Peter Miles
- You may be looking for the BBC Wales stunt performer of the same name.
Peter Miles (29 August 1928-26 February 2018[1]) has appeared three times on Doctor Who. His best-known appearance is probably as Nyder in Genesis of the Daleks. He also appeared as Dr Charles Lawrence in Doctor Who and the Silurians and as Professor Whitaker in Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Other Doctor Who appearances include the BBC Radio 5 Doctor Who audio drama The Paradise of Death and a role as a BBC executive in the fan parody video, The Few Doctors. He also voiced a number of character for several Doctor Who-related audio dramas for Big Finish, BBV and Magic Bullet Productions, including reprising the role of Nyder in Guilt, the fourth story of I, Davros (which is chronologically set shortly before Genesis of the Daleks).
He also shared his memories of his three Doctor Who TV stories on the stories' DVD commentaries, the 225th edition of the charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round and the documentaries Genesis of a Classic, Davros Connections, What Lies Beneath, Going Underground and People, Power and Puppetry.
Career
Mr Miles has also played many roles in other television series including Z-Cars, Warship and Moonbase 3. His stage credits include work with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also worked as a singer and had worked with his old friend Dusty Springfield.
Doctor Who filmography
Television stories
- Doctor Who and the Silurians (as Dr Charles Lawrence)
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs (as Professor Whitaker)
- Genesis of the Daleks (as Nyder)
Audio dramas
BBV Productions
BBC Radio
Big Finish Productions
- Whispers of Terror (as Gantman)
- Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (as Dr Brandt)
- Guilt (as Nyder)
- The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (as Straxus)
Magic Bullet Productions
Stage plays
- The Trial of Davros (as Nyder)
