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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. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes.
May 10, 2024 · John Mills was a British actor who appeared in more than 100 motion pictures and dozens of stage plays and television programs during a career that spanned some seven decades. His ability to portray “everyman” characters sincerely and believably—especially humble, decent military officers—endeared.
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John Mills (1908-2005) was a popular and versatile actor who appeared in more than 120 films and TV movies in a career spanning eight decades. He starred in military roles, musicals, comedies, dramas and won an Oscar for Ryan's Daughter (1970).
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John Mills was a popular and beloved English actor who appeared in more than 120 films and TV movies in a career spanning eight decades. He starred in military roles, musicals, comedies, dramas and won an Oscar for his performance in Ryan's Daughter (1970).
- February 22, 1908
- April 23, 2005
Apr 25, 2005 · Sir John Mills, the celebrated British actor who portrayed war heroes, Dickensian upstarts and an extraordinary pantheon of English characters in a film, stage and television career that...
Apr 23, 2005 · John Mills (1908-2005) was a versatile and prolific actor who starred in various genres and roles, from Gandhi to Cats. He also appeared in many TV shows, documentaries and stage plays, and was a CBE recipient.
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John Mills mightn't have been the most versatile actor in the world but he always provided true entertainment. Quite simply, black and white British war films wouldn't be half as good without him.
