
Dick Miller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1928
- Died
- January 30, 2019 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie · as Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Movie · as Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie · as (archive footage)

Hideouser and Hideouser
Movie · as Waitress (voice) (archive footage)

Hanukkah
Movie · as Rabbi Walter Paisley

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
Movie · as Walter

That Guy Dick Miller
Movie · as Self

Burying the Ex
Movie · as Grumpy Cop
Cutaways
Movie

Corman's World
Movie · as Self - Actor

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Movie · as Self

The Hole
Movie · as Pizza Delivery Guy

3rd Shift: Michael's Lament
Movie · as The Sculptor

Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Movie · as Eddie

Trapped Ashes
Movie · as Max (segment "Wraparound")

Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Oberon (voice) · 1 ep

Maximum Surge
Movie · as Boxing Cornerman

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie · as Security Guard

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Movie

Dick Miller: Thespian
Movie · as Self

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie · as Himself

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Movie · as Self

Route 666
Movie · as Bartender

Time of Your Life
TV · 1 ep

SportsCentury
TV · 1 ep

Snoops
TV · as Jolie · 1 ep

Small Soldiers
Movie · as Joe

The Second Civil War
Movie · as Eddie O'Neill

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Movie · as Peddler

Clueless
TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Movie · as Uncle Willy

Number One Fan
Movie · as Night Manager

Runaway Daughters
Movie · as Roy Farrell

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Movie · as Officer Murphy
Mona Must Die
Movie · as Father Stilicato

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie · as Officer Paisley

Midnight Run Around
Movie · as O'Doul

Weird Science
TV · 1 ep

ER
TV · as Mr. Ackerman · 1 ep

Sister, Sister
TV · as Mr. Eichelberger · 1 ep

Rebel Highway
TV · as Roy Farrell, Officer Paisley · 1 ep

Matinee
Movie · as Herb

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Movie · as Chuckie Sol (voice)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Mike Lane · 1 ep

Fallen Angels
TV · as Carl, Morris Hornbeck · 1 ep

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Vin · 2 eps

NYPD Blue
TV · as Carl Bode · 1 ep

Evil Toons
Movie · as Burt Wentworth

Body Waves
Movie · as Mr. Matthews

Amityville 1992: It's About Time
Movie · as Mr. Anderson

Unlawful Entry
Movie · as Impound Clerk

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Movie · as Fosnight

Quake
Movie · as Storekeeper

Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Boxy Bennett (voice) · 2 eps

Motorama
Movie · as Horseshoe Player

The Woman Who Sinned
Movie · as Thomas

Halloween Monster Bash
Movie · as Stefan (archive footage)

Eerie, Indiana
TV · as Al · 1 ep

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie · as Murray Futterman

Mob Boss
Movie · as Mike

The Flash
TV · as Fosnight · 6 eps

The 'Burbs
Movie · as Vic, Garbageman #1

Far from Home
Movie · as Sheriff Bill Childers

Under the Boardwalk
Movie · as Official

Ghost Writer
Movie · as Club Manager

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Movie · as Sgt. Neill

Angel III: The Final Chapter
Movie · as Nick Pellegrini

Face Like a Frog
Movie · as Max (voice)

Freddy's Nightmares
TV · as Al Kramer · 1 ep

Innerspace
Movie · as Cab Driver

Project X
Movie · as Max King

Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Vendor · 1 ep

Chopping Mall
Movie · as Walter Paisley

Armed Response
Movie · as Steve

Night of the Creeps
Movie · as Walt

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Movie · as Self

After Hours
Movie · as Waiter

Explorers
Movie · as Charlie Drake

Amazing Stories
TV · as Fred · 1 ep

Moonlighting
TV · as Pickup Guy · 1 ep

The Terminator
Movie · as Pawnshop Clerk

Gremlins
Movie · as Mr. Futterman

11th Victim
Movie · as Investigator Ned

Swing Shift
Movie · as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)

Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Seymour Furman · 1 ep

V: The Final Battle
TV · as Dan Pascal · 2 eps

Get Crazy
Movie · as Susie's Dad

Lies
Movie · as Producer

Space Raiders
Movie · as Crazy Mel

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie · as Walter Paisley

All the Right Moves
Movie · as Teacher in Auditorium

Heart Like a Wheel
Movie · as Mickey White

The Aftermath
Movie · as Broadcaster (voice)

White Dog
Movie · as Animal Trainer

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie · as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")

Vortex
Movie · as Bit Part

Fame
TV · 17 eps

Police Squad!
TV · as Vic · 1 ep

The Howling
Movie · as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner

Smokey Bites the Dust
Movie · as Owner of Vehicle

Heartbeeps
Movie · as Factory Watchman

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Movie · as Irsil / Orson

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Movie · as New York Cop

Used Cars
Movie · as Man In Bed

1941
Movie · as Officer Miller

Rock 'n' Roll High School
Movie · as Police Chief

The Lady in Red
Movie · as Patek

Knots Landing
TV · as Al Spanky · 1 ep

Piranha
Movie · as Buck Gardner

Starhops
Movie · as Jerry

Corvette Summer
Movie · as Mr. Lucky

I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Movie · as Sergeant Brenner

Taxi
TV · as Ernie, Fergie · 1 ep

New York, New York
Movie · as Palm Club Owner

Mr. Billion
Movie · as Bernie

Game Show Models
Movie · as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host

Hunter
TV · 1 ep

Cannonball
Movie · as Bennie Buckman

Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Walter Paisley

Vigilante Force
Movie · as Pianist (uncredited)

Moving Violation
Movie · as Mac

Alice
TV · as Customer #3 · 1 ep

White Line Fever
Movie · as Birdie

Capone
Movie · as Joe Pryor

Darktown Strutters
Movie · as Officer Hugo

Crazy Mama
Movie · as Wilbur Janeway

Big Bad Mama
Movie · as Bonney

Summer School Teachers
Movie · as Sam

Candy Stripe Nurses
Movie · as Spectator

Truck Turner
Movie · as Fogarty

Police Woman
TV · as Matt · 1 ep

The Young Nurses
Movie · as Cop

The Student Teachers
Movie · as Coach Harris

Fly Me
Movie · as Taxi Driver

Executive Action
Movie · as Rifleman - Team B

The Slams
Movie · as Taxi Driver

Night Call Nurses
Movie · as Mr. Jensen

The Grissom Gang
Movie · as Reporter

The Andersonville Trial
Movie · as Sketch Artist

McCloud
TV · 1 ep

The Legend of Lylah Clare
Movie · as Reporter at Press Party

The Wild Racers
Movie · as Pit Crew Mechanic

Targets
Movie · as Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Trip
Movie · as Cash

The Dirty Dozen
Movie · as MP at Hanging (uncredited)

A Time for Killing
Movie · as Zollicoffer

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Movie · as Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)

Dragnet
TV · as Harry Johnson · 1 ep

Mannix
TV · as Fashion Photographer (uncredited) · 1 ep

Wild, Wild Winter
Movie · as Rilk

The Wild Angels
Movie · as Oil Rigger

Beach Ball
Movie · as Cop #1

Ski Party
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Girls on the Beach
Movie · as First Waiter

Branded
TV · 1 ep

The Terror
Movie · as Stefan

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Movie · as John Trask (uncredited)

The Premature Burial
Movie · as Mole

Combat!
TV · as Young Soldier · 1 ep

The Virginian
TV · as Jon Blake · 1 ep

Atlas
Movie · as Greek Soldier (uncredited)

Capture That Capsule
Movie · as Ed Nowak

The Little Shop of Horrors
Movie · as Burson Fouch

A Bucket of Blood
Movie · as Walter Paisley

The Lawless Years
TV · 2 eps

War of the Satellites
Movie · as Dave Boyer

Not of This Earth
Movie · as Joe Piper

Naked Paradise
Movie · as Mitch

The Undead
Movie · as The Leper

Carnival Rock
Movie · as Benny

Rock All Night
Movie · as Shorty

Sorority Girl
Movie · as Mort

M Squad
TV · as Pete Castro · 1 ep

Wagon Train
TV · as Michel · 1 ep

It Conquered the World
Movie · as Sgt. Neil

Gunslinger
Movie · as Jimmy Tonto

The Oklahoma Woman
Movie · as Bartender

Apache Woman
Movie · as Tall Tree

Dragnet
TV · 1 ep

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep


