Jonathan Miller

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.

Jonathan Miller is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Timeshift (2002), Ruby (1997), Tempo (1961), The Merv Griffin Show (1962), The Dick Cavett Show (1968), BBC Play of the Month (1965), The South Bank Show (1978), Omnibus (1967). The recorded credits span 1961 to 2019, including 13 movies and 14 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.