Brian Reginald Miller (born 17 April 1941) is a British actor and television personality. He is known for his music and television appearances. Miller was married to

Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...

, who was a recurring cast member on the BBC show ''

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'' and also in her own spin off series ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC sc ...

''.

Career

Miller and his wife,

, moved to

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after she left ''

'' and they performed in a series of plays. This included a two-person production with Sladen in ''Mooney and his Caravans''. In 1978, they appeared alongside each other in the

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drama ''Send In The Girls''. He played Mr Buttle in

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's 1985 film ''

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''. Other television series in which he has appeared include ''

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'' (in the episode "

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"), ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has an occasional role in the radio serial ''

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'' as Jason the builder. Miller briefly played Cliff Pughes in ''

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'' and Mark in ''

Wizards vs Aliens ''Wizards vs Aliens'' is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the exploits of 16-year-old wiz ...

''.

''Doctor Who''

He has performed in various ''

'' productions, appearing as Dugdale in the serial ''

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'' (1983), providing

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voices in ''

Resurrection of the Daleks ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' is the fourth serial of the 21st season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on BBC1 between 8 February and 15 February 1984. The serial ...

'' (1984) and ''

Remembrance of the Daleks ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' is the first serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The serial was first broadcast in four weekly episodes from 5 to 26 October 1988. It was written by Ben Aaronovi ...

'' (1988), playing the role of Wiston in the 2005 stage production of ''

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'', and playing the tramp Barney in the 2014 episode " Deep Breath". Miller and Sladen performed alongside their daughter in a number of Sarah Jane Smith audio plays, released by

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. Miller appeared alongside his wife in ''

'', as Harry the caretaker in the serial "

The Mad Woman in the Attic ''The Mad Woman in the Attic'' is the second serial of the third series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. The two-part story was first broadcast on BBC One on 22 and 23 October 2009, and marks the r ...

" (2009).

Personal life

On 8 June 1968, Miller married actress

. Their marriage lasted until her death on 19 April 2011. They had a daughter, actress

Sadie Miller Sadie Isabelle Amy Miller (born 25 February 1985) is an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the ''Sarah Jane Smith'' audio drama series by Big Finish, her novel, ''Moon Blink'', from Candy Jar Books ...

Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Brian 1941 births Living people English male television actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors