Thomas R. Mills
Mills (1878-1953), billed as Tom Mills, was an actor and director of silent films. He was a theater actor until he joined Vitagraph to make films. He was born in Headcorn, Kent, England.
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Thomas R. Mills
- Name
- Thomas R.
- Born
- June 28, 1878
- Birthplace
- Headcorn, Kent, England
- Died
- November 29, 1953
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills, California
- Occupation
- Actor, Director
- Known for
- Silent films
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Mills (1878-1953), billed as Tom Mills, was an actor and director of silent films. He was a theater actor until he joined Vitagraph to make films. He was born in Headcorn, Kent, England.
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• Name — Thomas R. Mills • Born — June 28, 1878 • Birthplace — Headcorn, Kent, England • Died — November 29, 1953 • Place of death — Woodland Hills, California • Occupation — Actor, Director • Known for — Silent films • Notable Works — The Crown Prince's Double, The Great Impersonation, It's Love I'm After
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• The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning (1915) • The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915) • The Hero of Submarine D-2 (1916) • The Crown Prince's Double (1916) • Whom the Gods Destroy (1916) • Indiscretion (1917) • A Man's Mate (1924) • The Star Dust Trail (1924) • The Guilty One (1924) • The Arizona Romeo (1924) • The Wolf Man (1924) • The Kiss Barrier (1925) • Tides of Passion (1925) • The Gilded Highway (1926) • The Great Impersonation (1935) • It's Love I'm After (1937)
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Director
• The Duplicity of Hargraves (1917), film adaptation • A Night in New Arabia (1917) • The Girl in His House (1918) • Thin Ice (1919) • The Unknown Quantity (1919) • A Girl at Bay (1919) • Duds (1920) • The Invisible Divorce (1920), co-directed
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