Brian Miller (actor)

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Brian Miller
Born
Brian Reginald Miller

(1941-04-17) 17 April 1941 (age 84)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active1965–2014
Spouse
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(m. 1968;died 2011)​
Children Sadie Miller

Brian Reginald Miller (born 17 April 1941) is a British actor and television personality. His credits include Brazil (1985), Blake's 7 (1979), Doctor Who (including the stories Snakedance (1983), Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) and Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), as well as the stageplay The Trial of Davros ) and its spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures (2009), Casualty (2012), and Coronation Street (2012).

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Career

Miller and his wife, Elisabeth Sladen, moved to Liverpool after she left Doctor Who where they performed in a series of plays including a two-person production Mooney and his Caravans. [1] In 1978, they appeared together in the ITV drama Send In The Girls. [2]

In 1985, Miller played Mr Buttle starring alongside Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm in the Terry Gilliam film Brazil (1985). [3]

Other television series in which he has appeared include Blake's 7 (in the episode "Horizon"), [4] The Bill , Angels and Casualty . [4] He has an occasional role in the radio serial The Archers as Jason the builder. [4]

Miller played Cliff Pughes in Coronation Street , [4] and Mark in Wizards vs Aliens . [4]

Doctor Who

He has performed in various Doctor Who productions, appearing as Dugdale in the serial Snakedance (1983), providing Dalek voices in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) and Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), [4] playing the role of Wiston in the 2005 stage production of The Trial of Davros , and playing the tramp Barney in the 2014 episode "Deep Breath". [4]

Miller and Sladen performed alongside their daughter in a number of Sarah Jane Smith audio plays, released by Big Finish Productions. [5] Miller also appeared alongside his wife in The Sarah Jane Adventures , as Harry the caretaker in the serial "The Mad Woman in the Attic" (2009). [6]

Personal life

On 8 June 1968, Miller married actress Elisabeth Sladen in Liverpool. [6] Their marriage lasted until her death on 19 April 2011. [2] They had a daughter, actress Sadie Miller. [7]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1972 Suburban Wives Husband's friend [4]
1974 Village Hall Mr. MartinEpisode - Mr. Ellis Versus the People.
1978 The Big Sleep Casino WaiterUncredited
1978Send In The Girls [2]
1979 Blake's 7 Assistant KommissarEpisode - Horizon [8]
1979 Summer's Children Fred
1983 Doctor Who DugdaleEpisode - Snakedance [9]
1985 Brazil Mr. Archibald Buttle [4]
1992 The Old Boy Network Percy2 episodes
1993The PunkFishmonger [4]
2000The Ghost of Greville LodgeParty Guest #13 (1939) [4]
2004Number One, Longing. Number Two, RegretPolice officer #10
2009 The Sarah Jane Adventures Harry SowersbyThe Mad Woman in the Attic, Parts 1 & 2
2012 Coronation Street Cliff Pughes2 episodes (14/09/12) [4]
2012 Line of Duty Alf Butterfield [4]
2012 Wizards vs Aliens Old MarkDawn of the Nekross, Parts 1 & 2 [10]
2014 Doctor Who Barney (homeless person)Episode - Deep Breath [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mooney and His Caravans". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Jeffery, Morgan (19 April 2011). "Obituary: Elisabeth Sladen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brazil Cast". televisionstats.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Brian Miller". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sarah Jane Smith: The Complete Series 1-2". bigfinish.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 Hadoke, Toby (20 April 2011). "Elisabeth Sladen obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Elisabeth Sladen's daughter shares memories of her mother". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Bensalhia, John (11 June 2009). "Blake's 7 series 2 episode 4 - Horizon". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ↑ @bbcdoctorwho (16 January 2015). "Brian Miller played Dugdale in #DoctorWho Snakedance and was married to Elisabeth Sladen, best known as Sarah Jane" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Wizards Vs Aliens". BBC Media Centre. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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