John Mills

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Feb 22, 1908 (117 years old)
Death date
Apr 23, 2005

John Mills

Known For

Martin Chuzzlewit
1h 0m
TV Show 1994

Martin Chuzzlewit

When old Martin Chuzzlewit disinherits his grandson, he falls prey to a host of rapacious relatives.

Frankenstein
1h 57m
Movie 1993

Frankenstein

In the early 19th century, Dr. Frankenstein discovers the secret of life – how to create a perfect man – powerful, intelligent and immune to disease. But something goes wrong in the laboratory and the doctor’s hideous creation disappears into the night. At first, Frankenstein hoped that the horrible monster would perish in the wilderness, but now he senses that it’s alive and sets out for him. Dr. Frankenstein tracks the creature to the Arctic, where the two must battle to decide who will become the master of the other’s life…or death.

Harnessing Peacocks
1h 45m
Movie 1993

Harnessing Peacocks

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.

The Big Freeze
0h 45m
Movie 1993

The Big Freeze

A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
0h 51m
Movie 1992

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

A Tale of Two Cities
1h 35m
TV Show 1989

A Tale of Two Cities

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Around the World in 80 Days
1h 29m
TV Show 1989

Around the World in 80 Days

The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout, and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture.

Ending Up
1h 18m
Movie 1989

Ending Up

A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends in tragedy after a practical joke goes horribly wrong.

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
0h 50m
Movie 1988

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

The gloriously glamorous Dame Edna entertains a celebrity audience in this 1988 special.

The Lady and the Highwayman
1h 30m
Movie 1988

The Lady and the Highwayman

During one of his robberies, a highwayman, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, falls in love with an aristocratic lady. Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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