Dick Miller
Born: 1928-12-25 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2019-01-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 as Self
2019
- Hanukkah as Rabbi Walter Paisley
- Hideouser and Hideouser as Waitress (voice)
2015
- The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster as Walter
2014
- Burying the Ex as Grumpy Cop
- That Guy Dick Miller as Self
2013
2011
- Corman's World as Self - Actor
2010
- Machete Maidens Unleashed! as Self
2009
- The Hole as Pizza Delivery Guy
2007
- Trail of the Screaming Forehead as Eddie
2006
- Trapped Ashes as Max (segment "Wraparound")
2004
- Justice League Unlimited as Oberon (voice)
2003
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Security Guard
- Maximum Surge as Boxing Cornerman
- Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2001
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies as Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self
- Route 666 as Bartender
1999
- Time of Your Life
- Snoops as Jolie
- SportsCentury
1998
- Small Soldiers as Joe
1997
- The Second Civil War as Eddie O'Neill
1996
- Clueless as Ralph
- The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy as Peddler
1995
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Uncle Willy
- Number One Fan as Night Manager
1994
- ER as Mr. Ackerman
- Sister, Sister as Mr. Eichelberger
- Weird Science
- Runaway Daughters as Roy Farrell
- Midnight Runaround as O'Doul
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! as Officer Paisley
- Rebel Highway as Roy Farrell
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Officer Murphy
- Mona Must Die as Father Stilicato
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vin
- NYPD Blue as Carl Bode
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Mike Lane
- Fallen Angels as Carl
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Chuckie Sol (voice)
- Matinee as Herb
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Boxy Bennett (voice)
- Quake as Storekeeper
- Body Waves as Mr. Matthews
- Evil Toons as Burt Wentworth
- Amityville 1992: It's About Time as Mr. Anderson
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Fosnight
- Unlawful Entry as Impound Clerk
1991
- Motorama as Horseshoe Player
- Eerie, Indiana
- The Woman Who Sinned as Thomas
1990
- The Flash as Fosnight
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Murray Futterman
- Mob Boss as Mike
1989
- The 'Burbs as Vic, Garbageman #1
- Far from Home as Sheriff Bill Childers
- Under the Boardwalk as Official
- Ghost Writer as Club Manager
1988
- Freddy's Nightmares as Al Kramer
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Sgt. Neill
- Angel III: The Final Chapter as Nick Pellegrini
- Sonny Spoon ... (Director)
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Vendor
- Project X as Max King
- Innerspace as Cab Driver
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)
1986
- Armed Response as Steve
- Night of the Creeps as Walt
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Self
- Chopping Mall as Walter Paisley
1985
- Moonlighting as Pickup Guy
- After Hours as Waiter
- Amazing Stories as Fred
- Explorers as Charlie Drake
1984
- Miami Vice ... (Director)
- The Terminator as Pawnshop Clerk
- Gremlins as Murray Futterman
- Tales from the Darkside as Seymour Furman
- Swing Shift as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
- 11th Victim as Investigator Ned
- V: The Final Battle as Dan Pascal
1983
- Space Raiders as Crazy Mel
- Lies as Producer
- Get Crazy as Susie's Dad
- All the Right Moves as Teacher in Auditorium
- Twilight Zone: The Movie as Walter Paisley
- Heart Like a Wheel as Mickey White
1982
- Fame
- The Aftermath as Broadcaster (voice)
- Vortex as Bit Part
- Police Squad! as Vic
- White Dog as Animal Trainer
- National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")
1981
- Heartbeeps as Factory Watchman
- The Howling as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
- Smokey Bites the Dust as Owner of Vehicle
1980
- Used Cars as Man In Bed
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype as Irsil / Orson
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as New York Cop
1979
- Knots Landing as Al Spanky
- 1941 as Officer Miller
- Rock 'n' Roll High School as Police Chief
- The Lady in Red as Patek
1978
- Taxi as Ernie the Waiter
- Starhops as Jerry
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand as Sergeant Brenner
- Piranha as Buck Gardner
- Corvette Summer as Mr. Lucky
1977
- Mr. Billion as Bernie
- New York, New York as Palm Club Owner
- Game Show Models as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host
- Hunter
1976
- Hollywood Boulevard as Walter Paisley
- Moving Violation as Mac
- Cannonball as Bennie Buckman
- Vigilante Force as Pianist (uncredited)
1975
- Capone as Joe Pryor
- Death Race 2000 as Chicken Gang (uncredited)
- Crazy Mama as Wilbur Janeway
- White Line Fever as Birdie
- Darktown Strutters as Officer Hugo
1974
- Police Woman as Matt
- Big Bad Mama as Bonney
- Summer School Teachers as Sam
- Candy Stripe Nurses as Spectator
- Truck Turner as Fogarty
- TNT Jackson ... (Writer)
1973
- The Slams as Taxi Driver
- Fly Me as Taxi Driver
- The Young Nurses as Cop
- Executive Action as Rifleman - Team B
- The Student Teachers as Coach Harris
1972
- Night Call Nurses as Mr. Jensen
1971
1970
- McCloud
- Which Way to the Front? ... (Story)
- The Andersonville Trial as Sketch Artist
1969
- Four Rode Out ... (Writer)
1968
- Targets as Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare as Reporter at Press Party
- The Wild Racers as Pit Crew Mechanic
1967
- Mannix as Fashion Photographer (uncredited)
- The Trip as Cash
- Dragnet as Harry Johnson
- The Dirty Dozen as MP at Hanging (uncredited)
- A Time for Killing as Zollicoffer
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)
1966
- The Wild Angels as Oil Rigger
- Wild, Wild Winter as Rilk
1965
- Beach Ball as Cop #1
- Branded
- Ski Party as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- The Girls on the Beach as First Waiter
1963
- The Terror as Stefan
- X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes as John Trask (uncredited)
1962
- The Virginian as Jon Blake
- Combat! as Young Soldier
- The Premature Burial as Mole
1961
- Atlas as Greek Soldier (uncredited)
1960
- The Little Shop of Horrors as Burson Fouch
1959
- A Bucket of Blood as Walter Paisley
- The Lawless Years
1958
- War of the Satellites as Dave Boyer
1957
- Wagon Train as Michel
- The Undead as The Leper
- M Squad as Pete Castro
- Not of This Earth as Joe Piper
- Rock All Night as Shorty
- Sorority Girl as Mort
- Naked Paradise as Mitch
- Carnival Rock as Benny
1956
- Gunslinger as Jimmy Tonto
- It Conquered the World as Sgt. Neil
- The Oklahoma Woman as Bartender
1955
- Apache Woman as Tall Tree
1951
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self