About
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.
Filmography
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010 · Self – Interviewee
Bright Young Things2003 · Gentleman
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough2003
Forever Ealing2002 · Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making2002 · Self (archive)
The Gentleman Thief2001 · Arthur Rosehip
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000 · Self
A Profile of In Which We Serve2000 · Interviewee
Cats1998 · Gus the Theatre Cat
Bean1997 · Chairman
Hamlet1996 · Old King Norway
The Grotesque1995 · Sir Edward Cleghorn
Deadly Advice1994 · Jack the Ripper
Frankenstein1993 · De Lacey
Harnessing Peacocks1993 · Bernard Quigley
The Big Freeze1993 · Dapper man
Night of the Fox1990 · Brig. Dougal Munro
Ending Up1989 · Bernard
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage1988 · Self (uncredited)
The Lady and the Highwayman1988 · Sir Lawrence Dobson