Royce Mills

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Royce Mills
Born
Anthony Royce Mills[1]

(1942-05-12)12 May 1942
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died21 May 2019(2019-05-21) (aged 77)
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Una Mills (Divorced) [2]
Partner(s)Emma Taylor
ChildrenSamantha Mills

Miranda Mills

Max Mills

Charlie Mills

Royce Mills (12 May 1942 – 21 May 2019) was an English television, stage and film actor.[3]

He attended Eastbourne College, then studied fine art for 5 years and qualified as a theatre designer before attending the Guildhall School where he was a prize-winning student.[4] He then joined in Bristol Old Vic and appeared in many theatres. In later years he proved himself to be among the finest pantomime dames in the country, notably in his appearances at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.[5] Mills was a performer with the Theatre of Comedy (from 1983), whose artistic director was Ray Cooney, and at the National Theatre.[1] From around 1999, he appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan productions for the revived D'Oyly Carte company at the Savoy Theatre.[4]

He became a legend of the West End having acted in most of the theatres during a career that lasted more than fifty years, starring alongside Peter O'Toole in "Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell" later revived by Tom Conti with whom Mills teamed up with many times in other productions.

Mills was in the original production of "Phantom of the Opera" with Michael Crawford, playing Monsieur Firmin - the Theatre Manager. Other musicals include "Some Like it Hot" with Tommy Steele.

Mills made numerous television and film appearances including History of the World, Part I (1981) with Mel Brooks and the Frankie Howerd films Up Pompeii and Up the Chastity Belt (1971), and has appeared with many entertainers including; Marti Caine, Bing Crosby, Jim Davidson, Les Dawson, Dick Emery and Mike Yarwood.[6] He also provided voiceovers for many television commercials.[7]


Mills died on 21 May 2019, at the age of 77.[4]

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Up Pompeii Nausius
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Bob's Partner
1972 Up the Chastity Belt Knotweed
1981 History of the World, Part I Duke D'Honnefleur (The French Revolution)
1984 Real Life Andrew Bazzard
2012 Run for Your Wife Man in Church Hall (final film role)
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1964 Crossroads Gilbert Latham
1969 Oh Brother! 1 episode
1970 Doctor in the House Dr. Dave Peters 1 epísode
1973 Armchair Theatre Usher 1 episode
1973 Pipkins
1977 The Tomorrow People Dr. Taylor 1 episode
1978–1980 Rings on Their Fingers Ken / Graham 2 episodes
1979 Sykes Dr. Pinto 1 episode
1992 Keeping Up Appearances Dorian 1 episode
1984–1988 Doctor Who Dalek Voice, 7 episodes
1984–1989 Minder Andrew 4 episodes
2002 Spooks Toby McInnes Uncredited, 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Royce Mills". The Times. London. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019. (subscription required)
  2. ^ https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0590177/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio
  3. ^ "Royce Mills". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Quinn, Michael (31 May 2019). "Obituary: Royce Mills – 'master farceur and much-admired pantomime dame'". The Stage. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mills Royce – Artist Information and Profile". therichardstonepartnership.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Royce Mills". aveleyman.com.
  7. ^ "Royce Mills". Mandy Voiceovers.

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