Bernard Miles

Personal Info

Birthday

September 27, 1907

Day of Death

1991-06-14

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Bernard James Miles

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.

Known For

Tales of the Unexpected

The Smallest Show on Earth

Moby Dick

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Great Expectations

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

The Day Will Dawn

The Magic Box

Filmography

1988
The Lady and the Highwayman
as Judge
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
as Dr. Thomas
1969
Run Wild, Run Free
as Reg
1963
Heavens Above!
as Simpson
1961
Barbara Hepworth
as Narrator
1959
Sapphire
as Ted Harris
1958
Tom Thumb
as Jonathan
Wuthering Heights
as Joseph
The Vision of William Blake
as Poems & Narration
1957
Saint Joan
as Master Executioner
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Old Tom
Fortune Is a Woman
as Mr. Jerome
1956
Zarak
as Hassu the one-eyed
Tiger in the Smoke
as Tiddy Doll the Gang Leader
Moby Dick
as The Manxman
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Edward Drayton
1953
Never Let Me Go
as Joe Brooks
1952
The Magic Box
as Cousin Alfred
1951
Henry Moore
as Narrator
1950
Chance of a Lifetime
as Stevens
1948
The Guinea Pig
as Mr. Read
1947
Fame Is the Spur
as Tom Hannaway
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Newman Noggs
1946
Great Expectations
as Joe Gargery
Carnival
as Trewhella
1944
Tawny Pipit
as Colonel Barton-Barrington
Tunisian Victory
as British soldier (voice)
Two Fathers
as The Englishman
1943
The New Lot
as Ted Loman
1942
In Which We Serve
as Chief Petty Officer Hardy / Walter Hardy
The Day Will Dawn
as McAllister (Irish Soldier)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Geoff Hickman, Front Gunner in B for Bertie
The Big Blockade
as Royal Navy Mate
Sabotage!
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1941
The Common Touch
as Cricket Steward
Quiet Wedding
as PC
Freedom Radio
as Capt. Muller
The Dawn Guard
as Farmer
1940
Pastor Hall
as Heinrich Degan
Contraband
as Man Lighting Pipe
Band Waggon
as Saboteur (uncredited)
1939
The Lion Has Wings
as Civilian Observer Controller
The Spy in Black
as Hans - Hotel Receptionist
1938
They Drive by Night
as Detective at Billiard Halls (Uncredited)
The Citadel
as Medical Aid Society Committee Member (uncredited)
The Challenge
as Villager
Strange Boarders
as Chemist (uncredited)
The Rebel Son
as Polish Prisoner
1937
Secrets of Kew Gardens
as Narrator (voice)
1936
Crown v. Stevens
as Detective Wells
Twelve Good Men
as Inspector Pine
1935
Late Extra
as Charlie (uncredited)
The Guv'nor
as Man at Meeting
The Love Test
as Allan