Hal Miller (actor)

Hal Miller
Miller in Geneva on May 17, 2011
Born	Harold Miller U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1966–present
Website	www.haroldmilleractorwestbethnyc.us

Harold Miller, more widely known as Hal Miller, is an American actor and comedian, of African descent. He was one of the early actors to play Gordon Robinson in Sesame Street.

Miller was born Harold Miller and lived most of his early life in Harlem. He was raised a Catholic with early education in parochial school and a final degree in chemistry, assisting in research with chemist Dr. Casimir Funk, early discoverer of vitamins who helped coin the word "vitamin" in Paris in 1911. Before pursuing a career as an actor, Miller worked with Funk and was published with him in Federation Proceedings Vol. 22 No. 2 (Abstracts) in the 1960s at the Funk Foundation for Medical Research sponsored by Pfizer in New York.se Miller was also a close friend and asso of Flo Kennedy and work with Her on many legal cases dealing with probate for Black clients with great success.

Miller received his Actors' Equity Association card in 1966 while working with Joseph Papp in Henry V and his Screen Actor's Guild card in 1971 after being hired by Columbia Pictures. He appeared in the Lizzie Borden film Born in Flames and also in A Man Called Adam, as well as a Quinn Martin production in San Francisco. In 1968 he was invited to perform experimental, integrated theater for one season at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. From 1972 until 1974, Miller played Gordon on Sesame Street. Miller made the decision to leave Sesame Street for mainstream acting. He followed this direction making two major appearances on Law & Order. Presently, Miller is performing extensively throughout Europe, China and Mumbai, India.