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Alec Mills

Personal Information

Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 10, 1932 (Died at 92)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1953 – 2024
Known Credits39 Titles
Official Links
CameraPopularity Score 0.5

Alec Mills

Total Works

39

36 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Alec Mills (10 May 1932 – 12 February 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work on several James Bond films. He was a camera operator on films from the 1950s to 1980s before getting his first notable credits as director of photography in the 1980s including The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Return of the Jedi
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983•movie
Role: Director of Photography
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8
Role: Camera Operator
Licence to Kill
6.4
Licence to Kill
1989•movie
Role: Director of Photography
The Living Daylights
6.6
Role: Director of Photography

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 39 titles featuring Alec Mills

Return of the Jedi
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

Role: Camera Operator

Licence to Kill
6.4
Licence to Kill
1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Living Daylights
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

Death on the Nile
7.2
Death on the Nile
1978•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Macbeth
7.1
Macbeth
1971•movie

Role: Camera Operator

King Kong Lives
5.2
King Kong Lives
1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Eye of the Needle
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Shaka Zulu
7.2
Shaka Zulu
1986•series

Role: Director of Photography

The Hunting Party
6.2
The Hunting Party
1971•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Iron Eagle III
4.1
Iron Eagle III
1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Gold
5.8
Gold
1974•movie

Role: Camera Operator

The Prince and the Pauper
6.1

Role: Camera Operator

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
4.8

Role: Director of Photography

Shout at the Devil
6.0
Shout at the Devil
1976•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Avalanche Express
4.8
Avalanche Express
1979•movie

Role: Camera Operator

The Appointment
6.2
The Appointment
1983•movie

Role: Camera Operator

The Point Men
4.4
The Point Men
2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Bloodmoon
5.2
Bloodmoon
1990•movie

Role: Director

The Limping Man
5.4
The Limping Man
1953•movie

Role: Clapper Loader

Lionheart
5.6
Lionheart
1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Soldier Soldier
6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991•series

Role: Director of Photography

Alfie Darling
4.5
Alfie Darling
1975•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Dead Sleep
4.5
Dead Sleep
1990•movie

Role: Director

The Rag Nymph
6.9
The Rag Nymph
1997•series

Role: Director of Photography

Hot Target
3.4
Hot Target
1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Inside Q's Lab
5.3
Inside Q's Lab
2000•movie

as Self

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
7.3
Inside 'Moonraker'
6.8
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000•movie

as Self

Inside 'Octopussy'
6.2
Inside 'Octopussy'
2000•movie

as Self

Inside 'The Living Daylights'
6.7
Lost
6.8
Lost
1956•movie

Role: Focus Puller

Inside 'Licence to Kill'
7.4

as Self

Space Riders
5.5
Space Riders
1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Guns in the Heather
5.4

Role: Camera Operator

Alice
6.2
Alice
1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

James Bond in India
4.0
Inside The Living Daylights
8.0

as Self