Gary Neil Miller Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Michael Dunn was born Gary Neil Miller in Oklahoma. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller. They moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1938. Dunn was 5 years old when he knew he'd be a dwarf but was determined not to let it stop him or make him dependent. He graduated from Detroit's Redford High School in 1951, where he had been active in many school ...
"Here's a midget part", [producers] say. "Mike's available". Then they soft-soap me about what a great [actor] I am. I don't want to play Charlton Heston parts, but there are a lot of roles I can do.
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Fact
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Chondrodystrophy (literally, "cartilage maldevelopment"), the disease he suffered from, refers to a skeletal disorder caused by one of myriad genetic mutations that can affect the development of cartilage. People with chondrodystrophy (also known as Dwarfism) have a normal-sized trunk and abnormally short limbs and extremities.
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A photograph of Dunn in his role as Mr. Big appears during the opening credits of Get Smart (2008).
3
Phoebe Dorin, Dunn's singing partner and The Wild Wild West (1965) co-star, is extensively interviewed about their relationship in Tom Weaver's book "Science Fiction Confidential" (McFarland & Co., 2002).
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Michael Dunn was buried in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by his parents, as they thought they would be moving there; however, they both died in their native state of Oklahoma and were buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Norman, Oklahoma. In July of 2007, three of Dunn's cousins, his closest living kin, were able to have his remains moved from Florida to Oklahoma, where he was buried in the same cemetery as his parents.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1964 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe."
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In the 60s, encouraged by actor Roddy McDowall, he and actress Phoebe Dorin formed a slightly bizarre but popular New York song-and-comedy nightclub act, which eventually led to their being cast on TV's The Wild Wild West (1965) as evil Dr. Loveless and his assistant, Antoinette.
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Rumors of suicide have been unfounded. He did develop an acute alcohol problem and liver cirrhosis probably hastened his early death. The general consensus is that he died of heart failure in his sleep as a result of the disease.
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Was a concert pianist at age 15, until he suffered from chondrodystrophy, crippling his elbows and ruining his career as a pianist. He then took up acting.
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Had an IQ of 178.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Man in the Mirror
2008
Apple Joe
The Abdication
1974
The Dwarf
The Mutations
1974
Burns
La loba y la Paloma
1974
Bodo
Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette
1974
Genz
The Werewolf of Washington
1973
Dr. Kiss
Goodnight, My Love
1972
TV Movie
Arthur Boyle
Night Gallery
1972
TV Series
The Servant (segment "The Sins of the Fathers")
Norman Corwin Presents
1972
TV Series
The Swan Song
1972
Short
Theatre Prompter
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
Pierre Triboulet
Trop petit mon ami
1970
Tiky Edriss
Bonanza
1970
TV Series
George Marshall
Justine
1969
Mnemjian
Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat
1969
Narses
The Last Roman
1968
Narses
The Wild Wild West
1965-1968
TV Series
Dr. Miguelito Loveless / Robin Hood
Star Trek
1968
TV Series
Alexander
Boom!
1968
Rudi
Tarzan
1968
TV Series
Amir Chin
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
Mr. Kupperman
Madigan
1968
Midget Castiglione
The Monroes
1967
TV Series
Nemo
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1967
TV Series
Clown
You're a Big Boy Now
1966
Richard Mudd
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
George Kowal
Burke's Law
1965
TV Series
Mr. Sin
Get Smart
1965
TV Series
Mr. Big
Ship of Fools
1965
Karl Glocken
East Side/West Side
1964
TV Series
The Porter
Arrest and Trial
1964
TV Series
News Vendor
Camera Three
1963
TV Series
Cousin Lyman
Without Each Other
1962
Dwarf
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wild Wild West
1966-1968
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Branded
1965
TV Series story - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ce nain que je ne saurais voir!
2005
TV Movie documentary dedicatee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1964-1970
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Actor
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Personality
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Squares
1967
TV Series
Himself - Center Square
Today
1965-1966
TV Series
Himself
The 38th Annual Academy Awards
1966
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role
The Merv Griffin Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
Ship of Fools World Premiere Party
1965
TV Movie
Himself
The Jack Paar Program
1964
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at American International Pictures
2015
Video documentary short
Pierre Triboulet (uncredited)
The Sixties
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Alexander - episode of Star Trek
Pioneers of Television
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Alexander in Star Trek: Plato's Stepchildren
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
Documentary
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1966
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ship of Fools (1965)
1966
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Supporting Performance, Male
Ship of Fools (1965)
Known for movies
Ship of Fools (1965) as Karl Glocken
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) as Richard Mudd
Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette (1974) as Genz
$10 Million
