Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles is the sort of figure I find genuinely inspiring. A gifted character actor known for rustic, salt-of-the-earth roles, he was never content to merely perform. In 1959 he founded the Mermaid Theatre, the first new playhouse in the City of London since the seventeenth century, which is an extraordinary act of cultural ambition. Add to that his work as a writer, director and even politician, plus a CBE and a knighthood, and you have a man who built institutions rather than just careers. I deeply respect artists who create the stage as well as stand upon it.

Name (English)

Bernard Miles

Name (Japanese)

バーナード・マイルズ

Reading

ばーなーど・まいるず

Born

September 27, 1907 – June 14, 1991

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Middlesex, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / politician / film director

University

Pembroke College

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Knight Bachelor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard%20Miles
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q822610

Tags

• Middlesex
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.