Trivia

He studied Medicine at Cambridge University in England, and presented many medical programmes on television, including The Body in Question (1978).

In 1963, won a Special Tony Award, along with his "Beyond the Fringe" co-stars Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, and Dudley Moore, "for their brilliance which has shattered all the old concepts of comedy," in a show that was recreated in a television version of the same title, Beyond the Fringe (1964). In 1986, he also received a Tony nomination as Best Director (Play) for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night."

As well as being a qualified doctor, he was a satirist, sculptor, photographer, author, television presenter, performer, and theatre, opera & film director.

Once directed Cosi Fan Tutte with the cast entirely dressed by Armani.

Former associate director of the National theatre and artistic director of the Old Vic.

Was one of the members of the original Beyond the Fringe comedy troupe (with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, among others).

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1983 Queen's New Year Honours List and made a Knight Bachelor in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music and the arts.

Was considered for the roles of Jim Dixon in Lucky Jim (1957) and Fagin in Oliver! (1968).

He was the son of Betty Miller (née Spiro), an author of fiction and non-fiction, and Emanuel Miller, psychiatrist. His paternal grandparents were Polish Jews. His mother was born in Cork, Ireland, to Lithuanian Jewish parents.

Became an Associate Member of RADA.

Brother-in-law of Karl Miller.