AKA Lewis Ernest Watts Mills

Born: 22-Feb-1908
Birthplace: Felixstowe, Suffolk, England
Died: 23-Apr-2005
Location of death: Buckinghamshire, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Ryan's Daughter

Military service: British Army

Father: Lewis Mills
Wife: Aileen Raymond (m. 1931, div. 1941)
Wife: Mary Hayley Bell (m. 16-Jan-1941)
Son: Jonathan Mills
Daughter: Juliet Mills (actress)
Daughter: Hayley Mills (actress)

    University: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London

    Commander of the British Empire 1960
    Knighthood 1976
    Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1971 for Ryan's Daughter
    Golden Globe 1971 for Ryan's Daughter

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Sky West and Crooked (Jan-1966)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (5-May-2010) · Himself
    Bright Young Things (16-May-2003)
    Cats (5-Oct-1998)
    Bean (3-Jul-1997) · Chairman
    Hamlet (25-Dec-1996)
    The Grotesque (9-Sep-1995) · Sir Edward Cleghorn
    Deadly Advice (29-Apr-1994)
    Frankenstein (14-Jun-1993)
    A Tale of Two Cities (21-May-1989)
    Around the World in 80 Days (16-Apr-1989)
    The Lady and the Highwayman (22-Jan-1989)
    Who's That Girl? (7-Aug-1987)
    When the Wind Blows (13-Mar-1987) [VOICE]
    Hold the Dream (27-Oct-1986)
    Murder with Mirrors (20-Feb-1985)
    Sahara (1983) · Cambridge
    Gandhi (6-Dec-1982) · The Viceroy
    Zulu Dawn (15-May-1979)
    The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
    Dr. Strange (6-Sep-1978)
    The Big Sleep (13-Mar-1978)
    The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)
    Trial by Combat (Apr-1976)
    The Human Factor (19-Nov-1975)
    Oklahoma Crude (3-Jul-1973)
    Young Winston (Jul-1972) · Gen. Kitchener
    Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
    Dulcima (Jun-1971)
    Ryan's Daughter (9-Nov-1970)
    Adam's Woman (19-Mar-1970)
    Run Wild, Run Free (23-Jul-1969) · The Moorman
    Oh! What a Lovely War (10-Mar-1969)
    A Black Veil for Lisa (11-Aug-1968)
    Chuka (11-Jun-1967)
    Africa: Texas Style (May-1967)
    The Family Way (18-Dec-1966) · Ezra Fitton
    The Wrong Box (4-Jul-1966) · Masterman
    King Rat (27-Oct-1965)
    Operation Crossbow (1-Apr-1965) · Gen. Boyd
    The Chalk Garden (21-May-1964) · Maitland
    The Truth About Spring (1964) · Tommy Tyler
    Tiara Tahiti (10-Jul-1962)
    The Singer Not the Song (17-Nov-1961)
    Flame in the Streets (20-Jun-1961)
    Tunes of Glory (20-Dec-1960)
    Swiss Family Robinson (10-Dec-1960)
    Tiger Bay (Mar-1959)
    Season of Passion (1959) · Barney
    I Was Monty's Double (21-Oct-1958)
    Ice-Cold in Alex (24-Jun-1958)
    Dunkirk (25-Mar-1958)
    The Vicious Circle (Sep-1957)
    Town on Trial (22-Jan-1957)
    Around the World in Eighty Days (17-Oct-1956) · Coachman
    War and Peace (21-Aug-1956) · Platon
    The Baby and the Battleship (10-Jul-1956)
    It's Great to Be Young! (1956)
    Above Us the Waves (8-Aug-1955)
    The Colditz Story (26-Feb-1955)
    The End of the Affair (23-Feb-1955) · Albert Parkis
    Escapade (1955) · John Hampden
    Hobson's Choice (19-Apr-1954) · William Mossop
    The Long Memory (27-Jan-1953)
    The Gentle Gunman (21-Oct-1952) · Terence Sullivan
    Mr. Denning Drives North (21-Jan-1952)
    The Rocking Horse Winner (8-Jun-1950) · Bassett
    Morning Departure (21-Feb-1950)
    The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
    Scott of the Antarctic (7-Dec-1948) · Capt. Robert F. Scott
    The October Man (28-Aug-1947) · Jim Ackland
    So Well Remembered (8-Jul-1947)
    Great Expectations (26-Dec-1946) · Pip
    The Way to the Stars (16-Jun-1945) · Peter Penrose
    Waterloo Road (5-Feb-1945)
    This Happy Breed (1-Jun-1944) · Billy Mitchell
    We Dive at Dawn (20-May-1943)
    The Young Mr. Pitt (21-Sep-1942)
    In Which We Serve (17-Sep-1942)
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall (23-Feb-1942)
    The Big Blockade (19-Jan-1942)
    Cottage to Let (6-Sep-1941) · Flight Lt. Perry
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips (15-May-1939) · Peter Colley
    The Green Cockatoo (Dec-1937)
    O.H.M.S. (Jan-1937)
    Nine Days a Queen (Apr-1936)
    Forever England (15-May-1935)
    Car of Dreams (1935)
    Those Were the Days (Apr-1934)
    The Ghost Camera (1933)

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