Dick Miller
- Acting
- December 25, 1928 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- January 30, 2019
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 · Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 · Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Hanukkah · Rabbi Walter Paisley
- Hideouser and Hideouser · Waitress (voice) (archive footage)
- The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster · Walter
- Burying the Ex · Grumpy Cop
- That Guy Dick Miller · Self
- Cutaways
- Corman's World · Self
- Machete Maidens Unleashed! · Self
- The Hole · Pizza Delivery Guy
- 3rd Shift: Michael's Lament · The Sculptor
- Trail of the Screaming Forehead · Eddie
- Trapped Ashes · Max (segment "Wraparound")
- Justice League Unlimited · Oberon (Voice)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action · Security Guard
- Dick Miller: Thespian · Self
- Maximum Surge · Boxing Cornerman
- Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
- Route 666 · Bartender
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures · Self
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies · Self
- Time of Your Life
- Snoops · Jolie
- SportsCentury
- Small Soldiers · Joe
- The Second Civil War · Eddie O'Neill
- The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy · Peddler
- Clueless · Ralph
- Number One Fan · Night Manager
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight · Uncle Willy
- ER · Mr. Ackerman
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women · Officer Murphy
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! · Officer Paisley
- Runaway Daughters · Roy Farrell
- Rebel Highway · Roy Farrell, Officer Paisley
- Mona Must Die · Father Stilicato
- Sister, Sister · Mr. Eichelberger
- Midnight Run Around · O'Doul
- Weird Science
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm · Chuckie Sol (Voice)
- NYPD Blue · Carl Bode
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · Mike Lane
- Fallen Angels · Carl, Morris Hornbeck
- Matinee · Herb
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Vin
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade · Fosnight
- Batman: The Animated Series · Boxy Bennett (Voice)
- Amityville 1992: It's About Time · Mr. Anderson
- Unlawful Entry · Impound Clerk
- Quake · Storekeeper
- Body Waves · Mr. Matthews
- Evil Toons · Burt Wentworth
- The Woman Who Sinned · Thomas
- Halloween Monster Bash · Stefan (archive footage)
- Eerie, Indiana · Al
- Motorama · Horseshoe Player
- The Flash · Fosnight
- Mob Boss · Mike
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch · Murray Futterman
- Ghost Writer · Club Manager
- Far from Home · Sheriff Bill Childers
- Under the Boardwalk · Official
- The 'Burbs · Vic, Garbageman #1
- Angel III: The Final Chapter · Nick Pellegrini
- Face Like a Frog · Max (Voice)
- Freddy's Nightmares · Al Kramer
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark · Sgt. Neill
- Sonny Spoon · Director
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Vendor
- Amazon Women on the Moon · Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)
- Innerspace · Cab Driver
- Project X · Max King
- Chopping Mall · Walter Paisley
- Armed Response · Steve
- Night of the Creeps · Walt
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors · Self
- Amazing Stories · Fred
- After Hours · Waiter