Royce Mills

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

Royce Mills
Born	Anthony Royce Mills[1] 12 May 1942 Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died	21 May 2019 (aged 77)
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Una Mills (Divorced) [2]
Partner(s)	Emma Taylor
Children	Samantha Mills Miranda Mills Max Mills Charlie Mills

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 Brookes 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	Pippins
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. "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. 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.

External links

• Royce Mills at IMDb