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Kevin Gordon Miles (17 April 1929 – 13 September 2024)[2] was an Australian actor of theatre, television and film.
Kevin Miles | |
|---|---|
 Kevin Miles actor | |
| Born | Kevin Gordon Miles 17 April 1929 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 13 September 2024 (aged 95) Rye, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949–1997[1] |
| Known for | Carson's Law as Godfrey Carson Dynasty as David Mason The Power, The Passion as Gordon Miles |
He was best known for his small screen roles as Detective John Randall in The Link Men and as Godfrey Carson in the legal drama Carson's Law. Miles also appeared in Delta (1969), Dynasty (1970) and The Power, The Passion (1989).
Early life
editMiles was born on 17 April 1929 in Melbourne, Victoria, to a working class family as one of six children.[3] He left school at age 12 or 13, but didn't have an interest in acting until his brother-in-law encouraged him to audition for the theatre.[4]
Career
editMiles' career began in theatre in 1949, appearing in J.C. Williamson productions. He then moved to the United Kingdom, touring England and Europe with the Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh. In 1955 he also began appeared in television plays at the BBC.
In the late 1960s he began appearing in guest roles on Australian television series including Hunter, Contrabandits and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo before securing the one of his best known roles as Detective Sergeant John Randall in 1970 series The Link Men. He also appeared in Delta and Barrier Reef before undertaking the lead role of David Mason in Dynasty.
Guest roles followed throughout the 1970s in Boney, Ryan, The Evil Touch, Class of '75, Silent Number, Behind the Legend, Homicide, Division 4, The Young Doctors, Luke's Kingdom, Case for the Defence and King’s Men.
In 1983, Miles took on another of his best known roles as law firm owner Godfrey Carson in the legal drama Carson's Law alongside Lorraine Bayly. The role earned him a Logie Award for Best Lead Actor in a Series. He appeared in miniseries Nancy Wake and Darlings of the Gods, before undertaking another lead role in drama series The Power, The Passion in 1989.
Miles retired from acting in 1997, after his final role in the TV movie The Ripper.
Death
editMiles passed away in Rye, Victoria on 13 September 2024, at the age of 95.[5]
Awards
edit| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynasty | Penguin Award | Commemoration | Won | |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Logie Award | Best Lead Actor in a Series | Won |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Othello | 1st Gentleman | TV film |
| 1956 | The Petrified Forest | Ruby | TV film |
| 1957 | The Hasty Heart | Digger | TV film |
| 1959 | Antony and Cleopatra | Caesar | TV film |
| 1961 | The First Joanna | Halley van Drutten | TV film |
| 1966 | Antigone | Chorus Leader | TV film |
| 1969 | The Intruders | Meredith | Feature film |
| 1972 | Dust or Polish? | Dr Grimsby | TV film |
| 1974 | The Cars That Ate Paris | Dr. Midland | Feature film |
| 1974 | Eye of the Spiral | TV movie | |
| 1976 | End Play | Charlie Bricknall | Feature film |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | The Superintendent | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Knoller (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Tichborne Affair | Defence Counsel | TV film |
| 1982 | ...Deadline | Thurber | TV film |
| 1984 | Conferenceville | TV film | |
| 1985 | Emmett Stone | Emmett Stone | TV movie |
| 1988 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Geoff Bormann | Feature film |
| 1988 | Badlands 2005 | Doc Demeter | TV film |
| 1988 | Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) | Professor Cameron | Feature film |
| 1989 | Darlings of the Gods | Lord Esher | TV film |
| 1997 | The Ripper | Sir William Fraser | TV film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Adventures of Aggie | Jack Reynolds | Episode 24: "Cock and Bull" |
| 1958 | African Patrol | Jim Stevens / Roger | 2 episodes |
| 1967–1968 | Contrabandits | John Coubert / Hoffman / Kraft | Seasons 1 & 2, 3 episodes |
| 1967–1975 | Homicide | Bill Standard / Dave Ellis / Kevin Davies / Billy Farrell | 4 episodes |
| 1968 | Hunter | Brian Clarke | Episode 40: "The Late John Hunter" |
| 1969 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Steven Lansbury | Season 3, episode 8: "The Veteran" |
| 1969–1970 | Delta | Brian Fitch | Seasons 1–2, 23 episodes |
| 1969–1971 | Dynasty | David Mason | Seasons 1–2, 24 episodes |
| 1970 | The Link Men | Detective Sergeant John Randall | 13 episodes |
| 1971 | Barrier Reef | Edwards | Episode 4: "Strange Cargo" |
| 1972 | Elephant Boy | Prince Paddam | |
| 1973 | Boney | Martin Borredale | Season 2, episode 3: "Boney and the Strangler" |
| 1973 | Ryan | John Hiller | Episode 9: "The Messenger Birds" |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch | Bigelow | Episode 5: "Happy New Year, Aunt Carrie" |
| 1973–1975 | Division 4 | State Manager / Colonel Harris / Simon 'The General' Lee | 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Out of Love | Episode 2: "It Will Never Work" | |
| 1974 | Silent Number | McGillrae / Hacking | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Eye of the Spiral | ||
| 1975 | Behind the Legend | G.V. Brooke | Season 3, episode 5: "George Coppin" |
| 1975 | Class of '75 | Jean-Pierre | 10 episodes |
| 1975 | The Seven Ages of Man | Episode 5: "The Justice" | |
| 1975 | The Company Men | Russell Cramm | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1975 | Armchair Cinema | Brandon | Season 1, episode 6: "Tully" |
| 1976 | Luke's Kingdom | Wilmot | Miniseries, episode 12: "An Enemy Too Many" |
| 1977 | The Outsiders | Jack Flemming | Episode 10: "Charlie Cole Esq." |
| 1977 | The Young Doctors | Inspector Stafford | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | Fulstrom | Episode 2: "The Killing of Toby McGee" |
| 1979 | King's Men | Episode 8: "Crusade" | |
| 1983–1984 | Carson's Law | Godfrey Carson | TV series, 184 episodes |
| 1986 | Studio 86 | Episode 5: "What We Did in the Past" | |
| 1987 | Nancy Wake | Commander Busch | Miniseries, episode 1 |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Grainger | Miniseries, episode 1: "Joe Wilson's Courtship" |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | General Eli Szabo | Season 2, episode 6: "War Games"[6] |
| 1989 | The Power, The Passion | Gordon Byrne | TV series, 167 episodes |
| 1990 | More Winners | Magistrate | Season 2, episode 2: "Boy Soldiers" |
Theatre
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Kevin Miles".
- ↑ "Obituary: Kevin Gordon Miles".
- ↑ "The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz"
- ↑ "Obituary: Kevin Miles". television.au. 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Kevin Gordon Miles". My Tributes. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ ""Mission Impossible" War Games (TV Episode 1989) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Othello". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Romeo and Juliet". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "The Taming of the Shrew". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Troilus and Cressida". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Macbeth". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "All's Well That Ends Well". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Titus Andronicus". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Titus Andronicus tour". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Strange Request". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Alibi". Theatricalia.
- ↑ "Kevin Miles". AusStage.
Sources
edit- "Dynasty Eps". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "1984 :: TV WEEK". Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
edit- http://members.ozemail.com.au/~fangora/carsons.html Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
[dead link] - http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/dynasty.htm
- http://www.tv.com/people/kevin-miles/ Archived 24 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
[dead link] - http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/dynasty_eps.htm