Bernard Miles

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles, CBE (27 September 1907–14 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959, the first new theatre opened in the City of London since the 17th century. Miles was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex and attended Bishopshalt School in Hillingdon. While his parents were respectively a farm labourer and a cook, he was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. He entered the theatre in the 1930s, soon appearing in films. Like many actors, he featured prominently in the patriotic cinema during the Second World War, including classics of the genre such as In Which We Serve and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing. He also had an uncredited role in the WWII classic The First of the Few, released in the US as Spitfire. His typical persona as an actor was as a countryman, with a strong accent typical of the Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire counties. He was also, after Robert Newton, the actor most associated with the part of Long John Silver, which he played in a British TV version of Treasure Island, and in an annual performance at the Mermaid commencing in the winter of 1…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — Edward Drayton
2. Moby Dick (1956) — The Manxman
3. Great Expectations (1946) — Joe Gargery
4. In Which We Serve (1942) — Chief Petty Officer Hardy / Walter Hardy
5. Tom Thumb (1958) — Jonathan
6. The Spy in Black (1939) — Hans - Hotel Receptionist
7. Sapphire (1959) — Ted Harris
8. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Mr Rummins
9. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) — Geoff Hickman, Front Gunner in B for Bertie
10. The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) — Old Tom
11. The Citadel (1938) — Medical Aid Society Committee Member (uncredited)
12. Heavens Above! (1963) — Simpson
13. Saint Joan (1957) — Master Executioner
14. The Magic Box (1952) — Cousin Alfred
15. Doctor at Large (1957) — Haymaking Farmer (uncredited)
16. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) — Newman Noggs
17. Contraband (1940) — Man Lighting Pipe
18. Never Let Me Go (1953) — Joe Brooks
19. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) — Dr. Thomas
20. They Drive by Night (1938) — Detective at Billiard Halls (Uncredited)
21. Fortune Is a Woman (1957) — Mr. Jerome
22. The Guinea Pig (1948) — Mr. Read
23. Tunisian Victory (1944) — British soldier (voice)
24. The Lady and the Highwayman (1988) — Judge
25. The Lion Has Wings (1939) — Civilian Observer Controller
26. Crown v. Stevens (1936) — Detective Wells
27. Pastor Hall (1940) — Heinrich Degan
28. Chance of a Lifetime (1950) — Stevens
29. The Challenge (1938) — Villager
30. This Is Your Life (1955) — Self
31. Tiger in the Smoke (1956) — Tiddy Doll the Gang Leader
32. Run Wild, Run Free (1969) — Reg
33. Quiet Wedding (1941) — PC
34. Band Waggon (1940) — Saboteur (uncredited)
35. Zarak (1956) — Hassu the one-eyed
36. Carnival (1946) — Trewhella
37. Fame Is the Spur (1947) — Tom Hannaway
38. Late Extra (1935) — Charlie (uncredited)
39. The Big Blockade (1942) — Royal Navy Mate
40. The Day Will Dawn (1942) — McAllister (Irish Soldier)

Directed

1. Chance of a Lifetime (1950) — Director
2. Tawny Pipit (1944) — Director