Barry Miller (born February 6, 1958) is an American

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. He won Broadway's 1985

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as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for his performance in '' Biloxi Blues''.

Early life

Miller was born at

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to Sidney Miller, an actor, director, and writer, and

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, an agent. His former stepmother is actress Dorothy Green. He attended Bancroft Junior High School, in Hollywood, and Fairfax High School.

Career

In addition to ''Biloxi Blues'', Miller acted on Broadway in ''Crazy He Calls Me'' (1992). He had prominent roles in ''

Saturday Night Fever ''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man from the Brooklyn borough of New York. Manero spends his ...

'', '' Fame'', and ''

Peggy Sue Got Married ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high sch ...

''. One of his most major film roles was playing Reuven Malter in 1981's ''The Chosen''.

Filmography

* ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book ''Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 film ...

'' (1973) (TV) - Craska * ''Brock's Last Case'' (1973) (TV movie) - Staats * '' Shazam!'' (1974-1975) (TV) - Mike * ''

Joe and Sons ''Joe and Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 9, 1975, to January 13, 1976. It ran for a total of 14 episodes. Premise The show focused on an Italian-American widower, Joe Vitale, who lived in Hoboken, New Jers ...

'' (1975-1976) (TV series) - Mark Vitale * '' Lepke'' (1975) - Young Lepke * ''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'' (1975) (TV) - Tom Bell * ''

The Secrets of Isis ''The Secrets of Isis'', originally broadcast as ''Isis'', is an American live-action superhero television series produced by Filmation from 1975 to 1976 for CBS's Saturday morning lineup. The series was renamed ''The Secrets of Isis'' in syndic ...

'' (1976) (TV) * '' Having Babies'' (1976) (TV) - Kenneth McNamara * ''

The Death of Richie ''The Death of Richie'' is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film based on ''Richie'', a non-fiction book by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener Jr. at the hands of his father, who was ultimately not ch ...

'' (1977) (TV) - Domenic * '' Szysznyk'' (1977) (TV) - Fortwengler * ''

'' (1977) - Bobby C. * ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' (1979) (TV) - Barney * '' Voices'' (1979) - Raymond Rothman * '' Fame'' (1980) - Ralph * ''

The Chosen Chosen or The Chosen may refer to: The chosen ones *Chosen people, people who believe they have been chosen by a higher power to do a certain thing including **Jews as the chosen people Books * ''The Chosen'' (Potok novel), a 1967 novel by Chaim ...

'' (1981) - Reuven Malter * ''King of America'' (1982) (TV) * ''

The Roommate ''The Roommate'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and written by Sonny Mallhi. The film stars Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka. '' ...

'' (1985) (TV) * ''

The Journey of Natty Gann ''The Journey of Natty Gann'' is a 1985 American adventure film directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The film introduced Meredith Salenger and also starred John Cusack, Lainie ...

'' (1985) - Parker * ''

'' (1986) - Richard Norvik * ''Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8'' (1987) (TV movie) - Jerry Rubin * ''

The Sicilian ''The Sicilian'' is a novel by American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (), it is based on the life of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano. It is set in the same universe as Puzo's most famous work, ''The G ...

'' (1987) - Dr. Nattore * '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) - Jeroboam * ''

Love at Large ''Love at Large'' is a 1990 American romance and mystery film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins and Anne Archer. Plot Set in a present that feels more like the past, Harry Dobbs is a private detective surrou ...

'' (1990) - Marty * ''

Equal Justice Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the West Pediment, above the front entrance of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system. The phrase was ...

'' (1990) (TV) - Pete 'Briggs' Brigman * ''

The Pickle ''The Pickle'' is a 1993 film produced, written, and directed by Paul Mazursky, telling the story of a formerly powerful film director whose recent string of flops has forced him to make a commercial piece that is artistically uninspired. The absu ...

'' (1993) - Ronnie Liebowitz * '' Love Affair'' (1994) - Robert Crosley * ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...

'' (1994) (TV) * ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

'' (1997) (TV) - Douglas Colson * '' Flawless'' (1999) - Leonard Wilcox * ''

Shortcut to Happiness ''Shortcut to Happiness'' is a 2007 film adaptation of the Stephen Vincent Benet classic 1936 short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster". It stars Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Anthony Hopkins. Baldwin also directed the film. Shot in ...

'' (2007) - Mike Weiss

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