Frank Mills

Prolific film and television actor. Best known for playing Betty Turpin's second husband on Coronation Street.

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Oliver Twist (2005)

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Barney Clark  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Harry Eden

Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Barney Clark  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Jamie Foreman  •  Harry Eden

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Kim Novak  •  Eleanor Parker  •  Arnold Stang

A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Kim Novak  •  Eleanor Parker  •  Arnold Stang

The Set-Up (1949)

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Robert Ryan  •  Audrey Totter  •  George Tobias  •  Alan Baxter

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Robert Ryan  •  Audrey Totter  •  George Tobias  •  Alan Baxter

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Ross
CAST:  Tobias Arnold  •  Ruth Sheen  •  Antony Sher  •  Roger Lloyd Pack

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Ross
CAST:  Tobias Arnold  •  Ruth Sheen  •  Antony Sher  •  Roger Lloyd Pack

The Many Lives of Albert Walker (2002)

After killing his English partner, a Canadian businessman assumes his identity. Things begin to fall apart for him when the murdered man's body is found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Hook
CAST:  John Gordon Sinclair  •  Alan Scarfe  •  Sarah Manninen  •  Lesley Dunlop

After killing his English partner, a Canadian businessman assumes his identity. Things begin to fall apart for him when the murdered man's body is found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Hook
CAST:  John Gordon Sinclair  •  Alan Scarfe  •  Sarah Manninen  •  Lesley Dunlop

The Glitterball (1977)

Two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ben Buckton  •  Ron Pember  •  Keith Jayne  •  Marjorie Yates

Two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ben Buckton  •  Ron Pember  •  Keith Jayne  •  Marjorie Yates

Champions (1984)

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Jan Francis  •  Edward Woodward  •  Ben Johnson

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Jan Francis  •  Edward Woodward  •  Ben Johnson

Witness for the Prosecution (1982)

Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gibson
CAST:  Diana Rigg  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Beau Bridges

Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gibson
CAST:  Diana Rigg  •  Ralph Richardson  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Beau Bridges

Bodywork (2001)

Virgil Guppy buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately, that's just the start of his problems; a dead prostitute is discovered in the trunk, and Virgil is accused of her murder. Aided by a dysfunctional family of thieves, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Rhys Jones
CAST:  Hans Matheson  •  Charlotte Coleman  •  Peter Ferdinando  •  Beth Winslet

Virgil Guppy buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately, that's just the start of his problems; a dead prostitute is discovered in the trunk, and Virgil is accused of her murder. Aided by a dysfunctional family of thieves, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Rhys Jones
CAST:  Hans Matheson  •  Charlotte Coleman  •  Peter Ferdinando  •  Beth Winslet

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)

Adaptation of the Dickens novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  James D'Arcy  •  Charles Dance  •  Sophia Myles  •  Diana Kent

Adaptation of the Dickens novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  James D'Arcy  •  Charles Dance  •  Sophia Myles  •  Diana Kent

The Missionary (1982)

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Maggie Smith  •  Trevor Howard  •  David Suchet

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Maggie Smith  •  Trevor Howard  •  David Suchet

Rough Cut (1980)

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  David Niven  •  Timothy West

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  David Niven  •  Timothy West

Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Attwood
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  Nicola Duffett  •  Claire-Louise Cordwell

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Attwood
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  Nicola Duffett  •  Claire-Louise Cordwell

Country (1981)

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Leo McKern  •  James Fox  •  Penelope Wilton  •  Wendy Hiller

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Leo McKern  •  James Fox  •  Penelope Wilton  •  Wendy Hiller

Exploits at West Poley (1985)

Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Anthony Bate  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Charlie Condou  •  Jonathan Jackson

Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Anthony Bate  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Charlie Condou  •  Jonathan Jackson

Closing Numbers (1993)

Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Tim Woodward  •  Jane Asher  •  Frank Mills  •  Hazel Douglas

Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Whittaker
CAST:  Tim Woodward  •  Jane Asher  •  Frank Mills  •  Hazel Douglas

The Pigeon Fancier (1971)

When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ferman
CAST:  Bert Palmer  •  Martin Shaw  •  Anna Carteret  •  Stan Jay

When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ferman
CAST:  Bert Palmer  •  Martin Shaw  •  Anna Carteret  •  Stan Jay

The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)

Pride comes before a fall in John Bowen' adaptation of MR James' tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Gordon Clark
CAST:  Michael Bryant  •  Sheila Dunn  •  Anne Blake  •  Frank Mills

Pride comes before a fall in John Bowen' adaptation of MR James' tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Gordon Clark
CAST:  Michael Bryant  •  Sheila Dunn  •  Anne Blake  •  Frank Mills

Diane (1975)

Teenager Diane Weaver lives in a small council flat with her brooding father, the groundskeeper of a local church. What no one realises, is how close Diane and her father are.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Clarke
CAST:  Janine Duvitski  •  Frank Mills  •  Paul Copley  •  Dee Anderson

Teenager Diane Weaver lives in a small council flat with her brooding father, the groundskeeper of a local church. What no one realises, is how close Diane and her father are.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Clarke
CAST:  Janine Duvitski  •  Frank Mills  •  Paul Copley  •  Dee Anderson

Three Men in a Boat (1975)

One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away from London. A boating holiday with lots of fresh air and exercise would be just the very thing, or so their doctors tell them. So, after debating the merits of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Tim Curry  •  Stephen Moore  •  Bill Stewart

One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away from London. A boating holiday with lots of fresh air and exercise would be just the very thing, or so their doctors tell them. So, after debating the merits of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Tim Curry  •  Stephen Moore  •  Bill Stewart
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