Barry Miller (actor)

American actor (born 1958)
  • Sidney Miller (father)
  • Iris Burton (mother)

Barry Miller (born February 6, 1958)[1] is an American actor. He won Broadway's 1985 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for his performance in Biloxi Blues.[2]

Early life

Miller was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California to Sidney Miller, an actor, director, and writer, and Iris Burton, an agent.[3] His former stepmother is actress Dorothy Green. He attended Bancroft Junior High School, in Hollywood,[citation needed] and Fairfax High School.[4]

Career

In addition to Biloxi Blues, Miller acted on Broadway in Crazy He Calls Me (1992).[1]

He had prominent roles in Saturday Night Fever, Fame, and Peggy Sue Got Married.

One of his most major film roles was playing Reuven Malter in 1981's The Chosen.

Filmography

  • The Waltons (1973) (TV) - Craska
  • Brock's Last Case (1973) (TV movie) - Staats
  • Shazam! (1974-1975) (TV) - Mike
  • Joe and Sons (1975-1976) (TV series) - Mark Vitale
  • Lepke (1975) - Young Lepke
  • Adam-12 (1975) (TV) - Tom Bell
  • The Secrets of Isis (1976) (TV)
  • Having Babies (1976) (TV) - Kenneth McNamara
  • The Death of Richie (1977) (TV) - Domenic
  • Szysznyk (1977) (TV) - Fortwengler
  • Saturday Night Fever (1977) - Bobby C.
  • Kojak (1977) (TV) - Billy Sherback
  • Wonder Woman (1979) (TV) - Barney
  • Voices (1979) - Raymond Rothman
  • Fame (1980) - Ralph
  • The Chosen (1981) - Reuven Malter
  • King of America (1982) (TV)
  • The Roommate (1985) (TV)
  • The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) - Parker
  • Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) - Richard Norvik
  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) (TV movie) - Jerry Rubin
  • The Sicilian (1987) - Dr. Nattore
  • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Jeroboam
  • Love at Large (1990) - Marty
  • Equal Justice (1990) (TV) - Pete 'Briggs' Brigman
  • The Pickle (1993) - Ronnie Liebowitz
  • Love Affair (1994) - Robert Crosley
  • NYPD Blue (1994) (TV)
  • The Practice (1997) (TV) - Douglas Colson
  • Flawless (1999) - Leonard Wilcox
  • Shortcut to Happiness (2007) - Mike Weiss

References

  1. ^ a b "("Barry Miller" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "("Barry Miller" search results)". Tony Awards. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ Parsons, Louella (February 7, 1958). "Film, for UA Lined Up for Jeff Chandler; SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLYWOOD Collected at Random". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 2, sec. 5. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Taylor, Clarke (August 31, 1980). "'The Chosen' Almost Wasn't". The Los Angeles Times. p. 29 (Calendar). Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Miller is an LA native and a graduate of Fairfax High.

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