Dick Miller

Acting · Born 1928-12-25 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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

• Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
• AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)
• The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
• Hanukkah (2019)
• The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015)
• That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
• Burying the Ex (2014)
• Cutaways (2013)
• Corman's World (2011)
• Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
• The Hole (2009)
• Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007)
• Trapped Ashes (2006)
• Maximum Surge (2003)
• Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)
• Dick Miller: Thespian (2003)
• Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
• It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
• Route 666 (2001)
• Small Soldiers (1998)
• The Second Civil War (1997)
• The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1996)
• Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
• Number One Fan (1995)