Bernard Miles AKA Bernard James Miles Born: 27-Sep-1907 Birthplace: London, England Died: 14-Jun-1991 Location of death: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: England Executive summary: Founder of the Mermaid Theatre, London Father: Edwin James Miles Mother: Barbara Fletcher Wife: Josephine Wilson (actress, m. 1931, d. 7-Nov-1990, two daughters, one son) Daughter: Bridget Sister: John Miles (auto racer, b. 14-Jun-1943) Daughter: Sally
High School: Bishopshalt School, London University: Pembroke College, Oxford University
Mermaid Theatre Founder (1959)
Commander of the British Empire 1953 Knighthood 1969 Life Peerage 1979 as Baron Miles of Blackfriars
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR Chance of a Lifetime (24-Apr-1950) Tawny Pipit (28-Apr-1944)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Lady and the Highwayman (22-Jan-1989) Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (30-Mar-1980) Run Wild, Run Free (23-Jul-1969) · Reg Baby Love (Sep-1968) [VOICE] Heavens Above! (20-May-1963) · Simpson Sapphire (21-Apr-1959) Tom Thumb (22-Dec-1958) · Jonathan The Smallest Show on Earth (22-Nov-1957) Saint Joan (8-May-1957) · Master Executioner Fortune Is a Woman (12-Mar-1957) Zarak (Dec-1956) Tiger in the Smoke (27-Nov-1956) Moby Dick (27-Jun-1956) · Manxman The Man Who Knew Too Much (1-Jun-1956) Never Let Me Go (1-May-1953) · Joe Brooks The Magic Box (1951) Chance of a Lifetime (24-Apr-1950) The Guinea Pig (27-Oct-1948) Fame Is the Spur (23-Sep-1947) Nicholas Nickleby (12-Mar-1947) Great Expectations (26-Dec-1946) · Joe Gargery Carnival (2-Dec-1946) Tawny Pipit (28-Apr-1944) Tunisian Victory (16-Mar-1944) [VOICE] In Which We Serve (17-Sep-1942) One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (27-Jun-1942) · Geoff Hickman The Day Will Dawn (8-Jun-1942) The Big Blockade (19-Jan-1942) The Common Touch (15-Dec-1941) · Cricket Steward Quiet Wedding (19-Apr-1941) A Voice in the Night (1-Feb-1941) Pastor Hall (27-May-1940) The Lion Has Wings (3-Nov-1939) · Supporting Cast
Author of books:
The British Theatre (1947, short nonfiction) God's Brainwave: The Story of Jesus Doing the Job His Old Dad Sent Him to Do (1970, juvenile) Favourite Tales from Shakespeare (1972, juvenile) Curtain Calls (1981, with J. C. Trewin) Robin Hood: His Life and Legend (1984, juvenile)
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