Allan Miller

For the sportsman, see Allan Miller (Australian footballer).

For other people with the same name, see Alan Miller (disambiguation).

Allan Miller
Born	(1929-02-14) February 14, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956-current
Spouse(s)	Anita Cooper (divorced) Laura Zucker (m. 1976)
Children	Gregory Miller Zachary Miller

Allan Miller (born February 14, 1929) is an American actor, director, acting teacher, author and playwright.

Biography

Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Diamond) and Benedict Miller. He served in the U.S. Army after World War II during the occupation of Japan. Noticing an ad in Stars and Stripes that was looking for performers, he began performing in shows to entertain the troops. In 1948, after Miller returned to the U.S., he attended Erwin Piscator's New School of Social Research's Dramatic Workshop in New York. He then studied acting under Uta Hagen (his classmates included Geraldine Page and Charles Nelson Reilly); and under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio (his classmates included James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Paul Newman). In the 1950s, he taught at the Actors Studio; one of his students was a young Barbara Streisand.

He is best known for his appearances on television, including Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O Dallas, and The Paper Chase. His film career included roles in Baby Blue Marine (1976), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). He has performed on stage across the country and on Broadway. He was producing directer of the Back Alley Theatre, which he created and ran with his wife, Laura Zucker, from 1979-1989.

Allan Miller also coaches acting. He has coached Meryl Streep, Geraldine Page, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of other actors. He's taught acting at NYU and the Yale School of Drama. Lee Strasberg took him under his wing in the 1950s. He's the author of the book, A Passion for Acting, and a DVD Auditioning. He wrote the play The Fox, based on the D.H. Lawrence novella, which was produced in Los Angeles, Off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre in New York City, and continues to be produced around the United States and the world.

He's a member of the acting branch of the Motion Picture Academy and a former board member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Personal life

Miller has been married twice. His first wife was actress Anita Cooper. His second wife was actress Laura Zucker.

Filmography

• Baby Blue Marine (1976) - Capt. Bittman
• Two-Minute Warning (1976) - Mr. Green
• Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) - Loan Company Manager
• MacArthur (1977) - Colonal Diller
• The Champ (1979) - Whitey
• Cruising (1980) - Chief of Detectives
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Alien
• Brewster's Millions (1985) - Political Newscaster
• Warlock (1989) - Detective
• Second Chances (1998) - Dr. Rasmussen
• Bad Words (2003) - Bald Glasses Judge

External links

• Allan Miller at IMDb
• Allan Miller Official Site
• Allan Miller at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection