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- Birth nameBernard James Miles
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lyn Hammond
- SpouseJosephine Wilson(1931 - November 7, 1990) (her death, 3 children)
- Children
- His rich rustic accent
- Characters with rural British accents
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1953 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
- He became a Knight Bachelor in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours List and a Life Peer in the 1979 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
- Father, with Josephine Wilson, of Sally Miles.
- He was a narrator on the shorts River Ships (1953) and A Flourish of Tubes (1961).
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