Acting
Vera Miles
Vera June Miles (born August 23, 1929) is an American actress. Born in Boise City, Oklahoma, Vera Miles attended school in Pratt, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. The patrician beauty of Miss Miles won her the title of "Miss Kansas" in 1948, leading soon to small roles in Hollywood films and television series. Fame came to the forthright, spirited Miles when she attracted the attention of two master directors, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Ford cast her in the classic western The Searchers (1956) and Hitchcock, who put her under personal contract and hailed her as his "new Grace Kelly", paired her with the great Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man (1956). Hitchcock cast Miles in the potentially star-making role of Judy Barton in Vertigo (1958), but Miles withdrew from the film when she became pregnant. Hitchcock gave Miles a supporting role in another masterpiece Psycho (1960), as did Ford when he cast her opposite John Wayne and James Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), She also starred in such films as Beau James (1957) opposite Bob Hope, The FBI Story (1959) opposite Stewart, Back Street (1961) opposite Susan Hayward and John Gavin and Sergeant Ryker (1968) opposite Lee Marvin, as well as showing her consistently remarkable and versatile talent on dozens of popular television movies and series including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Twilight Zone (1959), The Outer Limits (1963), The Fugitive (1963), My Three Sons (1960), Bonanza (1959), "Columbo" and Murder, She Wrote (1984). In 1983, she reprised her role as "Lila Crane" in the film sequel Psycho II (1983), starring Anthony Perkins. Although, too often, the stunningly beautiful Miles' gifts were underutilized, before her retirement in 1995, hers was a most intriguing and enduring Hollywood career.
Filmography
Separate Lives
Film · 1995
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Film · 1989
Into the Night
Film · 1985
International Airport
Film · 1985
The Initiation
Film · 1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Crazy like a Fox
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Series · 1984
Psycho II
Film · 1983
BrainWaves
Film · 1983
Travis McGee
Film · 1983
Mazes and Monsters
Film · 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Film · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Our Family Business
Film · 1981
Roughnecks
Film · 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
The Horror Show
Film · 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Series · 1979
And I Alone Survived
Film · 1978
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Fire!
Film · 1977
Run for the Roses
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
How the West Was Won
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Film · 1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Film · 1976
State Fair
Film · 1976
McNaughton's Daughter
Series · 1976
Ellery Queen
Series · 1975
The Castaway Cowboy
Film · 1974
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Film · 1974
Live Again, Die Again
Film · 1974
The Underground Man
Film · 1974
Movin' On
Series · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
One Little Indian
Film · 1973
Baffled!
Film · 1973
Runaway!
Film · 1973
A Great American Tragedy
Film · 1972
Jigsaw
Film · 1972
Molly and Lawless John
Film · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
In Search of America
Film · 1971
Cannon
Film · 1971
A Howling in the Woods
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
The Wild Country
Film · 1970
Dan August
Series · 1970
Journey to the Unknown
Film · 1969
It Takes All Kinds
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
Hellfighters
Film · 1968
Kona Coast
Film · 1968
Sergeant Ryker
Film · 1968
Mission Batangas
Film · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
Journey to the Unknown
Series · 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
Film · 1967
Gentle Giant
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Film · 1966
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Film · 1966
ABC Stage 67
Series · 1966
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1966
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1966
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
I Spy
Series · 1965
Run for Your Life
Series · 1965
Those Calloways
Film · 1964
A Tiger Walks
Film · 1964
The Hanged Man
Film · 1964
The Unknown
Film · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Recoil
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Film · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Back Street
Film · 1961
The Lawbreakers
Film · 1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Series · 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Series · 1961
Psycho
Film · 1960
A Touch of Larceny
Film · 1960
Five Branded Women
Film · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Route 66
Series · 1960
The FBI Story
Film · 1959
Web of Evidence
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Riverboat
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Startime
Series · 1959
Beau James
Film · 1957
Panic Button
Film · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Searchers
Film · 1956
The Wrong Man
Film · 1956
Autumn Leaves
Film · 1956
23 Paces to Baker Street
Film · 1956
The House Without a Name
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Man on the Ledge
Film · 1955
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Film · 1955
Wichita
Film · 1955
Rookie of the Year
Film · 1955
Revenge
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Pride of the Blue Grass
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
The Charge at Feather River
Film · 1953
So Big
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
City Detective
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
For Men Only
Film · 1952
The Rose Bowl Story
Film · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Two Tickets to Broadway
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Film · 1950
The Screen Writer
Film · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950