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Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles, CBE (27 September 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director. [1] He opened the Mermaid Theatre in 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century.
Bernard Miles. Actor: The Man Who Knew Too Much. The British character actor Bernard Miles was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, in 1907; his father was a farm laborer and his mother was a cook.
Knighted in 1969, and created Lord Miles in 1978 - Bernard Miles's character acting roles in countless British films began in the early 1930s.
Bernard Miles. Actor: The Man Who Knew Too Much. The British character actor Bernard Miles was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, in 1907; his father was a farm laborer and his mother was a cook.
Sep 23, 2024 · Bernard Miles was a British actor, founder (with his wife, actress Josephine Wilson) of the Mermaid Theatre, the first new theatre to open in the City of London since the 17th century. Miles studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and taught briefly before quitting to pursue an acting career.
Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles of Blackfriars, CBE 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.
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 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century.
Jun 14, 1991 · 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's two films as director are attractive fables of social harmony, the rural comedy Tawny Pipit (1944), and the factory-set Chance of a Lifetime (1950), which earned brief notoriety for its challenge to the conservative booking policies of the main circuits.
Overview. Bernard Miles. (1907—1991) actor and theatre manager. Quick Reference. (b. Uxbridge, 27 Sept. 1907; d. Knaresborough, N. Yorks, 14 June 1991) Actor and director. During the early years of his career he doubled up as a scene painter, designer ... From: Miles, Bernard in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre »
