John Mills
Biography
John Mills was an English actor born on February 22, 1908. He appeared in more than 120 films throughout his career, which spanned seven decades. Mills often played ordinary people who became heroes due to their common sense, generosity, and good judgment. He was a male actor with a known credit count of 154. Mills passed away on April 23, 2005, at the age of 97.
Career overview
John Mills was an English actor who appeared in numerous films throughout his career. He is known for his portrayal of ordinary people who become heroes due to their common sense, generosity, and good judgment. Mills' acting career spanned seven decades, during which he appeared in over 120 films.
Mills' extensive filmography showcases his versatility as an actor. He was active in the industry for a significant period, with a large number of credits to his name. The exact number of his known credits is 154, according to available information.
John Mills passed away on April 23, 2005, at the age of 97. His long and distinguished career as an actor has left a lasting impact on the film industry.
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- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Self – Interviewee
- Bright Young Things (2003) as Gentleman
- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)
- Forever Ealing (2002) as Self
- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) as Self (archive)
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self
- The Gentleman Thief (2001) as Arthur Rosehip
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) as Self
- A Profile of In Which We Serve (2000) as Interviewee
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Cats (1998) as Gus the Theatre Cat
- Bean (1997) as Chairman
- Hamlet (1996) as Old King Norway
- Clive Anderson All Talk (1996) as Self
- The Grotesque (1995) as Sir Edward Cleghorn
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) as Mr Chuffey
- Deadly Advice (1994) as Jack the Ripper
- The Big Freeze (1993) as Dapper man
- Harnessing Peacocks (1993) as Bernard Quigley
- Frankenstein (1993) as De Lacey
- Perfect Scoundrels (1990) as Praeger
- Night of the Fox (1990) as Brig. Dougal Munro
- Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Faversham
- Ending Up (1989) as Bernard
- A Tale of Two Cities (1989) as Jarvis Lorry
- The Lady and the Highwayman (1988) as Sir Lawrence Dobson
- One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1988) as Self (uncredited)
- Who's That Girl (1987) as Montgomery Bell
- The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
- Hold the Dream (1987) as Henry Rossiter
- The Best of British Cinema (1987) as Self - Narrator
- When the Wind Blows (1986) as Jim Bloggs (voice)
- The Wind and the Bomb (1986)
- A Woman of Substance (1985) as Henry Rossiter
- Murder with Mirrors (1985) as Lewis Serrocold
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985) as Self
- The Masks of Death (1984) as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
- Sahara (1983) as Cambridge
- Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Hotel (1982)
- Gandhi (1982) as Lord Chelmsford
- Young at Heart (1980) as Albert Collyer
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Sam Morrissey
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as William Perkins
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as The Man
- Quatermass (1979) as Bernard Quatermass
- Zulu Dawn (1979) as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) as Scudder
- The Big Sleep (1978) as Inspector Carson
- Dr. Strange (1978) as Thomas Lindmer
- Late Night Story (1978) as self
- The Love Boat (1977) as Bertram MacDonald
- The Devil's Advocate (1977) as Monsignor Blaise Meredith
- Trial by Combat (1976) as Colonel Bertie Cook
- The Human Factor (1975) as Mike McAllister
- The Zoo Gang (1974) as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Oklahoma Crude (1973) as Cleon Doyle
- Young Winston (1972) as General Kitchner
- Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Canning
- Dulcima (1971) as Mr. Parker
- Nanny and the Professor (1970) as Uncle Alfred
- Ryan's Daughter (1970) as Michael
- Adam's Woman (1970) as Sir Philip MacDonald
- Run Wild, Run Free (1969) as The Moorman (Colonel)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
- A Black Veil for Lisa (1968) as Inspector Franz Bulon
- Emma Hamilton (1968) as Lord William Hamilton
- Chuka (1967) as Colonel Stuart Valois
- Dundee and the Culhane (1967) as Dundee
- Africa: Texas Style! (1967) as Wing Commander Hayes
- The Wrong Box (1966) as Masterman Finsbury
- Sky West and Crooked (1966) Director
- The Family Way (1966) as Ezra Fitton
- Operation Crossbow (1965) as General Boyd
- The Truth About Spring (1965) as Tommy Tyler
- King Rat (1965) as Smedley-Taylor
- The Chalk Garden (1964) as Maitland
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Tiara Tahiti (1962) as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
- The Valiant (1962) as Captain Morgan
- The Parent Trap (1961) as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
- The Singer Not the Song (1961) as Father Michael Keogh
- Flame in the Streets (1961) as Jacko Palmer
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Father
- Tunes of Glory (1960) as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960)
- Tiger Bay (1959) as Superintendent Graham
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) as Barney
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) as Major Harvey
- Dunkirk (1958) as Cpl Tubby Binns
- Ice Cold in Alex (1958) as Captain Anson
- The Vicious Circle (1957) as Dr. Howard Latimer
- Town on Trial (1957) as Supt. Mike Halloran
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as London Carriage Driver
- War and Peace (1956) as Platon Karataev
- The Letter (1956) as Robert Crosbie
- It's Great to be Young! (1956) as Dingle
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) as Puncher Roberts
- Escapade (1955) as John Hampden
- The End of the Affair (1955) as Albert Parkis
- The Colditz Story (1955) as Pat Reid
- Above Us the Waves (1955) as Commandant Fraser
- Producers' Showcase (1954) as Robert Crosbie
- Hobson's Choice (1954) as William Mossop
- The Long Memory (1953) as Phillip Davidson
- The Way to Wimbledon (1952) as Self - Commentator
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) as Terence Sullivan
- Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) as Tom Denning
- Morning Departure (1950) as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) as Alfred Polly
- The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) as Bassett
- The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) Producer
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
- So Well Remembered (1947) as George Boswell
- The October Man (1947) as Jim Ackland
- Great Expectations (1946) as Pip
- Land of Promise (1946) as The Voice
- The Way to the Stars (1945) as Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
- Total War in Britain (1945) as Narrator (voice)
- Waterloo Road (1945) as Jim Colter
- Victory Wedding (1944) as Bill Clark
- Information Please (1944) as British Flyer
- This Happy Breed (1944) as Billy Mitchell
- We Dive at Dawn (1943) as Lt. Taylor RN
- The Sky’s the Limit (1943) as Tom
- In Which We Serve (1942) as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
- The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) as Bobby Jessop
- The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) as William Wilberforce
- The Big Blockade (1942) as Tom
- Cottage to Let (1941) as Flt·Lieut. Perry
- Old Bill and Son (1941) as Young Bill
- All Hands (1940) as Jack
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as Peter Colley as a Young Man
- Happy Family (1939) as Fred
- The Green Cockatoo (1937) as Jim Connor
- O.H.M.S. (1937) as Cpl. Bert Dawson
- First Offence (1936) as Johnnie Penrose
- Tudor Rose (1936) as Lord Guilford Dudley
- Brown on Resolution (1935) as Albert Brown
- Broadway Gondolier (1935)
- Car of Dreams (1935) as Robert Miller
- Blind Justice (1935) as Ralph Summers
- Charing Cross Road (1935) as Tony
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) as Young Enlistee
- The Lash (1934) as Arthur Haughton
- Those Were the Days (1934) as Bobby Poskett
- Doctor's Orders (1934) as Ronnie Blake
- A Political Party (1934) as Tony Smithers
- The Ghost Camera (1933) as Ernest Elton
- Britannia of Billingsgate (1933) as Fred Bolton
- The Midshipmaid (1932) as Golightly