Sidney Miller


About

Born
October 22, 1916
Died
January 10, 2004

Biography

Sidney Miller worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Miller kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Rafter Romance" (1933) with Ginger Rogers, "The Mayor of Hell" (1933) with James Cagney and "Boys Town" (1938) with Spencer Tracy. He also appeared in "Streets of New York" (1939), "What a Life" (1939) and "Panama Patrol" (1939). In the fifti...

Biography

Sidney Miller worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Miller kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Rafter Romance" (1933) with Ginger Rogers, "The Mayor of Hell" (1933) with James Cagney and "Boys Town" (1938) with Spencer Tracy. He also appeared in "Streets of New York" (1939), "What a Life" (1939) and "Panama Patrol" (1939). In the fifties and the seventies, Miller devoted his time to various credits, such as "The 30-Foot Bride of Candy Rock" (1959) starring Lou Costello, "Experiment in Terror" (1962) starring Glenn Ford and "Get Yourself a College Girl" (1964) starring Mary Ann Mobley. He also worked on "Which Way to the Front?" (1970). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Star 80" (1983) and the dramatic comedy "Memories of Me" (1988) with Alan King. He also was featured in the TV movie "The Specialists" (NBC, 1974-75). Miller last voiced characters in the Gabriel Damon animated adventure "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland" (1992). Miller passed away in January 2004 at the age of 88.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
Director
Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Director
The 30-Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
Voice Of Oompe
Memories of Me (1988)
Slow-Burn
Star 80 (1983)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
The Specialists (1975)
Bartender
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex"* but Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
George
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
Adolf Hitler
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Drunk
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Walter Thomas
The Sniper (1952)
Intern
The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Bernstein
On Stage Everybody (1945)
Radio and race track announcer
There Goes Kelly (1945)
Sammy
She Gets Her Man (1945)
Young boy
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Trumpet player
Patrick the Great (1945)
Tony
Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
Soda clerk
Her Primitive Man (1944)
Voice on soundtrack
Babes on Swing Street (1944)
Corny Panastowski
Hot Rhythm (1944)
Sammy Rubin
Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)
Messenger boy
Wing and a Prayer (1944)
Sailor
Top Man (1943)
Soda clerk
Moonlight in Vermont (1943)
Cyril
Here Comes Kelly (1943)
Sammy Cohn
It Comes Up Love (1943)
Page boy
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1943)
Hot dog vendor
Syncopation (1942)
Herbert
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Boy waiter
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Bellhop
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Charlie Morse
Madame Spy (1942)
Newsboy
Private Buckaroo (1942)
Jeep driver
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Mo Kahn
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
Young man at hotel
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
Sidney
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Student
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Boy at dance
Golden Gloves (1940)
Sammy Sachs
Hullabaloo (1940)
Rooney voice double
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
Sidney [Miller]
What a Life (1939)
Pinkie Peters
Panama Patrol (1939)
Jimmy
Streets of New York (1939)
Jiggsy
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Irving Glassman
At the Circus (1939)
Member of quartette
Cipher Bureau (1938)
Jimmy
Boys Town (1938)
Mo Kahn
Reckless Living (1938)
Jockey
The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
Sidney Levy
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
Messenger boy
Dinky (1935)
Sammy
Silk Hat Kid (1935)
George Washington
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Desirable (1934)
Messenger boy
Our Daily Bread (1934)
Jewish boy
The Band Plays On (1934)
Rosy, as a boy
One Hour Late (1934)
Orrville
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Jewish boy
The Show-Off (1934)
Office boy
When Strangers Meet (1934)
Leon Rosinsky
Hi Nellie! (1934)
Louie
Harold Teen (1934)
The Hell Cat (1934)
Copy boy
Rafter Romance (1933)
Julius [Eckbaum]
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Izzy
Three on a Match (1932)
Willie Goldberg

Music (Feature Film)

Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Composer
Dragnet (1954)
Composer
Are You with It? (1948)
Composer
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Composer
Big City (1948)
Composer
On Stage Everybody (1945)
Composer
Patrick the Great (1945)
Composer
Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
Composer
That's the Spirit (1945)
Composer
Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)
Composer
The Singing Sheriff (1944)
Composer
This Is the Life (1944)
Composer
Follow the Boys (1944)
Composer
Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
Composer
Moonlight and Cactus (1944)
Composer
My Gal Loves Music (1944)
Composer
Sing a Jingle (1944)
Composer
Babes on Swing Street (1944)
Composer
Pardon My Rhythm (1944)
Composer
Moonlight in Vermont (1943)
Composer
O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Composer
Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
Composer

Director (Special)

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: I Can't Take It No More (1983)
Director
The Apartment House (1964)
Director
The Gene Kelly Show (1959)
Director

Cast (Special)

The Music Mart (1980)
The Donald O'Connor Show (1960)
Guest

Writer (Special)

The Donald O'Connor Show (1960)
Writer
The Gene Kelly Show (1959)
Writer

Special Thanks (Special)

The Donald O'Connor Show (1960)
Writer
The Gene Kelly Show (1959)
Writer

Cast (Short)

Billy Rose's Casa MaƱana Revue (1938)

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Penguin Pool Murder (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Never Try To Evade The Law Foul play already underway, Joe Hermano the escaping thief, then the delightful introduction, George Archainbaud directing, of Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher Miss Withers in the first feature in the series based on Stuart Palmer’s novels, shot inside the old New York Aquarium, James Donlan the guard, Edgar Kennedy the cop, in Penguin Pool Murder, 1932.
Mayor Of Hell, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) You're In Reform School Now We’ve followed Frankie Darro (as Jimmy) and company through committing crimes and being convicted, and now they meet Dudley Digges as the reform school warden, and Madge Evans as Dorothy, the relatively kind nurse, in Warner Bros.’ The Mayor Of Hell,1933, starring James Cagney.
Boys Town (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Not To Obstruct Justice... Having rushed into court to defend some of his charges, Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) persuades pawn-broker Dave (Henry Hull), merchant Kahn (Sidney Miller), and the judge (Addison Richards) that little harm was done, early in Boys Town, 1938.
Get Yourself A College Girl -- (Movie Clip) Girl From Ipanema The ethereal Astrud Gilberto, backed by Stan Getz, with their international hit The Girl From Ipanema, in the Sam Katzman music vehicle Get Yourself A College Girl, 1964.
Get Yourself A College Girl -- (Movie Clip) Blue Feeling Poor lip-synch but the recording is quite good, Eric Burdon leads the original Animals in Blue Feeling in Get Yourself A College Girl, released in 1964 shortly after the band's Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

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