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My Take
Dick Miller is my favorite kind of actor, the guy whose face you know instantly even if his name never made a marquee. More than 180 films is staggering, and the fact that he appeared in every single movie Joe Dante directed tells you everything about the loyalty he inspired. He came up through Roger Corman's world and then turned up for Cameron and Scorsese too, which means he quietly threaded through decades of American film history. I love that kind of career. He never needed to be the lead to be essential, and when he died in 2019 it felt like the end of a particular working-actor era.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dick Miller
- Name (Japanese)
- ディック・ミラー
- Reading
- でぃっく・みらー
- Born
- December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / screenwriter / character actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Time Machine Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.