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Mark Miller(1924-2022)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Mark Miller
Savannah is the only child of a wealthy politician, Richard Driscoll, who is more concerned with his image and career than with his family.
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Houston-born Mark Miller came to Hollywood after studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After his graduation in 1952, he began appearing in plays and made his professional debut in a Rhode Island production of The Philadelphia Story. His friendship with playwright William Inge resulted in Miller getting the lead role in Bus Stop (played by Don Murray in the film version) and as Joan Blondell's son-in-law, touring the U.S. and Canada in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. The tour concluded its run at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. While there, Miller was approached by Desi Arnaz and offered double his current salary to star (without auditioning!) in Guestward Ho! (1960), a Desilu-produced sitcom. The show was axed after a single season but it effectively launched Miller's career as a sought-after TV leading man and supporting actor. Arguably, he is best remembered as English college professor Jim Nash in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965), a sitcom which revolved around the often shambolic life of a high maintenance suburban family (including a huge sheepdog) who dwell in a quaint turreted mansion. It co-starred the charming Pat Crowley as Nash's housework-hating, accident-prone newspaper columnist wife. Miller appeared as a guest star in many other prime time series, including Gunsmoke (1955), The Twilight Zone (1959), The Invaders (1967), I Dream of Jeannie (1965), The Name of the Game (1968) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972).

Miller segued into writing TV scripts from 1966 and also co-wrote the screenplay for the Keanu Reeves rom-com A Walk in the Clouds (1995). In 2010, he authored the romantic comedy play Amorous Crossings. Starring Loretta Swit (of M*A*S*H (1972) fame), it had a four-week run at the Alhambra Theater in Jacksonville, Florida, performing to packed audiences. A reviewer described Amorous Crossings as a nostalgic 'throwback' -- akin to a 1930s screwball comedy-- and lauded it as "cleverly written, skillfully acted".

Miller's first wife, Beatrice Miller, was a former costume designer, LA Times journalist, M-G-M publicist and editor for Harper's Bazaar. In 1986, she became a certified Yoga instructor. Their union produced three daughters, all actresses and/or models: Penelope Ann Miller, Marisa Miller and Savannah Miller. His second wife (also divorced) was the television actress Barbara Stanger.
BornNovember 20, 1924
DiedSeptember 9, 2022(97)
BornNovember 20, 1924
DiedSeptember 9, 2022(97)
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Known for

Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
A Walk in the Clouds
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1995
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.9
TV Series
  • Jim Nash
Guestward Ho! (1960)
Guestward Ho!
7.6
TV Series
  • Bill Hooten
  • Bill Hooton
Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
Bus Stop
6.9
TV Series
  • Dick

Credits

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Actor



  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins: Sing a Long - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1994)
    Mary Poppins: Sing a Long - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
    7.5
    Video
    • 1994
  • Savannah Smiles (1982)
    Savannah Smiles
    7.1
    • Alvie
    • 1982
  • Mark Miller in Christmas Mountain (1981)
    Christmas Mountain
    6.5
    • Gabe Sweet
    • 1981
  • The Hunted Lady (1977)
    The Hunted Lady
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Sen. Roger Clements
    • 1977
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • J.R. Barnett
    • 1975–1976
  • Christopher George, Jane Anne Johnstone, Kathy McHaley, and Warren Oates in Dixie Dynamite (1976)
    Dixie Dynamite
    5.1
    • Tom Eldridge
    • 1976
  • Mr. Sycamore (1975)
    Mr. Sycamore
    5.4
    • Rev. Fletcher
    • 1975
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Jerome Greenwood
    • Benson
    • 1973–1975
  • Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cary
    • 1975
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Brandon
    • 1975
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Paul Carpenter
    • Martin Loring
    • 1973–1975
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ted Hanover
    • 1974
  • Ginger in the Morning (1974)
    Ginger in the Morning
    5.2
    • Charlie
    • 1974
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Horace Mercer
    • 1974
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cal Medford
    • 1974

Writer



  • Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
    A Walk in the Clouds
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1995
  • Jason Marsden, Lee Meriwether, Howard Morton, John Schuck, and Hilary Van Dyke in The Munsters Today (1988)
    The Munsters Today
    5.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990–1991
  • What a Dummy (1990)
    What a Dummy
    4.6
    TV Series
    • story by
    • written by
    • 1990–1991
  • Savannah (1988)
    Savannah
    5.8
    • book "Savannah Smiles"
    • 1988
  • Elliott Gould, Natasha Bobo, Scott Grimes, Katie O'Neill, Ke Huy Quan, and Dee Wallace in Nothing Is Easy (1986)
    Nothing Is Easy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1986
  • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1982
  • Savannah Smiles (1982)
    Savannah Smiles
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1982
  • Mark Miller in Christmas Mountain (1981)
    Christmas Mountain
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Ginger in the Morning (1974)
    Ginger in the Morning
    5.2
    • screenplay by
    • 1974
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966

Producer



  • Savannah Smiles (1982)
    Savannah Smiles
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Ginger in the Morning (1974)
    Ginger in the Morning
    5.2
    • executive producer
    • 1974

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 20, 1924
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • September 9, 2022
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Barbara StangerDecember 19, 1976 - March 4, 1998 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Gabe Miller
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    • 1 Article

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    Father of Marisa Miller, Penelope Ann Miller, Savannah Miller, and the late Gabe Miller (1991-2016).

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    September 9, 2022
  • How did Mark Miller die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Mark Miller when he died?
    97 years old
  • Where did Mark Miller die?
    Santa Monica, California, USA
  • When was Mark Miller born?
    November 20, 1924

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