Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who had a long and extensive career in theater, film, and television, working almost right up to his death at the ripe old age of 97. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ryan's Daughter, and was named a Disney Legend in 2002.
His daughters, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills, are accomplished actresses in their own rights.
Selected Filmography:
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939): Peter Colley.
- In Which We Serve (1942): Shorty.
- Great Expectations (1946): Pip.
- Morning Departure (1950): Lt. Com. Peter Armstrong.
- The End of the Affair (1955): Albert Parkis.
- War and Peace (1956): Platon Karataev.
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956): London Carriage Driver.
- Dunkirk (1958): Cpl. Binns.
- Tiger Bay (1959): Police Superintendent Graham.
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959): Barney.
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960): William Robinson.
- The Parent Trap (1961): Mitch Evers' Golf Caddy.
- The Wrong Box (1966): Masterman Finsbury.
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969): Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
- Run Wild, Run Free (1969): The Moorsman.
- Ryan's Daughter (1970): Michael.
- Lady Caroline Lamb (1972): George Canning.
- Dr. Strange (1978): Thomas Lindmer.
- The Quatermass Conclusion (1979): Professor Bernard Quatermass.
- Zulu Dawn (1979): Sir Henry Bartle Frere.
- Gandhi (1982): The Viceroy Baron Chelmsford.
- Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984): Dr. John Watson.
- When the Wind Blows: Mr. Bloggs.
- Deadly Advice (1994): Jack the Ripper.
- Hamlet (1996): Old Norway.
- Bean (1997): Chairman.
