William Joseph "Ranger Bill" Miller (March 5, 1878 – November 12, 1939) was an American actor.Staff report (November 14, 1939)

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'' Miller was born in

Kutztown, Pennsylvania Kutztown ( Pennsylvania German: ''Kutzeschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located southwest of Allentown and northeast of Reading. As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 4,162. Kutzto ...

. Prior to films, he was a Texas Ranger, and toured with

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at t ...

. He falsely claimed he was the adopted son of

Buffalo Bill Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at the young age o ...

, 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 Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemor ...

in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

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

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* 1878 births 1939 deaths People from Kutztown, Pennsylvania American male film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub