John Mills

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 22, 1908

died

April 23, 2005

place of birth

The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

also known as

Lewis Ernest Watts Mills · Sir John Mills · Sir John Mills, CBE · Johnny Mills

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Parent Trap
7.0

The Parent Trap

1961as Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)
Bean
6.5

Bean

1997as Chairman
Gandhi
7.6

Gandhi

1982as Lord Chelmsford
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as London Carriage Driver
Who's That Girl
5.5

Who's That Girl

1987as Montgomery Bell
Great Expectations
7.3

Great Expectations

1946as Pip
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996as Old King Norway
War and Peace
6.7

War and Peace

1956as Platon Karataev
Sahara
5.7

Sahara

1983as Cambridge
Zulu Dawn
6.1

Zulu Dawn

1979as Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Swiss Family Robinson
6.9

Swiss Family Robinson

1960as Father
Bright Young Things
6.3

Bright Young Things

2003as Gentleman
Cats
7.3

Cats

1998as Gus the Theatre Cat
When the Wind Blows
7.5

When the Wind Blows

1986as Jim Bloggs (voice)
Operation Crossbow
6.7

Operation Crossbow

1965as General Boyd
Ryan's Daughter
7.1

Ryan's Daughter

1970as Michael
Dunkirk
6.8

Dunkirk

1958as Cpl Tubby Binns
Tiger Bay
7.2

Tiger Bay

1959as Superintendent Graham
King Rat
7.1

King Rat

1965as Smedley-Taylor
The Wrong Box
6.5

The Wrong Box

1966as Masterman Finsbury
Hobson's Choice
7.4

Hobson's Choice

1954as William Mossop
Dr. Strange
6.0

Dr. Strange

1978as Thomas Lindmer
Chuka
6.3

Chuka

1967as Colonel Stuart Valois
Young Winston
6.2

Young Winston

1972as General Kitchner
The Big Sleep
5.9

The Big Sleep

1978as Inspector Carson
Ice Cold in Alex
7.3

Ice Cold in Alex

1958as Captain Anson
Murder with Mirrors
6.5

Murder with Mirrors

1985as Lewis Serrocold
A Black Veil for Lisa
5.8

A Black Veil for Lisa

1968as Inspector Franz Bulon
Tunes of Glory
7.1

Tunes of Glory

1960as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Oklahoma Crude
6.1

Oklahoma Crude

1973as Cleon Doyle
The End of the Affair
5.8

The End of the Affair

1955as Albert Parkis
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939as Peter Colley as a Young Man
This Happy Breed
7.1

This Happy Breed

1944as Billy Mitchell
I Was Monty's Double
6.9

I Was Monty's Double

1958as Major Harvey
The Colditz Story
6.8

The Colditz Story

1955as Pat Reid
Broadway Gondolier
6.0

Broadway Gondolier

1935
The Masks of Death
5.4

The Masks of Death

1984as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
Scott of the Antarctic
7.2

Scott of the Antarctic

1948as Captain R.F. Scott R.N.
The Thirty Nine Steps
6.8

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978as Scudder
Morning Departure
6.9

Morning Departure

1950as Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
Tudor Rose
8.1

Tudor Rose

1936as Lord Guilford Dudley
Cottage to Let
6.7

Cottage to Let

1941as Flt·Lieut. Perry
The Chalk Garden
7.2

The Chalk Garden

1964as Maitland
The Family Way
6.7

The Family Way

1966as Ezra Fitton
In Which We Serve
6.8

In Which We Serve

1942as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
Emma Hamilton
4.4

Emma Hamilton

1968as Lord William Hamilton
The Grotesque
5.4

The Grotesque

1995as Sir Edward Cleghorn
The Valiant
8.3

The Valiant

1962as Captain Morgan
Tiara Tahiti
6.2

Tiara Tahiti

1962as Lt. Col. Clifford Southey