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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was... more
Trivia:
Died seven days after his In Which We Serve (1942), The October Man (1947), This Happy Breed (1944)... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
7 wins
&
3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Rare Movie Alert! "The Wrong Box" On TCM August 29
(From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
'Ryan's Daughter' sequel in the works (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 4 August 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
'Ryan's Daughter' sequel in the works (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 4 August 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir John Mills
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- Lights2 (2005) .... A Tramp
- Bright Young Things (2003) .... Gentleman
- The Gentleman Thief (2001) (TV) .... Arthur Rosehip
- "Great Performances" .... Gus the Theatre Cat (1 episode, 1998)
- Cats (1998) TV episode .... Gus the Theatre Cat - Bean (1997) (as Sir John Mills) .... Chairman
... aka Bean: The Movie (USA: video box title)
... aka Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Hong Kong: English title) - Hamlet (1996) .... Old Norway
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - The Grotesque (1995) .... Sir Edward Cleghorn
... aka Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (USA)
... aka Grave Indiscretion (USA: video title) - "Martin Chuzzlewit" .... Mr. Chuffey (4 episodes, 1994)
- Episode #1.6 (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Chuffey
- Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Chuffey
- Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Chuffey
- Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Chuffey - Deadly Advice (1994) .... Jack the Ripper
- The Big Freeze (1993) .... Dapper man
... aka Umpijäässä (Finland: TV title) - Frankenstein (1992) (TV) .... De Lacey
... aka Frankenstein: The Real Story (UK: alternative title) - "Perfect Scoundrels" .... Praeger (1 episode, 1992)
- Party Games (1992) TV episode .... Praeger - Harnessing Peacocks (1992) (TV) .... Bernard Quigley
- Night of the Fox (1990) (TV) .... Brig. Dougal Munro
... aka Le complot du renard (France) - "A Tale of Two Cities" (1989) TV mini-series .... Jarvis Lorry
... aka Un comte des deux villes (France) - "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) TV mini-series (as Sir John Mills) .... Faversham
... aka Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni (Italy)
... aka In 80 Tagen um die Welt (West Germany) - The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) (TV) .... Sir Lawrence Dobson
- Ending Up (1989) (TV) .... Bernard
- "Spit MacPhee" (1988) TV mini-series .... Fyfe MacPhee
... aka The True Story of Spit MacPhee (UK) - Who's That Girl (1987) (as Sir John Mills) .... Montgomery Bell
- When the Wind Blows (1986) (voice) .... Jim
- Hold the Dream (1986) (TV) .... Henry Rossiter
- "Hotel" .... Charles Canfield (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Changes of Heart (1986) TV episode (as Sir John Mills) .... Charles Canfield - Edge of the Wind (1985) (TV) .... Major General Blair
- Murder with Mirrors (1985) (TV) .... Lewis Serrocold
... aka Agatha Christie's Murder with Mirrors (UK: complete title) - The Masks of Death (1984) (TV) .... Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (USA) - "A Woman of Substance" (1984) TV mini-series .... Henry Rossiter (unknown episodes)
- Sahara (1983) .... Cambridge
- Gandhi (1982) .... Lord Chelmsford
... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title) - "Young at Heart" .... Albert Collyer (18 episodes, 1980-1982)
- On the Move (1982) TV episode .... Albert Collyer
- Food, Glorious Food (1982) TV episode .... Albert Collyer
- All Good Things Come to an End (1982) TV episode .... Albert Collyer
- Wish You Were Here (1982) TV episode .... Albert Collyer
- All's Well That Ends Well (1982) TV episode .... Albert Collyer
(13 more) - The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1982) (TV) .... The Earl of Dorincourt
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Sam Morrissey / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- Operation Safecrack (1982) TV episode .... Sam Morrissey
- The Umbrella Man (1980) TV episode .... The Man
- Galloping Foxley (1980) TV episode .... William Perkins - "Quatermass" .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass (4 episodes, 1979)
... aka The Quatermass Conclusion
- An Endangered Species (1979) TV episode .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- What Lies Beneath (1979) TV episode .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- Lovely Lightning (1979) TV episode .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- Ringstone Round (1979) TV episode .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass - Zulu Dawn (1979) .... Sir Henry Bartle Frere
- "The Love Boat" .... Bertram MacDonald (1 episode, 1979)
- Good and Faithful Servant, A/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover (1979) TV episode .... Bertram MacDonald - The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) .... Prof. Bernard Quatermass
- The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) .... Scudder
... aka The 39 Steps - Dr. Strange (1978) (TV) .... Thomas Lindmer
- The Big Sleep (1978) .... Inspector Jim Carson
- Des Teufels Advokat (1977) .... Blaise Meredith
... aka The Devil's Advocate (UK) - Trial by Combat (1976) .... Colonel Bertie Cook
... aka A Choice of Arms
... aka Choice of Weapons
... aka Dirty Knight's Work (USA) - The 'Human' Factor (1975) .... Mike McAllister
- "The Zoo Gang" .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon (6 episodes, 1974)
- The Twisted Cross (1974) TV episode .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- The Counterfeit Trap (1974) TV episode .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- The Lion Hunt (1974) TV episode .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- African Misfire (1974) TV episode .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
- Mindless Murder (1974) TV episode .... Thomas 'The Elephant' Devon
(1 more) - Oklahoma Crude (1973) .... Cleon Doyle
- Young Winston (1972) .... General Kitchener
- Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) .... Canning
... aka Peccato d'amore (Italy) - Dulcima (1971) .... Mr. Parker
- "Nanny and the Professor" .... Uncle Alfred (1 episode, 1971)
- The Human Fly (1971) TV episode .... Uncle Alfred - Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) .... Michael
- Adam's Woman (1970) .... Sir Philip MacDonald
... aka Return of the Boomerang - Run Wild, Run Free (1969) .... The Moorman
... aka The White Colt - Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
- Le calde notti di Lady Hamilton (1968) .... Lord William Hamilton
... aka Emma Hamilton (UK) (USA)
... aka Lady Hamilton - Zwischen Schmach und Liebe (West Germany)
... aka Les amours de Lady Hamilton (France)
... aka The Making of a Lady - La morte non ha sesso (1968) .... Inspector Franz Bulon
... aka A Black Veil for Lisa (USA)
... aka Das Geheimnis der jungen Witwe (West Germany)
... aka Death Has No Sex - "Dundee and the Culhane" .... Dundee (13 episodes, 1967)
- The Catch a Thief Brief (1967) TV episode .... Dundee
- The Widow's Weeds Brief (1967) TV episode .... Dundee
- The Thy Brother's Keeper Brief (1967) TV episode .... Dundee
- The Death of a Warrior Brief (1967) TV episode .... Dundee
- The 3:10 to a Lynching Brief (1967) TV episode .... Dundee
(8 more) - Chuka (1967) .... Colonel Stuart Valois
... aka Chuka: The Gunfighter - Africa: Texas Style (1967) .... Wing Commander Hayes
- The Family Way (1966) .... Ezra Fitton
- The Wrong Box (1966) .... Masterman Finsbury
- King Rat (1965) .... Col. George Smedley-Taylor: The Senior Officers
- Operation Crossbow (1965) .... General Boyd
... aka The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Code Name: Operation Crossbow - The Chalk Garden (1964) .... Maitland
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Davies / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
- The Hell Walkers (1964) TV episode .... Davies
- The Interrogator (1962) TV episode .... Inspector Fallon - The Truth About Spring (1964) .... Tommy Tyler
... aka The Pirates of Spring Cove (UK: alternative title) - Tiara Tahiti (1962) .... Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
- The Valiant (1962) .... Captain Morgan
... aka L'affondamento della valiant (Italy) - Flame in the Streets (1961) .... Jacko Palmer
- The Parent Trap (1961) (uncredited) .... Mitch Evers' golf caddy
- The Singer Not the Song (1961) .... Father Keogh
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) .... Father Robinson
- Tunes of Glory (1960) .... Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
- Tiger Bay (1959) .... Superintendent Graham
... aka Mystery at Tiger Bay (USA: long title) - Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) .... Barney
... aka Season of Passion (USA) - I Was Monty's Double (1958) .... Major Harvey
... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken - Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) .... Captain Anson
... aka Desert Attack (USA) - Dunkirk (1958) .... Cpl. 'Tubby' Bins
- The Vicious Circle (1957) .... Dr. Howard Latimer
... aka The Circle (USA) - Town on Trial (1957) .... Supt. Mike Halloran
- It's Great to Be Young! (1956) .... Mr. Dingle
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Carriage Driver
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - "Producers' Showcase" .... Robert Crosbie (1 episode, 1956)
- The Letter (1956) TV episode .... Robert Crosbie - War and Peace (1956) .... Platon Karataev
... aka Guerra e pace (Italy) - The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Puncher Roberts
- Above Us the Waves (1955) .... Cmdr. Fraser
- The End of the Affair (1955) .... Albert Parkis
- The Colditz Story (1955) .... Pat Reid
- Escapade (1955) .... John Hampden
- Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Willie Mossop
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) .... Terence Sullivan
- Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) .... Tom Denning
- The Long Memory (1952) .... Phillip Davidson
- Morning Departure (1950) .... Lt. Cmdr. Armstrong
... aka Operation Disaster (USA) - The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) .... Bassett
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) .... Alfred Polly
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948) .... Captain R. F. Scott R.N.
- The October Man (1947) .... Jim Ackland
- So Well Remembered (1947) .... George Boswell
- Great Expectations (1946) .... Pip
- The Way to the Stars (1945) .... Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
... aka Johnny in the Clouds (USA) - Waterloo Road (1945) .... Jim Colter
- This Happy Breed (1944) .... Billy Mitchell
... aka Noel Coward's This Happy Breed (UK: complete title) - Victory Wedding (1944) .... Private Bill Clark
- We Dive at Dawn (1943) .... Captain - Lt. Taylor, R.N.
- The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) .... William Wilberforce
- In Which We Serve (1942) .... Ordinary Seaman Blake/Shorty Blake
- The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) .... Bobby Jessop
- Cottage to Let (1941) .... Flt-Lieut. George Perry
... aka Bombsight Stolen (USA) - Old Bill and Son (1941) .... Young Bill Busby
- The Big Blockade (1940) .... Tom
- All Hands (1940) .... Jack
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) .... Peter Colley as a young man
... aka Goodbye Mr. Chips! (USA: alternative title) - The Green Cockatoo (1937) .... Jim Connor
- O.H.M.S. (1937) .... Cpl. Bert Dawson
... aka You're in the Army Now (USA) - Tudor Rose (1936) .... Lord Guilford Dudley
... aka Lady Jane Grey
... aka Nine Days a Queen (USA) - The First Offence (1936) .... Johnnie Penrose
... aka Bad Blood (UK: alternative title)
... aka The First Offense - Brown on Resolution (1935) .... Albert Brown
... aka Born for Glory (USA)
... aka Forever England (UK: reissue title)
... aka Torpedo Raider (USA: reissue title) - Royal Cavalcade (1935) .... Boy
... aka Regal Cavalcade (USA) - Car of Dreams (1935) .... Robert Miller
- Charing Cross Road (1935) .... Tony
- Doctor's Orders (1934) .... Ronnie Blake
... aka The Doctor's Secret (USA) - Those Were the Days (1934) .... Bobby
- A Political Party (1934) .... Tony Smithers
- Blind Justice (1934) .... Ralph Summers
- The Lash (1934) .... Arthur Haughton
- The River Wolves (1934) .... Peter Farrell
- Britannia of Billingsgate (1933) .... Fred Bolton
- The Ghost Camera (1933) .... Ernest Elton
- The Midshipmaid (1932) .... Golightly
... aka Midshipmaid Gob (USA)
Producer:
- The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) (producer)
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) (producer) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1998)
- Cats (1998) TV episode (performer: "Gus: The Theatre Cat")
Director:
- Sky West and Crooked (1966)
... aka Bats with Baby Faces (UK: alternative title)
... aka Gypsy Girl (USA)
Thanks:
- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) (V) (special thanks) (as Sir John Mills)
- To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) (thanks)
Self:
- The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself
- Sir John Mills: A Century in Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Peace One Day (2004) .... Himself
- Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute (2004) (TV) (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself
- "Today with Des and Mel" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 4 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Forever Ealing (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "Breakfast with Frost" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)
- Episode dated 15 September 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 April 2002 (2002) TV episode (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (10 episodes, 1960-2002)
- Lloyd Scott (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Freddie Young (1996) TV episode .... Himself
- Michael Denison & Dulcie Gray (1995) TV episode .... Himself
- Juliet Mills (1992) TV episode .... Himself
- Peter Cushing (1990) TV episode .... Himself
(5 more) - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #2.8 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) (V) (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself
- "Heroes of Comedy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Dick Emery (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself (Guest in audience)
- "Film Genre" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Hollywood History (UK: new title)
- World War Two (2002) TV episode (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself - Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) (as Sir John Mills) .... Himself
- Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Parkinson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-2001)
- Episode dated 24 March 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Forty Years on Coronation Street (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
... aka Moving Memories (UK: short title) - An Audience with Cliff Richard (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "Clive Anderson All Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode #4.7 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The Troop (1999) .... Himself - Narrator
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Hayley Mills: Seeing Double (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1992-1996)
- Sir John Mills (1996) TV episode .... Himself
- Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) TV episode .... Himself
- Noel Coward (1992) TV episode .... Himself - An Audience with Shirley Bassey (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
- An Audience with Bob Monkhouse (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
- "Best of British" .... Narrator (57 episodes, 1987-1994)
- Thriller (1994) TV episode .... Narrator
- Battle Cry (1994) TV episode .... Narrator
- Conflict (1994) TV episode .... Narrator
- Chase (1994) TV episode .... Narrator
- Fantasy (1994) TV episode .... Narrator
(52 more) - "The Late Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Missing Believed Lost: Britain's Missing Movie Heritage (1992) TV episode .... Himself - This Is Your Life (Highlights from the 1950's and 1960's) (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- "An Invitation to Remember" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1990)
- John Mills (1990) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - The American Film Institute Salute to David Lean (1990) (TV) .... Himself (Guest Speaker)
- The British Comedy Awards 1990 (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Cilla's Goodbye to the '80s (1989) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Cilla Says Goodbye to the '80s (UK: alternative title) - The Royal Variety Performance 1989 (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1988) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "The Dame Edna Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode #1.6 (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Tribute to Her Majesty (1987) .... Himself
- "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode #4.3 (1987) TV episode .... Himself - The Best of British Cinema (1987) (V) (voice) (as Sir John Mills) .... Narrator
- "Favourite Things" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1986)
- Sir John Mills (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - Tommy Steele: A Handful of Songs (1981) (TV) .... Narrator
- Secombe with Music (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "The British Greats" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
- Robert Donat (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - "Stars on Sunday" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
- Episode dated 24 September 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
- Stars on Christmas Sunday (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Fall In, the Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- Night of 100 Stars (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- The Elstree Story (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #6.4 (1971) TV episode .... Himself / Major Faversham - The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Best Supporting Actor Winner
- "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 31 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- David Lean and John Mills (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Ryan's Daughter (1970/II) .... Himself
- "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- We're the Last of the Travelling Circuses (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Wedding of the Doll (1968) .... Himself
- "Five O'Clock Club" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Ollie and Fred's Five O'Clock Club (UK: new title)
- Episode #1.56 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - Total War in Britain (1946) (voice) .... Narrator
- Land of Promise (1946) (voice) .... The Voice
- Happy Families (1939)
Archive Footage:
- Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Arthur Haughton
- The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Memorial sequence
- Tribute to John Mills (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Sketch Show Story" (2001)
-
"Legends"
- Sir John Mills (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Himself
- The Golden Gong (1985) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Clapper Board"
- Lionel Jeffries: Part 1 (1979) TV episode -
"Disneyland"
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960) TV episode .... Father (edited from: Swiss Family Robinson)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Recording: Portrayed Cassius in Caedmon Records' complete recording of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", with Anthony Quayle as Brutus, Ralph Richardson as Julius Caesar and Alan Bates as Marc Antony.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 51 Articles | 11 Pictorials | 16 Magazine Cover Photos
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