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Ira Miller(1940-2012)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Ira Miller was born on 14 October 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Spaceballs (1987), High Anxiety (1977) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He died on 23 September 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 14, 1940
DiedSeptember 23, 2012(71)
BornOctober 14, 1940
DiedSeptember 23, 2012(71)
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Known for

Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs
7.1
  • Short Order Cook
  • 1987
Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
High Anxiety
6.6
  • Psychiatrist with Children
  • 1977
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire
  • 1981
Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
6.7
  • Villager
  • 1993

Credits

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Writer

  • Coming Attractions (1978)
    Coming Attractions
    4.5
    • screenplay by
    • 1978
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1976

Actor

  • Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen, Lysette Anthony, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, and Amy Yasbeck in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
    Dracula: Dead and Loving It
    5.9
    • Villager
    • 1995
  • Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
    Robin Hood: Men in Tights
    6.7
    • Villager
    • 1993
  • Raquel Welch, Alicia Silverstone, and Jack Scalia in Torch Song (1993)
    Torch Song
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Map Guy
    • 1993
  • Mel Brooks in Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
    5.9
    • Man at Fire
    • 1991
  • Masters of Menace (1990)
    Masters of Menace
    5.3
    • Bartender
    • 1990
  • Ethan Hawke, Jack Lemmon, and Ted Danson in Dad (1989)
    Dad
    6.3
    • (voice)
    • 1989
  • I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)
    I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Theatre Bum
    • 1989
  • John Candy in Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
    Who's Harry Crumb?
    5.9
    • Accountant
    • 1989
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
    Rain Man
    8.0
    • (voice)
    • 1988
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    7.1
    • Short Order Cook
    • 1987
  • John Candy in Armed and Dangerous (1986)
    Armed and Dangerous
    5.8
    • 1st Toxic Guard
    • 1986
  • Domestic Life (1984)
    Domestic Life
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Phil
    • 1984
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Pretzel the Clown
    • 1983
  • History of the World: Part I (1981)
    History of the World: Part I
    6.8
    • Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire
    • 1981
  • Outside Chance (1978)
    Outside Chance
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Dale
    • 1978

Director

  • Coming Attractions (1978)
    Coming Attractions
    4.5
    • directed by
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 14, 1940
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 23, 2012
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

Did you know

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    He was a member of The Second City in Chicago during the 1960s.

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