Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Kenneth McMillan is a Actor American born on 2 july 1932 at Brooklyn (USA)

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan
If you like this person, let us know!
Nationality USA
Birth 2 july 1932 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 8 january 1989 (at 56 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Kenneth McMillan (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 1989) was an American actor. McMillan was usually cast as gruff, hostile and unfriendly characters due to his rough image. However, he was sometimes cast in some lighter roles that highlighted his more benign side.

Biography

Personal life
McMillan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Margaret and Harry McMillan, a truck driver.
He attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Prior to becoming an actor, McMillan was employed at Gimbels Department Store first as a salesman, then as a section manager, and then a floor superintendent managing three floors. At age 30, McMillan decided to pursue an acting career, and took acting lessons from Uta Hagen and Irene Dailey. He was married to Kathryn McDonald (20 June 1969 - 8 January 1989) (his death) with whom he had one child, actress Alison McMillan.


Career
McMillan made his film debut at age 41 with a small role in Sidney Lumet's police drama Serpico. The actor played a borough commander in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, but often was cast as characters such as a cowardly small town sheriff in Tobe Hooper's 1979 TV mini-series Salem's Lot, a similar law enforcement officer in the 1987 Burt Reynolds film Malone, William Hurt's bitter paraplegic father in Eyewitness, a wily safe cracker in The Pope of Greenwich Village, and a racist fire chief in Ragtime who is memorably told off by the New York police commissioner, James Cagney.

He portrayed the grotesquely obese - and gleefully psychotic - Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Dune, the pathetic drunken pop of Aidan Quinn in Reckless and a sleazy high roller gambler in "The Ledge," an episode of the horror anthology film Cat's Eye. Yet he did sometimes end up on the right side of the law, playing Robert Duvall's detective partner in True Confessions and a judge who must rule whether Richard Dreyfuss has the right to die in Whose Life Is It Anyway?.

McMillan was also adept at comedy, giving performances as a baseball club manager in Blue Skies Again, Meg Ryan's corrupt security guard captain dad in Armed and Dangerous and a dotty senile veterinarian in Three Fugitives.

McMillan had a recurring role as Valerie Harper's irate boss Jack Doyle on the TV sitcom "Rhoda." Among the TV shows McMillan did guest spots on are Dark Shadows, Ryan's Hope, as a 53rd precinct lieutenant on Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, The Rockford Files, Moonlighting, Lou Grant, Magnum, P.I. and Murder, She Wrote.

Outside of his film and TV credits, McMillan also frequently performed on stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival. He acted in the original Broadway productions of Streamers and American Buffalo. He won an Obie for his performance in the Off-Broadway play Weekends Like Other People.

McMillan died of liver disease at age 56.

Best films

Ragtime (1981)
(Actor)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kenneth McMillan (35 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Three Fugitives, 1h36
Directed by Francis Veber
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones, Alan Ruck, Sy Richardson, Bruce McGill
Roles Horvath
Rating62% 3.104563.104563.104563.104563.10456
Lucas (Nolte) has been in prison for armed robbery. On the day he is released, he gets taken hostage by Ned Perry (Short), an incompetent, novice criminal who robs a bank (to get money for treatment for his ill daughter, Meg) at the moment Lucas just happens to be there.
Malone
Malone (1987)
, 1h32
Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Lauren Hutton, Kenneth McMillan, Cynthia Gibb, Scott Wilson
Roles Hawkins
Rating58% 2.9024452.9024452.9024452.9024452.902445
A floatplane navigates through the Pacific Northwest, landing in Puget Sound. As the well-dressed passenger emerges, CIA hitman Richard Malone targets him in his crosshairs, but he is unable to pull the trigger. He burns his Maryland driver's license and heads inland. His Mustang breaks down in a rural Oregon valley. He manages to push it to Mountain Service station, owned by Paul Barlow who runs the station with his 17-year-old daughter Jo. Barlow suggests the fastest way to repair the car is to tow it 60 miles to a larger service station. Malone opts to stay and wait for the necessary parts to arrive. Paul invites Malone to stay in the spare room.
Armed and Dangerous, 1h28
Directed by Mark Lester, Mark L. Lester
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia, Kenneth McMillan, Meg Ryan, Brion James
Roles Captain Clarence O'Connell
Rating57% 2.850042.850042.850042.850042.85004
Officer Frank Dooley (John Candy) of the LAPD is framed for the theft of a television set by two corrupt detectives (who Dooley had actually caught robbing an appliance store). He is dismissed from the force, but escapes criminal punishment at his day in court. The next case in the courtroom features hapless defense attorney Norman Kane (Eugene Levy) attempting to defend a Charles Manson-type white supremacist leader named Lawrence Lupik (Glenn Withrow), who threatens him with death should Kane fail to keep him out of prison. A fearful Kane reveals his ineptitude and the death threat to the judge (Stacy Keach, Sr.), who tells Kane that he will give Lupik "A sentence so long he won't even remember his own name, let alone yours" so long as Kane agrees to find another line of work with a "lot less responsibility".
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye (1985)
, 1h34
Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Candy Clark, Alan King, Robert Hays, Kenneth McMillan
Roles Cressner
Rating63% 3.1547653.1547653.1547653.1547653.154765
A stray grey alley tom tabby cat is chased by a dishevelled St. Bernard dog, and nearly gets run down by a red 1958 Plymouth Fury (named Christine according to its fender sticker). He hides from the dog in a delivery truck, which drives to New York City. The tomcat hears the disembodied voice of a young girl (Drew Barrymore) pleading for help because something is threatening her. The cat is then captured by an employee from Quitters, Inc.
Runaway Train, 1h51
Directed by Andreï Kontchalovski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Évasion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Danny Trejo, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan
Roles Eddie MacDonald
Rating71% 3.597333.597333.597333.597333.59733
The story follows the escape of two men from an Alaska prison, the efforts of a railroad dispatch office to safely stop the out-of-control train they are on, and the hunt by their warden to recapture them. Oscar "Manny" Manheim is a ruthless bank robber and hero to the convicts of Stonehaven Maximum Security Prison. After two previous escape attempts the doors to Manny's cell have been welded shut for three years. A court order compels Manny's nemesis, the vindictive and sadistic Associate Warden Ranken, to release him back into the general prison population. Manny intends to break out a third time with his older brother Jonah Manheim, but is forced to set his escape plan into action in the middle of winter. Ranken employs a serial killer to give Manny the incentive, by stabbing him grievously through his left hand. Jonah fatally stabs the serial killer to death in retaliation, and in turn is severely beaten by the prison guard, leaving him in a high-security hospital wing.
Dune
Dune (1984)
, 2h17
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Everett McGill, Sting, Max von Sydow, José Ferrer
Roles Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Rating62% 3.14923.14923.14923.14923.1492
Ten thousand years in the futurethe known universe is ruled by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most important substance in the empire is the drug known as melange or "the spice". It has many special properties, such as extending life and expanding consciousness. The most profitable and important of its properties is its ability to assist the Spacing Guild with folding space, which allows safe, instantaneous interstellar travel.
Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
, 2h11
Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole
Roles Michael Schlumberg
Rating83% 4.1980854.1980854.1980854.1980854.198085
The story begins in 1823 as the elderly Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) attempts suicide by slitting his throat while loudly begging forgiveness for having killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) in 1791. Placed in a lunatic asylum for the act, Salieri is visited by Father Vogler (Richard Frank), a young priest who seeks to hear his confession. Salieri is sullen and uninterested but eventually warms to the priest and launches into a long "confession" about his relationship with Mozart.
The Pope of Greenwich Village, 2h1
Directed by Michael Cimino, Stuart Rosenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Burt Young
Roles Barney
Rating65% 3.2977453.2977453.2977453.2977453.297745
In an Italian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, cousins Charlie (Rourke), a maître d' with aspirations of someday owning his own restaurant, and Paulie (Roberts), a schemer who works as a waiter, have expensive tastes but not much money. Paulie gets caught skimming checks, and he and Charlie are both fired. Now out of work and in debt, Charlie must find another way to pay his alimony, support his pregnant girlfriend Diane (Hannah), and try to buy a restaurant.
Protocol
Protocol (1984)
, 1h36
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus, Gail Strickland, Cliff De Young, Andre Gregory
Roles Senator Norris
Rating54% 2.7021452.7021452.7021452.7021452.702145
Sunny Ann Davis is a seemingly ditzy blonde who works as a cocktail waitress in Washington, D.C. She rents a small room in the home of a gay couple, has a lousy love life and drives a rust bucket of a car that she cannot afford to repair.
Reckless
Reckless (1984)
, 1h33
Directed by James Foley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Cliff De Young, Kenneth McMillan, Lois Smith, Adam Baldwin
Roles John Rourke Sr.
Rating61% 3.0979453.0979453.0979453.0979453.097945
Teenage outcast Johnny Rourke (Aidan Quinn) falls for upper-class cheerleader Tracey Prescott (Daryl Hannah). A random draw at the high school 'Tin Can-Can' dance pairs the two. Worlds collide and opposites attract as the two fall in love. Living dangerously, Rourke's anti-social behavior clashes with the privileged socialite Prescott. Hopes dashed, future prospects dim and the omnipresent American Steel mill looming large in the background of this one-industry-town, Rourke comes to grips with his estranged mother and recently deceased father (Kenneth McMillan). Meanwhile, Tracey is forced to decide between her stable longtime boyfriend Randy Daniels (Adam Baldwin) and Rourke.
Blue Skies Again, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Harry Hamlin, Mimi Rogers, Kenneth McMillan, Dana Elcar, Joseph Giangrosso
Roles Dirk
Rating54% 2.7169552.7169552.7169552.7169552.716955
Un joueur de baseball génial essaye de s'intégrer à une petite équipe en travaillant sur un spot publicitaire. Mais il y a un problème : le joueur est une femme, ce qui provoque pas mal de réticences et de défiance de la part des membres de l'équipe.
Partners
Partners (1982)
, 1h33
Directed by James Burrows
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Denise Galik
Roles Chief Wilkins
Rating53% 2.655622.655622.655622.655622.65562
After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police Sgt. Benson (O'Neal) is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin (Hurt), a Records Clerk. Kerwin naively believes that he is closeted although the entire Department knows about his sexual identity. The pair discover an earlier murder and learn that both victims appeared in the same gay magazine. Each had received a call from a hoarse-voiced man asking them to model for him, only to turn up dead soon after. Benson models for the magazine and is approached by the same hoarse-voiced man; but, when another model turns up dead, the man is cleared as a suspect.
In the Custody of Strangers, 2h
Directed by Robert Greenwald
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Lauter, Matt Clark
Roles Albert C. Caruso
Rating63% 3.1940153.1940153.1940153.1940153.194015
Un adolescent délinquant qui part en virée en état d'ébriété est laissé en prison pendant la nuit par ses parents dans l'espoir qu'il puisse en tirer une leçon. Mais les événements qui s'ensuivent font que le garçon passe beaucoup plus de temps derrière les barreaux qu'on ne l'avait prévu.
The Clairvoyant, 1h33
Directed by Maurice Elvey, Armand Mastroianni
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Perry King, Fay Wray, Claude Rains, Elizabeth Kemp, Jane Baxter, Mary Clare
Roles Detective Cullum
Rating55% 2.7556652.7556652.7556652.7556652.755665
After the body of murdered woman is found, nude and handcuffed, floating down the Hudson River in New York, a string of murders occur by an unseen serial killer who kills men by handcuffing them before killing them. Mac, a TV talk-show host, and Larry, a police detective, team up to try to find the killer and seek help from Virna, a clairvayant young artist, who draws visions of the murders before they happen. As Mac and Larry try to establish a connection between the victims and the first female victim, who may have been sexually involved all of the male victims, Virna's further visions begin to point to her as the next victim as she unknowingly closes in on the killer's identity.
Heartbeeps
Heartbeeps (1981)
, 1h18
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Jack Carter, Kenneth McMillan, Ron Gans
Roles Max
Rating42% 2.10852.10852.10852.10852.1085
Val Com 17485 (Andy Kaufman), a robot designed to be a valet with a specialty in lumber commodities, meets Aqua Com 89045 (Bernadette Peters), a hostess companion robot whose primary function is to assist at poolside parties. At a factory awaiting repairs, they fall in love and decide to escape, stealing a van from the company to do so.