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JAMES M. MILLER
James M. Miller Writer/Director/producer
MOTION PICTURE EXPERIENCE Mr. Miller has been involved in the motion picture and television industries for many years in many capacities. The following is a partial list of his credits. WRITER: FEATURE PICTURES The Merchant of Death (current) D. Petre Prods.Blackbeard’s Parrot (with Michael Rhodes) MGMGuys (with Michael Rhodes) Rhodes/MillerHaunted A.A. Prods. Ltd.Threat Columbia/Merv GriffinRevolutionary Road Paramount PicturesCayce Columbia PicturesLittle Fauss & Big Halsey (re-write) Paramount PicturesThe Mind Game Gallery FilmsGreat Gospel, Inc. 20th Century FoxLast Ride on a Magic Carpet 20th Century FoxMINI-SERIES Testimony of Two Men OPT/UniversalHarvest Home NBC/UniversalBeggarman Thief NBC/UniversalTwo Years Before the Mast NBC/UniversalMOVIES FOR TELEVISION The Last Missile TBS/ITCThe Touch CBS/CannellThe Turn of the Screw Showtime/PlatypusTalked to Death – The Life and Murder of Alan Berg CBS/ParamountPerry Mason CBS/ViacomThe Return of Mike Hammer CBS/ColumbiaHands NBC/LandsbergA Gun in the House CBS/ColumbiaThe Babybrokers NBC/UniversalThe People ABC/MetromediaSkindivers CBS/ParamountSandcastles ABC/MetromediaThe Witness CBS/UniversalTomorrow’s Man NBC/ParamountThe President’s Plane Is Missing ABC/GoldwinA Good Time to Die NBC/UniversalUnit Theta NBC/UniversalBirds in the Wilderness ABC/MetromediaBetrayal ABC/MetromediaDunbar and Dean NBC/ParamountTELEVISION PILOTS Mobile One NBC/UniversalU.F.O. NBC/UniversalB.U.S.T. NBC/ParamountThe Freebooters CBS/LeonardUS Thugs CBS (in-house)Fast Felix and Wylie CBS/20th Century FoxUnderwater CBS/ParamountTELEVISION EPISODES (mulitiple) Kojak CBS/UniversalColumbo NBC/UniversalCasablanca NBC/Warner Bros. TVThe Mississippi CBS/Warner Bros. TVSwitch NBC/UniversalBaretta ABC/UniversalStreets of San Francisco CBS/ColumbiaMarcus Welby, M.D. CBS/UniversalThe Outsiders CBS/UniversalClass of ’65 NBC/UniversalName of the Game NBC/UniversalKnight Rider NBC/UniversalMission Impossible ABC/ParamountRun for Your Life NBC/UniversalPetrocelli ABC/ParamountJudd for the Defense CBS/FoxMathew Starr CBS/ParamountRat Patrol ABC/Fox12 o’clock High ABC/FoxPRODUCER: FEATURE PICTURES Russia and the West Paramount PicturesThe Mind Game Gallery ProductionsTELEVISION The Class of ’65 (series producer) NBC/Universal TVKnight Rider (series producer) NBC/Universal TVTwo Years Before the Mast (mini-series) NBC/UniversalThe People (mow) ABC/MetromediaMobil One (series pilot) NBC/Universal TVFast Felix and Wylie (series pilot) CBS (in-house)The Freebooters (Assoc. Producer) CBS/Herbert B. LeonardCasablanca (Co-Producer) NBC/Warner Bros. TVThe Mississippi (Exec. Story Consult.) CBS/Warner Bros. TVEDITORIAL Mr. Miller began his career in the editing room and for many years was involved in all aspects of film post-production: editing, sound effects, music scoring, dubbing, re-recording, negative cutting, special film effects and release printing. FEATURE PICTURE EDITORIAL Rebel Without a Cause Sea ChaseCleopatraEast of Eden Prize of GoldThe FlyA Star Is Born A Time to LoveBack from EternityGiant Wild HeritageAttack!Mister Roberts John Goldfarb Please Come HomeJet PilotSilver Chalice The Young StrangerThe Restless BreedLand of the Pharaohs Night of the HunterGhost DiverBattle Cry I Want to LiveThat Happy FeelingThe Brave One (Academy Award Nomination – editing) Rodan!Farewell to Arms (Special Assistant to David Selznick) Morituri!Touch of Evil (Assistant to Orson Wells) Gorgo (Associate Producer)TELEVISION EDITORIAL 12 o’clock High Quinn Martin ProductionsBlack Beauty 20th Century FoxAdventures in Paradise 20th Century FoxBus Stop 20th Century FoxOuter Limits Daystar/CBSMargie 20th Century FoxJayhawkers! 20th Century FoxMISCELLANEOUS CREDITS In addition, Mr. Miller has had many unusual credits and positions, such as “Monster Designer” for the science fiction series Outer Limits, or as “Aerial Sequence Director” for the long running 12 o’clock high series. He has also earned wide experience i While in the U.S. Army, Mr. Miller commanded a film unit, making instructional and informational subjects for which he received commendations from both the Pentagon and the White House. TEACHING AND LECTURING Mr. Miller created a course in the art of making motion pictures at the University of Western Washington. Under his supervision, his students produced the award winning musical/documentary, The Answer’s in Your Eye. He also taught a writing class (Novel A lecturer at the USC Film School, the UCLA Film School, the Writer’s Guild Workshop, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Actor’s Studio, Mr. Miller has been a guest personality on both radio and television talk shows. ORGANIZATIONS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Cable Programming The Writer’s Guild of America – West The Director’s Guild of America The Producer’s Guild of America The American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers The International Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees EDUCATION The Berkley Hall School, Beverly Hills, CA Army & Navy Academy, Carlsbad, CA Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA (scholarship sponsor Walter Prill) EARLY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE The Laguna Playhouse – actor/director/stage manager The La Jolla Playhouse – actor Newport Players – actor/director Pasadena Playhouse – actor AWARDS Best Actor – California State One-Act Competition Best Actor – Los Angeles Theatre Guild Competition
JAMES M. MILLER