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John Mills

1908 - 2005

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Sir John Mills (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. In 1971, he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Ryan's Daughter. For his work in film, Mills was knighted by Elizabeth II in 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Mills is the 1,841st most popular actor (up from 2,146th in 2019), the 1,985th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,020th in 2019) and the 246th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Mills ranks 1,841 out of 13,578. Before him are Zbigniew Cybulski, Bob Hastings, Vijay, Will Ferrell, Terry Crews, and William Powell. After him are Tom Cavanagh, Roy Chiao, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Stephen Baldwin, Marianne Sägebrecht, and Billy Connolly.

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Among people born in 1908, John Mills ranks 119. Before him are Ho Jong-suk, Afet İnan, Robert Rossen, Christa Schroeder, Eugen Weidmann, and Aurelio Peccei. After him are Mario Evaristo, Ed Gordon, Lionel Hampton, Lee Krasner, Carlos Peucelle, and Anna Sten. Among people deceased in 2005, John Mills ranks 92. Before him are Amrish Puri, Andre Gunder Frank, Erich Topp, Vasco Gonçalves, Amrita Pritam, and Alberto Lattuada. After him are Vincent Gigante, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, John DeLorean, Johnny Carson, Sangoulé Lamizana, and István Nyers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Mills ranks 1,985 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Barlow (1776), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Orderic Vitalis (1075), Unity Mitford (1914), and David Yates (1963). After him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Roger Williamson (1948), Wayne Rooney (1985), John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), and Algernon Blackwood (1869).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Mills ranks 246. Before him are Victor McLaglen (1886), Samantha Fox (1966), Patricia Hayes (1909), Paul Bettany (1971), Ralph Richardson (1902), and Tom Conti (1941). After him are Billy Connolly (1942), Andy Whitfield (1971), Sophie Turner (1996), Pauline Moran (1947), Alan Bates (1934), and Joanne Whalley (1961).

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