Kevin Miles (Australian actor)
Kevin Gordon Miles was an Australian actor of theatre, television and film.
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, Dynasty and The Power, The Passion.
Early life
Miles was born on 17 April 1929 in Melbourne, Victoria, to a working class family as one of six children. 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.Career
Miles' 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.