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Born in the Bronx, New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents (Isidor "Ira" and Rita Blucher Miller), Richard Miller served in the U.S. Navy for a few years and earned a prize title as a middleweight boxer. He settled in Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, where he was noticed by producer/director Roger Corman, who cast him in most of his low-budget films, often as dislikeable sorts, such as a vacuum-cleaner salesman in Not of This Earth (1957). His most memorable role would have to be that of the mentally unstable, busboy/beatnik artist Walter Paisley, whose clay sculptures are suspiciously lifelike in A Bucket of Blood (1959) (a rare starring role for him), and he is also fondly remembered for his supporting role as the flower-eating Vurson Fouch in Corman's legendary The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
Miller spent the next 20 years working in Corman productions, and starting in the late 1970s was often cast in films by director Joe Dante, appearing in credited and uncredited walk-on bits as quirky chatterboxes, and stole every scene he appeared in. He has played many variations on his famous Walter Paisley role, such as a diner owner (Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)) or a janitor (Chopping Mall (1986)). One of his best bits is the funny occult-bookshop owner in The Howling (1981). Being short (so he never played a romantic lead or a threatening villain) with wavy hair, long sideburns, a pointed nose and a face as trustworthy as a used-car dealer's, he was, and is to this day, an immediately recognizable character actor whose one-scene appearances in countless movies and TV shows guarantee audience applause.- Actress
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Diane Gaidry (born October 11, 1964 in South Dakota) is an American film and theatre actress. She received her B.F.A. in acting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She played the role of Simone Bradley in the 2006 film Loving Annabelle, directed by Katherine Brooks. Diane was awarded the Outstanding Actress award at Outfest in 2006 for this performance and is probably best known for her work in this film.
In 1993, Diane co-founded the Los Angeles based non-profit independent filmmaking collective, Filmmakers Alliance. She played lead roles in some of the feature length films that were produced through the collective including The Dogwalker, which played at the Los Angeles Film Festival and won the award for Best First Feature at Cinequest, and America So Beautiful which played at the Berlinale and was theatrically released in Paris. Her numerous short film credits include Transaction which won the Grand Prix du Jury at Clermont -Ferrand. She also acted in Rob Nilsson's feature film, Need, part of his 9@night series. Diane did a number of guest appearances in television shows as well.
Diane now makes her home in Buffalo, NY, her home town, where she has been acting in local theatre productions over the past several years and is enjoying a rewarding career as a life coach. In 2012, she acted in the one woman show, we are not afraid of the dark, which she performed in 6 cities in Europe. That same year, Diane also narrated the audio book, Safe Harbor.- Director
- Actor
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Marty Thomas is the director of feature films for Lionsgate, Starmedia and others. He is co-owner of film production company, Ridiculous Pictures Studio LLC. Marty also directs popular national commercials, original series and promos for NBC/Universal, E! Entertainment and media for Amnesty International filmed in Rome. He directed numerous top ten MTV music videos during the 90s and still directs them when time/budgets allow. Some of his favorite shoots were with Erika Girardi (Erika Jayne), Chris Rock, Xzibit, Skee-Lo, Tupac Shakur, Eazy-E, MC Ren, Ice Cube, Craig Mack and many more. For these and other artists Marty's work has garnered wins and nominations from the American Grammy Awards, MTV VMA Awards, the Billboard Music Video Awards and others. In 2017 he was honored by The (London) Daily Telegraph for "artistic and innovative contributions to the mediums of film and music videos". Recently, Marty also received a Congressional Citation from the United States Congress for allowing his works to be used in raising money to benefit inner-city youth.- Duncan C. Weldon was born on 19 March 1941 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Into the Blue (1997). He was married to Ann Sidney, Janet Mahoney and Helen Shapiro. He died on 30 January 2019 in the UK.
- Costume Designer
Bernard Nevill was born on 24 September 1930 in Lexden, Essex, England, UK. He was a costume designer, known for Paradise Lagoon (1957). He died on 30 January 2019 in London, England, UK.- Saphira Indah was born on 26 July 1986 in Bandung, Indonesia. She was an actress, known for Uka-Uka the Movie: Nini Tulang (2019) and Eiffel I'm in Love 2 (2018). She was married to Suami Pertama and Ai Rico Hidros Daeng. She died on 30 January 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Igor Kan was born on 29 January 1938 in the Soviet Union. He was an actor, known for Kin-dza-dza! (1986), Taktika bega na dlinnuyu distantsiyu (1978) and Kommentariy k prosheniyu o pomilovanii (1988). He died on 30 January 2019.
- Brian 'Hattie' Butterick was born on 27 March 1956. He was an actor, known for Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006), Son of Sam & Delilah (1991) and Pyramid Club the Movie. He died on 30 January 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Donald S. Smith was born on 19 June 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Donald S. was a writer and producer, known for The Silent Scream (1984). Donald S. was married to Virginia Lyons. Donald S. died on 30 January 2019 in Wenatchee, Washington, USA.- Nehanda Abiodun was born on 29 June 1950 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. Nehanda died on 30 January 2019 in Havana, Cuba.
- Per Jorsett was born on 11 May 1920 in Kristiania, Norway. He was an actor, known for Kosmetikkrevolusjonen (1977), Makaroni Blues (1986) and Kvitt eller dobbelt (1961). He was married to Gerd Ingebjør Breen. He died on 30 January 2019 in Oslo, Norway.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Eduard Pluchik was born on 27 February 1936 in Minsk, USSR. He was a cinematographer, known for Khlib i sil (1971), Esli vrag ne sdayotsya... (1983) and Gadyuka (1965). He died on 30 January 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.- Jozef Zaprzalkowski was an actor, known for Krok (1998). He died on 30 January 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Alex Brown was born on 23 April 1966 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He died on 30 January 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.