John Mills

1998 Played Gus the Theatre Cat in the direct-to-video release "Cats", adapted from the successful Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical; production also aired on PBS stations in USA

1997 Appeared as the Chairman in the comedy "Bean"

1996 Made cameo appearance as Old Norway in Kenneth Branagh's full-length feture version of "Hamlet"

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1998 Played Gus the Theatre Cat in the direct-to-video release "Cats", adapted from the successful Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical; production also aired on PBS stations in USA

1997 Appeared as the Chairman in the comedy "Bean"

1996 Made cameo appearance as Old Norway in Kenneth Branagh's full-length feture version of "Hamlet"

1994 Portrayed Old Chuffey in the British miniseries "Charles Dickens' 'Martin Chuzzlewit'" (aired on PBS in 1995 in the USA)

1993 Co-starred in the British TV-movie "Ending Up"; aired in USA on PBS (filmed in 1989)

1989 Acted in the NBC miniseries version of "Around the World in 80 Days"

1989 Co-starred in the multi-part adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities" (PBS)

1987 Last Broadway role, co-starring in revival of "Pygmalion"

1987 Supported Madonna in the comedy "Who's That Girl"

1986 Reprised role of Henry Rossiter in the syndicated sequel "Hold That Dream"

1986 Starred in the stage production "The Petition"

1984 Had featured role as Henry Rossiter, advisor to Emma Harte (Jenny Seagrove and Deborah Kerr) in the syndicated miniseries "A Woman of Substance"

1982 Portrayed the viceroy in Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi"

1979 Starred in the four-part British TV series "Quartermass"; episodes were re-edited and released theatrically under the title "The Quartermass Conclusion"

1978 Acted in the remake of "The 39 Steps"

1977 Headlined London revival of Terrence Rattigan's "Separate Tables"

1975 Co-starred with Lilli Palmer and Barry Morse in the NBC series "The Zoo Gang"

1973 Portrayed Faye Dunaway's father in the drama "Oklahoma Crude"

1972 Essayed role of General Kitchener in "Young Winston"

1971 Made guest appearance on "Nanny and the Professor", starring daughter Juliet

1970 Earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar playing the village idiot in "Ryan's Daughter", directed by David Lean

1967 Starred in the CBS series "Dundee and the Culhane"

1966 Feature directorial debut, "Sky West and Crooked/Gypsy Girl", starring daughter Hayley and co-written by wife Mary Hayley Bell

1966 Acted with daughter Hayley in Roy Boulting's "The Family Way"

1961 Made Broadway debut in title role of "Ross", based on the life of T E Lawrence; received a Tony Award nomination

1960 Offered one of his best performances as a British officer bent on restoring order to a regiment in "Tunes of Glory", co-starring Alec Guinness

1959 Appeared with daughter Hayley in "Tiger Bay"

1957 Formed John Mills Productions Ltd

1956 American TV debut in production of "The Letter", directed by William Wyler

1956 Played a cab driver in "Around the World in 80 Days"

1954 Reprised role of Lord Babberly in revival of "Charley's Aunt"

1954 Co-starred as Charles Laughton's son-in-law in "Hobson's Choice", directed by Lean

1949 Producing debut, "The History of Mr. Polly"; also starred

1948 Had title role in the biopic "Scott of the Antarctic"

1947 Directed and starred in the stage play "Angel", also written by Bell

1947 Starred in the suspense thriller "The October Man"; first onscreen appearance with duaghter Juliet

1946 Reteamed with Lean to play Pip in "Great Expectations"

1944 Co-starred in "Waterloo Road"

1942 Acted in and co-directed (with Bernard Miles) "Men in Shadow", written by second wife Mary Hayley Bell

1942 Appeared in "In Which We Serve", co-directed by Noel Coward and David Lean

1939 Breakthrough stage role as George in "Of Mice and Men"

1939 Had role as student Peter Colley going off to war in the drama "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", starring Robert Donat; first US film

1936 Portrayed Lord Dudley in the historical drama "Tudor Rose/Nine Days a Queen", opposite teen actress Nova Pilbeam

1934 Signed contract with Gaumont-British

1933 Reteamed with Coward for "Words and Music"

1932 Film acting debut in "The Midshipmaid", opposite Jessie Matthews

1931 Acted in Noel Coward's "Cavalcade" in London

1930 First character part onstage, Lord Babberly in "Charley's Aunt"

1929 London stage debut as a chorus boy in the musical "The Five O'Clock Girl" at London Hippodrome

1929 - 1930 Toured India and Asia as a member of the performing troupe, The Quaints, acting in "Journey's End", "Mr. Cinders" and "Hamlet" among other plays

Spent childhood in Belton, Suffolk, where his father worked as a school headmaster

Moved with family to London

After failing to land a spot with the Norwich City Football Club, worked as a clerk in Ipswich and later a traveling salesman

Began appearing in amateur theatricals

Served in WWII as a member of the Royal Engineers; eventually discharged on medical grounds because of an ulcer

Under contract with the Rank Organization