Alec Mills

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).

Most Famous Work

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Return of the Jedi

(1983) Director of Photography

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Shaka Zulu

(1986) Director of Photography

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Licence to Kill

(1989) Director of Photography

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The Living Daylights

(1987) Director of Photography

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The Spy Who Loved Me

(1977) Camera Operator

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King Kong Lives

(1986) Director of Photography

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Macbeth

(1971) Camera Operator

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Eye of the Needle

(1981) Camera Operator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2000	N/A	Inside 'Licence to Kill' 2000-10-17 Movie
	Self	Inside 'The Living Daylights' 2000-10-17 Movie
	N/A	Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' 2000-05-16 Movie
	Self	Inside 'Moonraker' 2000-05-16 Movie
	N/A	Inside 'Octopussy' 2000-01-25 Movie
	N/A	Designing Bond: Peter Lamont 2000-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Inside Q's Lab 2000-01-01 Movie
	Self	Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' 2000-01-01 Movie
1983	N/A	James Bond in India 1983-01-25 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2001	Cinematography	The Point Men 2001-09-07 Movie
1983	Cinematography	Biddy 1983-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Director of Photography	Rag Nymph 1997-10-03 TV Show
1992	Director of Photography	Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 1992-08-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Iron Eagle III 1992-01-09 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Licence to Kill 1989-06-13 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Lionheart 1987-08-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Living Daylights 1987-06-29 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	King Kong Lives 1986-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Shaka Zulu 1986-10-24 TV Show
1985	Director of Photography	Hot Target 1985-10-01 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Space Riders 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Return of the Jedi 1983-05-25 Movie
1981	Camera Operator	Eye of the Needle 1981-07-24 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Appointment 1981-06-07 Movie
1977	Camera Operator	The Spy Who Loved Me 1977-07-07 Movie
1976	Camera Operator	Shout at the Devil 1976-04-12 Movie
1975	Camera Operator	Alfie Darling 1975-07-17 Movie
1974	Camera Operator	Gold 1974-06-08 Movie
1971	Camera Operator	Macbeth 1971-12-20 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Hunting Party 1971-07-16 Movie
1969	Camera Operator	Guns in the Heather 1969-07-07 Movie
1956	Focus Puller	Lost 1956-01-31 Movie
1953	Clapper Loader	The Limping Man 1953-12-11 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1992	Director	Dead Sleep 1992-01-29 Movie
1990	Director	Bloodmoon 1990-03-22 Movie
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