Hugh Miller (22 May 18891 November 1976) was a British

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and film actor. He was instrumental in founding the original Londo
Film Society
in 1925, but left soon afterwards to work in America. He found success on

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

, as Mr. Jingle in '' Pickwick'' in 1927; and in Hollywood, in the

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

film ''

The Love of Sunya ''The Love of Sunya'' (also known as ''The Loves of Sunya'') is an American silent drama film made in 1927. It was directed by Albert Parker, and was based on the play ''The Eyes of Youth'' by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon. Produced by and st ...

'', that same year. Miller was cast as dialogue coach for '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), and was mentor to actor Peter O'Toole from early in his career, and recommended Miller to Lean. Miller, who was one of several members of a David Lean film crew to be given bit parts, was hired again as dialogue coach in '' Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), his last screen effort before his death in 1976. Miller married Olga Katzin, a satirical poet who published under the name Sagittarius, in 1921; they had three children.

Filmography

* ''In His Grip'' (1921) as Alec Vicars (film debut) * ''The Puppet Man'' (1921) as Alcide le Beau * '' Darkness'' (1923) as Keever * '' Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1923) as Robert Fraser * '' Claude Duval'' (1924) as Lord Lionel Malyn * ''

The City of Temptation ''The City of Temptation'' (German: ''Die Stadt der Versuchung'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Olga Tschechowa, Julanne Johnston and Adolf Klein.Grange p.196 Cast * Olga Tschechowa * Julanne Joh ...

'' (1925) * '' Venetian Lovers'' (1925) as Count Astoni * ''

The Prude's Fall ''The Prude's Fall'' is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Julanne Johnston and Warwick Ward. The film was shot at Islington Studios, produced by a company that would soon develop into Gainsbo ...

'' (1925) as Marquis de Rocqueville * '' Blind Alleys'' (1927) as Julio Lachados * ''

'' (1927) as The Outcast * '' The Green Pack'' (1934) as Martin Creet * '' The Divine Spark'' (1935) as Paganini * '' McGlusky the Sea Rover'' (1935) as Karim * '' I Give My Heart'' (1935) as Choiseul * '' The Dominant Sex'' (1937) as Philip Carson * '' Spring Handicap'' (1937) as Selby * '' The Vicar of Bray'' (1937) as King Charles I * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) as Ivan Kalinsky * ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...

'' (1937) as Older Disraeli * ''

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott and James Mason. It is a sequel to the 1934 film ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' based on ...

'' (1937) as De Calmet, Robespierre's Secretary * '' The Rat'' (1937) as Luis Stets * '' I'll Walk Beside You'' (1943) as Dr. Stevenson * ''

The Woman in the Hall ''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple and Gladys Bronwyn Stern, from Stern's 1939 novel of the s ...

'' (1947) as Mr. Walker * ''

Calling Paul Temple ''Calling Paul Temple'' is a 1948 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott. It was the second in a series of four Paul Temple films distributed by Butcher's Film Service. The ...

'' (1948) as Doctor * '' My Sister and I'' (1948) as Hubert Bondage * '' Before I Wake'' (1955) as Mr. Driscoll * ''

The Gelignite Gang ''The Gelignite Gang'' is a black and white 1956 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and Francis Searle, starring Wayne Morris and Sandra Dorne. The film was released in the U.S. as ''The Dynamiters''. Plot American insurance invest ...

'' (1956) as Mr. Crosby * '' Behind the Mask'' (1958) as Examiner * '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962) as R.A.M.C. Colonel (final film role)

References

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* * 1889 births 1976 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors People from Berwick-upon-Tweed 20th-century English male actors Date of death missing {{england-film-actor-stub