John Mills
Known for acting · Born 22 February 1908 · Died 23 April 2005 · aged 97 · The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
156 credits
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
Gandhi
1982
Great Expectations
1946
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
When the Wind Blows
1986
Cats
1998
Hobson's Choice
1954
Zulu Dawn
1979
Ice Cold in Alex
1958
In Which We Serve
1942
The Best of British Cinema
1987
Who's That Girl
1987
Dunkirk
1958
Acting (154)
2013Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)Series
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf – IntervieweeFilm
2003Bright Young ThingsGentlemanFilm
2003The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughFilm
2002Forever EalingSelfFilm
2002Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the MakingSelf (archive)Film
2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelfSeries
2001The Gentleman ThiefArthur RosehipFilm
2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelfFilm
2000A Profile of In Which We ServeIntervieweeFilm
1998CatsGus the Theatre CatFilm
1998ParkinsonSelfSeries
1997BeanChairmanFilm
1996HamletOld King NorwayFilm
1996Clive Anderson All TalkSelfSeries
1995The GrotesqueSir Edward CleghornFilm
1994Deadly AdviceJack the RipperFilm
1994Martin ChuzzlewitMr Chuffey · 3 episodesSeries
1993FrankensteinDe LaceyFilm
1993The Big FreezeDapper manFilm
1993Harnessing PeacocksBernard QuigleyFilm
1990Night of the FoxBrig. Dougal MunroFilm
1990Perfect ScoundrelsPraegerSeries
1989Around the World in 80 DaysFaversham · 3 episodesSeries
1989A Tale of Two CitiesJarvis Lorry · 2 episodesSeries
1989Ending UpBernardFilm
1988The Lady and the HighwaymanSir Lawrence DobsonFilm
1988One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageSelf (uncredited)Film
1987Who's That GirlMontgomery BellFilm
1987Hold the DreamHenry Rossiter · 4 episodesSeries
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelfSeries
1987The Best of British CinemaSelf - Narrator · 48 episodesSeries
1986When the Wind BlowsJim Bloggs (voice)Film
1986The Wind and the BombFilm
1985Murder with MirrorsLewis SerrocoldFilm
1985A Woman of SubstanceHenry Rossiter · 3 episodesSeries
1985The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioSelfFilm
1984The Masks of DeathDr. John H. Watson / NarratorFilm
1983SaharaCambridgeFilm
1983Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiSelfFilm
1982GandhiLord ChelmsfordFilm
1982HotelSeries
1982WoganSelfSeries
1980Young at HeartAlbert Collyer · 19 episodesSeries
1979Zulu DawnSir Henry Bartle FrereFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedSam Morrissey, William Perkins, The ManSeries
1979QuatermassBernard Quatermass · 4 episodesSeries
1979The Quatermass ConclusionProf. Bernard QuatermassFilm
1978Dr. StrangeThomas LindmerFilm
1978The Big SleepInspector CarsonFilm
1978The Thirty Nine StepsScudderFilm
1978The South Bank ShowSeries
1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
1978Late Night Storyself · 5 episodesSeries
1977The Love BoatBertram MacDonaldSeries
1977The Devil's AdvocateMonsignor Blaise MeredithFilm
1976Trial by CombatColonel Bertie CookFilm
1975The Human FactorMike McAllisterFilm
1974The Zoo GangThomas "The Elephant" Devon · 6 episodesSeries
1973Oklahoma CrudeCleon DoyleFilm
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1972Young WinstonGeneral KitchnerFilm
1972Lady Caroline LambCanningFilm
1971DulcimaMr. ParkerFilm
1970Ryan's DaughterMichaelFilm
1970Nanny and the ProfessorUncle AlfredSeries
1970Adam's WomanSir Philip MacDonaldFilm
1969Oh! What a Lovely WarField Marshall Sir Douglas HaigFilm
1969Run Wild, Run FreeThe Moorman (Colonel)Film
1968A Black Veil for LisaInspector Franz BulonFilm
1968Emma HamiltonLord William HamiltonFilm
1967ChukaColonel Stuart ValoisFilm
1967Dundee and the CulhaneDundee · 13 episodesSeries
1967Africa: Texas Style!Wing Commander HayesFilm
1966The Wrong BoxMasterman FinsburyFilm
1966The Family WayEzra FittonFilm
1965Operation CrossbowGeneral BoydFilm
1965King RatSmedley-TaylorFilm
1965The Truth About SpringTommy TylerFilm
1964The Chalk GardenMaitlandFilm
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelfSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962Tiara TahitiLt. Col. Clifford SoutheyFilm
1962The ValiantCaptain MorganFilm
1961The Parent TrapMitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)Film
1961The Singer Not the SongFather Michael KeoghFilm
1961Flame in the StreetsJacko PalmerFilm
1960Swiss Family RobinsonFatherFilm
1960Tunes of GloryLt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)Film
1960Escape to Paradise/Water BirdsFilm
1959Tiger BaySuperintendent GrahamFilm
1959Summer of the Seventeenth DollBarneyFilm
1958Ice Cold in AlexCaptain AnsonFilm
1958DunkirkCpl Tubby BinnsFilm
1958I Was Monty's DoubleMajor HarveyFilm
1957Town on TrialSupt. Mike HalloranFilm
1957The Vicious CircleDr. Howard LatimerFilm
1956Around the World in 80 DaysLondon Carriage DriverFilm
1956War and PeacePlaton KarataevFilm
1956The Baby and the BattleshipPuncher RobertsFilm
1956It's Great to be Young!DingleFilm
1956The LetterRobert CrosbieFilm
1955The Colditz StoryPat ReidFilm
1955Above Us the WavesCommandant FraserFilm
1955The End of the AffairAlbert ParkisFilm
1955EscapadeJohn HampdenFilm
1954Hobson's ChoiceWilliam MossopFilm
1954Producers' ShowcaseRobert CrosbieSeries
1953The Long MemoryPhillip DavidsonFilm
1952The Gentle GunmanTerence SullivanFilm
1952The Way to WimbledonSelf - CommentatorFilm
1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthTom DenningFilm
1950Morning DepartureLt. Cmdr. ArmstrongFilm
1949The Rocking Horse WinnerBassettFilm
1949The History of Mr. PollyAlfred PollyFilm
1948Scott of the AntarcticCaptain R.F. Scott R.N.Film
1947The October ManJim AcklandFilm
1947So Well RememberedGeorge BoswellFilm
1946Great ExpectationsPipFilm
1946Land of PromiseThe VoiceFilm
1945The Way to the StarsPilot Officer Peter PenroseFilm
1945Waterloo RoadJim ColterFilm
1945Total War in BritainNarrator (voice)Film
1944This Happy BreedBilly MitchellFilm
1944Victory WeddingBill ClarkFilm
1944Information PleaseBritish FlyerFilm
1943We Dive at DawnLt. Taylor RNFilm
1943The Sky’s the LimitTomFilm
1942In Which We ServeOrdinary Seaman Blake / Shorty BlakeFilm
1942The Young Mr. PittWilliam WilberforceFilm
1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallBobby JessopFilm
1942The Big BlockadeTomFilm
1941Cottage to LetFlt·Lieut. PerryFilm
1941Old Bill and SonYoung BillFilm
1940All HandsJackFilm
1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsPeter Colley as a Young ManFilm
1939Happy FamilyFredFilm
1937The Green CockatooJim ConnorFilm
1937O.H.M.S.Cpl. Bert DawsonFilm
1936Tudor RoseLord Guilford DudleyFilm
1936First OffenceJohnnie PenroseFilm
1935Brown on ResolutionAlbert BrownFilm
1935Car of DreamsRobert MillerFilm
1935Broadway GondolierFilm
1935Royal CavalcadeYoung EnlisteeFilm
1935Charing Cross RoadTonyFilm
1935Blind JusticeRalph SummersFilm
1934Those Were the DaysBobby PoskettFilm
1934The LashArthur HaughtonFilm
1934Doctor's OrdersRonnie BlakeFilm
1934A Political PartyTony SmithersFilm
1933The Ghost CameraErnest EltonFilm
1933Britannia of BillingsgateFred BoltonFilm
1932The MidshipmaidGolightlyFilm
Directing (1)
1966Sky West and CrookedDirectorFilm
Production (1)
1949The Rocking Horse WinnerProducerFilm