Lewis Ernest Watts Mills
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 22, 1908 North Elmham, England |
| Died | Apr 23, 2005 Denham, England |
| Age | Died at 97 |
| Final Resting PlaceSt. Mary the Virgin | |
John Mills | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1932-2005 |
| Top Roles | Peter Colley, Platon Karataev, Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy, Maitland, Pip |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, War, Film Adaptation, Action |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | Michael Balcon (Producer), Richard Attenborough, Roy Ward Baker (Director), Allan Cuthbertson |
| Shares birthday with | Robert Young, George Haight, Fannie Ward see more.. |
John Mills Overview:
Character actor, John Mills, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on Feb 22, 1908 in North Elmham, England. Mills died at the age of 97 on Apr 23, 2005 in Denham, England and was laid to rest in St. Mary the Virgin Cemetery in Denham, England.
MINI BIO:
Staunch, stocky British leading man, trained in musical comedy, but best recalled for war roles that ran from cockney ratings to stiff-upper-lip officers, and for a series of rural worms-that-turned that culminated in his winning an Oscar for his village grotesque in Ryan's Daughter. Sincerity was his best quality, and he projected it throughout the forties and fifties, when he was one of Britain's top box-office stars. Father of Hayley and Juliet Mills. Married actress Aileen Raymond and (from 1941) Mary Hayley Bell, who became a novelist and playwright. Knighted in 1977.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).HONORS and AWARDS:
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John Mills was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actor for Ryan's Daughter (as Michael) in 1970.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1970 | Best Supporting Actor | Ryan's Daughter (1970) | Michael | Won |
On 2002, Mills received the Disney Legends Award for living up to the Disney principals of imagination, skill, discipline, craftsmanship and magic.
BlogHub Articles:
is “The October Man”
By Stephen Reginald on Nov 14, 2023 From Classic Movie Manis “The October Man” The October Man (1947) is a British mystery film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring and Joan Greenwood. The screenplay was written by novelist Eric Ambler who also served as producer. Jim Ackland (Mills) sustains a brain injury in a b... Read full article
has “Great Expectations” in the David Lean adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic
By Stephen Reginald on Aug 8, 2023 From Classic Movie Manhas “Great Expectations” in the David Lean adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations (1946) is a British drama directed by David Lean and based on the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens and starring and Valerie Hobson. The strong supporting cast i... Read full article
Charles Laughton, , and Brenda de Banzie star in “Hobson’s Choice”
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 17, 2023 From Classic Movie ManCharles Laughton, , and Brenda de Banzie star in “Hobson’s Choice” Hobson’s Choice (1954) is a British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean and starring Charles Laughton, , and Benda de Banzie. The film is based on the play of the same name wri... Read full article
, Horst Buchholz, and Hayley Mills struggle in “Tiger Bay”
By Stephen Reginald on Feb 12, 2021 From Classic Movie Man, Horst Buchholz, and Hayley Mills struggle in “Tiger Bay” Tiger Bay (1959) is a British crime drama directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring , Horst Buchholz, and Hayley Mills in her first major film role. The plot centers around a young Polish sailor named Bron... Read full article
A musical
By Judy on Feb 13, 2015 From Movie ClassicsI’ve just reviewed an early musical starring , Car of Dreams , released in 1935, over at my British movies blog. Anyone interested is very welcome to take a look! This is the first in a planned?series about ?films starring this great actor.... Read full article
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John Mills Quotes:
Tommy Tyler: *Haven't*, not *ain't*.
Spring Tyler: It means the same thing.
Tommy Tyler: A shoe means the same thing as a boot, but a boot's what you're gonna get in a minute.
Tommy Tyler: I got a safe deposit box in Tampa with four thousand one hundred and sixty-seven dollars and twenty-two cents. Now if it develops today I ain't as smart as I think I am, see that she gets into some girls' school. A strict one.
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow: When you're dying, when you really believe you're dying, you think of the most absurd things.
Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C.: In my war I never had time to think.
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow: Oh they gave me time, all right. Again and again. When I was in the prison camp, they nearly drowned me, then they brought me round. Then they put a wet cloth over my mouth and kept it wet until I nearly drowned again. And the only thing that pulled me through was the thought that one day I'd come back and sit in the middle of that table as colonel of this battalion, like my grandfather and his father before him. Only I was going to be the best of the lot.
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