John Mills
Acting
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
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tvTalking Pictures
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Self – Interviewee
movieBright Young Things
2003
Gentleman
movieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
Self (archive)
movieThe Gentleman Thief
2001
Arthur Rosehip
movieA Profile of In Which We Serve
2000
Interviewee
movieCats
1998
Gus the Theatre Cat
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieBean
1997
Chairman
movieHamlet
1996
Old King Norway
movieThe Grotesque
1995
Sir Edward Cleghorn
tvMartin Chuzzlewit
1994
Mr Chuffey
movieDeadly Advice
1994
Jack the Ripper
movieFrankenstein
1993
De Lacey
movieHarnessing Peacocks
1993
Bernard Quigley
movieThe Big Freeze
1993
Dapper man
movieNight of the Fox
1990
Brig. Dougal Munro
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990
Praeger
tvA Tale of Two Cities
1989
Jarvis Lorry
tvAround the World in 80 Days
1989
Faversham
Ending Up
1989
Bernard
movieOne More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Lady and the Highwayman
1988
Sir Lawrence Dobson
movieWho's That Girl
1987
Montgomery Bell
tvHold the Dream
1987
Henry Rossiter
tvThe Best of British Cinema
1987
Self - Narrator
movieWhen the Wind Blows
1986
Jim Bloggs (voice)
movieMurder with Mirrors
1985
Lewis Serrocold
tvA Woman of Substance
1985
Henry Rossiter
movieThe Masks of Death
1984
Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
movieSahara
1983
Cambridge
movieGandhi
1982
Lord Chelmsford
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvYoung at Heart
1980
Albert Collyer
movieThe Quatermass Conclusion
1979
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
tvQuatermass
1979
Bernard Quatermass
movieZulu Dawn
1979
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Sam Morrissey / William Perkins / The Man
movieDr. Strange
1978
Thomas Lindmer
movieThe Big Sleep
1978
Inspector Carson
movieThe Devil's Advocate
1977
Monsignor Blaise Meredith
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Bertram MacDonald
movieTrial by Combat
1976
Colonel Bertie Cook
movieThe Human Factor
1975
Mike McAllister
tvThe Zoo Gang
1974
Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
movieOklahoma Crude
1973
Cleon Doyle
movieLady Caroline Lamb
1972
Canning
movieYoung Winston
1972
General Kitchner
movieDulcima
1971
Mr. Parker
movieRyan's Daughter
1970
Michael
movieAdam's Woman
1970
Sir Philip MacDonald
tvNanny and the Professor
1970
Uncle Alfred
movieRun Wild, Run Free
1969
The Moorman (Colonel)
movieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
movieEmma Hamilton
1968
Lord William Hamilton
movieA Black Veil for Lisa
1968
Inspector Franz Bulon
movieChuka
1967
Colonel Stuart Valois
movieAfrica: Texas Style!
1967
Wing Commander Hayes
movieThe Family Way
1966
Ezra Fitton
movieThe Wrong Box
1966
Masterman Finsbury
movieKing Rat
1965
Smedley-Taylor
movieOperation Crossbow
1965
General Boyd
movieThe Truth About Spring
1965
Tommy Tyler
movieThe Chalk Garden
1964
Maitland
movieTiara Tahiti
1962
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
movieThe Valiant
1962
Captain Morgan
movieFlame in the Streets
1961
Jacko Palmer
movieThe Parent Trap
1961
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
movieThe Singer Not the Song
1961
Father Michael Keogh
movieTunes of Glory
1960
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
movieTiger Bay
1959
Superintendent Graham
movieI Was Monty's Double
1958
Major Harvey
movieIce Cold in Alex
1958
Captain Anson
movieDunkirk
1958
Cpl Tubby Binns
movieThe Vicious Circle
1957
Dr. Howard Latimer
movieTown on Trial
1957
Supt. Mike Halloran
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
London Carriage Driver
The Letter
1956
Robert Crosbie
movieWar and Peace
1956
Platon Karataev
movieThe Baby and the Battleship
1956
Puncher Roberts
movieEscapade
1955
John Hampden
movieAbove Us the Waves
1955
Commandant Fraser
movieThe End of the Affair
1955
Albert Parkis
movieThe Colditz Story
1955
Pat Reid
Producers' Showcase
1954
Robert Crosbie
movieHobson's Choice
1954
William Mossop
movieThe Long Memory
1953
Phillip Davidson
movieThe Gentle Gunman
1952
Terence Sullivan
movieThe Way to Wimbledon
1952
Self - Commentator
movieMr. Denning Drives North
1951
Tom Denning
movieMorning Departure
1950
Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
movieThe History of Mr. Polly
1949
Alfred Polly
movieScott of the Antarctic
1948
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
movieThe October Man
1947
Jim Ackland
movieSo Well Remembered
1947
George Boswell
movieLand of Promise
1946
The Voice
movieThe Way to the Stars
1945
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
movieWaterloo Road
1945
Jim Colter
Total War in Britain
1945
Narrator (voice)
movieThis Happy Breed
1944
Billy Mitchell
Information Please
1944
British Flyer
Victory Wedding
1944
Bill Clark
movieWe Dive at Dawn
1943
Lt. Taylor RN
movieThe Young Mr. Pitt
1942
William Wilberforce
movieIn Which We Serve
1942
Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
movieThe Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
Bobby Jessop
movieCottage to Let
1941
Flt·Lieut. Perry
movieOld Bill and Son
1941
Young Bill
movieGoodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
Peter Colley as a Young Man
movieThe Green Cockatoo
1937
Jim Connor
movieO.H.M.S.
1937
Cpl. Bert Dawson
movieTudor Rose
1936
Lord Guilford Dudley
movieFirst Offence
1936
Johnnie Penrose
movieBrown on Resolution
1935
Albert Brown
movieRoyal Cavalcade
1935
Young Enlistee
Blind Justice
1935
Ralph Summers
movieCar of Dreams
1935
Robert Miller
movieDoctor's Orders
1934
Ronnie Blake
The Lash
1934
Arthur Haughton
movieA Political Party
1934
Tony Smithers
movieThose Were the Days
1934
Bobby Poskett
movieThe Ghost Camera
1933
Ernest Elton
movieThe Midshipmaid
1932
Golightly
Directing1
movieSky West and Crooked
1966
Director