Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

actor, writer, director

Bernard Miles was born on Sep 27, 1907 in UK. Bernard Miles's big-screen debut came with Channel Crossing directed by Milton Rosmer in 1933, strarring Passenger (uncredited). Bernard Miles is known for Moby Dick directed by John Huston, Gregory Peck stars as Captain Ahab and Richard Basehart as Ishmael. The most recent award Bernard Miles achieved is National Board of Review, USA. The upcoming new movie Bernard Miles plays is The Lady and the Highwayman which will be released on Jan 22, 1989.

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. After graduation from Pembroke College, Oxford, he was a teacher for a while and then joined the New Theatre in London. In 1937, he worked in Herbert Farjeon's revue company and established his theatrical career. He made appearances in relatively few films, serving as director, producer, and screenwriter, as well as actor, on a number of them. In 1959, Miles opened the Mermaid Theatre in London; his contributions to the London stage won him a knighthood in 1969 and a life peerage ten years later.

  • Birthday

    Sep 27, 1907
  • Place of Birth

    Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

National Board of Review, USA
1942
Best Acting
Winner - NBR Award

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