Jerry Miley
Emmor Jerome Miley Jr. was an American film actor. He was known for playing the murdered heir Allen Colby in the 1936 film Charlie Chan's Secret.
Life and career
Miley was born in Alameda, California, the son of Emmor Jerome Sr., an oil businessman, and Beatrice Miley. He began his screen career in 1926, appearing in the film Wild Oats Lane. In the same year, he appeared in the films Broken Hearts of Hollywood and Bred in Old Kentucky.Later in his career, in 1936, Miley appeared in the film Charlie Chan's Secret, playing Allen Colby, the murdered heir and nephew of Henrietta Colby Lowell. He appeared in films such as Pajamas, Paris in Spring, The Foxes of Harrow, Nightmare Alley, Down Among the Sheltering Palms, Fury at Furnace Creek, One in a Million and Rock Island Trail.
Miley retired from acting in 1952, last appearing in the film Les Misérables, starring Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton and Edmund Gwenn.