Frank Mills
Biography
Frank Mills was an English actor born in London in 1927 who built his career largely in television. He was best known for playing Billy Williams in Coronation Street, and he also starred in Rumpole of the Bailey. Through the 1970s he took parts in The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974), The Sweeney (1976) and the Granada daytime series Crown Court (1978). In the 1980s he appeared in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) and Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985), and he played the grumpy bookmaker Gil alongside Ray Brooks in the BBC drama Big Deal (1984). He returned to Minder in 1991 and later worked on Heartbeat (1997), Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997), Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War and The Royal (2004). He died in 2021.
93years old at death
- Born London
- Died
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Albert Mills (birth name)Also credited as Albert Frank Mills
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 52 years1955 to 2007
Every film, newest first
- 2007Stuart: A Life BackwardsIMDb rating 7.6
- 1984ChampionsIMDb rating 6.5
- 1982Witness for the ProsecutionIMDb rating 7.1
- 1980Rough CutIMDb rating 5.7
- 1955The Man with the Golden ArmIMDb rating 7.3
Genres
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Stuart: A Life Backwardsas Stuart's Granddad
Championsas Charles
Witness for the Prosecutionas Chief Inspector Hearne
Rough Cutas Passport Clerk
The Man with the Golden Armas Street Vagrant
Worked with
Frank Mills made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
John Hurt1 film together, 1984
John Hurt's page Champions1984IMDb rating 6.5Mills as CharlesHurt as Bob Champion
Burt Reynolds1 film together, 1980
Burt Reynolds's page Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7Mills as Passport ClerkReynolds as Jack Rhodes
Donald Pleasence1 film together, 1982
Donald Pleasence's page Witness for the Prosecution1982IMDb rating 7.1Mills as Chief Inspector HearnePleasence as Mr. Myers
Beau Bridges1 film together, 1982
Beau Bridges's page Witness for the Prosecution1982IMDb rating 7.1Mills as Chief Inspector HearneBridges as Leonard Vole
Joss Ackland1 film together, 1980
Joss Ackland's page Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7Mills as Passport ClerkAckland as Insp. Vanderveld
Michael Gough1 film together, 1982
Michael Gough's page Witness for the Prosecution1982IMDb rating 7.1Mills as Chief Inspector HearneGough as Judge
David AttwoodDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by David Attwood Stuart: A Life Backwards2007IMDb rating 7.6Mills as Stuart's Granddad
Otto PremingerDirector, 1 film, 1955
All films by Otto Preminger The Man with the Golden Arm1955IMDb rating 7.3Mills as Street Vagrant
Don SiegelDirector, 1 film, 1980
All films by Don Siegel Rough Cut1980IMDb rating 5.7Mills as Passport Clerk
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
