Bernard Miles
Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles (born September 27, 1907 in Uxbridge , Middlesex , † June 14, 1991 in Knaresborough , North Yorkshire ) was a British actor .
Life
Bernard Miles worked as a teacher for a short time after studying at Oxford , but then went to the theater . His repertoire included, among other things, title roles in several Shakespeare plays . Throughout his career, stage presence surpassed his rather irregular appearances in movies. Miles was best known in the cinema for his impersonation of the child abductor in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), directed by Alfred Hitchcock . In 1979 Miles was raised to the nobility as a life peer and was then a member of the House of Lords until his death . After Laurence Olivier , he was only the second actor to be raised to the nobility.
In 1931 he married the actress Josephine Wilson , with whom he founded the Mermaid Theater in London in 1959. Their son is the former racing driver John Miles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: The Spy in Black (The Spy in Black)
- 1940: Contraband
- 1940: Quiet Wedding
- 1942: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
- 1942: In Which We Serve
- 1946: a heart is lost (Carnival)
- 1946: Great Expectations (Great Expectations)
- 1951: The Magic Box (The magic box)
- 1953: It started in Moscow (Never let me go)
- 1956: The man who knew too much
- 1956: Moby Dick
- 1956: Tiger in the Smoke
- 1956: Saint Joan (Saint Joan)
- 1957: The smallest show on earth (The smallest show on Earth)
- 1958: Little Thumble ( Tom Thumb )
- 1959: The girl sapphire (Sapphire)
- 1963: Heavens Above
- 1968: Two Friends for Life (Run Wild, Run Free)
Web links
- Bernard Miles in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 438.
- ↑ Josephine Wilson. In: Encyclopædia Britannica
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miles, Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miles, Bernard James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uxbridge , Middlesex , London , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1991 |
| Place of death | Knaresborough , North Yorkshire , United Kingdom |