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Dick Miller

1928 - 2019

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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 Not of This Earth (1957), A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins, The Terminator (both 1984), Explorers (1985), Chopping Mall, Night of the Creeps (both 1986), The 'Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Quake (1992), and Small Soldiers (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Miller is the 3,311th most popular actor (down from 2,981st in 2019), the 5,509th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,563rd in 2019) and the 1,555th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dick Miller ranks 3,311 out of 13,578. Before him are Georgette Leblanc, Holger Meins, William Hickey, Alfonso Arau, Ulrich Thomsen, and Claudio Brook. After him are Denis O'Hare, Soledad Miranda, Janet Hubert, Chieko Baisho, Leslie Phillips, and Diana Hyland.

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Among people born in 1928, Dick Miller ranks 311. Before him are Pierre Schoendoerffer, William Martínez, Milka Babović, Danuta Siedzikówna, Qian Qichen, and Allen Stack. After him are Morihiro Saito, Peter Carsten, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Paul Johnson, Marion Ross, and Robert Dienst. Among people deceased in 2019, Dick Miller ranks 248. Before him are Don Alden Adams, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Charles Jencks, Jurica Jerković, Ari Behn, and Martin Peters. After him are Alain Barrière, Michael Gielen, Robert Ryman, Sergei Yursky, Kazuo Koike, and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Miller ranks 5,509 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Bolden (1877), William Hickey (1927), Lee Haney (1959), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), Doug Clifford (1945), and Bill Bryson (1951). After him are Denis O'Hare (1962), Patti LaBelle (1944), Jakob Dylan (1969), Tony Thompson (1954), Jessica Drake (1974), and Janet Hubert (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Miller ranks 1,555. Before him are Melinda Culea (1955), Noah Beery Jr. (1913), Jorja Fox (1968), Robert Cummings (1910), Christopher Atkins (1961), and William Hickey (1927). After him are Denis O'Hare (1962), Janet Hubert (1956), Diana Hyland (1936), Carol Potter (1948), Anna Kendrick (1985), and Ellen Corby (1911).

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