Brian Miller
Born
Brian Reginald Miller

(1941-04-17) 17 April 1941
Birmingham, England
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2014
Spouse
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(m. 1968; died 2011)​
ChildrenSadie Miller

Brian Reginald Miller (born 17 April 1941) is a British actor and television personality. He is known for his music and television appearances. Miller was married to Elisabeth Sladen, who was a recurring cast member on the BBC show Doctor Who and also in her own spin off series The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Career

Miller and his wife, Elisabeth Sladen, moved to Liverpool after she left Doctor Who and they performed in a series of plays. This included a two-person production with Sladen in Mooney and his Caravans. In 1978, they appeared alongside each other in the ITV drama Send In The Girls.[1]

He played Mr Buttle in Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil.

Other television series in which he has appeared include Blake's 7 (in the episode "Horizon"), The Bill, Angels and Casualty. He has an occasional role in the radio serial The Archers as Jason the builder.

Miller briefly played Cliff Pughes in Coronation Street and Mark in Wizards vs Aliens.

Doctor Who

He has performed in various Doctor Who productions, appearing as Dugdale in the serial Snakedance (1983), providing Dalek voices in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) and Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), playing the role of Wiston in the 2005 stage production of The Trial of Davros, and playing the tramp Barney in the 2014 episode "Deep Breath".

Miller and Sladen performed alongside their daughter in a number of Sarah Jane Smith audio plays, released by Big Finish Productions.[2]

Miller appeared alongside his wife in The Sarah Jane Adventures, as Harry the caretaker in the serial "The Mad Woman in the Attic" (2009).

Personal life

On 8 June 1968, Miller married actress Elisabeth Sladen in Liverpool.[3] Their marriage lasted until her death on 19 April 2011.[1] They had a daughter, actress Sadie Miller.[4]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1972Suburban WivesHusband's friend[5]
1974Village HallMr. MartinEpisode - Mr. Ellis Versus the People.
1978The Big SleepCasino WaiterUncredited
1978Send In The Girls[1]
1979Blake's 7Assistant KommissarEpisode - Horizon[6]
1979Summer's ChildrenFred
1983Doctor WhoDugdaleEpisode - Snakedance[7]
1985BrazilMr. Archibald Buttle[5]
1992The Old Boy NetworkPercy2 episodes
1993The PunkFishmonger[5]
2000The Ghost of Greville LodgeParty Guest #13 (1939)[5]
2004Number One, Longing. Number Two, RegretPolice officer #10
2009The Sarah Jane AdventuresHarry SowersbyThe Mad Woman in the Attic, Parts 1 & 2
2012Coronation StreetCliff Pughes2 episodes (14/09/12)[5]
2012Line of DutyAlf Butterfield[5]
2012Wizards vs AliensOld MarkDawn of the Nekross, Parts 1 & 2[8]
2014Doctor WhoBarney (homeless person)Episode - Deep Breath[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jeffery, Morgan (19 April 2011). "Obituary: Elisabeth Sladen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Jane Smith: The Complete Series 1-2". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Hadoke, Toby (20 April 2011). "Elisabeth Sladen obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Elisabeth Sladen's daughter shares memories of her mother". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Brian Miller". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Bensalhia, John (11 June 2009). "Blake's 7 series 2 episode 4 - Horizon". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ↑ @bbcdoctorwho (16 January 2015). "Brian Miller played Dugdale in #DoctorWho Snakedance and was married to Elisabeth Sladen, best known as Sarah Jane" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Wizards Vs Aliens". BBC Media Centre. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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