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Bernard Miles
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27 September 1907 - 14 June 1991
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Bernard James Miles was born on September 27, 1907 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, in the family of an agricultural worker. Graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University. After graduation, he taught at school for a while until he became an actor at London’s New Theatre. His stage debut took place in 1930. Miles began filming in 1933 and for several years appeared on the screen in small supporting roles. Most often he played ordinary people from the people and villagers. The actor regularly starred
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Bernard James Miles was born on September 27, 1907 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, in the family of an agricultural worker. Graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University. After graduation, he taught at school for a while until he became an actor at London’s New Theatre. His stage debut took place in 1930. Miles began filming in 1933 and for several years appeared on the screen in small supporting roles. Most often he played ordinary people from the people and villagers. The actor regularly starred in the films directed by Michael Powell: “Love Check” (1935), “The Spy in Black” (1939), “Smuggling” (1940), “The Lion Has Wings” (1940), “One of Our Planes Is Missing” (1941), and in 1942 played his first notable role – ship Petty Officer Walter Hardy in the military-patriotic film “In Which We Serve”, which was staged by the famous playwright Noel Coward and director David Lin. In 1947, he directed the comedy “Field Bird”, and three years later he directed a social drama from the life of workers “Chance for a lifetime”. As a screenwriter of his films, Miles was busy in them in leading roles. His scripts also included Goose Comes Out (1942, Basil Darden and Will Hay), Sea Pig (1948, Roy Bowling) and Lock Your Daughters! (1969, Peter Coe). The best acting works of Miles include the simple and honest blacksmith Joe Gargery from the adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens “Great Expectations” (1946, dir. David Lin), Newman Noggs from Dickens’ “Nicolas Nickleby” (1947, dir. Alberto Cavalcanti), the sinister blackmailer Drayton from the political thriller “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956, dir. Alfred Hitchcock). Built with public funds raised by subscription, the theatre opened in 1959 in the City of London. Ten years later, in 1969, for his contribution to the development of British theater art, Miles was awarded the title of nobleman, and after another decade, he was awarded the title of lord and a lifelong peerage. Work in the theater took a lot of time and since the late sixties Miles rarely starred in films. In 1981, the actor published his autobiography “The Curtain Calls”, and the following year he starred as the pirate John Silver in a television production based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson “Treasure Island”. The same role he played on the stage of his theater "Mermaid", appearing in it at Christmas performances. Bernard Miles died on June 14, 1991 in Narsborough, Yorkshire.
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