Dick Miller

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

180

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-12-25

Day of death

2019-01-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Dick Miller

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

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • ER

    ER

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • The Terminator

    The Terminator

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Fame

    Fame

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Clueless

    Clueless

  • Gremlins

    Gremlins

  • V: The Final Battle

    V: The Final Battle

  • Unlawful Entry

    Unlawful Entry

  • Time of Your Life

    Time of Your Life

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath

  • After Hours

    After Hours

  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

  • Night Call Nurses

    Night Call Nurses

  • The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs

  • The Undead

    The Undead

  • The Dirty Dozen

    The Dirty Dozen

  • The Lawless Years

    The Lawless Years

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  • Death Race 2000

    Death Race 2000

  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

  • Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

  • SportsCentury

    SportsCentury

  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

  • Police Squad!

    Police Squad!

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Candy Stripe Nurses

    Candy Stripe Nurses

  • Small Soldiers

    Small Soldiers

  • 1941

    1941

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • The Little Shop of Horrors

    The Little Shop of Horrors

  • Eerie, Indiana

    Eerie, Indiana

  • Swing Shift

    Swing Shift

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Armed Response

    Armed Response

  • 11th Victim

    11th Victim

  • Beach Ball

    Beach Ball

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

  • Chopping Mall

    Chopping Mall

  • Trapped Ashes

    Trapped Ashes

  • The Wild Angels

    The Wild Angels

  • The Slams

    The Slams

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

  • Evil Toons

    Evil Toons

  • Used Cars

    Used Cars

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Howling

    The Howling

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Targets

    Targets

  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

  • The Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War

  • Amityville 1992: It's About Time

    Amityville 1992: It's About Time

  • Explorers

    Explorers

  • The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

    The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

  • Project X

    Project X

  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

  • All the Right Moves

    All the Right Moves

  • Far from Home

    Far from Home

  • The Hole

    The Hole

  • Apache Woman

    Apache Woman

  • Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

    Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

  • White Line Fever

    White Line Fever

  • Heart Like a Wheel

    Heart Like a Wheel

  • New York, New York

    New York, New York

  • The Wild Racers

    The Wild Racers

  • Amazon Women on the Moon

    Amazon Women on the Moon

  • Gunslinger

    Gunslinger

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Cannonball

    Cannonball

  • White Dog

    White Dog

  • A Time for Killing

    A Time for Killing

  • Night of the Creeps

    Night of the Creeps

  • The Lady in Red

    The Lady in Red

  • Burying the Ex

    Burying the Ex

  • Quake

    Quake

  • Mona Must Die

    Mona Must Die

  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

    X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

  • Moving Violation

    Moving Violation

  • Not of This Earth

    Not of This Earth

  • Capone

    Capone

  • Ski Party

    Ski Party

  • Shake, Rattle and Rock!

    Shake, Rattle and Rock!

  • Rock All Night

    Rock All Night

  • The Student Teachers

    The Student Teachers

  • Carnival Rock

    Carnival Rock

  • It Conquered the World

    It Conquered the World

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Space Raiders

    Space Raiders

  • Under the Boardwalk

    Under the Boardwalk

  • Mr. Billion

    Mr. Billion

  • Rock 'n' Roll High School

    Rock 'n' Roll High School

  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

  • Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

  • The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

    The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

  • The Oklahoma Woman

    The Oklahoma Woman

  • Angel III: The Final Chapter

    Angel III: The Final Chapter

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • Motorama

    Motorama

  • The Grissom Gang

    The Grissom Gang

  • Hanukkah

    Hanukkah

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • Maximum Surge

    Maximum Surge

  • Starhops

    Starhops

  • Midnight Runaround

    Midnight Runaround

  • A Bucket of Blood

    A Bucket of Blood

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • Vortex

    Vortex

  • Heartbeeps

    Heartbeeps

  • The Andersonville Trial

    The Andersonville Trial

  • Lies

    Lies

  • Crazy Mama

    Crazy Mama

  • The Young Nurses

    The Young Nurses

  • Vigilante Force

    Vigilante Force

  • Smokey Bites the Dust

    Smokey Bites the Dust

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

    Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

  • War of the Satellites

    War of the Satellites

  • The Premature Burial

    The Premature Burial

  • Ghost Writer

    Ghost Writer

  • Game Show Models

    Game Show Models

  • Get Crazy

    Get Crazy

  • Darktown Strutters

    Darktown Strutters

  • Fly Me

    Fly Me

  • Corvette Summer

    Corvette Summer

  • Big Bad Mama

    Big Bad Mama

  • Wild, Wild Winter

    Wild, Wild Winter

  • Mob Boss

    Mob Boss

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • Summer School Teachers

    Summer School Teachers

  • Matinee

    Matinee

  • National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

  • Number One Fan

    Number One Fan

  • The Girls on the Beach

    The Girls on the Beach

  • Executive Action

    Executive Action

  • The Woman Who Sinned

    The Woman Who Sinned

  • Body Waves

    Body Waves

  • Machete Maidens Unleashed!

    Machete Maidens Unleashed!

  • Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

    Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

  • Route 666

    Route 666

  • AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

    AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

  • Sorority Girl

    Sorority Girl

  • Atlas

    Atlas

  • Trail of the Screaming Forehead

    Trail of the Screaming Forehead

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

  • Naked Paradise

    Naked Paradise

  • Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

    Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

  • Hideouser and Hideouser

    Hideouser and Hideouser

  • Cutaways

    Cutaways