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Miles was born in Uxbridge . While his parents were respectively a farm labourer and a cook, he was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge . He entered the theatre in the 1930s, soon appearing in films. Like many actors, he featured prominently in the patriotic cinema during the Second World War , including classics of the genre such as '' In Which We Serve '' and '' One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing ''. His typical persona as an actor was as a countryman, with a strong accent typical of the Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire Counties. He was also, after Robert Newton the actor most associated with the part of Long John Silver , which he played in a British TV version of '' Treasure Island '', and in an annual performance at the Mermaid. He had a pleasant rolling bass-baritone voice that worked well in theatre and film, as well as being much in demand for voice-overs. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959. He was made a Commander Of The British Empire (CBE) in 1953, was Knighted in 1969, and was granted a Life Peer age as Baron Miles, of Blackfriars in the City of London in 1979. In 1981, he co-authored the book ''Curtain Calls'' with J.C. Trewin . He died in Yorkshire His daughters are the actress Sally Miles and the artist Bridget Miles . His son John Miles was a Grand Prix Driver in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the Lotus team. EXTERNAL LINKS
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