Dick Miller

December 25, 1928 - January 30, 2019 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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 Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers, Piranha, The Howling, A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, Not of This Earth, Chopping Mall, Night of the Creeps, The Terminator, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers and Quake.

Their titles like The Terminator, Gremlins, and Gremlins 2: The New Batch - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

72 titles
Community avg: 7.99 /10
  • 1
    1
    1984October 1984 by James Cameron
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
    8.61 Masterpiece--
  • 2
    2
    1984June 1984 by Joe Dante
    Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
    Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
    8.07 Excellent
  • 3
    3
    1990June 1990 by Joe Dante
    Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
    Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
    7.47 Good++
  • 4
    4
    1985September 1985 by Martin Scorsese
    Comedy, Thriller, Drama
    Comedy, Thriller, Drama
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 5
    5
    1993December 1993 by Bruce Timm
    Animation, Crime, Mystery
    Animation, Crime, Mystery
    8.40 Excellent++
  • 6
    6
    2003November 2003 by Joe Dante
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.32 Good++
  • 7
    7
    1989February 1989 by Joe Dante
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    1978August 1978 by Joe Dante
    Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
    6.98 Good
  • 9
    9
    1987July 1987 by Joe Dante
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 10
    10
    2014September 2014 by Joe Dante
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    6.65 Good--
  • 11
    11
    1960May 1960 by Roger Corman
    Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
    Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
    7.28 Good+
  • 12
    12
    1995January 1995 by Ernest R. Dickerson
    Horror, Comedy, Thriller
    Horror, Comedy, Thriller
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    1981January 1981 by Joe Dante
    Horror
    Horror
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 14
    14
    2009September 2009 by Joe Dante
    Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
    Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
    6.80 Good-
  • 15
    15
    1986August 1986 by Fred Dekker
    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 16
    16
    1977June 1977 by Martin Scorsese
    Romance, Drama, Music
    Romance, Drama, Music
    7.48 Good++
  • 17
    17
    1985July 1985 by Joe Dante
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
    7.30 Good+
  • 18
    18
    1959October 1959 by Roger Corman
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 19
    19
    1986November 1986 by Jim Wynorski
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    6.90 Good
  • 20
    20
    1963July 1963 by Roger Corman
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 21
    21
    1992June 1992 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Thriller, Mystery
    Thriller, Mystery
    7.24 Good+
  • 22
    22
    1993January 1993 by Joe Dante
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 23
    23
    1963June 1963 by Roger Corman
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    6.53 Good--
  • 24
    24
    1982July 1982 by Samuel Fuller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 25
    25
    1992January 1992 by Fred Olen Ray
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    6.47 Decent++
  • 26
    26
    1979April 1979 by Allan Arkush
    Comedy, Music
    Comedy, Music
    7.39 Good++
  • 27
    27
    1962March 1962 by Roger Corman
    Horror, Drama, Mystery
    Horror, Drama, Mystery
    7.41 Good++
  • 28
    28
    1992July 1992 by Tony Randel
    Horror
    Horror
    6.33 Decent++
  • 29
    29
    1976July 1976 by Paul Bartel
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    6.94 Good
  • 30
    30
    1967August 1967 by Roger Corman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.05 Good
  • 31
    31
    1978April 1978 by Robert Zemeckis
    Comedy, Music
    Comedy, Music
    7.43 Good++
  • 32
    32
    1974September 1974 by Steve Carver
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.15 Good+
  • 33
    33
    1975April 1975 by Steve Carver
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.19 Good+
  • 34
    34
    2001October 2001 by William Wesley
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    6.74 Good-
  • 35
    35
    2006September 2006 by Sean S. Cunningham
    Horror
    Horror
    6.95 Good
  • 36
    36
    1977March 1977 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    7.09 Good
  • 37
    37
    2011December 2011 by Alex Stapleton
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.96 Excellent
  • 38
    38
    1956July 1956 by Roger Corman
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
    6.82 Good-
  • 39
    39
    1976April 1976 by Allan Arkush
    Comedy, Thriller
    Comedy, Thriller
    7.20 Good+
  • 40
    40
    1974June 1974 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 41
    41
    1966July 1966 by Roger Corman
    Drama, Action
    Drama, Action
    7.02 Good
  • 42
    42
    1989June 1989 by Meiert Avis
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.20 Good+
  • 43
    43
    1975July 1975 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Romance, Action, Crime
    Romance, Action, Crime
    7.43 Good++
  • 44
    44
    1978June 1978 by Matthew Robbins
    Adventure, Comedy
    Adventure, Comedy
    7.11 Good+
  • 45
    45
    1997December 1997 by Joe Dante
    Drama, Comedy, War
    Drama, Comedy, War
    7.45 Good++
  • 46
    46
    1979July 1979 by Lewis Teague
    Action, Crime, Romance
    Action, Crime, Romance
    7.30 Good++
  • 47
    47
    1983July 1983 by Howard R. Cohen
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    6.83 Good-
  • 48
    48
    1957March 1957 by Roger Corman
    Horror, Fantasy
    Horror, Fantasy
    6.79 Good-
  • 49
    49
    1982March 1982 by Steve Barkett
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    6.60 Good--
  • 50
    50
    1973November 1973 by David Miller
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 51
    51
    1971May 1971 by Robert Aldrich
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    1983April 1983 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 53
    53
    1967August 1967 by Phil Karlson
    Western, War
    Western, War
    6.97 Good
  • 54
    54
    1981December 1981 by Allan Arkush
    Comedy, Romance, Family
    Comedy, Romance, Family
    7.05 Good
  • 55
    55
    1988November 1988 by Tom DeSimone
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.19 Good+
  • 56
    56
    1968August 1968 by Robert Aldrich
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 57
    57
    1975June 1975 by Jonathan Demme
    Crime, Action, Comedy
    Crime, Action, Comedy
    7.44 Good++
  • 58
    58
    1980June 1980 by Alan Roberts
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.81 Good-
  • 59
    59
    1986October 1986 by Fred Olen Ray
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.43 Good++
  • 60
    60
    2019December 2019 by Eben McGarr
    Horror
    Horror
    7.18 Good+
  • 61
    61
    1976July 1976 by Charles S. Dubin
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 62
    62
    1972June 1972 by Jonathan Kaplan
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.25 Good+
  • 63
    63
    1992June 1992 by Louis Morneau
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.43 Good++
  • 64
    64
    1994August 1994 by Joe Dante
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 65
    65
    1973March 1973 by Cirio H. Santiago
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 66
    66
    1992May 1992 by P.J. Pesce
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    1981October 1981 by Charles B. Griffith
    Action, Comedy, Romance
    Action, Comedy, Romance
    7.35 Good++
  • 68
    68
    1996September 1996 by Joe Dante
    Science Fiction
    Science Fiction
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 69
    69
    1994March 1994 by Frank De Palma
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 70
    70
    2001May 2001 by Eamon Harrington
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.91 Excellent
  • 71
    71
    2020April 2020 by Bret Berg
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    2015August 2015 by Michael Schlesinger
    Music, Comedy
    Music, Comedy
    Needs more reviews