Brian Miller (actor)


Brian Reginald Miller is a British actor and television personality. He is notable 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. A notable TV appearance was Miller playing the husband of Sladen in the ITV drama Send In The Girls.
He played Mr Buttle in Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil.
Other television series in which he has appeared include Blake's 7, The Bill, Angels and Casualty.
He has an occasional role in the radio serial The Archers as Jason the builder.
More recently, 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, providing Dalek voices in Resurrection of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks, 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 their daughter, Sadie Miller, performed with Sladen in a number of, released by Big Finish Productions.
Miller appeared alongside his wife in The Sarah Jane Adventures, as Harry the caretaker in the serial "The Mad Woman in the Attic".

Personal life

On 8 June 1968, Miller married actress Elisabeth Sladen in Liverpool. Their marriage lasted until her death on 19 April 2011. They have one daughter, actress Sadie Miller.

Selected filmography