R.I.P. DICK MILLER.........."OH....RIGHT.....THAT LITTLE GUY IN ALL THE WEIRD MOVIES....."

                Dick Miller (1928-2019)    Beloved by film fanatics and film directors alike, Dick Miller's prolific career as a character actor spanned seven decades...........

                  After a memorably funny career as shlubs and victims in Roger Corman's ultra-low budget shlockers, Miller later enjoyed continued employment as something of a cultural touchstone for Joe Dante and host of other young directors........

                   Though many of his roles lasted less than a minute of screen time, like any great dedicated actor, he made the most of them...........even when his casting was nothing more than an
in-joke for his directors and the fanboys........

                   They all remembered him for his one and only leading role, 'Walter Paisley', the hapless busboy in Corman's  quickie "A Bucket Of Blood"........

                    The put-upon Walter, mocked and abused at the pretentious beatnik coffee house where he works, becomes an overnight artistic sensation when he plasters over his accidental murder victims, turning them into celebrated sculptures.

                     Miller's Walter Paisley lived on and on as he popped up for his usual brief appearances in countless cult movies.........and a whole new generation discovered him as the befuddled Mr. Futterman in Dante's "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch".

                      Like the classic character actors of the 1930's and 1940's, simply spotting Dick Miller as he showed up for his brief moment-in-the-sun could put a smile on your face.......and it didn't make any difference whether he played a creep, a jerk or a nice guy.

                       We were always glad to see him........and we'll miss him so much. We extend a sad Rest In Piece for an artist who may have worked in small increments......but still became an icon.