Robert Miller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 21, 1944
- Died
- April 2, 2023 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Auckland, New Zealand
Biography
Robert Miller, better known by his ring name Butch Miller, is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in WWE. Butch Miller started wrestling for NWA New Zealand (later known as All-Star Pro Wrestling) in 1964 where he achieved a great deal of regional success. Miller, along with his friend Luke Williams, was brought to America in 1965 by fellow New Zealander Steve Rickard, who was also the booker for NWA Hawaii. Luke and Butch initially worked in Canada among others for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling billed as "The Kiwis" (Butch was known as "Nick Carter" and Luke was known as "Sweet William"). The first recorded title that the Kiwis won was in 1974 when the duo beat Bob Pringle and Bill Cody for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on 6 January 1974. The Kiwis lost the titles to Tokyo Joe and the Great Saki only to regain them a short time later. The Kiwis lost the titles for good when Stan Kowalski and Duke Savage defeated them and kept the titles away from them in subsequent rematches Miller moved back to New Zealand from Florida in 2003. He lived in Paraparaumu Beach until 2016. He was ever present at the Robert Harris café and City Fitness gym in Coastlands. He met his wife Helen in a Paraparaumu gym and the romance blossomed. His wife Helen used to work in the shoe shop in Coastlands. Miller and his wife Helen moved to Otaki Beach in 2016 because of the sand.
Known For
Filmography
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Action Zone!
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Movie · as Cousin Butch
Big Bully
Movie · as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Movie · as Cousin Butch
German Fan Favorites
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE WrestleMania X
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWF European Rampage 1993
Movie · as Butch
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Movie · as Butch Doink
Raw
TV · as Bushwhacker Butch · 9 eps
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE WrestleFest '92
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Movie · as Cousin Butch
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Mega Matches
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Funniest Moments
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Movie · as Cousin Butch
Wrestling Tough Guys
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Movie · as Butch Miller
WWE WrestleMania V
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Movie · as Cousin Butch
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Movie · as Cousin Butch
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Movie · as Bushwhacker Butch
Family Matters
TV · as The Bushwhackers · 1 ep
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
Movie · as Butch Miller
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie · as Butch Miller
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
Movie · as Butch Miller
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
Movie · as Butch Miller
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Movie · as Butch Miller
Clash of the Champions
TV · as Butch Miller · 2 eps
Hitman the Cobra
Movie
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie · as Butch Miller
NWA Battle of the Belts III
Movie · as Butch Miller
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV · as Bushwhacker Butch · 42 eps
WWF Superstars
TV · as Bushwhacker Butch, Wrestler (Butch) · 33 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
TV · as Bushwhacker Butch · 4 eps
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV · as Butch Miller · 1 ep
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as Butch Miller · 1 ep
Something Short of Paradise
Movie · as Third Reporter
USWA Championship Wrestling
TV · as Sheepherder Butch · 5 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as Butch Miller · 1 ep