Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Character actor Kenneth McMillan was born on July 2, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to becoming an actor, McMillan was a manager at Gimbels Department Store. At age 30, McMillan decided to pursue an acting career. He attended the LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts and took acting lessons from Uta Hagen and Irene Dailey. He made his film debut at age 41 with a small role in Sidney Lumet's superbly gritty police drama Serpico (1973). Portly and ruddy-faced, with an often aggressive and cantankerous demeanor, McMillan was usually cast as gruff, hostile and unfriendly characters. McMillan's most notable parts include the borough commander in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), a cowardly small-town sheriff in Tobe Hooper's excellent miniseries Salem's Lot (1979), William Hurt's bitter paraplegic father in Eyewitness (1981), a racist fire chief in Ragtime (1981), a wily old safecracker in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), the vile and grotesquely obese Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Dune (1984), Aidan Quinn's pathetic drunken father in Reckless (1984) and a sleazy high-roller gambler in "The Ledge" episode of the hugely enjoyable horror anthology Cat's Eye (1985). Moreover, McMillan was equally adept at comedy, giving especially funny and engaging performances as a baseball club manager in Blue Skies Again (1983), Meg Ryan's corrupt police chief father in Armed and Dangerous (1986), and a dotty senile veterinarian in Three Fugitives (1989). McMillan had a steady recurring role as Valerie Harper's irate boss on the situation comedy Rhoda (1974). Among the television series McMillan guest-starred on are Dark Shadows (1966), Ryan's Hope (1975), Kojak (1973), Starsky and Hutch (1975), The Rockford Files (1974), Moonlighting (1985), Magnum, P.I. (1980) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). Outside of his substantial film and television credits, McMillan also frequently performed on stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival. He acted in the original Broadway productions of "Streamers" and "American Buffalo". He won an Obie for his performance in the off-Broadway play, "Weekends Like Other People". Kenneth McMillan died of liver disease at age 56 on January 8, 1989 in Santa Monica, California.
Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Anthony Miller is an American actor. He was born to Mike Miller and Helena (Miller) McMullen; he is named after his paternal grandfather (Kenneth Miller) and maternal grandfather (Anthony Farina). Soon after his birth, his parents divorced, but both remained in Albuquerque. His mother is now married to Mike McMullen and Kenneth is the oldest of her three children. His siblings are Lauren McMullen and Alec McMullen. Kenneth wasn't your typical 'seek-the-spotlight' kid. In fact, acting was the farthest thing from his mind when he took a drama class in high school to overcome severe stage fright. After being coaxed (blackmailed) into performing in South Pacific in the only non-singing role, Kenneth not only got over his stage fright, but discovered a true love for theatre and a true talent. It was during that South Pacific performance where Kenneth received praise that he was a 'natural and instinctual actor.' From there, Kenneth became actively involved in the theatre program at The Albuquerque Academy. He became very comfortable on stage as he continued to perform in both student produced plays like Bullshot Crummond (his personal favorite) and the Omelet Murder Case as well as larger productions, like Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, and Arsenic and Old Lace. During his junior year of high school, Kenneth got an agent and booked three roles in his first year: The Terminator: Sara Conner Chronicles, The Lucky Ones and So Five Minutes Ago. Shortly thereafter, Kenneth auditioned for the AMDA Conservatory of the Performing Arts and received a scholarship. He attended AMDA in Los Angeles where he graduated from the 2-year classical conservatory-style program. While there, Kenneth learned to turn his instinct into a process and hone his craft. He became proficient in phonetics, learned many dialects and discovered a penchant for performing Shakespeare and the classics. Notable instructors Kenneth had the honor of studying under include: James Bontempo, Jamison Jones, Todd Patrick Breaugh, Teresa Dowell-Vest, Barbara Schofield, Thomas Green and Deborah Ross-Sullivan. Kenneth is experienced in both stage and film acting. He has co-starred in several television series, including In Plain Sight and The Lying Game. Code Name: Geronimo (2013) will be his debut as a principle actor in a film.

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