George Trumbull Miller (28 November 1943 – 17 February 2023) was an Australian film and television director and producer. He directed The Man from Snowy River, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, and Zeus and Roxanne.

George T. Miller
Born
George Turnbull Miller

(1943-11-28)28 November 1943
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died17 February 2023(2023-02-17) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationFilm director
Years active1969–2023
AwardsMost Popular Film at
Montreal World Film Festival
1982 The Man from Snowy River

Miller was born in Edinburgh on 28 November 1943.[1] He started his career in 1966 working for Crawford Productions. "They trained you to do everything, they'd throw you in at the deep end to see if you sank or swam," he said. "I was one of the ones who swam – you wouldn't get that training anywhere now."[2]

Miller said he was offered to direct Crocodile Dundee; but he had to turn it down, because he was going to make another film at the time, which ended up not being made.[2]

Miller died from a heart attack in Melbourne on 17 February 2023, at the age of 79.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Notes
1978 Against the Wind TV miniseries
1980 The Last Outlaw TV miniseries
1982 The Man from Snowy River
1985 The Aviator
Anzacs TV miniseries
1986 Cool Change
1987 Les Patterson Saves the World
Bushfire Moon
1988 The Toy from Water the Hills
1990 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
A Mom for Christmas TV movie
1991 In the Nick of Time TV movie
1992 Over the Hill
Frozen Assets
1993 Gross Misconduct
1994 Andre
1995 Silver Strand TV movie
1997 Zeus and Roxanne
Tidal Wave: No Escape TV movie
Robinson Crusoe
1999 Journey to the Center of the Earth TV miniseries
2002 Cybermutt TV movie
2005 Attack of the Sabretooth TV movie
2009 Prey

References

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  1. ^ "George T. Miller, horoscope for birth date 28 November 1943, born in Edinburgh, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank".
  2. ^ a b Lucinda Schmidt, "Money Profile: George Miller", Sydney Morning Herald 6 February 2008 p 2
  3. ^ Quinn, Karl (18 February 2023). "Australian film director George Miller, of Man From Snowy River fame, dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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