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Old-time radio actor · 1916–2004

Sidney Miller

Supporting player on The Adventures of Maisie.

We have him in 126 episodes of 26 series, 1941 to 1953, and 16 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller, from Modern Screen, April 1940, page 52
Sidney Miller in Modern Screen, April 1940, page 52.Public domain in the United States: Modern Screen (Dell) April 1940: copyright not renewed. Modern Screen

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He was born on October 22, 1916, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, and worked as an actor, director and songwriter. Source: Wikipedia

His radio debut came in 1937 on The Jack Benny Program episode "Christmas Shopping," as a man Benny takes for a store floorwalker. Source: Wikipedia

He was a regular performer on Cavalcade of America, Suspense and Nightbeat. Source: Wikipedia

He was in the supporting cast of The Adventures of Maisie, Ann Sothern's comedy, during its CBS run from July 1945 to March 1947, alongside Hans Conried, Arthur Q. Bryan and Virginia Gregg. Source: Wikipedia

Episode logs place him on Broadway's My Beat in December 1950 and April 1951, on Dangerous Assignment in April 1953, and on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in "The Starlet Matter" (January 16, 1953), with John Lund as Dollar. Source: The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

He was in the cast of The McCoy, an audition recording dated April 24, 1951, starring Howard Duff, with Sheldon Leonard also in the cast. Source: The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

As a songwriter he had songs recorded including "Have a Heart" (1939) and "Walk It Off" (1947), Duke Ellington recorded his "Come to Baby, Do!" in 1945, and he wrote for and performed in musicals with Donald O'Connor. Source: Wikipedia

On screen he began as a young teen in the 1932 Shirley Temple short Merrily Yours, and later directed TV episodes of shows such as Get Smart and Bewitched. Source: Wikipedia

He died of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles on January 10, 2004, aged 87; actor Barry Miller is his son. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Sidney Miller

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

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Suspense

8 of his episodes: Suspense (8)

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Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

6 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (6)

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Bob Bailey in a Los Angeles detective's office at night

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

5 of his episodes: Let George Do It (5)

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Illustrated cover for Escape: a jungle trail at dusk, an old brass compass and a torn map on a rock, a rope bridge over a gorge

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Escape

2 of his episodes: Escape (2)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

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Lux Radio Theatre

2 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (2)

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Illustrated cover for The Whistler: a lonely rain-slicked city street at night

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The Whistler

1 of his episodes: The Whistler (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

70 of his episodes: The Line Up (17), Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (12), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (11), Broadway Is My Beat (6), Let George Do It (5), Jeff Regan, Investigator (5), The Adventures of Sam Spade (4), The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (3), Dangerous Assignment (2), This Is Your FBI (2), This is Your FBI (2), The Man Called X (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

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Laugh Track

29 of his episodes: The Adventures of Maisie (23), The Halls of Ivy (4), The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show (1), Life with Luigi (1)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

12 of his episodes: Cavalcade of America (6), Lux Radio Theatre (2), Screen Directors Playhouse (2), Railroad Hour (1), Family Theater (1)

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Ophelia Crane, the host of The Midnight Exchange

Mixed channel

The Midnight Exchange

11 of his episodes: Suspense (8), Escape (2), The Whistler (1)

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Illustrated cover for This Just In: a 1940s network radio newsroom at night, a ribbon microphone beside a teletype machine

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This Just In

2 of his episodes: The Pacific Story (2)

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Sidney Miller’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
The Adventures of Maisie1950 to 195123
The Line Up1950 to 195317
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1949 to 195312
Richard Diamond, Private Detective1949 to 195311
Suspense1947 to 19538
Broadway Is My Beat1949 to 19536
Cavalcade of America1945 to 19476
Jeff Regan, Investigator19485
Let George Do It1948 to 19505
The Adventures of Sam Spade19514
The Halls of Ivy1950 to 19524
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe1950 to 19513
Dangerous Assignment19532
Dangerous Assignment1951 to 19532
Escape19512
Lux Radio Theatre19412
Screen Directors Playhouse19512
The Pacific Story1945 to 19462
This Is Your FBI19492
This is Your FBI19492
Family Theater19491
Life with Luigi19511
Railroad Hour19521
The Man Called X19511
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show19491
The Whistler19511

Sidney Miller episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Sidney Miller on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. Designing a BridgeThe Adventures of Maisie · January 5, 1950 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Witness, Witness, Who's Got the WitnessYours Truly, Johnny Dollar · October 22, 1949 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. Fred Sears Murder CaseRichard Diamond, Private Detective · June 19, 1949 · Whole and free in the podcast
  4. The Man Who Liked MountainsJeff Regan, Investigator · August 7, 1948 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  5. The Room ClerkThe Adventures of Maisie · February 2, 1950 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 126 Sidney Miller episodes, by show

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The Adventures of Maisie 23 episodes, 1950 to 1951
  1. Designing a BridgeJanuary 5, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Room ClerkFebruary 2, 1950 · Free
  3. Maisie Has Law TroubleFebruary 9, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. Green Suit JobFebruary 16, 1950 · Potato Plus
  5. Sales ContestFebruary 23, 1950 · Potato Plus
  6. The ManicuristMarch 9, 1950 · Potato Plus
  7. Maisieisa Film EditorMarch 16, 1950 · Potato Plus
  8. Sammythe Pet DuckMarch 30, 1950 · Potato Plus
  9. The CostumeApril 13, 1950 · Potato Plus
  10. Safe CrackingApril 20, 1950 · Potato Plus
  11. Prof ElliottApril 27, 1950 · Potato Plus
  12. Mayfields vs the Mc CoysDecember 21, 1950 · Potato Plus
  13. Newspaper ColumnistJanuary 4, 1951 · Potato Plus
  14. Hotel Social DirectorFebruary 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
  15. Mortons DreamsMarch 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
  16. Write CupidMarch 29, 1951 · Potato Plus
  17. Beatrice Butterfield IncApril 12, 1951 · Potato Plus
  18. The PrinceApril 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  19. Social DirectorMay 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
  20. QuackenbushMay 10, 1951 · Potato Plus
  21. The MaharajahMay 24, 1951 · Potato Plus
  22. Efficiency ExpertNovember 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
  23. Running for MayorNovember 29, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Line Up 17 episodes, 1950 to 1953
  1. The Topaz Earring Case (aka-Murder of Larry Zimmerman)November 23, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Jersey Parallel (aka-Seven People Killed By Same Man)December 7, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Mad Bomber (aka-George Hunter & The Time Bomb)January 11, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. Senile Slugging Case (aka-Four Street Muggings)February 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
  5. The Silver Swan CaseFebruary 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
  6. The Mad Bomber (aka-Politician's Home Bombed)June 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  7. The Senile Slugging Case (aka-Murder of Old Folks)September 12, 1951 · Potato Plus
  8. The Jolted Justice Job Case (aka-Fay Sealey - Larry Frankley Stabbed)November 1, 1951 · Potato Plus
  9. The Pixie Picker Pickle (aka- Ice Pick Stabbings)November 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
  10. The Railroad Roundhouse Roundup (aka-Mrs Green Found Dead In A Trunk)November 29, 1951 · Potato Plus
  11. The Pitiful Patricide Case (aka-Unexplainable Murder)June 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
  12. The Green Cap Case (aka-Gas Station Attendant Killed)October 22, 1952 · Potato Plus
  13. The Sobbing Singer Saga (aka-Singer's Husband Killed)October 29, 1952 · Potato Plus
  14. The Be-Bop Bandits Bungling Bang-Bang (aka-Bank Robbery)November 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  15. The Modern Sounds Case (aka-Jean Bellamy Murdered)November 19, 1952 · Potato Plus
  16. Cowardly Castro (aka-Castro, Manelli, & The Younger Hold Up)January 2, 1953 · Potato Plus
  17. Good Enough to Eat (aka-Food Poisoning)February 11, 1953 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 12 episodes, 1949 to 1953
  1. Witness, Witness, Who's Got the WitnessOctober 22, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Henry J Unger MatterJuly 20, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Jack Madigan MatterOctober 21, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. The Jackie Cleaver MatterMarch 31, 1951 · Potato Plus
  5. The Month-End Raid MatterApril 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
  6. The Lucky Costa MatterAugust 15, 1951 · Potato Plus
  7. The Protection MatterSeptember 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  8. The Millard Ward MatterOctober 13, 1951 · Potato Plus
  9. The Birdy Baskerville MatterNovember 10, 1951 · Potato Plus
  10. The Starlet MatterJanuary 16, 1953 · Potato Plus
  11. The Enoch Arden MatterApril 7, 1953 · Potato Plus
  12. The Philip Morey MatterOctober 13, 1953 · Potato Plus
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 11 episodes, 1949 to 1953
  1. Fred Sears Murder CaseJune 19, 1949 · Free
  2. The Man Who Hated WomenJuly 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. The Lynn Knight CaseAugust 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
  4. The Eddie Garrett CaseAugust 27, 1949 · Potato Plus
  5. The John Blackwell CaseDecember 17, 1949 · Potato Plus
  6. The Misplaced Laundry CaseSeptember 6, 1950 · Potato Plus
  7. Lt. Levinson KidnappedOctober 18, 1950 · Potato Plus
  8. The Plaid Overcoat CaseDecember 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
  9. The White Cow CaseJanuary 11, 1952 · Potato Plus
  10. Mr. Walker's ProblemMarch 28, 1952 · Potato Plus
  11. Lt. Levinson KidnappedAugust 2, 1953 · Potato Plus
Suspense 8 episodes, 1947 to 1953
  1. SmileyAugust 14, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. The TwistSeptember 11, 1947 · Potato Plus
  3. The Black CurtainJanuary 3, 1948 · Potato Plus
  4. The Kandy ToothJanuary 10, 1948 · Potato Plus
  5. The FlameOctober 15, 1951 · Potato Plus
  6. Frankie and JohnnyMay 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  7. Dutch SchultzOctober 26, 1953 · Potato Plus
  8. Twas The Night Before ChristmasDecember 21, 1953 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 6 episodes, 1949 to 1953
  1. The Sgt Gordon Ellis Murder CaseNovember 12, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Ben Justin Murder CaseDecember 8, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Thomas Hart Murder CaseApril 14, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. The Tony Blair Murder CaseSeptember 20, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. The Joseph Brady CaseJanuary 17, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. The Joey Condon Murder CaseJanuary 24, 1953 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 6 episodes, 1945 to 1947
  1. Johnny Comes HomeOctober 22, 1945 · Potato Plus
  2. A Guy Who Had to Have a HorseNovember 12, 1945 · Potato Plus
  3. The Doctor with Hope in His HandsMarch 11, 1946 · Potato Plus
  4. Meet Artie GreengroinApril 22, 1946 · Potato Plus
  5. The Old Fall River LineSeptember 23, 1946 · Potato Plus
  6. Woman AloneJune 16, 1947 · Potato Plus
Jeff Regan, Investigator 5 episodes, 1948
  1. The Man Who Liked MountainsAugust 7, 1948 · Episode guide · Free
  2. Cain and Abel and the Santa MariaSeptember 11, 1948 · Potato Plus
  3. The Lady with too Much HairNovember 6, 1948 · Potato Plus
  4. The Gambler and his LadyDecember 11, 1948 · Potato Plus
  5. Man Who Lived by the SeaDecember 18, 1948 · Potato Plus
Let George Do It 5 episodes, 1948 to 1950
  1. A Minor Case of MurderAugust 30, 1948 · Potato Plus
  2. Needle In The HaystackJanuary 2, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. Needle in a HaystackJanuary 2, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. Island in the DesertJuly 10, 1950 · Potato Plus
  5. And Hope to DieDecember 4, 1950 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Sam Spade 4 episodes, 1951
  1. Kimberly Cross CaperMarch 23, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Civic Pride CaperApril 13, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Rowdy Dowser CaperApril 20, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. Hail Farewell CaperApril 27, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Halls of Ivy 4 episodes, 1950 to 1952
  1. Stolen First EditionJune 14, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. Professor Warrens RetirementJanuary 31, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Student Council ElectionOctober 17, 1951 · Potato Plus
  4. Faculty Follies Part1April 30, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 3 episodes, 1950 to 1951
  1. The Long ArmFebruary 7, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Dear Dead DaysJuly 14, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Heir for G-StringAugust 25, 1951 · Potato Plus
Dangerous Assignment 2 episodes, 1953
  1. Doctor Mitsuko Kidnapping (Japan)February 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Find Lenny Fenway (Tibet)April 15, 1953 · Potato Plus
Dangerous Assignment 2 episodes, 1951 to 1953
  1. Find Rudolf Karpel (Rotterdam)May 4, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Doctor Mac DougalFebruary 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
Escape 2 episodes, 1951
  1. 143- The FollowerFebruary 18, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. 146- The EarthmanJuly 25, 1951 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 2 episodes, 1941
  1. My BillMarch 3, 1941 · Potato Plus
  2. Her First BeauOctober 27, 1941 · Potato Plus
Screen Directors Playhouse 2 episodes, 1951
  1. The Damned Dont CryApril 5, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. JackpotApril 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Pacific Story 2 episodes, 1945 to 1946
  1. ShanghaiOctober 21, 1945 · Potato Plus
  2. China s Wild Men Of The MountainsDecember 8, 1946 · Potato Plus
This Is Your FBI 2 episodes, 1949
  1. The Telltale RansomMarch 11, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Musical Frame UpNovember 4, 1949 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 2 episodes, 1949
  1. The Bogus BankruptMay 27, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Sentimental DoublecrossJuly 29, 1949 · Potato Plus
Family Theater 1 episode, 1949
  1. Throw Your Heart In the RingApril 27, 1949 · Potato Plus
Life with Luigi 1 episode, 1951
  1. Rosa's Make-Over for the Antique Dealer's DanceMay 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
Railroad Hour 1 episode, 1952
  1. On Your ToesNovember 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Man Called X 1 episode, 1951
  1. Cargo ConfidantMarch 10, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show 1 episode, 1949
  1. A Fight In The MarketOctober 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 1 episode, 1951
  1. Fateful ReminderAugust 12, 1951 · Potato Plus

Who Sidney Miller worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

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