John Mills (I) (1908–2005)


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Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, at the Watts Naval Training College in North Elmham, Norfolk, England. The young Mills grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother was a theater box-office manager. The ... See full bio »

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(1946)
Kuherruskuukausi Ezra Fitton
(1966)
Robinsonin perhe Father Robinson
(1960)
Ryanin tytär Michael
(1970)

Filmography

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 2005 Lights2 (Short)
A Tramp
 2003 Bright Young Things
Gentleman
 2001 The Gentleman Thief (TV Movie)
Arthur Rosehip
 1998 Cats
Gus the Theatre Cat
 1997 Bean: äärimmäinen katastrofielokuva
Chairman (as Sir John Mills)
 1996 Hamlet
Old Norway
 1995 The Grotesque
Sir Edward Cleghorn
 1994 Martin Chuzzlewit (TV Mini Series)
Mr. Chuffey
- Episode Six (1994) ... Mr. Chuffey
- Episode Three (1994) ... Mr. Chuffey
- Episode Two (1994) ... Mr. Chuffey
 1994 Kuoleman konsultit
Jack the Ripper
 1993 Riikinkukot kuriin (TV Movie)
Bernard Quigley
 1993 Umpijäässä (TV Movie)
Dapper Man
 1992 Frankenstein (TV Movie)
De Lacey
 1992 Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series)
Praeger
- Party Games (1992) ... Praeger
 1990 Kettujen yö (TV Movie)
Brig. Dougal Munro
 1989 Leikin alku (TV Movie)
Bernard
 1989 A Tale of Two Cities (TV Mini Series)
Jarvis Lorry
- Episode #1.2 (1989) ... Jarvis Lorry
- Episode #1.1 (1989) ... Jarvis Lorry
 1989 Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä (TV Mini Series)
Faversham
- Episode #1.3 (1989) ... Faversham (as Sir John Mills)
- Episode #1.2 (1989) ... Faversham (as Sir John Mills)
- Episode #1.1 (1989) ... Faversham (as Sir John Mills)
 1988 Maantierosvon rakkaus (TV Movie)
Sir Lawrence Dobson
 1988 Spit MacPhee (TV Mini Series)
Fyfe MacPhee
- Episode #1.4 (1988) ... Fyfe MacPhee
- Episode #1.3 (1988) ... Fyfe MacPhee
- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... Fyfe MacPhee
- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... Fyfe MacPhee
 1987 Who's That Girl
Montgomery Bell (as Sir John Mills)
 1987 Unelmien valtiatar (TV Mini Series)
Henry Rossiter
- Episode #1.1 (1987) ... Henry Rossiter
 1986 Minne tuuli kuljettaa
Jim (voice)
 1986 Hotel (TV Series)
Charles Canfield
- Changes of Heart (1986) ... Charles Canfield (as Sir John Mills)
 1985 Edge of the Wind (TV Movie)
Major General Blair
 1985 Murder with Mirrors (TV Movie)
Lewis Serrocold
 1985 Rahan ruhtinatar (TV Mini Series)
Henry Rossiter
- Episode #1.3 (1985) ... Henry Rossiter
- Episode #1.2 (1985) ... Henry Rossiter (credit only)
- Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Henry Rossiter
 1984 The Masks of Death (TV Movie)
Doctor Watson
 1983 Sahara
Cambridge
 1982 Gandhi
The Viceroy
 1980-1982 Young at Heart (TV Series)
Albert Collyer
- On the Move (1982) ... Albert Collyer
- Food, Glorious Food (1982) ... Albert Collyer
- All Good Things Come to an End (1982) ... Albert Collyer
- Wish You Were Here (1982) ... Albert Collyer
- All's Well That Ends Well (1982) ... Albert Collyer
 1982 The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV Movie)
The Earl of Dorincourt
 1980-1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
Sam Morrissey / The Man / William Perkins
- Operation Safecrack (1982) ... Sam Morrissey
- The Umbrella Man (1980) ... The Man
- Galloping Foxley (1980) ... William Perkins
 1979 Quatermass (TV Mini Series)
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- An Endangered Species (1979) ... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- What Lies Beneath (1979) ... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- Lovely Lightning (1979) ... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- Ringstone Round (1979) ... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
 1979 The Quatermass Conclusion
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
 1979 Taistelu aamunkoitteessa
Sir Henry Bartle Frere
 1979 Lemmenlaiva (TV Series)
Bertram MacDonald
 1978 The Thirty Nine Steps
Scudder
 1978 Tri Strange ja pahan voima (TV Movie)
Lindmer
 1978 Syvä uni
Inspector Carson
 1977 Des Teufels Advokat
Monsignor Blaise Meredith (as Sir John Mills)
 1976 Trial by Combat
Colonel Bertie Cook
 1975 Kosto on minun
Mike McAllister
 1974 The Zoo Gang (TV Series)
Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- The Twisted Cross (1974) ... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- The Counterfeit Trap (1974) ... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- The Lion Hunt (1974) ... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- African Misfire (1974) ... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- Mindless Murder (1974) ... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
 1973 Vihan lähde
Cleon
 1972 Lady Caroline Lamb
Canning
 1972 Nuori seikkailija
General Kitchener
 1971 Dulcima
Mr. Parker
 1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV Series)
Uncle Alfred
- The Human Fly (1971) ... Uncle Alfred
 1970 Ryanin tytär
Michael
 1970 Rangaistusvanki
Sir Philip MacDonald
 1969 Oi! Mikä ihana sota
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
 1969 Vapaana ja villinä
The Moorman
 1968 Lady Hamilton
Lord William Hamilton
 1968 La morte non ha sesso
Inspector Franz Bulon
 1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series)
Dundee
- The Catch a Thief Brief (1967) ... Dundee
- The Widow's Weeds Brief (1967) ... Dundee
- The Thy Brother's Keeper Brief (1967) ... Dundee
- The Death of a Warrior Brief (1967) ... Dundee
- The 3:10 to a Lynching Brief (1967) ... Dundee
 1967 Erämaalinnakkeen sankarit
Col. Stuart Valois
 1967 Cowboy Afrikassa
Wing Commander Hayes
 1966 Kuherruskuukausi
Ezra Fitton
 1966 Tappajaiset
Masterman Finsbury
 1965 Kuningasrotta
Smedley-Taylor
 1965 Operaatio Jousi
General Boyd
 1965 Tyttö merellä
Tommy Tyler
 1962-1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)
Davies / Inspector Fallon
- The Hell Walkers (1964) ... Davies
- The Interrogator (1962) ... Inspector Fallon
 1962 Tiara Tahiti
Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
 1962 Hälytys Välimerellä
Capt. Morgan
 1961 Tulinen katu
Jacko Palmer
 1961 Ansa vanhemmille
Golf Caddy (uncredited)
 1961 Tuli ja tuhka
Father Michael Keogh
 1960 Robinsonin perhe
Father Robinson
 1960 Sankarin kunnia
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow
 1959 Kohtalokas kotiinpaluu
Superintendent Graham
 1958 Olin Montyn kaksoisolento
Major Harvey
 1958 Paluu helvetistä
Captain Anson
 1958 Dunkerque - helvetinranta
Corporal 'Tubby' Binns
 1957 Näkymätön murhaaja
Dr. Howard Latimer
 1957 Silkkisukkamurhaaja
Supt. Mike Halloran
 1956 Nuoret hurjat vauhdissa
Dingle
 1956 Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä
London Carriage Driver
 1956 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
Robert Crosbie
- The Letter (1956) ... Robert Crosbie
 1956 Sota ja rauha
Platon Karataev
 1956 Laivaston lemmikki
Puncher Roberts
 1955 Escapade
John Hampden
 1955 Operaatio Tirpitz
Cmdr. Fraser
 1955 Luvaton rakkaus
Albert Parkis
 1955 Sankareiden vankileiri
Pat Reid
 1954 Vaikea valinta
William Mossop
 1953 Hän tuli kostaakseen
Phillip Davidson
 1952 The Gentle Gunman
Terence Sullivan
 1951 Kuollut matkusti pohjoiseen
Tom Denning
 1950 Lähtö aamunkoitteessa
Lieut. Commander Armstrong
 1949 Keinuhevossankari
Bassett
 1949 The History of Mr. Polly
Alfred Polly
 1948 Scott - etelänavan valloittaja
Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
 1947 Lokakuun mies
Jim Ackland
 1947 So Well Remembered
George Boswell
 1946 Suuret toiveet
Pip
 1945 Tie tähtiin
Peter Penrose
 1945 Lähimmäisen vaimo
Jim Colter
 1944 Information Please (Short)
British Flyer (uncredited)
 1944 Victory Wedding (Short)
Private Bill Clark
 1944 Onnelliset vuodet
Billy Mitchell
 1943/II The Sky's the Limit (Short)
Tom
 1943 Meritiikeri
Captain - Lt. Taylor, R.N.
 1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
William Wilberforce
 1942 Meri on kohtalomme
Ordinary Seaman Shorty Blake
 1942 The Big Blockade
Royal Air Force: Tom
 1942 Black Sheep of Whitehall
Bobby Jessop
 1941 Cottage to Let
Flt·Lieut. Perry
 1941 Old Bill and Son
Young Bill Busby
 1940 All Hands (Short)
Jack
 1939 Hyvästi, herra Chips
Peter Colley (as a Young Man)
 1937 The Green Cockatoo
Jim Connor
 1937 O.H.M.S.
Cpl. Bert Dawson
 1936 Lapsikuningatar
Lord Guilford Dudley
 1936 The First Offence
Johnnie Penrose
 1935 Rakas vanha kirja
Tony
 1935 Car of Dreams
Robert Miller
 1935 Brown on Resolution
Albert Brown
 1934 Doctor's Orders
Ronnie Blake
 1934 Blind Justice
Ralph Summers
 1934 The Lash
Arthur Haughton
 1934 Those Were the Days
Bobby Poskett
 1934 The River Wolves
Peter Farrell
 1934 A Political Party
Tony Smithers
 1933 Britannia of Billingsgate
Fred Bolton
 1933 The Ghost Camera
Ernest Elton
 1932 The Midshipmaid
Golightly
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with Harry Andrews, Edward Chapman, Robert Helpmann and Dorothy Hyson in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 59 Articles | 11 Pictorials | 25 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »


Alternate Names:

John Mills C.B.E. | Johnny Mills | Sir John Mills

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

Spouse:

Mary Hayley Bell  (his death)  (3 children) | See more »

Children:

Hayley Mills | See more »

Parents:

Lewis Mills | Edith Mills

Relatives:

Susie Blake (aunt or uncle) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[in a personal tribute to Noël Coward] I don't know any actor alive today who could get laughs with, apparently, so little effort. You never compromised or went out after our sympathy for one moment. See more »

Trivia:

His wife of 64 years, Mary Hayley Bell, suffered from Alzheimer's disease for many years. Due to the advanced stage of her illness, she was unable to attend his funeral on April 27, 2005. See more »

Nickname:

Johnny

Star Sign:

Pisces

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