Dick Miller
Birthday
1928/12/25
Day of death
2019/01/30 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Richard Miller, ディック・ミラー, Richard Dick Miller
Biography
Dick 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, Gr...Read more
Acting
(1984) The Terminator
as Pawnshop Clerk
(1984) Gremlins
as Murray Futterman
(1990) Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Murray Futterman
(1987) Innerspace
as Cab Driver
(1988) Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Sgt. Neill
(1971) The Grissom Gang
as ---
(2021) Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
(1976) Cannonball
as Bennie Buckman
(1979) 1941
as Officer Miller
(1981) The Howling
as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
(1992) Evil Toons
as Burt Wentworth
(1959) A Bucket of Blood
as Walter Paisley
(1967) The Trip
as Cash
(1963) The Terror
as Stefan
(1960) The Little Shop of Horrors
as Burson Fouch
(1978) Piranha
as Buck Gardner
(1989) The 'Burbs
as Vic, Garbageman #1
(1993) Matinee
as Herb Denning
(1979) Rock 'n' Roll High School
as Police Chief
(1995) Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Uncle Willy
(1977) New York, New York
as Palm Club Owner
(1957) Not of This Earth
as Joe Piper
(1956) It Conquered the World
as Sgt. Neil
(1989) Far from Home
as Sheriff Bill Childers
(1986) Chopping Mall
as Walter Paisley
(1962) The Premature Burial
as Mole
(1983) Get Crazy
as Susie's Dad
(1957) Naked Paradise
as Mitch
(1958) War of the Satellites
as Dave Boyer
(1961) Atlas
as Greek Soldier (uncredited)
(1957) The Undead
as The Leper
(1975) White Line Fever
as Birdie
(2003) Maximum Surge
as Boxing Cornerman
(1976) Hollywood Boulevard
as Walter Paisley
(2006) Trapped Ashes
as Max
(1993) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
as Chuckie Sol (voice)
(1957) Carnival Rock
as Benny
(1981) Smokey Bites the Dust
as Owner of Vehicle
(1977) Mr. Billion
as Bernie
(1974) Big Bad Mama
as Bonney
(2009) The Hole
as Pizza Delivery Guy
(1982) The Aftermath
as Broadcaster (voice)
(1986) Armed Response
as Steve
(1975) Capone
as Joe Pryor
(1991) Motorama
as Horseshoe Player
(1983) Lies
as Producer
(1965) Beach Ball
as Cop #1
(2001) Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
as Himself
(1990) Mob Boss
as Mike
(1975) Darktown Strutters
as Officer Hugo
(1980) Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Irsil / Orson
(1965) Ski Party
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1957) Rock All Night
as Shorty
(1957) Sorority Girl
as Mort
(1972) Night Call Nurses
as Mr. Jensen
(1973) The Young Nurses
as Cop
(1974) Candy Stripe Nurses
as Spectator
(1973) The Student Teachers
as Coach Harris
(1974) Summer School Teachers
as Sam
(1994) Runaway Daughters
as Roy Farrell
(1975) Crazy Mama
as Wilbur Janeway
(1994) Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
as Officer Murphy
(1989) Under the Boardwalk
as Official
(1955) Apache Woman
as Tall Tree
(1966) Wild, Wild Winter
as Rilk
(1985) After Hours
as Waiter
(1992) Body Waves
as Mr. Matthews
(1978) Starhops
as Jerry
(2014) That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
(1994) Mona Must Die
as Father Stilicato
(1982) White Dog
as Animal Trainer
(1983) Space Raiders
as Crazy Mel
(1989) Ghost Writer
as Club Manager
(2001) It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as Self
(1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Walter Paisley
(1997) The Second Civil War
as Eddie O'Neill
(1968) Targets
as Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1968) The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Reporter at Press Party
(1984) 11th Victim
as Investigator Ned
(1991) The Woman Who Sinned
as Thomas
(1973) Fly Me
as Taxi Driver
(1982) National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")
(1994) Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Officer Paisley
(1963) X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as John Trask (uncredited)
(1977) Game Show Models
as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host
(1974) Truck Turner
as Fogarty
(1981) Heartbeeps
as Factory Watchman
(1986) Night of the Creeps
as Walt
(2014) Burying the Ex
as Grumpy Cop
(1967) The Dirty Dozen
as MP at Hanging (uncredited)
(1992) Amityville 1992: It's About Time
as Mr. Anderson
(1985) Explorers
as Charlie Drake
(1992) Unlawful Entry
as Impound Clerk
(1980) The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as New York Cop
(1978) Corvette Summer
as Mr. Lucky
(1978) I Wanna Hold Your Hand
as Sergeant Brenner
(1967) A Time for Killing
as Zollicoffer
(1970) The Andersonville Trial
as Sketch Artist
(2003) Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Security Guard
(1956) Gunslinger
as Jimmy Tonto
(1979) The Lady in Red
as Patek
(1992) The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
as Fosnight
(2015) The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
as Walter
(1998) Small Soldiers
as Joe
(1995) Number One Fan
as Night Manager
(1988) Angel III: The Final Chapter
as Nick Pellegrini
(1992) Quake
as Storekeeper
(1966) The Wild Angels
as Oil Rigger
(1967) The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)
(1986) Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
(1956) The Oklahoma Woman
as Bartender
(1965) The Girls on the Beach
as First Waiter
(1968) The Wild Racers
as Pit Crew Mechanic
(1973) The Slams
as Taxi Driver
(1973) Executive Action
as Rifleman - Team B
(1976) Moving Violation
as Mac
(1976) Vigilante Force
as Pianist (uncredited)
(1980) Used Cars
as Man In Bed
(1982) Vortex
as Bit Part
(1983) Heart Like a Wheel
as Mickey White
(1983) All the Right Moves
as Teacher in Auditorium
(1987) Project X
as Max King
(2001) Route 666
as Bartender
(2007) Trail of the Screaming Forehead
as Eddie
(2011) Corman's World
as Self - Actor
(2010) Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
(1994) Midnight Runaround
as O'Doul
(2019) Hideouser and Hideouser
as Waitress (voice)
(2020) AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
as Self
(2019) Hanukkah
as Rabbi Walter Paisley
(1975) Death Race 2000
as Chicken Gang (uncredited)
(2003) Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
as ---
(1996) The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
as Peddler
(2013) Cutaways
as ---
(1984) Swing Shift
as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
(1987) Amazon Women on the Moon
as Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)
(1990) The Flash
as Fosnight
(1982) Fame
as ---
(1979) Knots Landing
as Al Spanky
(1996) Clueless
as ---
(1994) Weird Science
as ---
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1962) Combat!
as Young Soldier
(1993) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as ---
(1988) Freddy's Nightmares
as ---
(1982) Police Squad!
as Vic
(1994) ER
as Mr. Ackerman
(1959) The Lawless Years
as ---
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Jon Blake
(1999) Time of Your Life
as ---
(1970) McCloud
as ---
(1999) SportsCentury
as ---
(1957) M Squad
as Pete Castro
(1965) Branded
as ---
(1984) Tales from the Darkside
as Seymour Furman
(1984) V: The Final Battle
as Dan Pascal
(1977) Hunter
as ---
(1992) Batman: The Animated Series
as Boxy Bennett (voice)
(2004) Justice League Unlimited
as Oberon (voice)
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Fred
(1978) Taxi
as Ernie the Waiter
(1994) Rebel Highway
as Roy Farrell
(1994) Rebel Highway
as Officer Paisley
(1967) Dragnet
as Harry Johnson
(1967) Mannix
as Fashion Photographer (uncredited)
(1978) Taxi
as Fergie
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Vendor
(1993) Fallen Angels
as Carl
(1967) Mannix
as Photographer
(1985) Moonlighting
as Pickup Guy
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Vin
(1993) Fallen Angels
as Morris Hornbeck
(1974) Police Woman
as Matt
(1957) Wagon Train
as Michel
(1991) Eerie, Indiana
as ---