Mark Miller (actor)

Mark Miller (born Claude Herbert Miller, November 20, 1924) is an American stage and television actor and writer who starred in over 30 plays and made more than forty appearances in television programs and films since 1953. He is best known for his roles as Bill Hooten in Guestward, Ho!, Jim Nash in Please Don't Eat the Daisies TV series and Alvie in the movie he wrote and produced, Savannah Smiles.

Mark Miller
Miller in 1960.
Born	(1924-11-20) November 20, 1924 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Producer, Director, Actor, Writer
Years active	1954-present
Spouse(s)	Beatrice Hudson Ammidown ​ ( m. 1959; div. 1975) Barbara Stanger Miller ​ ( m. 1976; div. 1998)
Children	With Ammidown: Marisa Miller Savannah Miller Penelope Ann Miller With Stanger: Gabe Miller

Biography

Miller was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1952. After graduation he was immediately cast in the revival of Philadelphia Story in Newport, RI, at the Casino Playhouse and began a long-lasting career acting on stage and in television.

He co-starred with Joanne Dru, J. Carrol Naish, and Flip Mark in the 1960-1961 ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, the story of a New York City family named "Hooten" who relocates to New Mexico to operate a dude ranch.

Miller guest starred in numerous series, including NBC's western, The Tall Man, with Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager. He also had a role in the film Youngblood Hawke (1964), and appeared on Jack Lord's ABC rodeo adventure series, Stoney Burke.

Mark Miller in 2015

Miller and Pat Crowley in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1966)

During 1965–1966, he portrayed college professor Jim Nash, the leading role opposite Patricia Crowley, on the NBC-MGM television sitcom, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, loosely based on the theatrical film starring Doris Day and David Niven.

He played various roles in numerous other television shows, such as Gunsmoke, The Millionaire, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Andy Griffith Show, General Hospital and I Dream Of Jeannie. He also appeared in a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "I Dream of Genie".

In 1969–1970, Miller played the role of sidekick Ross Craig in NBC's The Name of the Game and starred in a 1962 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents called "Apex" in which he plays a philandering husband intent on killing his wife but is constitutionally unable to carry out the crime. In 1973, he appeared in the episode "Death by Prescription" of Lorne Greene's ABC crime drama Griff. The following year he wrote, produced and appeared in the film Ginger in the Morning starring Sissy Spacek. He also portrayed characters in the films Mr. Sycamore (1975) and Dixie Dynamite (1976).

Miller wrote the story and screenplay, and starred in the 1982 movie Savannah Smiles. He also starred alongside Slim Pickens in the 1981 movie Christmas Mountain.

Miller is divorced from costume designer and publicist Beatrice Hudson Ammidown. He has three daughters, Marisa Miller, Savannah Miller (for whom the movie Savannah Smiles is named and who also appeared in a small role in the film), and actress Penelope Ann Miller. He married Barbara Stanger in 1976, but divorced in 1998. The two co-wrote the screenplay for the 1995 film, A Walk in the Clouds, starring Keanu Reeves and directed by Alfonso Arau. Miller also has 6 grandchildren, Amelia Miller Eberline, Eloisa May Huggins, Gretta Miller Eberline, Sophie Miller Eberline, Maria Adela Huggins, and Celeste Ariella Berzer.

Miller retired from Hollywood in the late 1990s and moved to Taos, New Mexico with his then wife Barbara Stanger. In 2010, he wrote the play, "Amorous Crossings", that starred Loretta Swit and premiered at the Alhambra Theater in Jacksonville, Florida. The play ran for four weeks to sold-out audiences. In 2014, he moved back to Los Angeles where he formed the production company Gypsy Moon Entertainment, and he continues to write and sell screenplays.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Blonde in Bondage	Larry Brand
1963	The Hook	Lt. D.D. Troy
1964	Youngblood Hawke	Ross Hodge
1974	Ginger in the Morning	Charlie
1975	Mr. Sycamore	Rev. Fletcher
1976	Dixie Dynamite	Tom Eldridge
1981	Christmas Mountain	Gabe Sweet
1982	Savannah Smiles	Alvie

References

External links

• Mark Miller on IMDb
• Mark Miller at AllMovie
• Mark Miller on Holeewood[1]
• Mark Miller on TV Guide

1. "Claude Herbert Miller Jr". Holeewood.