Ranger Bill Miller

William Joseph "Ranger Bill" Miller (March 5, 1878 – November 12, 1939) was an American actor.^[1]

Miller was born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Prior to films, he was a Texas Ranger, and toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He falsely claimed he was the adopted son of Buffalo Bill Cody, but this has been denied by both Cody's and Miller's descendants. He produced and appeared in the 1922 film The Fighting Ranger, and wrote and directed Guilty the same year. He had one son, Wendell. He died of a stroke in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

The Fighting Ranger (1922)
Guilty (1922)
The Web of the Law (1923)
A Pair of Hellions (1924)
Heartbound (1925)

References

^ Staff report (November 14, 1939). 'Ranger Bill' Miller, early film cowboy; Rode 'King, the Wonder Horse' of Buffalo Bill--Dies at 61. New York Times

External links

Ranger Bill Miller at IMDb

This article about a United States film actor born in the 1870s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[nytobit-1] Staff report (November 14, 1939). 'Ranger Bill' Miller, early film cowboy; Rode 'King, the Wonder Horse' of Buffalo Bill--Dies at 61. New York Times

[1]