Birth of John Mills22 February 1908
Birth of John Mills, born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills
Historical person
John Mills Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Mills, based on 24 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
24 records1908–201524 events3 places
Chronological biography
1908
1932
The Midshipmaid1932
Film debut in The Midshipmaid
1939
Goodbye, Mr Chips1939
Appears as Colley in the 1939 film version of Goodbye, Mr Chips, opposite Robert Donat
1942
In Which We Serve1942
Appears in In Which We Serve
1943
We Dive at Dawn1943
Appears in We Dive at Dawn
1944
Waterloo Road1944
Appears in Waterloo Road. Appears in This Happy Breed
1945
The Way to the Stars1945
Appears in The Way to the Stars
1946
Great Expectations1946
Takes the lead in Great Expectations
1948
Scott of the Antarctic1948
Appears as Captain Robert Falcon Scott in Scott of the Antarctic
1954
The Colditz Story1954
Appears in The Colditz Story
1955
Above Us the Waves1955
Appears in Above Us the Waves
1958
I was Montys Double1958
Appears in I was Montys Double. Appears in Ice Cold in Alex
1960
CBE1960
Appointed a CBE
Tunes of Glory1960
Appears in Tunes of Glory
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War1969
Appears in Oh! What a Lovely War
1970
Ryans Daughter1970
For his role as the village idiot in Ryans Daughter, Mills wins an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1972
Young Winston1972
Appears in Young Winston
1974
Drama1974
Stars as Captain Tommy "The Elephant" Devon in the six-part television drama series The Zoo Gang, about a group of former underground freedom fighters from World War II
1976
Knighthood1976
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
1979
Quatermass1979
Appears as the title character in Quatermass for ITV
Zulu Dawn1979
Appears in Zulu Dawn
2002
BAFTA2002
Recieves a Fellowship of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the highest award given by the Academy
2008
Death of John Mills23 April 2008
Death of John Mills
2015
Labour LeaveNovember 2015
Helps organise Labour Leave during the referendum campaign.
Titles and roles
Campaigner
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.