Marvin Miller (actor)
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| Marvin Miller | |
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| Born | Marvin Mueller July 18, 1913(1913-07-18) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | February 8, 1985 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor, announcer |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Florence Dawson (1937 - 1965) |
Marvin Miller (July 18, 1913 - February 8, 1985) was an American film and voice-over actor. Possessing a deep, baritone voice, he began his career in radio in St. Louis, Missouri before becoming a Hollywood actor. Miller is best remembered for two of his roles, as Michael Anthony, the man who passed out a weekly check on the TV series The Millionaire and as the voice of Robby the Robot in the film Forbidden Planet.
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Career
Radio and recordings
Born Marvin Mueller in St. Louis, Miller graduated from Washington University before he began his career in radio. He narrated a daily 15-minute radio show for Mutual Radio, The Story Behind the Story, which offered historical vignettes. He also served as announcer on several OTR shows of the 1940s and 50's, including The Whistler.
He also won Grammy Awards in 1965 and 1966 for his recordings of Dr. Seuss stories: in 1967 for Dr Seuss Presents – If I Ran the Zoo and Sleep Book and 1966 for Dr Seuss Presents Fox in Sox and Green Eggs and Ham.
Films
In films, the heavyset Miller was often cast as a villain, many times playing Asian roles. He portrayed a sadistic henchman in the 1947 Humphrey Bogart film Dead Reckoning, and as Yamada in the 1945 James Cagney effort Blood on the Sun. In Deadline at Dawn he plays Sleepy Parsons, a blind pianist.
Television
Miller voiced the AT&T instructional film Hemo the Magnificent (as "Hemo"), part of a series generally featuring real-life scientist Dr. Frank C. Baxter and directed by Frank Capra, which was shown on American network television in 1957.
Miller crossed paths with other prolific voice-over artists many times in his career including June Foray, playing "Deer" in Hemo the Magnificent and in the TV series Rocky and Bullwinkle along with Paul Frees, who voiced "Boris Badenov" in that program. Miller and Frees also performed in separate segments on the audio recording Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America Volume One The Early Years.
On The Millionaire, Miller played Michael Anthony, conveying the wishes of the "fabulously wealthy" John Beresford Tipton, voiced by Paul Frees.
Death
Miller died in 1985 at the age of 71 from a heart attack.[1] He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
For his contribution to the television industry, Marvin Miller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard.
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | George "Gusty" Gustafson | |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Louella's radio announcer | Uncredited Alternative title: Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon | Vince Blair | Alternative title: High Window |
| 1951 | Gerald McBoing-Boing | Narrator | Voice |
| 1951 | The Golden Horde | Genghis Khan | |
| 1952 | Red Planet Mars | Arjenian | |
| 1953 | Off Limits | Vic Breck | Alternative title: Military Policemen |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Armana | |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Narrator | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Phantom Planet | Introductory Narrator | |
| 1966 | Gamera the Invincible | Voiceover | Uncredited |
| 1970 | MASH | PA Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1977 | American Raspberry | Henry Wideman | Alternative titles: Prime Time Funny America |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Rollo | |
| 1986 | Hell Squad | The Sheik | Alternative titles: Commando Girls Commando Squad |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952-1954 | Space Patrol | Various roles | 13 episodes |
| 1959 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Chow | 1 episode |
| 1961 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Man in Dream | 1 episode |
| 1963 | Perry Mason | F. J. Weatherby | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Batman | TV Announcer | 1 episode |
| 1966-1974 | The F.B.I | Narrator | 117 episodes |
| 1967 | The Green Hornet | On-the-scene Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Smith | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Land of the Lost | Zarn (Voice) | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | Narrator | 15 episodes |
| 1978 | Wonder Woman | Mr. Beamer | 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Marvin Miller, Actor on TV; Appeared in 'The Millionaire'". The New York Times. 1985-02-10. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E3D81739F933A25751C0A963948260. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
External links
- Marvin Miller (actor) at the Internet Movie Database
- Marvin Miller (actor) at TV.com
- Marvin Miller (actor) at Find a Grave
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Miller, Marvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mueller, Marvin |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis, Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1985 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California |
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