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John Mills
Born
22 February 1908
Died
23 April 2005
Place
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Acting

John Mills

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.

As actor

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 · Self – Interviewee
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

2003
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003 · Gentleman
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

2002 · Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002 · Self (archive)
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

2001 · Arthur Rosehip
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 · Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve

A Profile of In Which We Serve

2000 · Interviewee
Cats

Cats

1998 · Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean

Bean

1997 · Chairman
Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 · Old King Norway
The Grotesque

The Grotesque

1995 · Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994 · Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1993 · De Lacey
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

1993 · Dapper man
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

1993 · Bernard Quigley
Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox

1990 · Brig. Dougal Munro

Ending Up

1989 · Bernard
The Lady and the Highwayman

The Lady and the Highwayman

1988 · Sir Lawrence Dobson
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988 · Self (uncredited)
Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

1987 · Montgomery Bell
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 · Jim Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

1986
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985 · Lewis Serrocold

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

1985 · Self
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984 · Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Sahara

Sahara

1983 · Cambridge

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

1983 · Self
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 · Lord Chelmsford
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979 · Prof. Bernard Quatermass

As director

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

1966 · Director