John Mills
February 22, 1908 (116 years old) in The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
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 heroes because of their common sense, generosity and good judgement.
Known For
Credits
- 2013 ·Talking Picturesas Self (archive footage)
- 2010 ·Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiffas Self – Interviewee
- 2003 ·Bright Young Thingsas Gentleman
- 2003 ·The Many Lives of Richard Attenboroughas
- 2002 ·Forever Ealingas Self
- 2002 ·Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Makingas Self (archive)
- 2001 ·Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self
- 2000 ·Sir John Mills' Moving Memoriesas Self
- 2000 ·A Profile of In Which We Serveas Interviewee
- 1998 ·Catsas Gus the Theatre Cat
- 1998 ·Parkinsonas Self
- 1997 ·Beanas Chairman
- 1996 ·Hamletas Old King Norway
- 1996 ·Clive Anderson All Talkas Self
- 1995 ·The Grotesqueas Sir Edward Cleghorn
- 1994 ·Martin Chuzzlewitas Mr. Chuffey
- 1994 ·Deadly Adviceas Jack the Ripper
- 1993 ·Frankensteinas De Lacey
- 1993 ·Harnessing Peacocksas Bernard Quigley
- 1993 ·The Big Freezeas Dapper man
- 1992 ·The South Bank Show: Noël Cowardas Self
- 1990 ·Night of the Foxas Brig. Dougal Munro
- 1990 ·Perfect Scoundrelsas Praeger
- 1989 ·A Tale of Two Citiesas Jarvis Lorry
- 1989 ·Around the World in 80 Daysas Faversham
- 1989 ·Ending Upas Bernard
- 1988 ·One More Audience with Dame Edna Everageas Self (uncredited)
- 1988 ·The Lady and the Highwaymanas Sir Lawrence Dobson
- 1987 ·The Dame Edna Experienceas Self
- 1987 ·Who's That Girlas Montgomery Bell
- 1986 ·Hold the Dreamas Henry Rossiter
- 1986 ·When the Wind Blowsas Jim Bloggs (voice)
- 1986 ·The Wind and the Bombas
- 1985 ·Murder with Mirrorsas Lewis Serrocold
- 1985 ·A Woman of Substanceas Henry Rossiter
- 1985 ·The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studioas Self
- 1984 ·The Masks of Deathas Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
- 1983 ·Saharaas Cambridge
- 1983 ·Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhias Self
- 1982 ·Gandhias Lord Chelmsford
- 1982 ·Hotelas
- 1982 ·Woganas Self
- 1980 ·Young at Heartas Albert Collyer
- 1979 ·Quatermassas Bernard Quatermass
- 1979 ·The Quatermass Conclusionas Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- 1979 ·Zulu Dawnas Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas Sam Morrissey
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas William Perkins
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas The Man
- 1978 ·Late Night Storyas self
- 1978 ·The Thirty Nine Stepsas Scudder
- 1978 ·Dr. Strangeas Thomas Lindmer
- 1978 ·The Big Sleepas Inspector Carson
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1977 ·The Devil's Advocateas Monsignor Blaise Meredith
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Bertram MacDonald
- 1976 ·Trial by Combatas Colonel Bertie Cook
- 1975 ·The Human Factoras Mike McAllister
- 1974 ·The Zoo Gangas Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
- 1973 ·Oklahoma Crudeas Cleon Doyle
- 1973 ·The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
- 1972 ·Lady Caroline Lambas Canning
- 1972 ·Young Winstonas General Kitchner
- 1971 ·Dulcimaas Mr. Parker
- 1970 ·Ryan's Daughteras Michael
- 1970 ·Adam's Womanas Sir Philip MacDonald
- 1970 ·Nanny and the Professoras Uncle Alfred
- 1969 ·Run Wild, Run Freeas The Moorman (Colonel)
- 1969 ·Oh! What a Lovely Waras Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- 1968 ·Emma Hamiltonas Lord William Hamilton
- 1968 ·A Black Veil for Lisaas Inspector Franz Bulon
- 1967 ·Dundee and the Culhaneas Dundee
- 1967 ·Chukaas Colonel Stuart Valois
- 1967 ·Africa: Texas Style!as Wing Commander Hayes
- 1966 ·The Family Wayas Ezra Fitton
- 1966 ·The Wrong Boxas Masterman Finsbury
- 1965 ·King Ratas Smedley-Taylor
- 1965 ·Operation Crossbowas General Boyd
- 1965 ·The Truth About Springas Tommy Tyler
- 1964 ·The Chalk Gardenas Maitland
- 1963 ·The Danny Kaye Showas Self
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1962 ·Tiara Tahitias Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
- 1962 ·The Valiantas Captain Morgan
- 1961 ·Flame in the Streetsas Jacko Palmer
- 1961 ·The Parent Trapas Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
- 1961 ·The Singer Not the Songas Father Michael Keogh
- 1960 ·Swiss Family Robinsonas Father
- 1960 ·Escape to Paradise/Water Birdsas
- 1960 ·Tunes of Gloryas Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
- 1959 ·Summer of the Seventeenth Dollas Barney
- 1959 ·Tiger Bayas Superintendent Graham
- 1958 ·I Was Monty's Doubleas Major Harvey
- 1958 ·Ice Cold in Alexas Captain Anson
- 1958 ·Dunkirkas Cpl Tubby Binns
- 1957 ·The Vicious Circleas Dr. Howard Latimer
- 1957 ·Town on Trialas Supt. Mike Halloran
- 1956 ·It's Great to be Young!as Dingle
- 1956 ·Around the World in Eighty Daysas London Carriage Driver
- 1956 ·War and Peaceas Platon Karataev
- 1956 ·The Baby and the Battleshipas Puncher Roberts
- 1955 ·Escapadeas John Hampden
- 1955 ·Above Us the Wavesas Commandant Fraser
- 1955 ·The End of the Affairas Albert Parkis
- 1955 ·The Colditz Storyas Pat Reid
- 1954 ·Hobson's Choiceas William Mossop
- 1953 ·The Long Memoryas Phillip Davidson
- 1952 ·The Gentle Gunmanas Terence Sullivan
- 1952 ·The Way to Wimbledonas Self - Commentator
- 1951 ·Mr. Denning Drives Northas Tom Denning
- 1950 ·Morning Departureas Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
- 1949 ·The Rocking Horse Winneras Bassett
- 1949 ·The History of Mr. Pollyas Alfred Polly
- 1948 ·Scott of the Antarcticas Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
- 1947 ·The October Manas Jim Ackland
- 1947 ·So Well Rememberedas George Boswell
- 1946 ·Great Expectationsas Pip
- 1946 ·Land of Promiseas The Voice
- 1945 ·The Way to the Starsas Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
- 1945 ·Waterloo Roadas Jim Colter
- 1945 ·Total War in Britainas Narrator (voice)
- 1944 ·This Happy Breedas Billy Mitchell
- 1944 ·Information Pleaseas British Flyer
- 1944 ·Victory Weddingas Bill Clark
- 1943 ·We Dive at Dawnas Lt. Taylor RN
- 1943 ·The Sky’s the Limitas Tom
- 1942 ·The Young Mr. Pittas William Wilberforce
- 1942 ·In Which We Serveas Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
- 1942 ·The Black Sheep of Whitehallas Bobby Jessop
- 1942 ·The Big Blockadeas Tom
- 1941 ·Cottage to Letas Flt·Lieut. Perry
- 1941 ·Old Bill and Sonas Young Bill
- 1940 ·All Handsas Jack
- 1939 ·Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas Peter Colley as a Young Man
- 1939 ·Happy Familyas Fred
- 1937 ·The Green Cockatooas Jim Connor
- 1937 ·O.H.M.S.as Cpl. Bert Dawson
- 1936 ·Tudor Roseas Lord Guilford Dudley
- 1936 ·First Offenceas Johnnie Penrose
- 1935 ·Broadway Gondolieras
- 1935 ·Brown on Resolutionas Albert Brown
- 1935 ·Royal Cavalcadeas Young Enlistee
- 1935 ·Blind Justiceas Ralph Summers
- 1935 ·Car of Dreamsas Robert Miller
- 1935 ·Charing Cross Roadas Tony
- 1934 ·Doctor's Ordersas Ronnie Blake
- 1934 ·The Lashas Arthur Haughton
- 1934 ·A Political Partyas Tony Smithers
- 1934 ·Those Were the Daysas Bobby Poskett
- 1933 ·The Ghost Cameraas Ernest Elton
- 1933 ·Britannia of Billingsgateas Fred Bolton
- Future ·The Best of British Cinemaas
- 1932 ·The Midshipmaidas Golightly