Dick Miller Net Worth

Dick Miller's Quotes

• [on why movies he made 50 years ago still hold up] I wish I knew. It's funny, looking at a picture that's 50 years old and seeing that it hasn't lost any of the--what's the word?--magic. They had magic. They were cheap. They were inexpensive to make, but they've held up for 50 years.
• [on attending film conventions] It's kind of thrilling in my old age to have something. It's a thrill. Everybody asks these questions. They bring up pictures that you've done and that you've forgotten. I don't remember half the pictures that they mention anyway. But it's a fun thing, being at these conventions.

Interesting Facts about Dick Miller

1. Attended the City College of New York, Columbia University and New York University, eventually receiving his Ph.D degree (Doctor of Philpsophy) in Psychology. He was a writer before turning to acting.
2. According to Miller, when he interviewed for acting jobs at other studios, he would mention that he had been working at American-International. They would respond by saying, "I don't think we can use you".
3. Appeared in two completely different, unrelated productions which showed an unpleasant future (in the 2020s) that were both based in California: the film De uitroeier (1984) and the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
4. Had appeared with Kevin McCarthy in eight films: Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Innerspace (1987), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007).
5. Had appeared with Belinda Balaski in nine films: Cannonball (1976), Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Matinee (1993) and The Second Civil War (1997).
6. Had appeared with Robert Picardo in 11 films: The Howling (1981), Get Crazy (1983), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Motorama (1991), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
7. Had appeared with Mary Woronov in eight films: Cannonball (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976), The Lady in Red (1979), Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), Get Crazy (1983), Chopping Mall (1986), Motorama (1991) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
8. Had appeared with Paul Bartel in 11 films: Big Bad Mama (1974), Cannonball (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), White Dog (1982), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Chopping Mall (1986), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
9. Had appeared in every film or television film directed by Joe Dante: Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (though Miller's scene was cut), The 'Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Trapped Ashes (2006), The Hole (2009) and Burying the Ex (2014). Dante also directed him in four television episodes: Police Squad!: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982), Amazing Stories: The Greibble (1986), Eerie, Indiana: The Losers (1991) and Rebel Highway: Runaway Daughters (1994).
10. Profiled in "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" by Laurence Raw (2012).
11. He was a lifelong liberal Democrat.
12. Had one daughter Barbara, and granddaughter Autumn.