Allan Miller

Allan Miller (born February 14, 1929) is an American actor, director, acting teacher, author and playwright. Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Diamond) and Benedict Miller. He is best known for his appearances on television, including Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, Nero Wolfe, Lou Grant, Wonder Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, Soap, Galactica 1980, Barney Miller, Knots Landing, Quincy, M.E., Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, Dallas, Airwolf, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, thirtysomething, Matlock, Who's the Boss?, Northern Exposure, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy and Law & Order. His film career included roles in Baby Blue Marine (1976), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Victory at Entebbe (1976), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), MacArthur (1977), The Champ (1979), Cruising (1980), City in Fear (1980), Miracle on Ice (1981), Star Trek III (1984), Brewster's Millions (1985), Billionaire Boys Club (1987), Warlock (1989),Second Chances (1998) and Bad Words (2015). He has performed on stage across the country and on Broadway [Brooklyn Boy]. He was producing directer of the Back Alley Theatre, which he created and ran with his wife, Laura Zucker, from 1979-1989. Allan Miller also coaches acting. He has coached Meryl Streep, Geraldine Page, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of other actors. He's taught acting at NYU and the Yale School of Drama. Lee Strasberg took him under his wing in the 1950s. He's the author of the book, A Passion for Acting, and a DVD Auditioning. He wrote the play The Fox, based on the D.H. Lawrence novella, which was produced in Los Angeles, Off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre in New York City, and continues to be produced around the United States and the world. He's a member of the acting branch of the Motion Picture Academy and a former board member of the Screen Actors Guild.