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