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Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Highest Rated: 98% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Lowest Rated: 0% Reckless (1984)

Birthday: Jul 2, 1932

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

This craggy-faced, rotund supporting player, often in brutal or overbearing roles was memorable as the bullying, racist fire chief in "Ragtime" (1981), and as costume shop boss to Valerie Harper on the TV series "Rhoda" (CBS, 1977-1978). Kenneth McMillan was nearly 30 when he won his first important theatre role. Born in Brooklyn, he had earned his high school diploma from the High School for the Performing Arts, but was unable to find work as an actor after graduation. He studied with Uta Hagen at the HB Studios while working -- and being promoted -- at Gimbel's department store in New York. He was managing three floors at the Herald Square Store when he auditioned for and won a role in a play in 1960. Two years later, he toured with "Sweet Bird of Youth" and thereafter made his living as an actor. On Broadway, McMillan was Donny the junk shop owner in "American Buffalo" (1977), and a frequent player for Joseph Papp at the American Shakespeare Festival, particularly memorable as Falstaff in "Henry IV Part I" (1981).

Highest rated movies

98% 88% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
93% 69% Girlfriends
90% 92% Head Over Heels
89% 65% Salem's Lot 84% 76% Ragtime
83% 76% Runaway Train
80% 48% Hide in Plain Sight
77% 74% The Pope of Greenwich Village

Filmography

Movies

Credit
14% 50% Three Fugitives Horvath (Character) $40.0M 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Top of the Hill Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Target: Favorite Son Unknown (Character) - 1988
29% 36% Malone Hawkins (Character) $2.5M 1987
9% 39% Armed and Dangerous Captain Clarence O'Connell (Character) $15.4M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Acceptable Risks Don Sheppard (Character) - 1986
69% 53% Cat's Eye Cressner (Character) - 1985
83% 76% Runaway Train Eddie MacDonald (Character) $7.2M 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Family Honor Patrick McKay (Character) - 1985
77% 74% The Pope of Greenwich Village Barney (Character) - 1984
33% 38% Protocol Senator Norris (Character) - 1984
37% 65% Dune Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Character) - 1984
0% 68% Reckless John Rourke Sr (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Concrete Beat Marion Kaiser (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet When She Says No Mr. Michaels (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dixie: Changing Habits Tony Marchesso (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder One, Dancer 0 Lt. Herbie Quinlan (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 88% Packin' It In Howard Estep (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 48% In the Custody of Strangers Albert C. Caruso (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 22% The Clairvoyant Detective Cullum (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joe Dancer III Unknown (Character) - 1981
75% 41% Eyewitness Mr. Deever (Character) - 1981
84% 76% Ragtime Willie Conklin (Character) - 1981
71% 53% True Confessions Frank Crotty (Character) - 1981
0% 25% Heartbeeps Max (Character) - 1981
80% 48% Hide in Plain Sight Sam Marzetta (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 52% Little Miss Marker Brannigan (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 39% Borderline Malcolm Wallace (Character) - 1980
57% 51% Carny Heavy St. John (Character) - 1980
89% 65% Salem's Lot Constable Parkins Gillespie (Character) - 1979
90% 92% Head Over Heels Pete (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 50% Bloodbrothers Banion (Character) - 1978
93% 69% Girlfriends Cabbie (Character) - 1978
25% 24% Oliver's Story Jamie Francis (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Death in Canaan Sgt. Tim Scully (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Breaking Up Vancrier (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye Softy McNamara (Character) - 1977
98% 88% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Borough Commander (Character) - 1974

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Frank's Place Unknown (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet 95% Magnum, P.I. Joe Hatten (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Coach Kevin Cauldwell (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rhoda Jack Doyle (Character) 1977-1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Morry Hawthorne (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet King Unknown (Character) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Lt. Decker (Guest Star) 1976 1978