Jonathan Miller

Born: 1934-07-21

Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, humourist and physician. After training in medicine and specialising in neurology in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett. Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "Mafia"-styled Rigoletto was set in 1950s Little Italy, Manhattan. In its early days, he was an associate director at the National Theatre. He later ran the Old Vic Theatre. As a writer and presenter of more than a dozen BBC documentaries, Miller became a television personality and public intellectual in Britain and the United States.


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Discovering Hamlet

as Self
Released: 2011-11-01

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors...

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The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

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Released: 2010-11-30

Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a...

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One Way Pendulum

as Kirby
Released: 1965-01-21

A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room...

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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

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Released: 2002-01-12

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the...

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Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

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Released: 1995-12-19

A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook. ...

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Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

as Self
Released: 2002-11-07

Veteran radio, theatre, television and film actor Christopher Plummer has played a thousand...

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Beyond the Fringe

as Various Characters
Released: 1964-12-12

A TV version of the stage show originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (August 1960) and in...

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The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

as Self
Released: 1987-10-02

A chance to see director Jonathan Miller at work on his acclaimed staging of Gilbert and...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self
First aired: 1976-04-01

A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human...

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Timewatch

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1982-09-29

Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical...

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Timeshift

as self
First aired: 2002-10-10

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...

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Timeshift

as Self - BBC Breakfast Time, 1983 (archive footage)
First aired: 2002-10-10

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its...

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Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

as Self - Host
First aired: 2004-10-11

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of...

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