An Ohioan by birth, son of a minister, Ken Miller broke quietly into showbiz behind the backs of his parents, then relocated to California after the death of his father. The familiar array of odd jobs preceded his motion picture debut (1952's Fearless Fagan (1952)) and a stint with Uncle Sam in Berlin (where he took time off to play a recurring ...
My father never understood my desire to be an entertainer. The church was his whole life, and he expected all of his children to follow in his footsteps. On his deathbed, he told me I'd never amount to anything. I like to think I proved him wrong.
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Fact
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To the chagrin of his fundamentalist minister father, Kenny hitchhiked to Hollywood at age 15 to try his luck. He became ill and had to return home but moved back to Los Angeles after his father's death a few years later.
2
Enlisted in the U.S. Army during the filming of his first movie, Fearless Fagan (1952). He was stationed in Germany and worked as an entertainment NCO while setting up celebrity-styled shows for the USO. While there, he also played in several episodes of the syndicated series Flash Gordon (1954) with a nearly all-German crew.
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Semi-retired in Florida, he appears at autograph and sci-fi/horror conventions on occasion.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
It Came from Trafalgar
2009
Victor Van
Perfect Copy
2007
Short
Ned Portman
B.L. Stryker
1989-1990
TV Series
Wallace Wardell
Blood Stalkers
1976
Daniel (as Kenny Miller)
Little Laura and Big John
1973
Hanford
Surf Party
1964
Milo Talbot (as Kenny Miller)
Young Guns of Texas
1962
Title Song Singer (voice)
The Nun and the Sergeant
1962
Oliver Quill
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1961
Reuben
This Rebel Breed
1960
Winnie (as Kenny Miller)
Battle Flame
1959
Orlando
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958
Delinquent (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1958
Young Sentry
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
Stan
Going Steady
1958
Woody Simmons
Touch of Evil
1958
Gang Member (uncredited)
Official Detective
1957
TV Series
Usher
Rockabilly Baby
1957
Ray Hill
Dino
1957
Danny (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957
Vic
Dragnet
1956
TV Series
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
Duncan Murphy Jr. - Age 17-19 (uncredited)
The Young Guns
1956
Young Gunman (uncredited)
Away All Boats
1956
Boy in Mess Hall (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1955
TV Series
Jay Jones
Running Wild
1955
Boy in Arkie's Gang (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955
Student (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1954
TV Series
Luck Hogan
The Human Jungle
1954
Juvenile (uncredited)
Public Defender
1954
TV Series
Hot Dog Man
Fearless Fagan
1952
Soldier (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Adam & Steve
2005
writer: "The Good Ones are Always Taken"
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2002
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Surf Party
1964
performer: "Pearly Shells"
Young Guns of Texas
1962
performer: "Young Guns Of Texas" - as Kenny Miller
$700,000
