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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Lynn Milgrim to Rob Morrow
Dick Miller Biography (1928-)
Born December 25, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY (some sources say New York, NY, or Bronx, NY).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- December 25, 1928
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Tall Tree (Indian wearing hat), Apache Woman, Associated Releasing, 1955
- Sergeant Neil, It Conquered the World (also known as It Conquered the Earth), American International, 1956
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The Oklahoma Woman, American Releasing, 1956
- Mitch, Naked Paradise (also known as Thunder over Hawaii),American International, 1957
- The Leper, The Undead, American International, 1957
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Attack of the Crab Monsters, Allied Artists, 1957
- Benny, Carnival Rock, Howco, 1957
- Joe Piper, vacuum cleaner salesman, Not of This Earth, Allied Artists, 1957
- Jimmy Tonto, Pony Express rider, Gunslinger (also known as TheYellow Rose of Texas), Associated Releasing, 1957
- Shorty, Rock All Night, American International, 1957
- Mort, Sorority Girl (also known as The Bad One,
SororityHouse, and Confessions of a Sorority Girl), American International, 1957
- Dave Royer, War of the Satellites, Allied Artists, 1958
- Walter Paisley, A Bucket of Blood, American International, 1959
- Burson Fouch, The Little Shop of Horrors, Filmgroup, 1961
- Ed Nowak, Capture That Capsule (also known as Spy Squad), 1961
- Greek soldier, Atlas, 1961
- Mole, The Premature Burial, 1962
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The Intruder (also known as The Stranger,
I Hate Your Guts, and Shame), Pathe-American, 1962
- (As Richard Miller) Stefan, The Terror (also known as Lady of the Shadows, The Castle of Terror, and The Haunting), American International, 1963
- (Uncredited) Heckler, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (also known as X and Man with the X-Ray Eyes), 1963
- (Uncredited) First waiter, The Girls on the Beach (also known as Summer of '64), 1965
- (Uncredited) Taxi driver, Ski Party, American International, 1965
- Cop #1, Beach Ball, 1965
- Rilk, Wild, Wild Winter, Universal, 1966
- Riggeer, The Wild Angels, 1966
- Zollicoffer, A Time for Killing (also known as The Long Ride Home), Columbia, 1967
- Cash, The Trip, American International, 1967
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The Dirty Dozen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- (Uncredited) Gangster dressed like a cop, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
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Targets, Paramount, 1968
- (Uncredited) Reporter, The Legend of Lylah Clare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself (scenes from The Terror),Targets, 1968
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The Wild Racers, American International, 1968
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The Grissom Gang, Cinerama, 1971
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Ulzana's Raid, Universal, 1972
- Rifleman, Executive Action, National General, 1973
- Taxi driver, The Slams, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
- Coach Harris, The Student Teachers (also known as College Coeds), New World, 1973
- Taxi driver, Fly Me, 1973
- Cop, The Young Nurses (also known as Nightingale and Young L.A. Nurses), 1973
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Night Call Nurses, New World, 1974
- Spectator, Candy Stripe Nurses (also known as Sweet Candy),New World, 1974
- Fogarty, Truck Turner (also known as Black Bullet), American International, 1974
- Bonney, Big Bad Mama, New World, 1974
- Sam, Summer School Teachers, 1974
- Wilbur Janeway, Crazy Mama, New World, 1975
- Hugo, Darktown Strutters (also known as Get Down and Boogie), New World, 1975
- Birdie, White Line Fever, Columbia, 1975
- Joe Pryor, Capone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
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Hustle, Paramount, 1975
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TNT Jackson, 1975
- Benny Buckman, Cannonball (also known as Carquake), New World, 1976
- Walter Paisley, Hollywood Boulevard, New World, 1976
- Mack, Moving Violation, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- Bernie, Mr. Billion (also known as The Windfall), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1977
- Palm Club owner, New York, New York, United Artists, 1977
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Grand Theft Auto, New World, 1977
- Mr. Lucky, Corvette Summer (also known as The Hot One), United Artists, 1978
- Sergeant Bresner, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Universal, 1978
- Buck Gardner, Piranha, New World, 1978
- Joe Lippen, the game show host, Game Show Models (also known as The Hollywood Dream,
The Hollywood Game, and Teenage Models), 1978
- Jerry, Starhops (also known as Curb Service), First American, 1978
- Patek, The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin, and Bathtub Gin), New World, 1979
- Police Chief Klein, Rock 'n' Roll High School, New World, 1979
- (As Richard Miller) Officer Miller, 1941, 1979
- Flynn, the garbage man, Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype, Cannon, 1980
- Man in bed, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
- New York cop, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (also known as Hollywood Blue), 1980
- Factory watchman, Heartbeeps, Universal, 1981
- Walter Paisley, the bookstore owner, The Howling, Avco-Embassy, 1981
- Owner of vehicle, Smokey Bites the Dust, 1981
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Vortex, B Movies, 1982
- Dr. Hans Kleiner, National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (also knownas National Lampoon's Movie Madness), 1982
- First Animal trainer, White Dog (also known as Trained to Kill), Paramount, 1982
- Voice, The Aftermath, 1982
- Suzie's dad, Get Crazy (also known as Flip Out), Embassy, 1983
- Teacher in auditorium, All the Right Moves (also known as All Right) Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Mickey White, Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Crazy Mel, Space Raiders (also known as Starchild), New World, 1983
- Walter Paisley, "It's a Good Life," Twilight Zone--The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983
- Mr. Futterman, Gremlins, Warner Bros., 1984
- Pawn shop clerk, The Terminator, Orion, 1984
- Producer, Lies, Alpha, 1984
- Pete, waiter in all-night diner, After Hours, Warner Bros., 1985
- Charles Drake, Explorers, Paramount, 1985
- Steve, Armed Response (also known as Jade Jungle), Cinetel,1986
- Walter Paisley, Chopping Mall (also known as Killbots and R.O.B.O.T.), Concorde, 1986
- Walter, Police armorer, Night of the Creeps, TriStar, 1986
- Himself, Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors, 1986
- Cab driver, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987
- Max King, Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
- Danny, Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), 1987
- Nick Pellegrini, Angel 3: The Final Chapter, 1988
- Vic, garbage collector, The Burbs (also known as The 'burbs), Universal, 1988
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Sergeant Neil, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, 1988
- (Uncredited) Cemetery security guard, Dead Heat, 1988
- Sheriff Bill Childers, Far From Home, 1989
- Murray Futterman, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
- Official, Under the Boardwalk, New World, 1990
- Mike, Mob Boss, 1990
- Mr. Matthews, Body Waves, New Horizons Home Video, 1992
- Impound clerk, Unlawful Entry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Mr. Andersen, Amityville 1992: It's About Time, 1992
- Burt, Evil Toons, 1992
- Storekeeper, Quake (also known as Aftershock), 1993
- Horseshoe player, Motorama, Two Moon Releasing, 1993
- Herb, Matinee, 1993
- Voice of Chuck "Chuckie" Sol, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (animated; also known as Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: The Animated Movie,
Batman: The Animated Movie,
Batman: The Animated Movie--Mask of the Phantasm, and Mask of the Phantasm: Batman the Animated Movie), Warner Bros., 1993
- (Scenes deleted) Monster Joe, Pulp Fiction (also known as Fiction Pulpeuse,
Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife,
The Gold Watch, and Jules, Vincent, Jimmie, and the Wolf), Miramax, 1994
- Father Stilicato, Mona Must Die (also known as Ein fast perfektes Verhaltnis), 1994
- Uncle Willy, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper), Universal, 1995
- Night manager, Number One Fan, 1995
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable, 1996
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company, 1996
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil, 1996
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers, 1996
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: Freaks, 1996
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror, 1996
- Joe, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks, 1998
- Himself, It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures, 2001
- Himself, Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies, 2001
- Bartender, Route 666, 2001
- Himself, Unleashing the Beast: Making "The Howling," 2003
- Himself, Dick Miller: Thespian, 2003
- Security guard, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (also known as Looney Tunes: Back in Action: The Movie), 2003
- Himself, Welcome to Werewolfland, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Series
- (With Bobby Sherwood) Host, Midnight Snack, CBS, 1950
- (As Richard Miller) Hotel clerk, General Hospital, ABC, 1982
- Mr. Lou Mackie, Fame, Fox, 1985-1987
- Fosnight, a recurring role, The Flash, 1990-1991
- Also appeared as host, The Dick Miller Show, syndicated.
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Miniseries
- Dan Pascal, V: The Final Battle, NBC, 1984
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Movies
- Sketch artist, The Andersonville Trial, 1970
- Investigator Ned, The Eleventh Victim (also known as The Lakeside Killer), CBS, 1979
- Club manager, Ghost Writer, syndicated, 1990
- Thomas, The Woman Who Sinned, ABC, 1991
- Officer Murphy, "He Never Gave Me Orgasm," National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women (also known as Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women), Showtime, 1994
- O'Doul, "Midnight Run-Around," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
- Eddie O'Neill, The Second Civil War, HBO, 1997
- Peddler, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (also known as TheOsiris Chronicles), UPN, 1998
- Man in Black No. 1, New Kid on the Planet, Nickelodeon, 2000
- Boxing cornerman, Maximum Surge Movie (also known as Game Over), 2003
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Pilots
- Theater owner, W*A*L*T*E*R, CBS, 1984
- Chick Procacini, Better Days, CBS, 1992
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Specials
- Himself, The Making of "Terminator," 1984
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Episodic
- Castro, "Hideout," M Squad, 1958
- "The Big Perfume Bottle," Dragnet, 1958
- Benny Bristow, bodyguard, "The Vincent `Mad Dog' Coll Story," The Untouchables, 1959
- Happy Mione, "Blood Brothers," The Lawless Years, 1961
- Sam, "A Woman Lost," Bonanza, 1963
- Michael, "The Brian Conlin Story," Wagon Train, 1964
- Jon Blake, "Big Image ... Little Man," The Virginian, 1964
- (As Richard Miller) Wrangler, "Nice Day for a Hanging," Branded, 1966
- (As Richard Miller) Young soldier, "The Outsider," Combat!, 1966
- Harry Johnson, "The Shooting," Dragnet 1967, 1967
- Green Hat, "Fifth Man in a String Quartet," McCloud, 1972
- "The Lysenko Syndrome," Hunter, 1977
- Ernie the waiter, "The Lighter Side of Angela Matusa," Taxi, ABC,1979
- Prison guard, "Episode 44," Soap, 1979
- "Mona Lisa Alice," Alice, 1979
- Deputy Crawford, "School of Terror," Barnaby Jones, 1979
- Seaman Fergie, "Travels with my Dad," Taxi, 1982
- Vic, "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)," Police Squad, 1982
- Al Spanky, "To Have and to Hold," Knots Landing, 1983
- Seymour Furman, "All a Clone by the Telephone," Tales from the Darkside, 1985
- Fred the mailman, "The Greibble," Amazing Stories, 1986
- Pick up guy, "Cool Hand Dave: Part 2," Moonlighting, 1987
- Vendor, "The Big Goodbye," Star Trek: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1988
- Motel manager, "The All-Nighter," Who's the Boss?, 1990
- Matt, "For He's Not a Jolly Good Fellow," Roc, 1991
- Al, "The Losers," Eerie, Indiana, 1991
- Bellhop, Out All Night, 1992
- Carl, "I'll Be Waiting," Sydney Pollack's "Fallen Angels" (also known as Fallen Angels), Showtime, 1993
- Morris, "Since I Don't Have You," Sydney Pollack's "Fallen Angels"(also known as Fallen Angels), Showtime, 1993
- Paisley, "Shake, Rattle, and Rock," Rebel Highway, Showtime, 1994
- Detective Farrell, "Runaway Daughters," Rebel Highway, Showtime, 1994
- Voice of Boxcars "Boxy" Bennett, "Harlequinade," Batman: The AnimatedSeries, 1994
- Voice of Boxcars "Boxy" Bennett, "Harley's Holiday," Batman: The Animated Series, 1994
- Mike Lane, "Church of Metropolis," Lois and Clark: The New Adventuresof Superman, 1994
- Vin, "Past Tense: Parts 1 & 2," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 1994
- Repairman, "Demon Lisa," Weird Science, 1996
- Mr. Eichelberger, "The Candidate," Sister, Sister, 1996
- Ralph, "Cher's Weekend at Bernie's," Clueless, 1998
- Mr. Ackerman, "Double Blind," ER, 1999
- Carl Bode, "I'll Draw You a Map," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1999
- Jolie, "Singer in the Band," Snoops, ABC, 1999
- Ray the doorman, "The Time the Millennium Approached," Time of Your Life, Fox, 1999
- "Or What's a Heaven For?," That's Life, ABC, 2001
- Salvatore Gigliani, "Nostalgia," Karen Sisco, ABC, 2003
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "The Fix," Miami Vice, 1986
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Stage Appearances
- Understudy, It's a Bird.... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, AlvinTheatre, New York City, 1966
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Radio Appearances
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Series
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Midnight Snack, CBS, 1950
- Presenter of The Dick Miller Show, WMCA (New York City).
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Cornerman, Prize Fighter, 1993
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Music Videos
- Appeared in John Mellancamp's "Wild Night."
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (As Richard Miller) Which Way to the Front?, 1970
- (As Richard Miller; story only) Four Rode Out (also known as Cuatro cabalgaron), 1971
- (With others) T.N.T. Jackson, 1975
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