Barry Miller (actor) explained

Barry Miller
Birth Name:	Barry L. Miller
Birth Date:	February 6, 1958
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1973–present
Mother:	Iris Burton
Father:	Sidney Miller

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

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.^[2] His former stepmother is actress Dorothy Green. He attended Bancroft Junior High School, in Hollywood, and Fairfax High School.^[3]

Career

In addition to Biloxi Blues, Miller acted on Broadway in Crazy He Calls Me (1992).^[4]

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

Further reading

• News: TV View Mail . 25 September 2022 . . 14 March 1976 . 3 . Newspapers.com.
• News: Cooper . Mary Anne . Viewer's Voice . 25 September 2022 . Sunday Dispatch [Pittston, PA] . 20 August 1978 . 63 . Newspapers.com.
• News: Thomas . Bob . Demanding film role spans 25 years . 25 July 2019 . . . October 19, 1986 . 69 . Newspapers.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ("Barry Miller" search results) . Tony Awards . 25 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725013421/https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/?q=Barry%20Miller . dead . 25 July 2019.
2. News: Film, for UA Lined Up for Jeff Chandler; SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLYWOOD Collected at Random . The San Francisco Examiner . 2, sec. 5 . Louella . Parsons . February 7, 1958 . September 25, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: 'The Chosen' Almost Wasn't . The Los Angeles Times . 29 (Calendar) . Miller is an LA native and a graduate of Fairfax High. . Clarke . Taylor . August 31, 1980 . September 25, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: ("Barry Miller" search results) . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 25 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725014705/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/barry-miller-53051 . 25 July 2019.