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

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 ⭐ 6.6

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Bright Young Things

2003 ⭐ 6.3

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Forever Ealing

2002 ⭐ 7.2

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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self – Interviewee · 2010

⭐ 6.6

2003

Bright Young Things

Gentleman · 2003

⭐ 6.3

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

2002

Forever Ealing Notable

Self · 2002

⭐ 7.2

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Self (archive) · 2002

2001

The Gentleman Thief

Arthur Rosehip · 2001

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Notable

Self · 2000

⭐ 7.0

A Profile of In Which We Serve

Interviewee · 2000

1998

Cats Notable

Gus the Theatre Cat · 1998

⭐ 7.3

1997

Bean Notable

Chairman · 1997

⭐ 6.5

1996

Hamlet Notable

Old King Norway · 1996

⭐ 7.3

1995

The Grotesque

Sir Edward Cleghorn · 1995

⭐ 5.4

1994

Deadly Advice

Jack the Ripper · 1994

⭐ 4.7

1993

Frankenstein

De Lacey · 1993

⭐ 6.9

Harnessing Peacocks

Bernard Quigley · 1993

⭐ 5.0

The Big Freeze

Dapper man · 1993

⭐ 6.7

1990

Night of the Fox

Brig. Dougal Munro · 1990

⭐ 6.1

1988

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Self (uncredited) · 1988

The Lady and the Highwayman

Sir Lawrence Dobson · 1988

⭐ 5.1

1987

Who's That Girl

Montgomery Bell · 1987

⭐ 5.5

1986

When the Wind Blows Notable

Jim Bloggs (voice) · 1986

⭐ 7.5

The Wind and the Bomb Notable

1986

⭐ 8.5

1985

Murder with Mirrors

Lewis Serrocold · 1985

⭐ 6.5

1984

The Masks of Death

Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator · 1984

⭐ 5.4

1983

Sahara

Cambridge · 1983

⭐ 5.7

1982

Gandhi Notable

Lord Chelmsford · 1982

⭐ 7.6

1979

The Quatermass Conclusion

Prof. Bernard Quatermass · 1979

⭐ 4.2

Zulu Dawn

Sir Henry Bartle Frere · 1979

⭐ 6.1

Frequently appears with

Jack Cardiff

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self – Interviewee

Kirk Douglas

Self – Interviewee

Lauren Bacall

Self – Interviewee

Charlton Heston

Self – Interviewee

Stephen Campbell Moore

Adam Fenwick-Symes

Emily Mortimer

Nina Blount

Harriet Walter

Lady Maitland

Michael Sheen

Miles Maitland

James McAvoy

Simon Balcairn

Full filmography

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 ⭐ 6.6

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Bright Young Things

2003 ⭐ 6.3

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The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003

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Forever Ealing

2002 ⭐ 7.2

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Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002

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The Gentleman Thief

2001

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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 ⭐ 7.0

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A Profile of In Which We Serve

2000

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Cats

1998 ⭐ 7.3

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Bean

1997 ⭐ 6.5

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Hamlet

1996 ⭐ 7.3

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The Grotesque

1995 ⭐ 5.4

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Deadly Advice

1994 ⭐ 4.7

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Frankenstein

1993 ⭐ 6.9

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Harnessing Peacocks

1993 ⭐ 5.0

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The Big Freeze

1993 ⭐ 6.7

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Night of the Fox

1990 ⭐ 6.1

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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988

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The Lady and the Highwayman

1988 ⭐ 5.1

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Who's That Girl

1987 ⭐ 5.5