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
- Route 666 as Bartender
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies as Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self
1999
- Snoops as Jolie
- Time of Your Life
- 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
- Rebel Highway as Roy Farrell
- Runaway Daughters as Roy Farrell
- Midnight Run Around as O'Doul
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Officer Murphy
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! as Officer Paisley
- 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)
- Unlawful Entry as Impound Clerk
- Evil Toons as Burt Wentworth
- Amityville 1992: It's About Time as Mr. Anderson
- Quake as Storekeeper
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Fosnight
- Body Waves as Mr. Matthews
1991
- Eerie, Indiana as Al
- Motorama as Horseshoe Player
- The Woman Who Sinned as Thomas
- Halloween Monster Bash as Stefan (archive footage)
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
- Sonny Spoon ... (Director)
- Angel III: The Final Chapter as Nick Pellegrini
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Vendor
- Innerspace as Cab Driver
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)
- Project X as Max King
1986
- Chopping Mall as Walter Paisley
- Night of the Creeps as Walt
- Armed Response as Steve
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Self
1985
- Moonlighting as Pickup Guy
- Amazing Stories as Fred
- Explorers as Charlie Drake
- After Hours as Waiter
1984
- Miami Vice ... (Director)
- The Terminator as Pawnshop Clerk
- Tales from the Darkside as Seymour Furman
- Gremlins as Murray Futterman
- V: The Final Battle as Dan Pascal
- Swing Shift as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
- 11th Victim as Investigator Ned
1983
- Twilight Zone: The Movie as Walter Paisley
- All the Right Moves as Teacher in Auditorium
- Space Raiders as Crazy Mel
- Heart Like a Wheel as Mickey White
- Lies as Producer
- Get Crazy as Susie's Dad
1982
- Fame
- Police Squad! as Vic
- White Dog as Animal Trainer
- National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")
- The Aftermath as Broadcaster (voice)
- Vortex as Bit Part
1981
- The Howling as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
- Heartbeeps as Factory Watchman
- Smokey Bites the Dust as Owner of Vehicle
1980
- Used Cars as Man In Bed
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as New York Cop
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype as Irsil / Orson
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
- Piranha as Buck Gardner
- Corvette Summer as Mr. Lucky
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand as Sergeant Brenner
- Starhops as Jerry
1977
- Hunter
- New York, New York as Palm Club Owner
- Mr. Billion as Bernie
- Game Show Models as Joe Lippin - Game Show Host
1976
- Cannonball as Bennie Buckman
- Hollywood Boulevard as Walter Paisley
- Vigilante Force as Pianist (uncredited)
- Moving Violation as Mac
1975
- Death Race 2000 as Chicken Gang (uncredited)
- Capone as Joe Pryor
- White Line Fever as Birdie
- Crazy Mama as Wilbur Janeway
- Darktown Strutters as Officer Hugo
1974
- Police Woman as Matt
- Big Bad Mama as Bonney
- Truck Turner as Fogarty
- TNT Jackson ... (Writer)
- Summer School Teachers as Sam
- Candy Stripe Nurses as Spectator
1973
- The Student Teachers as Coach Harris
- Executive Action as Rifleman - Team B
- The Young Nurses as Cop
- The Slams as Taxi Driver
- Fly Me as Taxi Driver
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)
- Dragnet as Harry Johnson
- The Dirty Dozen as MP at Hanging (uncredited)
- A Time for Killing as Zollicoffer
- The Trip as Cash
- 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
- Branded
- Ski Party as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Beach Ball as Cop #1
- 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
- The Lawless Years
- A Bucket of Blood as Walter Paisley
1958
- War of the Satellites as Dave Boyer
1957
- Wagon Train as Michel
- M Squad as Pete Castro
- The Undead as The Leper
- Carnival Rock as Benny
- Not of This Earth as Joe Piper
- Rock All Night as Shorty
- Naked Paradise as Mitch
- Sorority Girl as Mort
1956
- It Conquered the World as Sgt. Neil
- Gunslinger as Jimmy Tonto
- The Oklahoma Woman as Bartender
1955
- Apache Woman as Tall Tree
1951
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self