R.I.P Sir John Mills

danred5 · 23-Apr-2005, 19:04

Sad news today as one of our greatest actors passed away at the age of 97.

Suffering from ill health in his golden years, his legacy for film and stage work will live on, also worth mention was his devotion to his wife of over 50 years.

He made some truly great films imo, including , Ice Cold In alex, This Happy Breed, We Dive at dawn, Hobson's Choice, Ryans Daughter and my personal favourite, Great Expectations.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/4476875.stm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590055/

"Goodbye Pip old chap"

Cam · 23-Apr-2005, 19:12

Yeah Sir John was a great little Actor

ophiuchus · 24-Apr-2005, 01:15

:'( so sad.

Robbo · 24-Apr-2005, 04:52

Good post danred5

I was really saddened to look on the text earlier tonight and see this sad news

Sir John Mills was one of the absolute best actors Britian ever produced, he was always completely believable in all the many roles he did. One thing that does annoy me about the awards namely the oscars is they overlooked him too much only awarding him the one for Ryans Daughter. Having watched many Sir John Mill's films I have to say imo he deserved more - say for his performance in Ice Cold in Alex, Great Expectations to name but two.

I feel almost like I have lost a very close friend or even a family member as I have grown up watching Johnny Mills in many a war film and loved his performances in all, for example watch Dunkirk and see how well he fits into the roll.
He was/is greatly respected in film industry and must have had many many stories of all the greats that he acted with and knew.

I for one tip my hat and say thank you Sir John Mills for all the enjoyment you gave me in your roles, you will never be forgotten and truly are amongst the best actors ever to grace the big and indeed the small screen

Lets just hope the tv channels try and do him some justice and show some of his films over the coming weeks.

Kenny · 24-Apr-2005, 10:14

Yes very sad news of Sir Jon passing away he indeed did star in some good films ,But one ive never managed to watch all the way through is Great Expectations .

Whenever its on i always end up having to do something and i cant record it as my video is broken ,Oh well it`ll be back on again soon me hopes .

Neutron · 24-Apr-2005, 10:22

Quatermass is about the only film I recognise him from.

BullDog · 26-Apr-2005, 12:03

superb actor - particular fave is The History of Mr Polly.

23-Apr-2005, 19:04	#1
danred5 "Pooing is awesome" Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: A galaxy far, far away....Walsall Tournaments Won: 2 Posts: 7,431	R.I.P Sir John Mills Sad news today as one of our greatest actors passed away at the age of 97. Suffering from ill health in his golden years, his legacy for film and stage work will live on, also worth mention was his devotion to his wife of over 50 years. He made some truly great films imo, including , Ice Cold In alex, This Happy Breed, We Dive at dawn, Hobson's Choice, Ryans Daughter and my personal favourite, Great Expectations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/4476875.stm http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590055/ "Goodbye Pip old chap"

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24-Apr-2005, 04:52	#4
Robbo pro poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London Posts: 694	Good post danred5 I was really saddened to look on the text earlier tonight and see this sad news Sir John Mills was one of the absolute best actors Britian ever produced, he was always completely believable in all the many roles he did. One thing that does annoy me about the awards namely the oscars is they overlooked him too much only awarding him the one for Ryans Daughter. Having watched many Sir John Mill's films I have to say imo he deserved more - say for his performance in Ice Cold in Alex, Great Expectations to name but two. I feel almost like I have lost a very close friend or even a family member as I have grown up watching Johnny Mills in many a war film and loved his performances in all, for example watch Dunkirk and see how well he fits into the roll. He was/is greatly respected in film industry and must have had many many stories of all the greats that he acted with and knew. I for one tip my hat and say thank you Sir John Mills for all the enjoyment you gave me in your roles, you will never be forgotten and truly are amongst the best actors ever to grace the big and indeed the small screen Lets just hope the tv channels try and do him some justice and show some of his films over the coming weeks. __________________ Something goes here..................

24-Apr-2005, 10:14	#5
Kenny will post for food Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,370	Yes very sad news of Sir Jon passing away he indeed did star in some good films ,But one ive never managed to watch all the way through is Great Expectations . Whenever its on i always end up having to do something and i cant record it as my video is broken ,Oh well it`ll be back on again soon me hopes . __________________ E6750 4gig pc800 OCZ GTX 280 32 inch Toshiba HD LCD TV 1920 * 1080i 19 inch Cibox Widescreen 1440 * 900 running very nice and sweet

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Neutron MILF Molester Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Up your mothers chuff Posts: 9,664	Quatermass is about the only film I recognise him from.

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BullDog spam tbh Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 828	superb actor - particular fave is The History of Mr Polly. __________________ [¹²M]inkee :