Dick Miller

Movie Actor

Birthday December 25, 1928

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace The Bronx, NY

DEATH DATE Jan 30, 2019 (90)

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About

New York-born character actor who appeared in Gremlins, The Howling, Little Shop of Horrors, and A Bucket of Blood. He also appeared in Pulp Fiction, Small Soldiers, and The Terminator.

Before Fame

He studied at Columbia University and at the City College of New York and performed in Broadway plays. For a time, he also worked in psychiatric clinics at Queens General Hospital and Bellevue Hospital. 

Trivia

He coincidentally played characters named Walter Paisley on six different occasions.

Family Life

He grew up in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. He married Lainie Miller in 1959.

Associated With

Miller's career was greatly advanced by director Roger Corman, who cast him in multiple films.