John Mills

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-02-22

Day of death

2005-04-23 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

John Mills

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

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The Baby and the Battleship

    The Baby and the Battleship

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Town on Trial

    Town on Trial

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • The Singer Not the Song

    The Singer Not the Song

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • Murder with Mirrors

    Murder with Mirrors

  • Bean

    Bean

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • The Lady and the Highwayman

    The Lady and the Highwayman

  • Cottage to Let

    Cottage to Let

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • The Gentle Gunman

    The Gentle Gunman

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • The Way to Wimbledon

    The Way to Wimbledon

  • The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

  • Brown on Resolution

    Brown on Resolution

  • The Quatermass Conclusion

    The Quatermass Conclusion

  • Waterloo Road

    Waterloo Road

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • The Family Way

    The Family Way

  • First Offence

    First Offence

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • The History of Mr. Polly

    The History of Mr. Polly

  • The October Man

    The October Man

  • Tiger Bay

    Tiger Bay

  • Charing Cross Road

    Charing Cross Road

  • Cats

    Cats

  • The Colditz Story

    The Colditz Story

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • The Big Blockade

    The Big Blockade

  • The Truth About Spring

    The Truth About Spring

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • Trial by Combat

    Trial by Combat

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • The Chalk Garden

    The Chalk Garden

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Scott of the Antarctic

    Scott of the Antarctic

  • Ice Cold in Alex

    Ice Cold in Alex

  • Tiara Tahiti

    Tiara Tahiti

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • Tudor Rose

    Tudor Rose

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • So Well Remembered

    So Well Remembered

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • The Gentleman Thief

    The Gentleman Thief

  • The Vicious Circle

    The Vicious Circle

  • A Black Veil for Lisa

    A Black Veil for Lisa

  • Victory Wedding

    Victory Wedding

  • Land of Promise

    Land of Promise

  • Those Were the Days

    Those Were the Days

  • Morning Departure

    Morning Departure

  • Deadly Advice

    Deadly Advice

  • When the Wind Blows

    When the Wind Blows

  • We Dive at Dawn

    We Dive at Dawn

  • Adam's Woman

    Adam's Woman

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • The Long Memory

    The Long Memory

  • Car of Dreams

    Car of Dreams

  • Harnessing Peacocks

    Harnessing Peacocks

  • The Young Mr. Pitt

    The Young Mr. Pitt

  • The Rocking Horse Winner

    The Rocking Horse Winner

  • Perfect Scoundrels

    Perfect Scoundrels

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • The Way to the Stars

    The Way to the Stars

  • Clive Anderson All Talk

    Clive Anderson All Talk

  • The Parent Trap

    The Parent Trap

  • Doctor's Orders

    Doctor's Orders

  • The Ghost Camera

    The Ghost Camera

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • A Political Party

    A Political Party

  • The Green Cockatoo

    The Green Cockatoo

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

    Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

  • Chuka

    Chuka

  • Forever Ealing

    Forever Ealing

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

  • It's Great to be Young!

    It's Great to be Young!

  • Quatermass

    Quatermass

  • The Dame Edna Experience

    The Dame Edna Experience

  • Oklahoma Crude

    Oklahoma Crude

  • Lady Caroline Lamb

    Lady Caroline Lamb

  • The Big Freeze

    The Big Freeze

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • The Midshipmaid

    The Midshipmaid

  • Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

  • Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

  • Who's That Girl

    Who's That Girl

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • O.H.M.S.

    O.H.M.S.

  • Dundee and the Culhane

    Dundee and the Culhane

  • Old Bill and Son

    Old Bill and Son

  • Ryan's Daughter

    Ryan's Daughter

  • The End of the Affair

    The End of the Affair

  • One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

  • The Masks of Death

    The Masks of Death

  • The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

    The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

  • Tunes of Glory

    Tunes of Glory

  • In Which We Serve

    In Which We Serve

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • All Hands

    All Hands

  • Escapade

    Escapade

  • The Wind and the Bomb

    The Wind and the Bomb

  • The Zoo Gang

    The Zoo Gang

  • Happy Family

    Happy Family

  • Dr. Strange

    Dr. Strange

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • The Grotesque

    The Grotesque

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • This Happy Breed

    This Happy Breed

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • Britannia of Billingsgate

    Britannia of Billingsgate

  • The Sky’s the Limit

    The Sky’s the Limit

  • I Was Monty's Double

    I Was Monty's Double

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • Royal Cavalcade

    Royal Cavalcade

  • Total War in Britain

    Total War in Britain

  • Hold the Dream

    Hold the Dream

  • Late Night Story

    Late Night Story

  • Ending Up

    Ending Up

  • Run Wild, Run Free

    Run Wild, Run Free

  • Flame in the Streets

    Flame in the Streets

  • Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

  • Young at Heart

    Young at Heart

  • A Profile of In Which We Serve

    A Profile of In Which We Serve

  • The Devil's Advocate

    The Devil's Advocate

  • The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

  • Africa: Texas Style!

    Africa: Texas Style!

  • The Best of British Cinema

    The Best of British Cinema

  • Night of the Fox

    Night of the Fox

  • The Thirty Nine Steps

    The Thirty Nine Steps

  • Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

  • Emma Hamilton

    Emma Hamilton

  • Mr. Denning Drives North

    Mr. Denning Drives North

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • Dulcima

    Dulcima

  • Information Please

    Information Please