Born
1908-02-22 (age 118)
Birthplace
The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Bean
as Chairman
1997
Gandhi
as Lord Chelmsford
1982
Frankenstein
as De Lacey
1993
The Big Sleep
as Inspector Carson
1978
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self
2000
When the Wind Blows
as Jim Bloggs (voice)
1986
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig
1969
Murder with Mirrors
as Lewis Serrocold
1985
War and Peace
as Platon Karataev
1956
The Human Factor
as Mike McAllister
1975
The Green Cockatoo
as Jim Connor
1937
Cats
as Gus the Theatre Cat
1998
Who's That Girl
as Montgomery Bell
1987
In Which We Serve
as Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake
1942
The Masks of Death
as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
1984
The Quatermass Conclusion
as Prof. Bernard Quatermass
1979
Above Us the Waves
as Commandant Fraser
1955
King Rat
as Smedley-Taylor
1965
Operation Crossbow
as General Boyd
1965
Great Expectations
as Pip
1946
TV Appearances
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
Tales of the Unexpected
as Sam Morrissey
1979
Hotel
1982
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Nanny and the Professor
as Uncle Alfred
1970
The Zoo Gang
as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
1974
Dundee and the Culhane
as Dundee
1967
A Woman of Substance
as Henry Rossiter
1985
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
1996
Young at Heart
as Albert Collyer
1980
The Best of British Cinema
as Self - Narrator
1987
Perfect Scoundrels
as Praeger
1990