Know Your “That Guy”: Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Born: December 25, 1928

Number of Roles: 171

Best Known for Playing: weird, chatty, old guys named Walt

First Appearance: Tall Tree/Ed in Apache Woman (1955)

Most Recent Appearance: Pizza Delivery Guy in The Hole (2009)

Notable Roles:

• Buck Gardner in Piranha
• Walt Paisely in A Bucket of Blood
• Walter Paisley in Twilight Zone: The Movie
• Gun Shop Owner in The Terminator
• Murray Futterman in Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• Walt Paisley in Chopping Mall
• Walt in Night of the Creeps
• Vic in The ‘Burbs
• Fosnight in The Flash (TV Show)
• Chuckie Sol in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Uncle Willy in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
• Joe in Small Soldiers
• Walt Paisley in The Howling

Fun Facts:

• Always appears in Joe Dante movies
• Frequently appeared in Roger Corman movies
• Served in the US Navy
• Was a Middleweight boxing prize fighter