Jerry Miley

Jerry Miley
Miley (right) with Carmel Myers, 1926
Born	Emmor Jerome Miley Jr. (1899-07-28)July 28, 1899 Alameda, California, U.S.
Died	June 11, 1979(1979-06-11) (aged 79) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film actor
Spouse	Elsa Petersen ​ ​ (m. 1932, annulled)​ 1

Emmor Jerome Miley Jr. (July 28, 1899 – June 11, 1979) was an American film actor.² He was known for playing the murdered heir Allen Colby in the 1936 film Charlie Chan's Secret.³⁴

Miley was born in Alameda, California, the son of Emmor Jerome Sr., an oil businessman,⁵ and Beatrice Miley. He began his screen career in 1926, appearing in the film Wild Oats Lane.⁶ In the same year, he appeared in the films Broken Hearts of Hollywood and Bred in Old Kentucky.⁷

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 (Henrietta Crosman).³⁴ He appeared in films such as Pajamas (as Russell Forrest), 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.⁸

Miley retired from acting in 1952, last appearing in the film Les Misérables, starring Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton and Edmund Gwenn.⁹

Miley died on June 11, 1979, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 79. He was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery.¹⁰