Frank Mills

Acting

Frank Mills

Born April 11, 1927 · Peckham, London, England, UK

Died February 11, 2021 · aged 93

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

Known For

Stuart: A Life BackwardsStuart: A Life Backwards · 2007
Stuart: A Life Backwards
7.42007
MovieDramaTV Movie
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.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 2005
Oliver Twist
6.82005
MovieCrimeDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
The Man with the Golden ArmThe Man with the Golden Arm · 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.11955
MovieDramaCrime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
Rough CutRough Cut · 1980
Rough Cut
5.81980
MovieAdventureComedy
Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.
The Set-UpThe Set-Up · 1949
The Set-Up
7.41949
MovieDramaCrime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · 2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
7.62001
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
The MissionaryThe Missionary · 1982
The Missionary
5.61982
MovieComedy
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.
Witness for the ProsecutionWitness for the Prosecution · 1982
Witness for the Prosecution
6.61982
MovieCrimeDrama
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Filmography

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Closing NumbersClosing Numbers · 1993
Closing Numbers
4.71993
MovieDramaTV Movie
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 - her husband has been having an affair. Anna's intense shock at finding out Keith's secret is compounded when she arranges to meet his lover. When Steve arrives at the meeting place, Anna is forced to accept the fact that Keith has been leading a double life for the length of their marriage. Steve stresses the risk of AIDS and urges Anna to have an AIDS test. To show her what it can be like to live with the disease, he introduces her to Jim, who needs 24-hour care and has developed a realistic attitude towards his own death. When Keith leaves home suddenly, Anna is forced to tell her son about the threat of HIV, but Peter turns violently against her and runs away.

Frank

Peak PracticePeak Practice · 1993
Peak Practice
6.51993
SeriesDrama
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.

Eric Johnson