShowcaseRobert Crosbie · 1 eps
1954
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Danny Kaye ShowSelf · 1 eps
1963
Dundee and the CulhaneDundee · 13 eps
1967
Nanny and the ProfessorUncle Alfred · 1 eps
1970
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
The Zoo GangThomas "The Elephant" Devon · 6 eps
1974
The Love BoatBertram MacDonald · 1 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978LN
Late Night Storyself · 5 eps
1978
The South Bank Show1 eps
1978
QuatermassBernard Quatermass · 4 eps
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSam Morrissey · 1 eps
1979Tales of the UnexpectedWilliam Perkins · 1 eps
1979Tales of the UnexpectedThe Man · 1 eps
1979
Young at HeartAlbert Collyer · 19 eps
1980
Hotel1 eps
1982
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
A Woman of SubstanceHenry Rossiter · 3 eps
1985
Hold the DreamHenry Rossiter · 4 eps
1987
The Best of British CinemaSelf - Narrator · 48 eps
1987
The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf · 1 eps
1987
A Tale of Two CitiesJarvis Lorry · 2 eps
1989
Around the World in 80 DaysFaversham · 3 eps
1989
Perfect ScoundrelsPraeger · 1 eps
1990
Martin ChuzzlewitMr Chuffey · 3 eps
1994CA
Clive Anderson All TalkSelf · 1 eps
1996
ParkinsonSelf · 1 eps
1998
Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf · 1 eps
2001
Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2013Photos
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