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Allan Miller (born February 14, 1929) is an American actor, best known for the role of Harland Richards in Santa Barbara.
Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Anna (née Diamond) and Benedict Miller.
He is best known for his appearances on television, including Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, Nero Wolfe, Lou Grant, Wonder Woman, Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, Soap, Galactica 1980, Barney Miller, Knots Landing, Quincy, M.E., Cagney & Lacey, Highway to Heaven, Dallas, Airwolf, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, thirtysomething, Matlock, Who's the Boss?, Northern Exposure, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy and Law & Order. His film career included roles in Baby Blue Marine (1976), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Victory at Entebbe (1976), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), MacArthur (1977), The Champ (1979), Cruising (1980), City in Fear (1980), Miracle on Ice (1981), Brewster's Millions (1985), Billionaire Boys Club (1987), Warlock (1989) and Second Chances (1998).
Allan Miller also coaches acting. He has coached Meryl Streep, Geraldine Page, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of the leading actors at The Actors Studio since Lee Strasberg took him under his wing in the 1950s.