Person
John Mills
Born 22 February 1908 Died 23 April 2005, aged 97 The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK TMDB ↗
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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28age in their first credit on record (1937)
56years on screen and counting
2credits in 1985, their busiest year
23dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 85 Frankenstein
1993as De Lacey
Age: 80 The Lady and the Highwayman
1988as Sir Lawrence Dobson
Age: 76 Murder with Mirrors
1985as Lewis Serrocold
Age: 76 The Masks of Death
1984as Dr. John H. Watson / Narrator
Age: 74 Gandhi
1982as Lord Chelmsford
Age: 70 The Big Sleep
1978as Inspector Carson
Age: 68 Trial by Combat
1976as Colonel Bertie Cook
Age: 61 Run Wild, Run Free
1969as The Moorman (Colonel)
Age: 57 Operation Crossbow
1965as General Boyd
Age: 52 Tunes of Glory
1960as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
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Age: 48 The Letter
1956as Robert Crosbie
Age: 48 The Baby and the Battleship
1956as Puncher Roberts
Age: 40 The History of Mr. Polly
1949as Alfred Polly
Age: 35 We Dive at Dawn
1943as Lt. Taylor RN
Age: 28 O.H.M.S.
1937as Cpl. Bert Dawson
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TV credits
Age: 81 A Tale of Two Cities
1989as Jarvis Lorry
Age: 79 Hold the Dream
1987as Henry Rossiter
Age: 76 A Woman of Substance
1985as Henry Rossiter
Age: 72 Young at Heart
1980as Albert Collyer
Age: 71 Quatermass
1979as Bernard Quatermass
Age: 71 Tales of the Unexpected
1979as The Man
Age: 66 The Zoo Gang
1974as Thomas "The Elephant" Devon
Age: 59 Dundee and the Culhane
1967as Dundee