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


==Biography==
==Biography==
Miller was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the son of Anna ([[married and maiden names|née]] Diamond) and Benedict Miller.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Allan-Miller.html Allan Miller Biography (1929-)]</ref> He served in the [[U.S. Army]] after [[World War II]] during the [[occupation of Japan]].<ref name=LATimesGanesh>Miller, Daryl H. [http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/21/entertainment/ca-61980 "Stages of Development"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' June 21, 1998.</ref> Noticing an ad in ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'' that was looking for performers, he began performing in shows to entertain the troops.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> In 1948, after Miller returned to the U.S., he attended [[Erwin Piscator]]'s [[The New School|New School of Social Research]]'s [[Dramatic Workshop]] in New York.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> 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]]).<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> In 1958, under Strasberg's sponsorship, he began teaching at the Dramatic Workshop. In 1960, he started teaching privately; one of his students was a young [[Barbra Streisand]].<ref name=LATimesGanesh />
Miller served in the [[U.S. Army]] after [[World War II]] during the [[occupation of Japan]].<ref name=LATimesGanesh>Miller, Daryl H. [http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/21/entertainment/ca-61980 "Stages of Development"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' June 21, 1998.</ref> Noticing an ad in ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'' that was looking for performers, he began performing in shows to entertain the troops.<ref name=LATimesGanesh />


In 1948, after Miller returned to the U.S., he attended [[Erwin Piscator]]'s [[Dramatic Workshop]] at [[The New School|The New School for Social Research]] in New York.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> 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]]).<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> In 1958, under Strasberg's sponsorship, he began teaching at the Dramatic Workshop. In 1960, he started teaching privately; one of his students was a teenaged [[Barbra Streisand]].<ref name=LATimesGanesh />
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He is best known for his appearances on [[television]], including ''[[Kojak]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', and ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeZVh2YGRGk ''The Paper Chase,'' Season 1, Episode 6, "Nancy" (YouTube)]</ref> His film career included roles in ''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976), ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977) and ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984). He has performed on stages across the country and on Broadway. He was producing director of the Back Alley Theatre, which he created and ran with his wife, Laura Zucker, from 1979–1989.


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He is best known for his appearances on [[television]], including ''[[Kojak]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', and ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeZVh2YGRGk ''The Paper Chase,'' Season 1, Episode 6, "Nancy" (YouTube)]</ref> His film career included roles in ''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976), ''[[Two-Minute Warning]]'' (1976), ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977), ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) and ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985). He has performed on stages across the country and on Broadway. He was producing director of the Back Alley Theatre, which he created and ran with his wife, Laura Zucker, from 1979 to 1989.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://backalleytheatre.org/ |title=Back Alley Theatre |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |access-date=April 20, 2023 |quote=}}</ref> He was one of the primary plaintiffs in a landmark lawsuit between [[Actors' Equity Association]] and Los Angeles-based small theatres.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shirley |first=Don |date=January 26, 1989 |title=Actors’ Equity, ATLAS Reach a Truce on 99-Seat Theater Plan |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-26-ca-1947-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref>
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, and continues to teach at the Actors Studio West. 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 in the United States and around the world.


He is 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 in the United States and around the world.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breslauer |first=Jan |date=August 6, 1993 |title=Allan Miller’s ‘The Fox’: Elegant but a Bit Overwrought |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-06-ca-20833-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref>
He is a member of the acting branch of the Motion Picture Academy and a former board member of the Screen Actors Guild.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Miller has been married twice. His first wife was actress Anita Cooper, now deceased.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> His second wife is Laura Zucker, who for 25 years was executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /><ref>{{cite journal| last=Morris| first=Steven Leigh| url=https://thisstage.la/2017/08/i-was-thrown-down-a-staircase-by-meryl-streep-the-extraordinary-life-and-legacy-of-laura-zucker/| title="I Was Thrown Down a Staircase by Meryl Streep." The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Laura Zucker| journal=This Stage| date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
Miller has been married twice. His first wife was actress Anita Cooper, now deceased.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /> He remarried, to Laura Zucker, who for 25 years was executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.<ref name=LATimesGanesh /><ref>{{cite journal| last=Morris| first=Steven Leigh| url=https://thisstage.la/2017/08/i-was-thrown-down-a-staircase-by-meryl-streep-the-extraordinary-life-and-legacy-of-laura-zucker/| title="I Was Thrown Down a Staircase by Meryl Streep." The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Laura Zucker| journal=This Stage| date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976) - Capt. Bittman
*''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' (1976) - Capt. Bittman
*''[[Two-Minute Warning]]'' (1976) - Mr. Green
*''[[Two-Minute Warning]]'' (1976) - Mr. Green
*''[[Victory at Entebbe]]'' (1976) - Nathan Haroun
*''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977) - Loan Company Manager
*''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (1977) - Loan Company Manager
*''[[MacArthur (film)|MacArthur]]'' (1977) - Colonel Diller
*''[[MacArthur (1977 film)|MacArthur]]'' (1977) - Colonel Diller
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1977) "Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon" - Frank Devlin
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1977) "Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon" - Frank Devlin
*''[[The Champ (1979 film)|The Champ]]'' (1979) - Whitey
*''[[The Champ (1979 film)|The Champ]]'' (1979) - Whitey
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*''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) - Alien
*''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1984) - Alien
*''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985) - Political Newscaster
*''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985) - Political Newscaster
*''[[Blacke's Magic]]'' (1986) "Wax Poetic" - Donald Rush
*''[[Warlock (1989 film)|Warlock]]'' (1989) - Detective
*''[[Warlock (1989 film)|Warlock]]'' (1989) - Detective
*''[[Second Chances (film)|Second Chances]]'' (1998) - Dr. Rasmussen
*''[[Second Chances (film)|Second Chances]]'' (1998) - Dr. Rasmussen
*''[[Bad Words (film)|Bad Words]]'' (2013) - Bald Glasses Judge
*''[[Bad Words (film)|Bad Words]]'' (2013) - Bald Glasses Judge

Miller has also acted in over 150 TV shows and fifty plays.


==References==
==References==
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For the Australian rules footballer, see Allan Miller (footballer).
For other people with the same name, see Alan Miller (disambiguation).
Allan Miller
Born (1929-02-14) February 14, 1929 (age 95) [1]
Occupation(s)Actor, director, acting teacher, author, playwright
Years active1956–current
Spouses
  • Anita Cooper (divorced)
  • Laura Zucker (m. 1976)
Children2

Allan Miller is an American stage, film, and television actor.

Biography[edit]

Miller served in the U.S. Army after World War II during the occupation of Japan.[2] Noticing an ad in Stars and Stripes that was looking for performers, he began performing in shows to entertain the troops.[2]

In 1948, after Miller returned to the U.S., he attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research in New York.[2] 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).[2] In 1958, under Strasberg's sponsorship, he began teaching at the Dramatic Workshop. In 1960, he started teaching privately; one of his students was a teenaged Barbra Streisand.[2]

He is best known for his appearances on television, including Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, Wonder Woman, Dallas, and The Paper Chase.[3] His film career included roles in Baby Blue Marine (1976), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and Brewster's Millions (1985). He has performed on stages across the country and on Broadway. He was producing director of the Back Alley Theatre, which he created and ran with his wife, Laura Zucker, from 1979 to 1989.[2][4] He was one of the primary plaintiffs in a landmark lawsuit between Actors' Equity Association and Los Angeles-based small theatres.[5]

He is 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 in the United States and around the world.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Miller has been married twice. His first wife was actress Anita Cooper, now deceased.[2] He remarried, to Laura Zucker, who for 25 years was executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.[2][7]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://allanmiller.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Miller, Daryl H. "Stages of Development". Los Angeles Times June 21, 1998.
  3. ^ The Paper Chase, Season 1, Episode 6, "Nancy" (YouTube)
  4. ^ "Back Alley Theatre". 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Shirley, Don (January 26, 1989). "Actors' Equity, ATLAS Reach a Truce on 99-Seat Theater Plan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Breslauer, Jan (August 6, 1993). "Allan Miller's 'The Fox': Elegant but a Bit Overwrought". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Morris, Steven Leigh (August 8, 2017). ""I Was Thrown Down a Staircase by Meryl Streep." The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Laura Zucker". This Stage.

External links[edit]

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