Dick Miller

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster poster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Movie · as Self

2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 poster

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

Movie · as Self

2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault poster

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Movie · as (archive footage)

2019
Hideouser and Hideouser poster

Hideouser and Hideouser

Movie · as Waitress (voice) (archive footage)

2019
Hanukkah poster

Hanukkah

Movie · as Rabbi Walter Paisley

2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster poster

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

Movie · as Walter

2014
That Guy Dick Miller poster

That Guy Dick Miller

Movie · as Self

2014
Burying the Ex poster

Burying the Ex

Movie · as Grumpy Cop

2013
Cutaways

Cutaways

Movie

2011
Corman's World poster

Corman's World

Movie · as Self - Actor

2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed! poster

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Movie · as Self

2009
The Hole poster

The Hole

Movie · as Pizza Delivery Guy

2009
3rd Shift: Michael's Lament poster

3rd Shift: Michael's Lament

Movie · as The Sculptor

2007
Trail of the Screaming Forehead poster

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Movie · as Eddie

2006
Trapped Ashes poster

Trapped Ashes

Movie · as Max (segment "Wraparound")

2004
Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited

TV · as Oberon (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Maximum Surge poster

Maximum Surge

Movie · as Boxing Cornerman

2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action poster

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Movie · as Security Guard

2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ poster

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Movie

2003
Dick Miller: Thespian poster

Dick Miller: Thespian

Movie · as Self

2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies poster

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Movie · as Himself

2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures poster

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Movie · as Self

2001
Route 666 poster

Route 666

Movie · as Bartender

1999
Time of Your Life poster

Time of Your Life

TV · 1 ep

1999
SportsCentury poster

SportsCentury

TV · 1 ep

1999
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Jolie · 1 ep

1998
Small Soldiers poster

Small Soldiers

Movie · as Joe

1997
The Second Civil War poster

The Second Civil War

Movie · as Eddie O'Neill

1996
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy poster

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

Movie · as Peddler

1996
Clueless poster

Clueless

TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight poster

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Movie · as Uncle Willy

1995
Number One Fan poster

Number One Fan

Movie · as Night Manager

1994
Runaway Daughters poster

Runaway Daughters

Movie · as Roy Farrell

1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women poster

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Movie · as Officer Murphy

1994
Mona Must Die

Mona Must Die

Movie · as Father Stilicato

1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock! poster

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Movie · as Officer Paisley

1994
Midnight Run Around poster

Midnight Run Around

Movie · as O'Doul

1994
Weird Science poster

Weird Science

TV · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mr. Ackerman · 1 ep

1994
Sister, Sister poster

Sister, Sister

TV · as Mr. Eichelberger · 1 ep

1994
Rebel Highway poster

Rebel Highway

TV · as Roy Farrell, Officer Paisley · 1 ep

1993
Matinee poster

Matinee

Movie · as Herb

1993
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm poster

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Movie · as Chuckie Sol (voice)

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Mike Lane · 1 ep

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Carl, Morris Hornbeck · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Vin · 2 eps

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Carl Bode · 1 ep

1992
Evil Toons poster

Evil Toons

Movie · as Burt Wentworth

1992
Body Waves poster

Body Waves

Movie · as Mr. Matthews

1992
Amityville 1992: It's About Time poster

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

Movie · as Mr. Anderson

1992
Unlawful Entry poster

Unlawful Entry

Movie · as Impound Clerk

1992
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade poster

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

Movie · as Fosnight

1992
Quake poster

Quake

Movie · as Storekeeper

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Boxy Bennett (voice) · 2 eps

1991
Motorama poster

Motorama

Movie · as Horseshoe Player

1991
The Woman Who Sinned poster

The Woman Who Sinned

Movie · as Thomas

1991
Halloween Monster Bash poster

Halloween Monster Bash

Movie · as Stefan (archive footage)

1991
Eerie, Indiana poster

Eerie, Indiana

TV · as Al · 1 ep

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as Murray Futterman

1990
Mob Boss poster

Mob Boss

Movie · as Mike

1990
The Flash poster

The Flash

TV · as Fosnight · 6 eps

1989
The 'Burbs poster

The 'Burbs

Movie · as Vic, Garbageman #1

1989
Far from Home poster

Far from Home

Movie · as Sheriff Bill Childers

1989
Under the Boardwalk poster

Under the Boardwalk

Movie · as Official

1989
Ghost Writer poster

Ghost Writer

Movie · as Club Manager

1988
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark poster

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Movie · as Sgt. Neill

1988
Angel III: The Final Chapter poster

Angel III: The Final Chapter

Movie · as Nick Pellegrini

1988
Face Like a Frog poster

Face Like a Frog

Movie · as Max (voice)

1988
Freddy's Nightmares poster

Freddy's Nightmares

TV · as Al Kramer · 1 ep

1987
Innerspace poster

Innerspace

Movie · as Cab Driver

1987
Project X poster

Project X

Movie · as Max King

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon

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

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Vendor · 1 ep

1986
Chopping Mall poster

Chopping Mall

Movie · as Walter Paisley

1986
Armed Response poster

Armed Response

Movie · as Steve

1986
Night of the Creeps poster

Night of the Creeps

Movie · as Walt

1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

Movie · as Self

1985
After Hours poster

After Hours

Movie · as Waiter

1985
Explorers poster

Explorers

Movie · as Charlie Drake

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Pickup Guy · 1 ep

1984
The Terminator poster

The Terminator

Movie · as Pawnshop Clerk

1984
Gremlins poster

Gremlins

Movie · as Mr. Futterman

1984
11th Victim poster

11th Victim

Movie · as Investigator Ned

1984
Swing Shift poster

Swing Shift

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

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Seymour Furman · 1 ep

1984
V: The Final Battle poster

V: The Final Battle

TV · as Dan Pascal · 2 eps

1983
Get Crazy poster

Get Crazy

Movie · as Susie's Dad

1983
Lies poster

Lies

Movie · as Producer

1983
Space Raiders poster

Space Raiders

Movie · as Crazy Mel

1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie poster

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Movie · as Walter Paisley

1983
All the Right Moves poster

All the Right Moves

Movie · as Teacher in Auditorium

1983
Heart Like a Wheel poster

Heart Like a Wheel

Movie · as Mickey White

1982
The Aftermath poster

The Aftermath

Movie · as Broadcaster (voice)

1982
White Dog poster

White Dog

Movie · as Animal Trainer

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness poster

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Movie · as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")

1982
Vortex poster

Vortex

Movie · as Bit Part

1982
Fame poster

Fame

TV · 17 eps

1982
Police Squad! poster

Police Squad!

TV · as Vic · 1 ep

1981
The Howling poster

The Howling

Movie · as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner

1981
Smokey Bites the Dust poster

Smokey Bites the Dust

Movie · as Owner of Vehicle

1981
Heartbeeps poster

Heartbeeps

Movie · as Factory Watchman

1980
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype poster

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

Movie · as Irsil / Orson

1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood poster

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

Movie · as New York Cop

1980
Used Cars poster

Used Cars

Movie · as Man In Bed

1979
1941 poster

1941

Movie · as Officer Miller

1979
Rock 'n' Roll High School poster

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Movie · as Police Chief

1979
The Lady in Red poster

The Lady in Red

Movie · as Patek

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Al Spanky · 1 ep

1978
Piranha poster

Piranha

Movie · as Buck Gardner

1978
Starhops poster

Starhops

Movie · as Jerry

1978
Corvette Summer poster

Corvette Summer

Movie · as Mr. Lucky

1978
I Wanna Hold Your Hand poster

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Movie · as Sergeant Brenner

1978
Taxi poster

Taxi

TV · as Ernie, Fergie · 1 ep

1977
New York, New York poster

New York, New York

Movie · as Palm Club Owner

1977
Mr. Billion poster

Mr. Billion

Movie · as Bernie

1977
Game Show Models poster

Game Show Models

Movie · as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host

1977
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · 1 ep

1976
Cannonball poster

Cannonball

Movie · as Bennie Buckman

1976
Hollywood Boulevard poster

Hollywood Boulevard

Movie · as Walter Paisley

1976
Vigilante Force poster

Vigilante Force

Movie · as Pianist (uncredited)

1976
Moving Violation poster

Moving Violation

Movie · as Mac

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · as Customer #3 · 1 ep

1975
White Line Fever poster

White Line Fever

Movie · as Birdie

1975
Capone poster

Capone

Movie · as Joe Pryor

1975
Darktown Strutters poster

Darktown Strutters

Movie · as Officer Hugo

1975
Crazy Mama poster

Crazy Mama

Movie · as Wilbur Janeway

1974
Big Bad Mama poster

Big Bad Mama

Movie · as Bonney

1974
Summer School Teachers poster

Summer School Teachers

Movie · as Sam

1974
Candy Stripe Nurses poster

Candy Stripe Nurses

Movie · as Spectator

1974
Truck Turner poster

Truck Turner

Movie · as Fogarty

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · as Matt · 1 ep

1973
The Young Nurses poster

The Young Nurses

Movie · as Cop

1973
The Student Teachers poster

The Student Teachers

Movie · as Coach Harris

1973
Fly Me poster

Fly Me

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1973
Executive Action poster

Executive Action

Movie · as Rifleman - Team B

1973
The Slams poster

The Slams

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1972
Night Call Nurses poster

Night Call Nurses

Movie · as Mr. Jensen

1971
The Grissom Gang poster

The Grissom Gang

Movie · as Reporter

1970
The Andersonville Trial poster

The Andersonville Trial

Movie · as Sketch Artist

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare poster

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Movie · as Reporter at Press Party

1968
The Wild Racers poster

The Wild Racers

Movie · as Pit Crew Mechanic

1968
Targets poster

Targets

Movie · as Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967
The Trip poster

The Trip

Movie · as Cash

1967
The Dirty Dozen poster

The Dirty Dozen

Movie · as MP at Hanging (uncredited)

1967
A Time for Killing poster

A Time for Killing

Movie · as Zollicoffer

1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Movie · as Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)

1967
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · as Harry Johnson · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Fashion Photographer (uncredited) · 1 ep

1966
Wild, Wild Winter poster

Wild, Wild Winter

Movie · as Rilk

1966
The Wild Angels poster

The Wild Angels

Movie · as Oil Rigger

1965
Beach Ball poster

Beach Ball

Movie · as Cop #1

1965
Ski Party poster

Ski Party

Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1965
The Girls on the Beach poster

The Girls on the Beach

Movie · as First Waiter

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Terror poster

The Terror

Movie · as Stefan

1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Movie · as John Trask (uncredited)

1962
The Premature Burial poster

The Premature Burial

Movie · as Mole

1962
Combat! poster

Combat!

TV · as Young Soldier · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Jon Blake · 1 ep

1961
Atlas poster

Atlas

Movie · as Greek Soldier (uncredited)

1961
Capture That Capsule poster

Capture That Capsule

Movie · as Ed Nowak

1960
The Little Shop of Horrors poster

The Little Shop of Horrors

Movie · as Burson Fouch

1959
A Bucket of Blood poster

A Bucket of Blood

Movie · as Walter Paisley

1959
The Lawless Years poster

The Lawless Years

TV · 2 eps

1958
War of the Satellites poster

War of the Satellites

Movie · as Dave Boyer

1957
Not of This Earth poster

Not of This Earth

Movie · as Joe Piper

1957
Naked Paradise poster

Naked Paradise

Movie · as Mitch

1957
The Undead poster

The Undead

Movie · as The Leper

1957
Carnival Rock poster

Carnival Rock

Movie · as Benny

1957
Rock All Night poster

Rock All Night

Movie · as Shorty

1957
Sorority Girl poster

Sorority Girl

Movie · as Mort

1957
M Squad poster

M Squad

TV · as Pete Castro · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Michel · 1 ep

1956
It Conquered the World poster

It Conquered the World

Movie · as Sgt. Neil

1956
Gunslinger poster

Gunslinger

Movie · as Jimmy Tonto

1956
The Oklahoma Woman poster

The Oklahoma Woman

Movie · as Bartender

1955
Apache Woman poster

Apache Woman

Movie · as Tall Tree

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep