John Mills

Acting • 1908-02-22 • The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

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

7.3

Great Expectations

1946

7.5

When the Wind Blows

1986

6.8

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

7.5

Gandhi

1982

7.2

Cats

1998

7.4

Hobson's Choice

1954

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Filmography

2013
Talking PicturesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffFilm
Self – Interviewee
★ 6.7
2003
Bright Young ThingsFilm
Gentleman
★ 6.3
2003
The Many Lives of Richard AttenboroughFilm
2002
Forever EalingFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the MakingFilm
Self (archive)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2001
The Gentleman ThiefFilm
Arthur Rosehip
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
A Profile of In Which We ServeFilm
Interviewee
1998
CatsFilm
Gus the Theatre Cat
★ 7.2
1998
ParkinsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1997
BeanFilm
Chairman
★ 6.5
1996
HamletFilm
Old King Norway
★ 7.3
1996
Clive Anderson All TalkTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1995
The GrotesqueFilm
Sir Edward Cleghorn
★ 5.4
1994
Martin ChuzzlewitTV
Mr Chuffey • 3 episodes
★ 8.4
1994
Deadly AdviceFilm
Jack the Ripper
★ 4.7
1993
FrankensteinFilm
De Lacey
★ 6.8
1993
The Big FreezeFilm
Dapper man
★ 6.7
1993
Harnessing PeacocksFilm
Bernard Quigley
★ 5.0
1990
Night of the FoxFilm
Brig. Dougal Munro
★ 6.1
1990
Perfect ScoundrelsTV
Praeger • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1989
Around the World in 80 DaysTV
Faversham • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1989
A Tale of Two CitiesTV
Jarvis Lorry • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1989
Ending UpFilm
Bernard
1988
The Lady and the HighwaymanFilm
Sir Lawrence Dobson
★ 5.1
1988
One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageFilm
Self (uncredited)
1987
Who's That GirlFilm
Montgomery Bell
★ 5.5
1987
The Dame Edna ExperienceTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1987
Hold the DreamTV
Henry Rossiter • 4 episodes
★ 4.4
1987
The Best of British CinemaTV
Self - Narrator • 48 episodes
★ 8.0
1986
When the Wind BlowsFilm
Jim Bloggs (voice)
★ 7.5
1986
The Wind and the BombFilm
★ 8.5
1985
Murder with MirrorsFilm
Lewis Serrocold
★ 6.5
1985
A Woman of SubstanceTV
Henry Rossiter • 3 episodes
★ 7.6
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1984
The Masks of DeathFilm
Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
★ 5.4
1983
SaharaFilm
Cambridge
★ 5.9
1983
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. GandhiFilm
Self
1982
GandhiFilm
Lord Chelmsford
★ 7.5
1982
WoganTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
HotelTV
★ 6.7
1980
Young at HeartTV
Albert Collyer • 19 episodes
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Sam Morrissey • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
William Perkins • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
The Man • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Zulu DawnFilm
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
★ 6.1
1979
QuatermassTV
Bernard Quatermass • 4 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
The Quatermass ConclusionFilm
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
★ 4.2
1978
The South Bank ShowTV
★ 5.6
1978
Dr. StrangeFilm
Thomas Lindmer
★ 6.0
1978
The Big SleepFilm
Inspector Carson
★ 5.9
1978
The Thirty Nine StepsFilm
Scudder
★ 6.7
1978
An Audience with...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1978
Late Night StoryTV
self • 5 episodes
1977
The Love BoatTV
Bertram MacDonald • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1977
The Devil's AdvocateFilm
Monsignor Blaise Meredith
★ 7.3
1976
Trial by CombatFilm
Colonel Bertie Cook
★ 7.8
1975
The Human FactorFilm
Mike McAllister
★ 5.8
1974
The Zoo GangTV
Thomas "The Elephant" Devon • 6 episodes
★ 7.8
1973
Oklahoma CrudeFilm
Cleon Doyle
★ 6.1
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
Young WinstonFilm
General Kitchner
★ 6.3
1972
Lady Caroline LambFilm
Canning
★ 5.9
1971
DulcimaFilm
Mr. Parker
★ 7.3
1970
Ryan's DaughterFilm
Michael
★ 7.1
1970
Nanny and the ProfessorTV
Uncle Alfred • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1970
Adam's WomanFilm
Sir Philip MacDonald
★ 6.9
1969
Oh! What a Lovely WarFilm
Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
★ 6.7
1969
Run Wild, Run FreeFilm
The Moorman (Colonel)
★ 6.2
1968
A Black Veil for LisaFilm
Inspector Franz Bulon
★ 5.8
1968
Emma HamiltonFilm
Lord William Hamilton
★ 4.4
1967
ChukaFilm
Colonel Stuart Valois
★ 6.3
1967
Dundee and the CulhaneTV
Dundee • 13 episodes
★ 5.3
1967
Africa: Texas Style!Film
Wing Commander Hayes
★ 9.0
1966
The Wrong BoxFilm
Masterman Finsbury
★ 6.4
1966
The Family WayFilm
Ezra Fitton
★ 6.7
1965
Operation CrossbowFilm
General Boyd
★ 6.7
1965
King RatFilm
Smedley-Taylor
★ 7.1
1965
The Truth About SpringFilm
Tommy Tyler
★ 6.9
1964
The Chalk GardenFilm
Maitland
★ 7.2
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
Tiara TahitiFilm
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
★ 6.2
1962
The ValiantFilm
Captain Morgan
★ 8.3
1961
The Parent TrapFilm
Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1961
The Singer Not the SongFilm
Father Michael Keogh
★ 6.4
1961
Flame in the StreetsFilm
Jacko Palmer
★ 6.3
1960
Swiss Family RobinsonFilm
Father
★ 6.8
1960
Tunes of GloryFilm
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
★ 7.0
1960
Escape to Paradise/Water BirdsFilm
1959
Tiger BayFilm
Superintendent Graham
★ 7.2
1959
Summer of the Seventeenth DollFilm
Barney
★ 6.8
1958
Ice Cold in AlexFilm
Captain Anson
★ 7.3
1958
DunkirkFilm
Cpl Tubby Binns
★ 6.9
1958
I Was Monty's DoubleFilm
Major Harvey
★ 6.9
1957
Town on TrialFilm
Supt. Mike Halloran
★ 6.5
1957
The Vicious CircleFilm
Dr. Howard Latimer
★ 6.5
1956
Around the World in 80 DaysFilm
London Carriage Driver
★ 6.7
1956
War and PeaceFilm
Platon Karataev
★ 6.6
1956
The Baby and the BattleshipFilm
Puncher Roberts
★ 6.4
1956
It's Great to be Young!Film
Dingle
★ 6.8
1956
The LetterFilm
Robert Crosbie
★ 1.0
1955
The Colditz StoryFilm
Pat Reid
★ 6.8
1955
Above Us the WavesFilm
Commandant Fraser
★ 6.1
1955
The End of the AffairFilm
Albert Parkis
★ 5.8
1955
EscapadeFilm
John Hampden
★ 5.6
1954
Hobson's ChoiceFilm
William Mossop
★ 7.4
1954
Producers' ShowcaseTV
Robert Crosbie • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1953
The Long MemoryFilm
Phillip Davidson
★ 6.7
1952
The Gentle GunmanFilm
Terence Sullivan
★ 6.5
1952
The Way to WimbledonFilm
Self - Commentator
1951
Mr. Denning Drives NorthFilm
Tom Denning
★ 6.4
1950
Morning DepartureFilm
Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
★ 6.9
1949
The Rocking Horse WinnerFilm
Bassett
★ 6.6
1949
The BAFTA AwardsTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1949
The History of Mr. PollyFilm
Alfred Polly
★ 7.5
1948
Scott of the AntarcticFilm
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
★ 7.2
1947
The October ManFilm
Jim Ackland
★ 6.2
1947
So Well RememberedFilm
George Boswell
★ 5.2
1946
Great ExpectationsFilm
Pip
★ 7.3
1946
Land of PromiseFilm
The Voice
★ 8.0
1945
The Way to the StarsFilm
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
★ 6.0
1945
Waterloo RoadFilm
Jim Colter
★ 6.0
1945
Total War in BritainFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 8.5
1944
This Happy BreedFilm
Billy Mitchell
★ 7.1
1944
Victory WeddingFilm
Bill Clark
★ 8.0
1944
Information PleaseFilm
British Flyer
1943
We Dive at DawnFilm
Lt. Taylor RN
★ 6.3
1943
The Sky’s the LimitFilm
Tom
1942
In Which We ServeFilm
Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
★ 6.7
1942
The Young Mr. PittFilm
William Wilberforce
★ 6.2
1942
The Black Sheep of WhitehallFilm
Bobby Jessop
★ 8.2
1942
The Big BlockadeFilm
Tom
★ 6.7
1941
Cottage to LetFilm
Flt·Lieut. Perry
★ 6.7
1941
Old Bill and SonFilm
Young Bill
★ 6.6
1940
All HandsFilm
Jack
★ 8.0
1939
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsFilm
Peter Colley as a Young Man
★ 7.4
1939
Happy FamilyFilm
Fred
1937
The Green CockatooFilm
Jim Connor
★ 5.9
1937
O.H.M.S.Film
Cpl. Bert Dawson
★ 4.7
1936
Tudor RoseFilm
Lord Guilford Dudley
★ 8.1
1936
First OffenceFilm
Johnnie Penrose
★ 8.0
1935
Brown on ResolutionFilm
Albert Brown
★ 6.2
1935
Broadway GondolierFilm
★ 6.0
1935
Car of DreamsFilm
Robert Miller
★ 6.1
1935
Royal CavalcadeFilm
Young Enlistee
★ 8.0
1935
Blind JusticeFilm
Ralph Summers
★ 7.0
1935
Charing Cross RoadFilm
Tony
★ 7.0
1934
Those Were the DaysFilm
Bobby Poskett
★ 8.3
1934
The LashFilm
Arthur Haughton
★ 7.0
1934
A Political PartyFilm
Tony Smithers
★ 9.0
1934
Doctor's OrdersFilm
Ronnie Blake
★ 6.5
1933
The Ghost CameraFilm
Ernest Elton
★ 6.3
1933
Britannia of BillingsgateFilm
Fred Bolton
★ 7.0
1932
The MidshipmaidFilm
Golightly
★ 7.0