Richard Miller
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Dec 25, 1928 The Bronx, NY |
| Died | Jan 30, 2019 Toluca Lake, CA |
| Age | Died at 90 |
Dick Miller | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1955-present |
| Top Roles | Burson Fouch, Heckler, Rigger, Reporter at Press Party, MP at Hanging |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Comedy, Action, Western, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Satire, Period Piece, World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Roger Corman (Producer), Bruce Dern, Jack Nicholson, Kenneth Tobey |
| Shares birthday with | Humphrey Bogart, Joseph M. Schenck, Lewis Allen see more.. |
Dick Miller Overview:
Character actor, Dick Miller, was born Richard Miller on Dec 25, 1928 in The Bronx, NY. Miller died at the age of 90 on Jan 30, 2019 in Toluca Lake, CA .
MINI BIO:
Tough-looking, jut-jawed, black-haired, not-too-tall New Yorker with "street corner" good looks and beefy build. He looked as though he would be more at home in boiler suit and tin helmet than on a film set and was, in his younger days, boxing champion, commercial artist, semi-pro footballer, psychologist, and disc jockey before turning to acting. After starring as Brooklynese leads in Z-grade horrors and teenpix - one of them was the now-legendary Walter Paisley in A Bucket of Blood, a role he has reprised in other movies - he proved something of a good luck charm for the Roger Corman American International/New World dynasty, appearing in a good percentage of their exploitation films, latterly in (largely comic) cameos. Billed as Richard in some early roles.
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BlogHub Articles:
On DVD: in Roger Corman's A Bucket of Blood (1959)
By KC on Jun 12, 2018 From Classic MoviesA Bucket of Blood (1959) perfectly illustrates why producer Roger Corman never lost a dime on a film. Produced in five days, with a budget of $50,000, this dark comedy took a playful swipe at beatnik and art culture with thrift and efficiency, relying on sensational content and bizarre characters fo... Read full article
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By Barry P. on Nov 10, 2013 From Cinematic Catharsis“I really never got excited about the size of a part. I didn’t realize the staying power of stars, when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little lower. But maybe that’s why I’ve been around so long.” – (excerpt fr... Read full article
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By Barry P. on Nov 10, 2013 From Cinematic Catharsis“I really never got excited about the size of a part. I didn’t realize the staying power of stars, when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little lower. But maybe that’s why I’ve been around so long.” – (excerpt fr... Read full article
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Dick Miller Quotes:
Walter Paisley: It's bad for the clay! You'll get used to it!
Will: Have some breakfast, man.
Walter Paisley: What're ya' having?
Maxwell H. Brock: Some soy and wheat germ pancakes, organic guava nectar, calcium lactate and tomato juice, and garbanzo omelettes sprinkled with smoked yeast. Join us?
Walter Paisley: No thanks... Sounds great, though!
Burson Fouch: I remember in one flower shop there was a whole wall covered with poison ivy. People came from miles around to look at that wall and they stayed to buy.
Gravis Mushnik: And the owner got rich?
Burson Fouch: No, he scratched himself to death in an insane asylum.
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