Dick Miller
Acting
- Born:
- 1928-12-25
- Died:
- 2019-01-30
- Place of birth:
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese, with the distinction of appearing in every film directed by Dante. He was known for playing the beleaguered everyman, often in one-scene appearances. Miller's main roles in films included Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers, Piranha, The Howling, A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, Not of This Earth, Chopping Mall, Night of the Creeps, The Terminator, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers and Quake.
Known For
Filmography
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Hanukkah
Hideouser and Hideouser
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
Burying the Ex
That Guy Dick Miller
Cutaways
Corman's World
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
The Hole
3rd Shift: Michael's Lament
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Trapped Ashes
Justice League Unlimited
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Dick Miller: Thespian
Maximum Surge
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Route 666
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Time of Your Life
Snoops
SportsCentury
Small Soldiers
The Second Civil War
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Clueless
Number One Fan
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
ER
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Runaway Daughters
Rebel Highway
Mona Must Die
Sister, Sister
Midnight Run Around
Weird Science
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
NYPD Blue
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Fallen Angels
Matinee
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Batman: The Animated Series
Amityville 1992: It's About Time
Unlawful Entry
Quake
Body Waves
Evil Toons
The Woman Who Sinned
Halloween Monster Bash
Eerie, Indiana
Motorama
The Flash
Mob Boss
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Ghost Writer
Far from Home
Under the Boardwalk
The 'Burbs
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Face Like a Frog
Freddy's Nightmares
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Amazon Women on the Moon
Innerspace
Project X
Chopping Mall
Armed Response
Night of the Creeps
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Amazing Stories
After Hours
Explorers
Moonlighting
The Terminator
Tales from the Darkside
Gremlins
V: The Final Battle
11th Victim
Swing Shift
All the Right Moves
Get Crazy
Space Raiders
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Lies
Heart Like a Wheel
Vortex
White Dog
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
The Aftermath
Police Squad!
Fame
Heartbeeps
Smokey Bites the Dust
The Howling
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Used Cars
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Knots Landing
1941
The Lady in Red
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Taxi
Piranha
Corvette Summer
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Starhops
Game Show Models
New York, New York
Mr. Billion
Hunter
Vigilante Force
Alice
Moving Violation
Cannonball
Hollywood Boulevard
Darktown Strutters
White Line Fever
Crazy Mama
Capone
Big Bad Mama
Police Woman
Summer School Teachers
Truck Turner
Candy Stripe Nurses
Executive Action
The Slams
The Student Teachers
Fly Me
The Young Nurses
Night Call Nurses
The Grissom Gang
The Andersonville Trial
McCloud
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Targets
The Wild Racers
Mannix
The Trip
A Time for Killing
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Dirty Dozen
Dragnet
The Wild Angels
Wild, Wild Winter
Beach Ball
Ski Party
The Girls on the Beach
Branded
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
The Terror
Combat!
The Virginian
The Premature Burial
Capture That Capsule
Atlas
The Little Shop of Horrors
A Bucket of Blood
The Lawless Years
War of the Satellites
Sorority Girl
M Squad
Wagon Train
Carnival Rock
Rock All Night
The Undead
Not of This Earth
Naked Paradise
It Conquered the World
The Oklahoma Woman
Gunslinger
Apache Woman
Dragnet
The Ed Sullivan Show