Acting

John 'Skins' Miller

Born November 6, 1890 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died July 15, 1956 · aged 65

John "Skins" Miller (November 6, 1890 – July 15, 1956) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in the films Every Day's a Holiday (1937), All the King's Men (1949), and Sunset Boulevard (1950).

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard · 1950

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

San Francisco

San Francisco · 1936

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow · 1934

The Merry Widow

MovieComedyMusic

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale · 1933

Heroes for Sale

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

Criss Cross

Criss Cross · 1949

MovieCrimeThriller

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert · 1939

Heritage of the Desert

John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again · 1940

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

MovieWesternComedy

With thousands of cattle being rustled from White Sage ranch the 1930's Texas Rangers are called in. They manage to get one of their agents into the gang by making them think he is the Pecos Kid on the lam.

Filmography

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard · 1950

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Drunk at Football Game (uncredited)

San Francisco

San Francisco · 1936

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.

Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow · 1934

The Merry Widow

MovieComedyMusic

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Drunken Man (uncredited)

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale · 1933

Heroes for Sale

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

Angry Laundry Worker (uncredited)

Criss Cross

Criss Cross · 1949

MovieCrimeThriller

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Midget

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert · 1939

Heritage of the Desert

John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.

Postmaster John Twerk

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again · 1940

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

MovieWesternComedy

With thousands of cattle being rustled from White Sage ranch the 1930's Texas Rangers are called in. They manage to get one of their agents into the gang by making them think he is the Pecos Kid on the lam.

Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Raging Tide

The Raging Tide · 1951

The Raging Tide

MovieCrimeDrama

A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.

Houlihan (uncredited)

The Men

The Men · 1950

Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.

Mr. Doolin

Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab · 1934

MovieMusicComedy

Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.

Stooge (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

MovieComedyFantasy

A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

Skins / Idiot #1 (uncredited)

The Big Street

The Big Street · 1942

MovieRomanceDrama

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Central Airport

Central Airport · 1933

Central Airport

Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins.

Hotel Desk Clerk #2 (uncredited)

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately · 1943

Johnny Come Lately

Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will be pleased. The supporting cast, have all the small-town characterizations down pat -- with Margaret Hamilton a standout. Cagney himself, had genuine affection for this film, and listed it among his top five movie-making experiences at a retrospective the year before he died. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.

Tramp

Arizona Mahoney

Arizona Mahoney · 1936

Arizona Mahoney

When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle.

Human Bullet Applicant (uncredited)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · 1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's

Kassel (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem · 1944

Lost in a Harem

Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

Sousaphonist (uncredited)

You May Be Next!

You May Be Next! · 1936

You May Be Next!

MovieCrimeThriller

Gangster tries to censor a crusading radio station by jamming its signal.

Man with Duck Act (uncredited)

King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks · 1940

King of the Lumberjacks

MovieRomanceDrama

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.

'Cooky', the Camp Cook

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite · 1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

MovieActionCrime

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

San Francisco Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X · 1939

The Return of Doctor X

MovieScience FictionHorror

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.

Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die · 1937

We Who Are About to Die

MovieDramaCrime

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Macy

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones · 1949

Sorrowful Jones

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.

Head Telephone Man (uncredited)