Miller, George 1945–

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MILLER, George 1945–

(George T. Miller)

PERSONAL

Full name, name George Trumbull Miller; born 1945, in Scotland.

Addresses: Lawyer—Gang, Tyre, Ramer and Brown, 132 South Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Director and producer.

Awards, Honors: Most Popular Film Award, Montreal World Film Festival, 1982, for The Man from Snowy River; International Fantasy Film Award nomination, best film, Fantasporto, 1995, for Andre; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a children's special, 1999, for In the Doghouse.

CREDITS

Film Director:

First assistant director, In Search of Anna, 1978.

The Man from Snowy River, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.

The Aviator, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985.

Cool Change, 1986.

Les Patterson Saves the World, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, Warner Bros., 1990.

Frozen Assets, RKO Radio Pictures, 1992.

Over the Hill (also known as Round the Bend), Rank/Roadshow Entertainment, 1992.

Gross Misconduct (also known as Gross Indecency), 1993.

Andre, Paramount, 1994.

Robinson Crusoe (also known as Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"), Miramax, 1997.

Zeus and Roxanne, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997.

Film Executive Producer:

Heaven before I Die, 1997.

Television Director; Series:

Homicide, Seven Network (Australia), beginning 1964.

Division 4, Nine Network (Australia), beginning 1969.

Matlock Police, Ten Network (Australia), beginning 1971.

Cash and Company, Seven Network, beginning 1975.

Bluey, Seven Network, beginning 1976.

The Sullivans, Nine Network, beginning 1976.

Young Ramsay, Seven Network, beginning 1977.

Five Mile Creek, Seven Network, beginning 1983.

The Far Country (also known as Nevil Shute's "The Far Country"), Seven Network and BBC, beginning 1986.

Television Director; Miniseries:

Against the Wind, Seven Network (Australia) and syndicated, 1978.

The Last Outlaw, Seven Network, 1980.

Director of Australian footage, Der Schwarze Bumerang, 1982.

All the Rivers Run, Seven Network and HBO, 1984.

Anzacs (also known as Anzacs: The War Down Under), Nine Network (Australia) and syndicated, 1985.

Tribe, [Australia], 1999.

Television Producer; Miniseries:

Journey to the Center of the Earth, USA Network, 1999.

Television Director; Movies:

Miracle Down Under (also known as Bushfire Moon and The Christmas Visitor), The Disney Channel, 1987.

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (also known as Farewell, Miss Freedom), The Disney Channel, 1988.

Spooner, The Disney Channel, 1989.

A Mom for Christmas, NBC, 1990.

In the Nick of Time, NBC, 1991.

The Great Elephant Escape, ABC, 1995.

(As George T. Miller) Silver Strand, Showtime, 1995.

Tidal Wave: No Escape, ABC, 1997.

(And producer) In the Doghouse, Showtime, 1998.

Cybermutt (also known as Rex: Le cyber chien), Animal Planet, 2002.

Attack of the Sabretooth (also known as Attack of the Sabertooth, Night of the Saber Tooth, and 3 Green Commodores), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Director; Pilots:

Badlands 2005 (also known as Badlands), ABC, 1988.

Television Appearances; Series:

Young Ramsay, Seven Network (Australia), beginning 1977.

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