John Mills
(1908–2005)
British actor, director, producer (died aged 97) | In Which We Serve (1942), The Vicious Circle (1957), The October Man (1947)
Mini Biography
John Mills overcame short stature to become a useful stiff-upper-lip type in the 1940s, and later a character actor of some versatility.
Latest John Mills Pictures
![Ice Cold in Alex (1958) Blu-ray cover from Studiocanal [2017] (1) featuring Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews, Anthony Quayle and John Mills](https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/ice-cold-in-alex-1958-blu-ray-1-studiocanal-2017.jpg "Ice Cold in Alex (1958) Blu-ray cover | StudioCanal [2017] (1)")
Ice Cold in Alex (1958) Blu-ray cover | StudioCanal [2017] (1)
Barry Morse, Brian Keith, John Mills, Lilli Palmer
The Zoo Gang (1974) opening credits (10)
Barry Morse, Brian Keith, John Mills, Lilli Palmer
The Zoo Gang (1974) opening credits (6)
Barry Morse, Brian Keith, John Mills, Lilli Palmer
The Zoo Gang (1974) opening credits (5)
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Personal Details
Born
DiedWatch John Mills on British television
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88)
- Star-studded sinister and amusing stories, each with a twist in the tale, created by Roald Dahl.
- Galloping Foxley (1980, S2, E2)
- Today at 9am on Sky Arts HD
- A man on a train journey is convinced that the passenger seated opposite him is a bully from his schooldays.
- The Umbrella Man (1980, S2, E9)
- Tomorrow at 6.30pm on Sky Arts HD
- Wednesday at 1.30pm on Sky Arts HD
- Thursday at 9.30am on Sky Arts HD
- Saturday at 10am on Sky Arts HD
- A well-dressed old man sells an umbrella, claiming he needs money for the fare home – but then spends the proceeds in a pub.
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88)
- The End of the Affair (1955)
- In wartime London, a repressed wife has an affair with a writer but develops religious guilt that leads indirectly to her death.
- Tomorrow at 2.10am on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- Wednesday at 4.20pm on Talking Pictures TV
- The End of the Affair (1955)
- We Dive at Dawn (1943)
- World War II adventures of a British submarine disabled in the Baltic.
- Saturday at 1.25pm on BBC Two HD
- We Dive at Dawn (1943)
- Hobson’s Choice (1954)
- In the 1890s a tyrannical Lancashire bootmaker is brought to heel by his plain-speaking daughter and her simple-minded husband.
- Saturday at 4.10pm on Talking Pictures TV
- Hobson’s Choice (1954)
- Mr Denning Drives North (1951)
- A wealthy man accidentally kills a criminal in love with his daughter; he hides the body, which then disappears.
- Sunday at 6pm on Talking Pictures TV
- Mr Denning Drives North (1951)
John Mills News
- Margaret Lockwood featured in unique Virgin Trains advertisement
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16th June, 2005 - Virgin’s ‘The Return of the Train’ advertising campaign features film stars from six classic movies mixed with present-day passengers.