Peter Miles (April 1, 1938 â€" August 3, 2002) was the stage name of
American child actor Gerald Richard Perreau-Saussine. After his film
career ended, he turned to writing under the pen name Richard
Miles.Born in Tokyo, Miles was the older brother of actresses Gigi,
Janine, and Lauren Perreau. He was educated at Beverly Hills Catholic
School and graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles,
California.His first screen appearance was as the uncredited son of
Humphrey Bogart's character in Passage to Marseille (1944). Other
notable film credits include Enchantment (1948), The Red Pony (1949),
and Quo Vadis (1951).With the advent of television, he began appearing
on the small screen, guest starring in episodes of Father Knows Best,
The Lone Ranger, and 77 Sunset Strip, among others, and he was a
regular on The Betty Hutton Show with his sister, Gigi Perreau, for a
year. In 1959, he guest-starred (under the name "Richard Miles") on
Perry Mason as defendant Jimmy Morrow in "The Case of the Spanish
Cross" and in 1962 on Straightaway as Vernon in the episode "The Drag
Strip."
American child actor Gerald Richard Perreau-Saussine. After his film
career ended, he turned to writing under the pen name Richard
Miles.Born in Tokyo, Miles was the older brother of actresses Gigi,
Janine, and Lauren Perreau. He was educated at Beverly Hills Catholic
School and graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles,
California.His first screen appearance was as the uncredited son of
Humphrey Bogart's character in Passage to Marseille (1944). Other
notable film credits include Enchantment (1948), The Red Pony (1949),
and Quo Vadis (1951).With the advent of television, he began appearing
on the small screen, guest starring in episodes of Father Knows Best,
The Lone Ranger, and 77 Sunset Strip, among others, and he was a
regular on The Betty Hutton Show with his sister, Gigi Perreau, for a
year. In 1959, he guest-starred (under the name "Richard Miles") on
Perry Mason as defendant Jimmy Morrow in "The Case of the Spanish
Cross" and in 1962 on Straightaway as Vernon in the episode "The Drag
Strip."
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