Dick Miller

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-12-25 (91 years old)

Deathday

2019-01-30

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Dick Miller

Biography

Dick 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 th...

Acting

1984

The Terminator

as Pawnshop Clerk

1984

Gremlins

as Murray Futterman

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Murray Futterman

1987

Innerspace

as Cab Driver

1976

Cannonball

as Bennie Buckman

1979

1941

as Officer Miller

1981

The Howling

as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner

1992

Evil Toons

as Burt Wentworth

1959

A Bucket of Blood

as Walter Paisley

1967

The Trip

as Cash

1963

The Terror

as Stefan

1960

1978

Piranha

as Buck Gardner

1989

The 'Burbs

as Vic, Garbageman #1

1993

Matinee

as Herb Denning

1979

1977

New York, New York

as Palm Club Owner

1957

Not of This Earth

as Joe Piper

1956

1989

Far from Home

as Sheriff Bill Childers

1986

Chopping Mall

as Walter Paisley

1983

Get Crazy

as Susie's Dad

1957

1958

1961

Atlas

as Greek Soldier (uncredited)

1957

The Undead

as The Leper

1975

2003

Maximum Surge

as Boxing Cornerman

1976

Hollywood Boulevard

as Walter Paisley

2006

Trapped Ashes

as Max (segment "Wraparound")

1993

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as Chuckie Sol (voice)

1957

1981

Smokey Bites the Dust

as Owner of Vehicle

1977

Mr. Billion

as Bernie

1974

Big Bad Mama

as Bonney

2009

The Hole

as Pizza Delivery Guy

1982

The Aftermath

as Broadcaster (voice)

1986

1975

Capone

as Joe Pryor

1991

Motorama

as Horseshoe Player

1983

Lies

as Producer

1965

Beach Ball

as Cop #1

1990

Mob Boss

as Mike

1975

Darktown Strutters

as Officer Hugo

1980

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

as Irsil / Orson

1965

Ski Party

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1957

1957

1972

Night Call Nurses

as Mr. Jensen

1974

1973

The Student Teachers

as Coach Harris

1994

Runaway Daughters

as Roy Farrell

1975

Crazy Mama

as Wilbur Janeway

1994

1989

1955

Apache Woman

as Tall Tree

1985

After Hours

as Waiter

1992

Body Waves

as Mr. Matthews

1978

Starhops

as Jerry

1994

Mona Must Die

as Father Stilicato

1982

White Dog

as Animal Trainer

1983

Space Raiders

as Crazy Mel

1989

Ghost Writer

as Club Manager

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Walter Paisley

1997

The Second Civil War

as Eddie O'Neill

1968

Targets

as Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Reporter at Press Party

1984

11th Victim

as Investigator Ned

1973

Fly Me

as Taxi Driver

1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")

1994

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

as Officer Paisley

1963

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

as John Trask (uncredited)

1977

Game Show Models

as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host

1974

Truck Turner

as Fogarty

1981

Heartbeeps

as Factory Watchman

2014

Burying the Ex

as Grumpy Cop

1967

The Dirty Dozen

as MP at Hanging (uncredited)

1985

Explorers

as Charlie Drake

1992

Unlawful Entry

as Impound Clerk

1978

Corvette Summer

as Mr. Lucky

1978

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

as Sergeant Brenner

1967

A Time for Killing

as Zollicoffer

1970

The Andersonville Trial

as Sketch Artist

2003

1956

Gunslinger

as Jimmy Tonto

1979

1998

1995

Number One Fan

as Night Manager

1988

1992

Quake

as Storekeeper

1966

The Wild Angels

as Oil Rigger

1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)

1956

The Oklahoma Woman

as Bartender

1965

The Girls on the Beach

as First Waiter

1968

The Wild Racers

as Pit Crew Mechanic

1973

The Slams

as Taxi Driver

1973

Executive Action

as Rifleman - Team B

1976

Vigilante Force

as Pianist (uncredited)

1980

Used Cars

as Man In Bed

1982

Vortex

as Bit Part

1983

Heart Like a Wheel

as Mickey White

1983

All the Right Moves

as Teacher in Auditorium

1987

Project X

as Max King

2001

Route 666

as Bartender

2011

Corman's World

as Self - Actor

1994

2019

Hideouser and Hideouser

as Waitress (voice)

2019

Hanukkah

as Rabbi Walter Paisley

1975

Death Race 2000

as Chicken Gang (uncredited)

1984

Swing Shift

as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)

Production

1974

TNT Jackson

as Writer

1969

Four Rode Out

as Writer

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