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'''Dick Miller''' {{born|25|December|1928}} is a veteran character actor from the Bronx, [[New York]], who has appeared in two ''[[Star Trek]]'' spin-off series.
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'''Richard "Dick" Miller''' {{born|25|December|1928}} is a veteran character actor from the Bronx, New York, who has appeared in two ''[[Star Trek]]'' spin-off series.
   
Miller is a veteran of campy and often humorous [[science fiction]] and [[horror movie]]s. He began as a regular in [[wikipedia:Roger Corman|Roger Corman]] [[film]]s and, later, in films directed by [[wikipedia:Joe Dante|Joe Dante]]. He made his film debut in Corman's ''Apache Woman'' in 1955, and would go on to work with Corman in such cult B-movie classics as ''It Conquered the World'' (1956), ''Not of This Earth'' (1957), ''A Bucket of Blood'' (1959), ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' (1960), ''Atlas'' (1961, starring [[Michael Forest]]), ''X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes'' (1963, with [[John Hoyt]]), ''The Wild Angels'' (1966, with [[Michael J. Pollard]]), ''A Time for Killing'' (1967, with [[Kenneth Tobey]]), ''The St. Valentine's Day Massacre'' (1967, with [[Celia Lovsky]]), and ''Big Bad Mama'' (1974, with [[William Shatner]], [[Noble Willingham]], and [[William O'Connell]]).
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Miller is a veteran of campy and often humorous science fiction and horror movies. He began as a regular in {{w|Roger Corman}} films and, later, in films directed by {{w|Joe Dante}}. He made his film debut in Corman's ''Apache Woman'' in 1955, and would go on to work with Corman in such cult B-movie classics as ''It Conquered the World'' (1956), ''The Gunslinger'' (1956, with [[William Schallert]]), ''Not of This Earth'' (1957), ''A Bucket of Blood'' (1959), ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' (1960), ''Atlas'' (1961, starring [[Michael Forest]]), ''X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes'' (1963, with [[John Hoyt]]), ''The Wild Angels'' (1966, with [[Michael J. Pollard]]), ''A Time for Killing'' (1967, with [[Kenneth Tobey]]), ''The St. Valentine's Day Massacre'' (1967, with [[Celia Lovsky]]), and ''Big Bad Mama'' (1974, with [[William Shatner]], [[Noble Willingham]], and [[William O'Connell]]). One of Miller's earlier roles was also the film ''The Undead'' (1957) which would later be featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and also involved time travel (a [[time travel|recurring theme]] in ''Star Trek'').
   
Since then, Miller has become part of director Joe Dante's informal acting troupe, along with fellow ''Star Trek'' alumni [[Henry Gibson]], [[Wendy Schaal]], [[William Schallert]], Kenneth Tobey, and, of course, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' star [[Robert Picardo]]. Of all of these, however, only Miller has appeared in every film Dante has ever directed. These include such contemporary classics as ''[[Wikipedia:The Howling|The Howling]]'' (1981, with Picardo, Tobey, and [[Noble Willingham]]), ''Gremlins'' (1984, with Scallert, Tobey, [[Keye Luke]], [[Jonathan Banks]], [[Zach Galligan]] and composer [[Jerry Goldsmith]]), ''Explorers'' (1985, with Picardo and [[James Cromwell]]), ''Innerspace'' (1987, with Picardo, Schaal, Schallert, Gibson, Tobey, [[Mark L. Taylor]], and [[Andrea Martin]]), ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987, with Robert Picardo, [[Bernie Casey]], [[Ronny Cox]], [[William Marshall]], [[Martin Goslins]], [[Karen Montgomery]], [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], and [[Larry Hankin]]), ''The 'burbs'' (1989, with Picardo, Gibson, and Schaal), ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990, with Picardo, Tobey, Gibson, [[John Glover]], [[Ron Fassler]], Zach Galligan, Keye Luke, and Jerry Goldmith), ''Matinee'' (1993, with Picardo, Schallert, and [[David Clennon]]), ''Small Soldiers'' (1998, with Picardo, Schaal, [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[Frank Langella]], and [[Michael McKean]]), and ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003, with Picardo, [[George Murdock]], [[Ron Perlman]], and [[Marc Lawrence]]). Miller has also appeared in all of Dante's made-for-[[television]] movies, most notably 1997's ''The Second Civil War'', which also featured Picardo and Schallert, as well as [[Joanna Cassidy]], [[Brian Keith]], and Ron Perlman.
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Since then, Miller has become part of director Joe Dante's informal acting troupe, along with fellow ''Star Trek'' alumni [[Henry Gibson]], [[Wendy Schaal]], Kenneth Tobey, Schallert, and, of course, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' star [[Robert Picardo]]. Of all of these, however, only Miller has appeared in every film Dante has ever directed, including {{wt|The Howling}} (1981, with Picardo, Tobey, and [[Noble Willingham]]), ''Gremlins'' (1984, with Schallert, Tobey, [[Keye Luke]], [[Jonathan Banks]], [[Zach Galligan]] and composer [[Jerry Goldsmith]]), ''Explorers'' (1985, with Picardo and [[James Cromwell]]), ''Innerspace'' (1987, with Picardo, Schaal, Schallert, Gibson, Tobey, [[Mark L. Taylor]], [[Richard McGonagle]], and [[Andrea Martin]]; with music by Goldsmith), ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987, with Picardo, [[Bernie Casey]], [[Ronny Cox]], [[William Marshall]], [[Martin Goslins]], [[Karen Montgomery]], [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], and [[Larry Hankin]]), ''The 'burbs'' (1989, with Picardo, Gibson, and Schaal), ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990, with Picardo, Tobey, Gibson, [[John Glover]], [[Ron Fassler]], Zach Galligan, Keye Luke, and Jerry Goldmith), ''Matinee'' (1993, with Picardo, Schallert, and [[David Clennon]]), ''Small Soldiers'' (1998, with Picardo, Schaal, [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[Frank Langella]], and [[Michael McKean]]), and ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003, with Picardo, [[George Murdock]], [[Ron Perlman]], and [[Marc Lawrence]]).
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Miller has also appeared in all of Dante's made-for-television movies, most notably 1997's ''The Second Civil War'', which also featured Picardo and Schallert, as well as [[Joanna Cassidy]], [[Brian Keith]], and Ron Perlman.
   
 
Miller also appeared with Picardo in the non-Dante directed films ''Get Crazy'' (1983, starring [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Ed Begley, Jr.]]), ''Dead Heat'' (1988, starring [[Joe Piscopo]] and Keye Luke), and ''Motorama'' (1991).
 
Miller also appeared with Picardo in the non-Dante directed films ''Get Crazy'' (1983, starring [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Ed Begley, Jr.]]), ''Dead Heat'' (1988, starring [[Joe Piscopo]] and Keye Luke), and ''Motorama'' (1991).
   
Miller's extensive credits also include appearances in such popular films as ''Truck Turner'' (1974, with [[Nichelle Nichols]]), ''New York, New York'' (1977), ''Corvette Summer'' (1978, with [[Stanley Kamel]], [[Eugene Roche]], [[Paddi Edwards]], and [[Nathan Jung]]), ''Used Cars'' (1980, with [[Gerrit Graham]], Michael McKean, and [[David L. Lander]]), ''All the Right Moves'' (1983, with [[Gary Graham]] and [[Terry O'Quinn]]), ''Heart Like a Wheel'' (1983, with [[Michael Cavanaugh]] and [[Ellen Geer]]), ''The Terminator'' (1984, with [[Paul Winfield]], [[Earl Boen]], and [[Brian Thompson]]), ''After Hours'' (1985, with [[Teri Garr]]), ''Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight'' (1995, with [[William Sadler]], [[John Schuck]], [[Tim De Zarn]], and [[John Larroquette]]). His television projects include the 1970 TV movie ''The Andersonville Trial'' (with William Shatner, [[Whit Bissell]], [[Robert Easton]], Kenneth Tobey, and [[Ian Wolfe]]), the 1984 mini-series ''V: The Final Battle'' (with [[Richard Herd]], [[Andrew Prine]], [[Stack Pierce]], and Mark L. Taylor), and appearances on such TV series as ''[[The Untouchables]]'', ''Bonanza'', ''Taxi'' (with [[Christopher Lloyd]]), ''Police Squad!'', ''NYPD Blue'', and the sci-fi/horror anthology series ''Tales from the Darkside'', ''Amazing Stories'', and ''Freddy's Nightmares''.
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Miller's extensive credits also include appearances in such popular films as ''Truck Turner'' (1974, with [[Nichelle Nichols]]), ''New York, New York'' (1977), ''All the Right Moves'' (1983, with [[Gary Graham]] and [[Terry O'Quinn]]), and ''The Terminator'' (1984, with [[Paul Winfield]], [[Earl Boen]], and [[Brian Thompson]]). His television projects include the 1970 TV movie ''The Andersonville Trial'' (with William Shatner, [[Whit Bissell]], [[Robert Easton]], Kenneth Tobey, and [[Ian Wolfe]]), the 1984 mini-series ''V: The Final Battle'' (with [[Richard Herd]], [[Andrew Prine]], and Mark L. Taylor), and appearances on such TV series as ''[[The Untouchables]]'', ''Bonanza'', ''Taxi'' (with [[Christopher Lloyd]]), ''Police Squad!'', ''NYPD Blue'', and the sci-fi/horror anthology series ''Tales from the Darkside'', ''Amazing Stories'', and ''Freddy's Nightmares''.
   
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== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
==Appearances==
 
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<gallery>
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File:Dixon hill news vendor.jpg|[[Unnamed Dixon Hill characters#News vendor|News vendor]]<br />{{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}
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File:Vin.jpg|[[Vin]]<br />{{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}}
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</gallery>
   
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== Other ''Trek'' connections ==
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Additional projects in which Miller worked with other ''Star Trek'' alumni include:
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*''Corvette Summer'' (1978) with [[Stanley Kamel]], [[Eugene Roche]], [[Paddi Edwards]], and [[Nathan Jung]]
! colspan="2"| Characters performed by Dick Miller
 
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*''Used Cars'' (1980) with [[Gerrit Graham]], Michael McKean, and [[David L. Lander]])
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*''Heart Like a Wheel'' (1983) with [[Michael Cavanaugh]] and [[Ellen Geer]]
| align="center"| [[Image:News Vendor (Dixon Hill).jpg|165px|A holographic representation of a 20th century news vendor.]]
 
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*''After Hours'' (1985) with [[Teri Garr]]
| align="center"| [[Image:Vin.jpg|228px|A 21st century Human Security guard, during the Bell Riots.]]
 
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*''Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight'' (1995) with [[William Sadler]], [[John Schuck]], [[Tim de Zarn]], and [[John Larroquette]].
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*''Justice League Unlimited'', episode ''[http://dcanimated.wikia.com/wiki/The_Ties_That_Bind The Ties That Bind]'' (2005) as the voice of Oberon, with [[Michael Dorn]] as the voice of Kalibak.
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Unnamed Dixon Hill characters#News Vendor|News Vendor]]'''
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Vin]]'''
 
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" |[[TNG]]: "[[The Big Goodbye]]."
 
| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]: "[[Past Tense, Part I]]" <br>"[[Past Tense, Part II]]."
 
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===External Links===
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== External links ==
 
* {{Wikipedia}}
 
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* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0588241}}
* {{Wikipedia|Dick Miller}}
 
   
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Template:Realworld Richard "Dick" Miller (born 25 December 1928; age 95) is a veteran character actor from the Bronx, New York, who has appeared in two Star Trek spin-off series.

Miller is a veteran of campy and often humorous science fiction and horror movies. He began as a regular in Roger Corman films and, later, in films directed by Joe Dante. He made his film debut in Corman's Apache Woman in 1955, and would go on to work with Corman in such cult B-movie classics as It Conquered the World (1956), The Gunslinger (1956, with William Schallert), Not of This Earth (1957), A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), Atlas (1961, starring Michael Forest), X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963, with John Hoyt), The Wild Angels (1966, with Michael J. Pollard), A Time for Killing (1967, with Kenneth Tobey), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967, with Celia Lovsky), and Big Bad Mama (1974, with William Shatner, Noble Willingham, and William O'Connell). One of Miller's earlier roles was also the film The Undead (1957) which would later be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and also involved time travel (a recurring theme in Star Trek).

Since then, Miller has become part of director Joe Dante's informal acting troupe, along with fellow Star Trek alumni Henry Gibson, Wendy Schaal, Kenneth Tobey, Schallert, and, of course, Star Trek: Voyager star Robert Picardo. Of all of these, however, only Miller has appeared in every film Dante has ever directed, including The Howling (1981, with Picardo, Tobey, and Noble Willingham), Gremlins (1984, with Schallert, Tobey, Keye Luke, Jonathan Banks, Zach Galligan and composer Jerry Goldsmith), Explorers (1985, with Picardo and James Cromwell), Innerspace (1987, with Picardo, Schaal, Schallert, Gibson, Tobey, Mark L. Taylor, Richard McGonagle, and Andrea Martin; with music by Goldsmith), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987, with Picardo, Bernie Casey, Ronny Cox, William Marshall, Martin Goslins, Karen Montgomery, Ed Begley, Jr., and Larry Hankin), The 'burbs (1989, with Picardo, Gibson, and Schaal), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990, with Picardo, Tobey, Gibson, John Glover, Ron Fassler, Zach Galligan, Keye Luke, and Jerry Goldmith), Matinee (1993, with Picardo, Schallert, and David Clennon), Small Soldiers (1998, with Picardo, Schaal, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, and Michael McKean), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003, with Picardo, George Murdock, Ron Perlman, and Marc Lawrence).

Miller has also appeared in all of Dante's made-for-television movies, most notably 1997's The Second Civil War, which also featured Picardo and Schallert, as well as Joanna Cassidy, Brian Keith, and Ron Perlman.

Miller also appeared with Picardo in the non-Dante directed films Get Crazy (1983, starring Malcolm McDowell and Ed Begley, Jr.), Dead Heat (1988, starring Joe Piscopo and Keye Luke), and Motorama (1991).

Miller's extensive credits also include appearances in such popular films as Truck Turner (1974, with Nichelle Nichols), New York, New York (1977), All the Right Moves (1983, with Gary Graham and Terry O'Quinn), and The Terminator (1984, with Paul Winfield, Earl Boen, and Brian Thompson). His television projects include the 1970 TV movie The Andersonville Trial (with William Shatner, Whit Bissell, Robert Easton, Kenneth Tobey, and Ian Wolfe), the 1984 mini-series V: The Final Battle (with Richard Herd, Andrew Prine, and Mark L. Taylor), and appearances on such TV series as The Untouchables, Bonanza, Taxi (with Christopher Lloyd), Police Squad!, NYPD Blue, and the sci-fi/horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside, Amazing Stories, and Freddy's Nightmares.

Star Trek appearances

Other Trek connections

Additional projects in which Miller worked with other Star Trek alumni include:

External links