Deceased

How Did John Mills Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 97

Also known asLewis Ernest Watts Mills, Sir John Mills, Sir John Mills, CBE, Johnny Mills, Джон МиллзGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn22/02/1908Born inThe Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UKDied23/04/2005 (aged 97)Died inDenhamCauserespiratory tract infectionWikidataQ315728 ↗Buried atChurch of St Mary, DenhamTMDb#11859 ↗

Sir John Mills was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes. In 1971, he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Ryan's Daughter.

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Filmography123 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Talking PicturesSeries	Self (archive footage)	105
2010	Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovie	Self – Interviewee	102
2003	Bright Young ThingsMovie	Gentleman	95
2002	Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the MakingMovie	Self (archive)	94
2002	Forever EalingMovie	Self	94
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries	Self	93
2001	The Gentleman ThiefMovie	Arthur Rosehip	93
2000	Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovie	Self	92
2000	A Profile of In Which We ServeMovie	Interviewee	92
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	90
1998	CatsMovie	Gus the Theatre Cat	90
1997	BeanMovie	Chairman	89
1996	HamletMovie	Old King Norway	88
1996	Clive Anderson All TalkSeries	Self	88
1995	The GrotesqueMovie	Sir Edward Cleghorn	87
1994	Martin ChuzzlewitSeries	Mr Chuffey	86
1994	Deadly AdviceMovie	Jack the Ripper	86
1993	The Big FreezeMovie	Dapper man	85
1993	FrankensteinMovie	De Lacey	85
1990	Perfect ScoundrelsSeries	Praeger	82
1990	Night of the FoxMovie	Brig. Dougal Munro	82
1989	A Tale of Two CitiesSeries	Jarvis Lorry	81
1989	Ending UpMovie	Bernard	81
1989	Around the World in 80 DaysSeries	Faversham	81
1988	One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageMovie	Self (uncredited)	80
1988	The Lady and the HighwaymanMovie	Sir Lawrence Dobson	80
1987	Hold the DreamSeries	Henry Rossiter	79
1987	Who's That GirlMovie	Montgomery Bell	79
1987	The Dame Edna ExperienceSeries	Self	79
1985	The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioMovie	Self	77
1985	Murder with MirrorsMovie	Lewis Serrocold	77
1985	A Woman of SubstanceSeries	Henry Rossiter	77
1983	SaharaMovie	Cambridge	75
1982	HotelSeries	—	74
1982	GandhiMovie	Lord Chelmsford	74
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	The Man	71
1979	QuatermassSeries	Bernard Quatermass	71
1979	The Quatermass ConclusionMovie	Prof. Bernard Quatermass	71
1979	Zulu DawnMovie	Sir Henry Bartle Frere	71
1978	The Big SleepMovie	Inspector Carson	70
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	70
1978	Dr. StrangeMovie	Thomas Lindmer	70
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Bertram MacDonald	69
1977	The Devil's AdvocateMovie	Monsignor Blaise Meredith	69
1976	Trial by CombatMovie	Colonel Bertie Cook	68
1975	The Human FactorMovie	Mike McAllister	67
1973	Oklahoma CrudeMovie	Cleon Doyle	65
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	65
1972	Young WinstonMovie	General Kitchner	64
1972	Lady Caroline LambMovie	Canning	64
1971	DulcimaMovie	Mr. Parker	63
1970	Nanny and the ProfessorSeries	Uncle Alfred	62
1970	Ryan's DaughterMovie	Michael	62
1970	Adam's WomanMovie	Sir Philip MacDonald	62
1969	Oh! What a Lovely WarMovie	Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig	61
1967	ChukaMovie	Colonel Stuart Valois	59
1967	Africa: Texas Style!Movie	Wing Commander Hayes	59
1967	Dundee and the CulhaneSeries	Dundee	59
1966	The Family WayMovie	Ezra Fitton	58
1965	Operation CrossbowMovie	General Boyd	57
1965	King RatMovie	Smedley-Taylor	57
1965	The Truth About SpringMovie	Tommy Tyler	57
1964	The Chalk GardenMovie	Maitland	56
1963	The Danny Kaye ShowSeries	Self	55
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	54
1962	The ValiantMovie	Captain Morgan	54
1962	Tiara TahitiMovie	Lt. Col. Clifford Southey	54
1961	The Parent TrapMovie	Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy (uncredited)	53
1960	Swiss Family RobinsonMovie	Father	52
1960	Escape to Paradise/Water BirdsMovie	—	52
1959	Tiger BayMovie	Superintendent Graham	51
1959	Summer of the Seventeenth DollMovie	Barney	51
1958	Ice Cold in AlexMovie	Captain Anson	50
1958	DunkirkMovie	Cpl Tubby Binns	50
1957	The Vicious CircleMovie	Dr. Howard Latimer	49
1957	Town on TrialMovie	Supt. Mike Halloran	49
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	London Carriage Driver	48
1956	The Baby and the BattleshipMovie	Puncher Roberts	48
1956	War and PeaceMovie	Platon Karataev	48
1956	The LetterMovie	Robert Crosbie	48
1955	Above Us the WavesMovie	Commandant Fraser	47
1955	The End of the AffairMovie	Albert Parkis	47
1955	EscapadeMovie	John Hampden	47
1954	Producers' ShowcaseSeries	Robert Crosbie	46
1954	Hobson's ChoiceMovie	William Mossop	46
1953	The Long MemoryMovie	Phillip Davidson	45
1951	Mr. Denning Drives NorthMovie	Tom Denning	43
1949	The History of Mr. PollyMovie	Alfred Polly	41
1949	The Rocking Horse WinnerMovie	Bassett	41
1948	Scott of the AntarcticMovie	Captain R.F. Scott R.N.	40
1947	The October ManMovie	Jim Ackland	39
1947	So Well RememberedMovie	George Boswell	39
1946	Great ExpectationsMovie	Pip	38
1945	The Way to the StarsMovie	Pilot Officer Peter Penrose	37
1944	This Happy BreedMovie	Billy Mitchell	36
1944	Information PleaseMovie	British Flyer	36
1944	Victory WeddingMovie	Bill Clark	36
1943	We Dive at DawnMovie	Lt. Taylor RN	35
1942	The Big BlockadeMovie	Tom	34
1942	The Young Mr. PittMovie	William Wilberforce	34
1942	In Which We ServeMovie	Ordinary Seaman Blake / Shorty Blake	34
1942	The Black Sheep of WhitehallMovie	Bobby Jessop	34
1941	Old Bill and SonMovie	Young Bill	33
1941	Cottage to LetMovie	Flt·Lieut. Perry	33
1940	All HandsMovie	Jack	32
1939	Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie	Peter Colley as a Young Man	31
1939	Happy FamilyMovie	Fred	31
1937	The Green CockatooMovie	Jim Connor	29
1937	O.H.M.S.Movie	Cpl. Bert Dawson	29
1936	Tudor RoseMovie	Lord Guilford Dudley	28
1936	First OffenceMovie	Johnnie Penrose	28
1935	Broadway GondolierMovie	—	27
1935	Royal CavalcadeMovie	Young Enlistee	27
1935	Blind JusticeMovie	Ralph Summers	27
1935	Car of DreamsMovie	Robert Miller	27
1935	Charing Cross RoadMovie	Tony	27
1934	The LashMovie	Arthur Haughton	26
1934	Those Were the DaysMovie	Bobby Poskett	26
1934	A Political PartyMovie	Tony Smithers	26
1934	Doctor's OrdersMovie	Ronnie Blake	26
1933	Britannia of BillingsgateMovie	Fred Bolton	25
1933	The Ghost CameraMovie	Ernest Elton	25
1932	The MidshipmaidMovie	Golightly	24