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, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Pawnshop Clerk

The Terminator

Murray Futterman

Gremlins

Murray Futterman

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Cab Driver

Innerspace

Sgt. Neill

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

The Grissom Gang

Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Bennie Buckman

Cannonball

Officer Miller

1941

Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner

The Howling

Burt Wentworth

Evil Toons

Walter Paisley

A Bucket of Blood

Cash

The Trip

Stefan

The Terror

Burson Fouch

The Little Shop of Horrors

Buck Gardner

Piranha

Vic, Garbageman #1

The 'Burbs

Herb Denning

Matinee

Police Chief

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Uncle Willy

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Palm Club Owner

New York, New York

Joe Piper

Not of This Earth

Sgt. Neil

It Conquered the World

Sheriff Bill Childers

Far from Home

Walter Paisley

Chopping Mall

Mole

The Premature Burial

Susie's Dad

Get Crazy

Mitch

Naked Paradise

Dave Boyer

War of the Satellites

Greek Soldier (uncredited)

Atlas

The Leper

The Undead

Birdie

White Line Fever

Boxing Cornerman

Maximum Surge

Walter Paisley

Hollywood Boulevard

Max (segment "Wraparound")

Trapped Ashes

Chuckie Sol (voice)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Benny

Carnival Rock

Owner of Vehicle

Smokey Bites the Dust

Bernie

Mr. Billion

Bonney

Big Bad Mama

Pizza Delivery Guy

The Hole

Broadcaster (voice)

The Aftermath

Steve

Armed Response

Joe Pryor

Capone

Horseshoe Player

Motorama

Producer

Lies

Cop #1

Beach Ball

Himself

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Mike

Mob Boss

Officer Hugo

Darktown Strutters

Irsil / Orson

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ski Party

Shorty

Rock All Night

Mort

Sorority Girl

Mr. Jensen

Night Call Nurses

Cop

The Young Nurses

Spectator

Candy Stripe Nurses

Coach Harris

The Student Teachers

Sam

Summer School Teachers

Roy Farrell

Runaway Daughters

Wilbur Janeway

Crazy Mama

Officer Murphy

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Official

Under the Boardwalk

Tall Tree

Apache Woman

Rilk

Wild, Wild Winter

Waiter

After Hours

Mr. Matthews

Body Waves

Jerry

Starhops

Self

That Guy Dick Miller

Father Stilicato

Mona Must Die

Animal Trainer

White Dog

Crazy Mel

Space Raiders

Club Manager

Ghost Writer

Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Walter Paisley

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Eddie O'Neill

The Second Civil War

Stefan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Targets

Reporter at Press Party

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Investigator Ned

11th Victim

Thomas

The Woman Who Sinned

Taxi Driver

Fly Me

Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Officer Paisley

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

John Trask (uncredited)

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Joe Lippin - Game Show Host

Game Show Models

Fogarty

Truck Turner

Factory Watchman

Heartbeeps

Walt

Night of the Creeps

Grumpy Cop

Burying the Ex

MP at Hanging (uncredited)

The Dirty Dozen

Mr. Anderson

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

Charlie Drake

Explorers

Impound Clerk

Unlawful Entry

New York Cop

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

Mr. Lucky

Corvette Summer

Sergeant Brenner

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Zollicoffer

A Time for Killing

Sketch Artist

The Andersonville Trial

Security Guard

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Jimmy Tonto

Gunslinger

Patek

The Lady in Red

Fosnight

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

Walter

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

Joe

Small Soldiers

Night Manager

Number One Fan

Nick Pellegrini

Angel III: The Final Chapter

Storekeeper

Quake

Oil Rigger

The Wild Angels

Gangster Dressed as a Cop (uncredited)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

Bartender

The Oklahoma Woman

First Waiter

The Girls on the Beach

Pit Crew Mechanic

The Wild Racers

Taxi Driver

The Slams

Rifleman - Team B

Executive Action

Mac

Moving Violation

Pianist (uncredited)

Vigilante Force

Man In Bed

Used Cars

Bit Part

Vortex

Mickey White

Heart Like a Wheel

Teacher in Auditorium

All the Right Moves

Max King

Project X

Bartender

Route 666

Eddie

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Self - Actor

Corman's World

Self

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

O'Doul

Midnight Runaround

Waitress (voice)

Hideouser and Hideouser

Self

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

Rabbi Walter Paisley

Hanukkah

Chicken Gang (uncredited)

Death Race 2000

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Peddler

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

Cutaways

Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)

Swing Shift

Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)

Amazon Women on the Moon

Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

137

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-12-25

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Miller