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, Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy, Maitland, Pip, Albert Parkis |
| 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:
, 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
Scott of the Antarctic (1948) with
By Greg Orypeck on Jun 12, 2014 From Classic Film FreakShare This!?We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but though we tried to dissuade him, we knew it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.??We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit and assuredly the end is not far.???? Robert Falcon Scott If ever there was a more apt... Read full article
, Jane Greer, and Richard Basehart: It's Triple Feature Time at the Cafe!
By Rick29 on Aug 29, 2013 From Classic Film & TV CafeJim--haunted by memories of the tragedy. The October Man (1947). A bus accident on a dark, rainy night leaves Jim Ackland () with a skull fracture--and the tragic memory of a friend's young daughter who died while under his care. After spending a year in a hospital, Jim emerges a fragile ... Read full article
"looks like" a young Willie Nelson.
By Dawn on Aug 31, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksSir ,(22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005), was an English actor, who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933), is a Texan country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country moveme... Read full article
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John Mills Quotes:
Tommy Tyler: You don't have to assure me of nothing. I know Springer.
[trying to think of a way to get off the ship-wrecked boat]
Ernst Robinson: Why don't we put up a distress flag?
Father Robinson: Don't you think we look distressed enough? Ernst, anyone who sees a ship stuck on the rocks might possibly guess it's in trouble.
Willie Mossop: By gum.
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