Hal Miller
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| Born | Harold Miller August 25, 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| 💀Died | August 30, 2017 (aged 82) New York City, U.S.August 30, 2017 (aged 82) |
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| 📆 Years active | 1951–1996 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Lynne Miller (m. 1966) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Harold Miller (August 25, 1935 – August 30, 2017) was an American actor, painter, singer, lyricist and poet, who from 2015, was based in Europe and Asia.[1] He was the second actor to play Gordon Robinson on Sesame Street from 1972 to 1974, succeeding Matt Robinson.[2][3]
Early life
Miller lived most of his early life in Harlem, New York. He was raised a Catholic with early education in parochial school and a final degree in chemistry, assisting in research with Polish biochemist Dr. Casimir Funk, an early discoverer of vitamins who helped coin the word "vitamin" in Paris in 1911. Before pursuing a career as an actor, Miller worked with Funk and was published with him in Federation Proceedings Vol. 22 No. 2 (Abstracts) in the 1960s at the Funk Foundation for Medical Research sponsored by Pfizer in New York.
Career
Miller began acting when he was 18 years old with the Stanley Woolf players on the Borscht circuit in Liberty, New York, performing Take a Giant Step and serving as company manager. He followed this by appearing in plays in his native Harlem. Miller went on to perform as Lord Ross at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut, then as Fabian in Twelfth Night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He moved to Hollywood to co-star in Joe Forrester and Quinn Martin, as well as LA Underground Quest for Columbia Pictures. He returned to New York City to star as Purge in NBC Sunday special Purge's Place with Jim Patterson, and then as the lead David in Stone in the River. Roxie Roker played his wife; also appearing in this production were Hugh Hurd and James MacMillan. For NBC director Martin Hoade Miller next appeared in a production of Jean Genet's The Blacks before traveling to China for filmwork and subsequently to India to work in Bollywood with director Nileish Malhotha.
Miller received his Actors' Equity Association card in 1966 while working with Joseph Papp in Henry V and his Screen Actors Guild card in 1971 after being hired by Columbia Pictures. He appeared in the Lizzie Borden film Born in Flames and also in A Man Called Adam, as well as a Quinn Martin production in San Francisco. In 1968 he was invited to perform experimental, integrated theater for one season at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. From 1972 until 1974, Miller played Gordon on Sesame Street. Miller made the decision to leave the show for mainstream acting. He followed this direction making two major appearances on Law & Order.[4] Miller performed extensively throughout Europe, China, and India. In 1996, Miller retired from acting.
Personal life and death
Miller was married to interior designer Lynne Miller. Their son Harold Miller Jr. appeared on Sesame Street with his father during the 1970s.[5] In addition to acting, Miller was also a painter (represented by Saatchi),[6] a singer, a lyricist, and a published poet.
Miller died on August 30, 2017, at the age of 84.[7]
Selected filmography
Film
| Filmography | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | A Man Called Adam | Minor role | |
| 1975 | If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!! | Unknown role | |
| 1975 | Distance | Jesse Horne | |
| 1983 | Born in Flames | Cop at Precinct | |
Television
| Filmography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972–1974 | Sesame Street | Gordon Robinson | 19 episodes |
| 1976 | The Quest | Private Hayes | Episode: "The Seminole Negro Indian Scouts" |
| 1992, 1996 | Law & Order | Judge Cyrus Metcalfe, Marcus Tate | 2 episodes; final roles |
References
- ↑ "Harold Miller Artist".
- ↑ https://www.ew.com/article/2011/11/15/sesame-street-mystery-gordon/%3famp=true [permanent dead link]
- ↑ https://www.losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/help-solve-a-sesame-street-mystery/amp/[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Harold, Miller. "Actor Harold Miller, Résumé". Actor Harold Miller. Film & Theatre Résumé. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Harold, Miller. "Actor Harold Miller". Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Harold Miller".
- ↑ Rose, Mary (September 3, 2017). "Sad to have learned the passing of actor Hal Miller on August 30, 2017. He and Herb Gentry were great buddies, they would go up to Harlem together to enjoy some food and have some laughs. Both of them grew up in Harlem, but a generation apart! I took this photo in the mid-1990s at our painting studio on Fifth Avenue, Friendship. They first met in the elevator at the Chelsea Hotel in the 1980s".
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