Anecdotes

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".

Had appeared in every film or television film directed by Joe Dante: Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), Le lycée des cancres (1979), Hurlements (1981), La Quatrième Dimension (1983), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), L'Aventure intérieure (1987), Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (1987) (though Miller's scene was cut), Les Banlieusards (1989), Gremlins 2 : La Nouvelle Génération (1990), Panic sur Florida Beach (1993), La Seconde Guerre de sécession (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998), Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003), Trapped Ashes (2006), The Hole (2009) and Burying the Ex (2014). Dante also directed him in four television episodes: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982), The Greibble (1986), The Losers (1991) and Runaway Daughters (1994).

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.

Had appeared with Robert Picardo in 11 films: Hurlements (1981), Get Crazy (1983), Explorers (1985), L'Aventure intérieure (1987), Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (1987), Les Banlieusards (1989), Gremlins 2 : La Nouvelle Génération (1990), Motorama (1991), Panic sur Florida Beach (1993), La Seconde Guerre de sécession (1997) and Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003).

Had appeared with Belinda Balaski in nine films: Cannonball (1976), Piranha (1978), Hurlements (1981), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (1987), Gremlins 2 : La Nouvelle Génération (1990), Panic sur Florida Beach (1993) and La Seconde Guerre de sécession (1997).

Profiled in "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" by Laurence Raw (2012).

Had appeared with Kevin McCarthy in eight films: Piranha (1978), Hurlements (1981), La Quatrième Dimension (1983), L'Aventure intérieure (1987), Panic sur Florida Beach (1993), La Seconde Guerre de sécession (1997), Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003) and L'invasion des fronts hurlants (2007).

Had appeared with Paul Bartel in 11 films: Super Nanas (1974), Cannonball (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), Le lycée des cancres (1979), Dressé pour tuer (1982), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Shopping (1986), Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (1987) and Gremlins 2 : La Nouvelle Génération (1990).

Had appeared with Mary Woronov in eight films: Cannonball (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Du rouge pour un truand (1979), Le lycée des cancres (1979), Get Crazy (1983), Shopping (1986), Motorama (1991) and Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003).

Had one daughter Barbara, and granddaughter Autumn.

Appeared in two completely different, unrelated productions which showed an unpleasant future (in the 2020s) that were both based in California: the film Terminator (1984) and the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

He was a lifelong liberal Democrat.