Miles Mander
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Miles Mander (May 14, 1888 – February 8, 1946), born Lionel Henry Mander (and sometimes credited as Luther Miles), was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miles Mander, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: May 14, 1888
Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Known For
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
They Met in Bombay
A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bombay and as the Japanese Army invades China.
Madame Curie
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
Murder, My Sweet
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
Wuthering Heights
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
The Pearl of Death
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
That Hamilton Woman
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Mrs. Miniver
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Filmography
as Mr. Rogan
as Dr. Marko
as Lord Warrick
as Mr. Brigstock
as British Secretary
as Frederick Malone
as Chief Inspector W.R. Allison
as Over the Shoulder Reader
as Sir Robert Bentley
as Leuwen Grayle
as Charles Seagrave
as Giles Conover
as Judge Brisson
as Major Loring (uncredited)
as Businessman (uncredited)
as Sir Frederick Fleet
as Weatherby (uncredited)
as Pleyel
as Colonel Fitzhume (uncredited)
as Col. Herman Fournier
as Paul Panois
as Kilpatrick
as James V. Thorne
as Floyd Kirsten
as Dr. Leonard V. Meecham
as German Agent on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
as Major
as Portmaster
as Dr. Kurt Immelman
as Major Cunningham
as Dr. Wilton
as Professor Langer
as Dr. Lockberg
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Lord Keith
as Tom Armitage
as Roger Smythe
as Lieut. Strope
as Dr. Rankin
as Deacon Arnold Foster
as Homer
as Sir Malcolm Drake (uncredited)
as Mr. Charles Pryor
as Attorney General (uncredited)
as King Henry VI
as Sir John Gresham
as Aramis
as Horace Granville
as Lockwood
as Lord Wickham
as Cardinal Richelieu
as Benjamin Disraeli
as Fred Thomas
as Ebenezer Balfour
as The Sparkler
as James Stratton
as Corey
as Jukes
as King Louis XIII
as Bert
as Garry Ames
as Feize
as Harley Travers
as Captain Auguste Lutte
as Wriothesley
as Capt. Ronald Dancy, DSO
as Harry Tresham
as Ambatriadi
as Claude Holford
as Gordon Moore
as Gordon Druce
as Raymond Carteret
as Guy Merrow
as Adolf Sperber
as Sir Hugo Boycott
as Capt. Gardner
as Mr. Borwick
as Armand de Marny
as Hon Gerald Pillick
as Rollo Stevens
as Levett
as Godfrey Norton