Spoiler : Miles, Peter (birth name was Gerald Perreau-Saissine, aka Richard Miles) Born in Tokyo, Japan 4/1/1938; died 8/3/2002 of cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California. Brother of actors Gigi Perreau and Janine Perreau. He made his screen debut as an infant in Just William (1939). Using his name of Richard Miles, played Nicky Strickland on The Betty Hutton Show for CBS-TV (1959-1960). Writer of many novels, one recieved the Samuel Goldwyn Creative Writing Award, another was adapted to the 1959 movie, Cold Day In The Park.