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December 25, 1928 in Bronx, New York, NY
Biography:Large and muscular at an early age, American actor "Dick Miller" entered the Navy during World War II while still a teenager, distinguishing himself as a boxer. He attended CCNY, Columbia University and New York University, supporting himself with semi-pro football jobs, radio DJ gigs and as a psychological assistant at Bellevue. At age 22, he was host of a Manhattan-based TV chat show, "Midnight Snack". Stage and movie work followed, and Miller joined the stock company/entourage of low-budget auteur "Roger Corman". His first great Corman role was as the hyperthyroid salesman in "Not of this Earth" (1956); a handful of rock-and-roll quickies followed before Miller received his first sci-fi lead in "War of the Satellites" (1958). In Corman's "Bucket of Blood" (1959), Miller originated the role of Walter Paisley, the nebbishy sociopath who "creates" avant-garde sculpture by murdering his subjects and... Full Biography
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