Allan Miller Biography (1929-)

Born February 14, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Benedict and Anna (maiden name, Diamond) Miller; married Laura Zucker, January 25, 1976 (some sources citewife's name as Anita); children: Gregory, Zachary. Addresses: Office:c/o Back Alley Theatre, 13340 Valley Vista Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-4311.; Agent: Badgley Connor Talent Agency, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 311, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer, educator
Birth Details: February 14, 1929; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Frank Pryor, The Edge of Night, CBS, 1967
Dave Siegel, One Life to Live, ABC, 1968-1972
Dr. Alan Posner, Soap, ABC, 1980-1981
Scooter Warren, Knots Landing, CBS, 1981-1982
Quentin Quartermaine, General Hospital, ABC, 1987-1988
Lyle Freedlander, Heartbeat, 1989
Harland Richards, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1990
Also appeared as Dr. Glick, A.E.S. Hudson Street, ABC; as David Bachman, How to Survive a Marriage; as Dr. Walter Burke, The Human Factor, CBS; as Inspector Cramer, Nero Wolfe, NBC; and in Searchfor Tomorrow.
Miniseries
Dr. Oppenheim, The Word, CBS, 1978
Harrison, Pearl, NBC, 1978
Mike Rosen, At Mother's Request, CBS, 1987
Leonard Porter, Billionaire Boys Club, NBC, 1987
Movies
Harold Levine, Hustling, ABC, 1975
Gerry Dickler, Fear on Trial, CBS, 1975
Nathan Haroun, Victory at Entebbe, ABC, 1976
Tail Gunner Joe, NBC, 1977
Les Garrick, The Ghost of Flight 401, NBC, 1978
Dan Sawyer, Anatomy of a Seduction, CBS, 1979
Mel, Portrait of a Stripper (also known as The Secret Life of Susie Hanson), CBS, 1979
Jack Branch, Escape, CBS, 1980
George Weller, City in Fear, ABC, 1980
Kaminsky, Miracle on Ice, ABC, 1981
Sedgely, Obsessive Love, CBS, 1984
Ted Simon, The Execution, NBC, 1985
Lyle, J.O.E. and the Colonel (also known as Humanoid Defender), ABC, 1985
Lawyer, Hostage Flight, NBC, 1985
Leon Walsh, Murder C.O.D., NBC, 1990
Allen Fairchild, Her Wicked Ways (also known as Lethal Charm), CBS, 1991
Episodic
"Death on Delivery," Get Christie Love, ABC, 1974
Jerry Bayliss, "Nursemaid," Kojak, CBS, 1974
Leonard "Len" Young, "Spooks for Sale," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975
Michael Cordeen, "Sleight of Hand," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
B. G. Clarkson, "Showdown at Times Square," McCloud, NBC, 1975
Johnny Thayer, "Portrait of a Murder," Harry O, ABC, 1975
"The Best Possible Defense," Kate McShane, 1975
R. G. Lambert, "Carol's Promotion," Maude, CBS, 1976
Vern Ross, "Every Man Must Pay His Dues," Serpico, NBC, 1976
"The Spy Killer," Most Wanted, 1976
Joe Collandra, "The Psychic," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1977
John Carrantini, "Ice Time," Police Story, NBC, 1977
Frank Devlin, "Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon," Hawaii Five-0, 1977
Hal Pearson, "Airliner," Lou Grant, CBS, 1978
Morty Kauffman, "A Body Worth Guarding," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
Reynolds, "Time Bomb," Wonder Woman, CBS, 1978
James Brady, "Cover Girl" (also known as "No Deposit, No Return"), Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
Bill Gillette, "Sighting 4017: The Devilish Davidson Lights Incident," Project UFO, 1978
"Nancy," The Paper Chase, 1978
"Blackjack," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1979
Dr. Bittman (some sources cite Brickman), "Open House," Barney Miller, ABC, 1979
"The Battered Bride," Kaz, CBS, 1979
Cooley, "Off the Record," Mrs. Columbo (also known as Kate Loves a Mystery), 1979
Harry Collier, "Semper-Fidelis," Quincy (also known as Quincy,M.E.), NBC, 1979
George Anderson, "The Price of Anger," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1980
Nelson Haskell, "Dietrich's Arrest: Part 2," Barney Miller, ABC, 1980
Allan Clark, "A Matter of Principle," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1980
Dick Luther, "All Kinds of Love," Vegas, 1980

"TKO," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1980
Colonel Sydell, "The Super Scouts: Parts 1 & 2," Galactica 1980 (also known as Battlestar Galactica), ABC, 1980
Colonel Sydell, "Spaceball," Galactica 1980 (also known as Battlestar Galactica), ABC, 1980
Cowan, "The Librarian," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981
Dr. Knight, "Slow Boat to Madness: Parts 1 & 2," Quincy (alsoknown as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1981
Police chaplain, "Possession," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981
Barry Rabinowitz, "Rabinowitz's Brother," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1982
Barry Rabinowitz, "Stay Out of My Briefs," Archie Bunker's Place,CBS, 1982
Barry Rabinowitz, "The Promotion," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1983
Barry Rabinowitz, "Store Wars," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1983
Captain Huntley, "Airwave Anarchy," Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983
Anawalt, "Guilty till Proven Innocent," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1983
Hugh Stanford, "The Further Adventures of Ozzie & Harold," The Fall Guy, 1983
Dr. Mollican, "A Cold Night in Chicago," E/R, CBS, 1984
Dean Corvey, "Out of Control," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984
Elliott Bauman, "Whispers in the Wings," Hart to Hart, 1984
"The Hottest Guy in Town," Partners in Crime, 1984
Phil Kreuger, "Sudden Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Arnold Corcoran, "The Smile in the Third Row," Highway to Heaven,NBC, 1985
Jason Keith, "Jennie," Airwolf, CBS, 1985
Assistant District Attorney Frederick Hoskins, "Trial and Error," Dallas, 1985
Assistant District Attorney Frederick Hoskins, "The Verdict," Dallas, 1985
Assistant District Attorney Frederick Hoskins, "Sentences," Dallas, 1985
Frank Lord, "Trial by Error," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Carl Valentine, "All the World's a Stage," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1986
Fredricks, "Haven't Gun, Will Travel," Sledge Hammer!, 1987
"I'll Be Seeing You," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1988
George Brenner, "The Lemon," Matlock, 1988
Dr. Alden Weiss, "Tenure," thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
Dr. Berl, "Supermom Burnout," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1989
Elijah, "The Body in Question," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1991
"Last Dance," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1992
Judge Ronald Keltin, "From Here to Paternity," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
Judge Ronald Keltin, "P.S. Your Shrink Is Dead," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
John Crowley/Charles Crowe, "A Virtual Murder," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1993
Martin Garfield, "Shaker," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994
Victor Roscoe, "An Egg to Die For," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
Judge Simon Mikelson, "Privileged," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
Jake Farber, "Shooting in Rome," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," Night Man, The Disney Channel andsyndicated, 1997
Sy Leventhal, "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1998
Dr. John Colentano, "Sarindipity," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998
Nate Bergold, "Nate Expectations," L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1998
"Zero to Sixty," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000
Judge Marlon Katz, "Sex, Lies, and the Internet," Family Law, CBS,2001
Judge Marlon Katz, "Children of a Lesser Dad," Family Law, CBS, 2002
Appeared as Judge Bert Robinson in an episode of Civil Wars; alsoappeared in episodes of Mike Hammer, Renegades, Silk Stalkings, and 21 Jump Street.
Pilots
Dr. Enright, The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (also known as Gibbsville: The Turning Point of Jim Malloy and John O'Hara's Gibbsville), NBC, 1975
Marty King, Don't Call Us, CBS, 1976
Bert Kessler, Riding High, NBC, 1977
Sid Hockheiser, Where's Poppa?, ABC, 1979
Francis, Three Eyes, NBC, 1982
Fritz, Bliss, ABC, 1984
Also appeared in the pilots Bad Cats, Glitter, and Hearts of the West.
Stage Director
(And producer) Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, Cast Theatre, Hollywood Center Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1974
The Fox, Los Angeles Stage Company, Los Angeles, 1981, then Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, 1983
A Map of the World, Odyssey Theatre, 1982
Stumps, Odyssey Theatre, 1994
The Fox, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 1995
Also directed productions of Found a Peanut, The Voice of the Prairie, A Walk on the Wild Side, and A Woman of Independent Means.
Major Tours
(And producer) Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, California cities, 1976
The Fox, California cities, 1988-1989
Camping with Henry and Tom, U.S. cities, 1995
Stage Work
Other
Producer of In the Sweet Bye and Bye and Jacques Brel Is....
Stage Appearances
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, Cast Theatre, Hollywood CenterTheatre, Hollywood, CA, 1974, also Back Alley Theatre, Sherman Oaks, CA, andYale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT
The Fox, Los Angeles production, 1981
Also appeared in Barbara Shore, Public Theatre, New York City; The Bloodknot, off-Broadway production; Chicago Conspiracy Trial,Odyssey Theatre; The Country Girl, off-Broadway production; Days and Nights Within, Duet for One, and The Journalists, all Back Alley Theatre; The Misanthrope and Richard II, off-Broadway productions; Romulus, Broadway production; and Substance of Fire, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA.
Film Appearances
Captain Bittman, Baby Blue Marine, Columbia, 1976
Mr. Green, Two Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
Agent, Bound for Glory, United Artists, 1976
Loan company manager, Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977
Colonel Legrande A. Diller, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur,the Rebel General), Universal, 1977
Whitey, The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1979
Chief of detectives, Cruising (also known as William Friedkin'sCruising), United Artists, 1980
Alien in bar, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount, 1984
Political newscaster, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Detective, Warlock, 1989, Trimark Pictures, 1991
WRITINGS
Plays
The Fox (based on the novella by D. H. Lawrence), produced at BackAlley Theatre, Sherman Oaks, CA, then Los Angeles Stage Company, both 1981,later Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, 1983, published by Doubleday, 1983
Other
A New Generation of Acting Teachers (book), Penguin, 1987
A Passion for Acting: Exploring the Creative Process (book), Backstage Books, 1992
The Craft of Acting: Auditioning (videotape series), Dynamic Productions, 1994
Also author of television scripts broadcast by CBC (Canada), 1978-80.

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