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Marvin Miller

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Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller in 1960
Born July 18, 1913
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died February 8, 1985 (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation Voice actor
Notable work Forbidden Planet (1956)

Marvin Elliott Miller was an American actor. A prolific voice artist, he is famous for providing the voice of Robby the Robot in the 1950s science fiction films Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy. In the kaiju fandom, he is remembered for his roles in the English-language versions of several of Toho's science fiction films, often alongside fellow voice artist and collaborator Paul Frees. Most notably, he provided the voice of Godzilla series star Akira Takarada in the American English dubbing for The Last War and Invasion of Astro-Monster. He also provided the voice for the prologue narrator, Koji Kobayashi, and Dr. Kyohei Yamane in the American recut of Godzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster.

Selected filmography

Voice actor

  • Rodan (1957) as Air Self-Defense Force commander / Air Force pilot / newsreader [English dub]
  • Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) as Koji Kobayashi / Dr. Kyohei Yamane / prologue narrator [English dub]
  • Gorath (1964) as Dr. Tazawa / Tatsuma Kanai / Raizo Sonoda [English dub]
  • The Last War (1968) as all male roles [English dub][1]
  • Monster Zero (1970) as Kazuo Fuji / president of World Education Corporation / government representative / medical representative / WSA member / narrator [English dub]
  • Tidal Wave (1975) as Prime Minister Yamato [New World Pictures English dub]

References

This is a list of references for Marvin Miller. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Noe, Irving (24 November 1964). "NOE NEWS IS SHOW NEWS". The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. Vol. 54 no. 77 – via Newspapers.com.

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