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John Mills

1908-02-22

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.

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Also appears in

Bean

Bean

6.467
Gandhi

Gandhi

7.554
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

6.639
Hamlet

Hamlet

7.3
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

7.013
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

7.28
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

6.9
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

7.394
War and Peace

War and Peace

6.7
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

5.542
Cats

Cats

7.3
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

7.1
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

7.4
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

6.7
Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

5.959
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

6.1
In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

6.8
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

5.858
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

7.3
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

6.242
King Rat

King Rat

7.1
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

6.8
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

7.1
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

6.5
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

7.181
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

6.8
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

7.2
Sahara

Sahara

5.7
The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

7.1
Young Winston

Young Winston

6.2
Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

6.7
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

7.2
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.7
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.6
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

6.088
The Family Way

The Family Way

6.5
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

6.1
Chuka

Chuka

6.2
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

6
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

5.692
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

6.9
The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

6.5
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

6.4
The October Man

The October Man

6.2
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

6.457
A Black Veil for Lisa

A Black Veil for Lisa

5.696
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

6.5
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

6.6
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

6.6
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

5.7
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

6.763
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

6.579
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

5.944
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

6.3
The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

6.4
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

6.719
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

5.1
The Ghost Camera

The Ghost Camera

6.233
Dulcima

Dulcima

7.3
So Well Remembered

So Well Remembered

5.036
Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb

5.571
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

5.143
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

5.231
The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

5.8
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

6
The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

6.2
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

4.2
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

4
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

7.4
Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

6
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

5.889
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

6
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

6
Escapade

Escapade

5.2
Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman

6.875
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

5.7
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

6
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

8.1
Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

5.667
Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

5.8
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

4.167
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

7.8
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

6.2
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

5.4
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

6.2
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

6.8
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

6.5
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

6.5
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

7.7
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

6.3
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

3.667
Britannia of Billingsgate

Britannia of Billingsgate

5.5
The Valiant

The Valiant

7.5
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

3.5
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

7.5
The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

6.5
The Lash

The Lash

6.5
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

6
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

6
All Hands

All Hands

8
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

7
Total War in Britain

Total War in Britain

10
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

0
Royal Cavalcade

Royal Cavalcade

0
Africa: Texas Style!

Africa: Texas Style!

0
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

0
The Way to Wimbledon

The Way to Wimbledon

0
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

0
The Sky’s the Limit

The Sky’s the Limit

0
Happy Family

Happy Family

0
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

0
A Political Party

A Political Party

0
Victory Wedding

Victory Wedding

0
Ending Up

Ending Up

0
First Offence

First Offence

0
Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road

0
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

0
Land of Promise

Land of Promise

0
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

0
Information Please

Information Please

0
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

0
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

0
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

0
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

0