Jonathan Miller Biography (1934-)

Full name, Jonathan Wolfe Miller; born July 21, 1934, in London, England; sonof Emanuel Miller (a psychiatrist) and Betty (a writer; maiden name, Spiro)Bergson; married Helen Rachel Collet (a physician), July 27, 1956; children:Thomas, William, Kate. Addresses: Office: c/o Jessica Ford, IMG Artists Europe, Lovell House, 616 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5RX, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer, director, neurologist
Birth Details: July 21, 1934; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Director
Plays
Under Plain Cover, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1962
The Old Glory, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1964
Benito Cereno, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1965, then Mermaid Theatre, London, 1967
Come Live with Me, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1966
Prometheus Bound, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1967
The School for Scandal, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, Nottingham,England, 1968
The Seagull, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, 1968
King Lear, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, 1969, then Old Vic Theatre, London, 1969
Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
The Tempest, Mermaid Theatre, 1970
Hamlet, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 1970
Danton's Death, National Theatre, 1971
Prometheus Bound, Mermaid Theatre, 1971
Richard II, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1972
Julius Caesar, New Theatre, London, 1972
The Taming of the Shrew, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester,England, 1972
The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company, 1972
The Devil Is an Ass, 1973
The Malcontent, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, 1973
Measure for Measure, National Theatre Company, 1973
The Seagull, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1973
The Marriage of Figaro, Old Vic Theatre, 1974
The Freeway, Old Vic Theatre, 1974
The Seagull, Greenwich Theatre Company, London, 1974
Hamlet, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1974
Ghosts, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1974
Family Romances, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1974
Measure for Measure, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1975
The Importance of Being Earnest, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1975
All's Well That Ends Well, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1975
The Three Sisters, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1976
She Would If She Could, Greenwich Theatre Company, 1979
The School for Scandal, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA,1982
Hamlet, Warehouse Theatre, London, 1982, then Piccadilly Theatre,London, 1982
Long Day's Journey into Night, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City,1986
The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England, 1987, then Barbican Theatre, 1988
(With Michael Hastings) The Emperor, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1987, then Royal Court Theatre, 1987
Andromache, Old Vic Theatre, 1988
One Way Pendulum, Old Vic Theatre, 1988
Bussy D'Ambois, Old Vic Theatre, 1988
The Tempest, Old Vic Theatre, 1988
(With John Wells) Candide, Old Vic Theatre, 1988-1989
The Liar, Old Vic Theatre, 1989-1990
King Lear, Old Vic Theatre, 1989
Operas
Arden Must Die, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 1974
Cosi fan tutte, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, England, 1974
The Cunning Little Vixen, Glyndebourne Theatre, Sussex, 1975
Rigoletto, Kent Opera Company, 1975
Orfeo, Kent Opera Company, 1976
Eugene Onegin, Kent Opera Company, 1977
The Marriage of Figaro, English National Opera, London, 1978
La traviata, Kent Opera Company, 1979
The Turn of the Screw, English National Opera, 1979
Arabella, English National Opera, 1980
Falstaff, Kent Opera Company, 1980 and 1981
Cosi fan tutte, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1982
Fidelio, Kent Opera Company, 1982 and 1983
The Magic Flute, Glasgow Opera House, Glasgow, Scotland, 1983
Rigoletto, New York City, 1984
Don Giovanni, English National Opera, 1985
Mikado, English National Opera, 1986
Tosca, English National Opera, 1986
The Barber of Seville, English National Opera, 1986
Don Giovanni, Maggio Musicale, Florence, Italy, 1990
La fanciulla del West, La Scala, 1991
Marriage of Figaro, Vienna State Opera, 1991
Katya Kabanova, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1991
Roberto Devereux, Monte Carlo, 1992
Die Gezeichnete, Zurich, 1992
Manon Lescaut, La Scala, 1992
Marriage of Figaro, Maggio Musicale, Florence, Italy, 1992
Cosi fan tutte, Maggio Musicale, 1994
Der Rosenkavalier, L.A. Music Center, Los Angeles, then Houston Grand Opera House, Houston, TX, 1994
La boheme, Maggio Musiale, then La Bastille, 1995
Pelleas et Melisande, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1995
La traviata, English National Opera, 1996-1997
Rigoletto, English National Opera, 1996-1997
The Mikado, English National Opera, 1996-1997
Carmen, English National Opera, 1996-1997
Der Rosenkavalier, English National Opera, 1996-1997
Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos, 1997
Mitradate, Re di Ponto, Salzburg, Austria, 1997
Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 1998
Le nozze di Figaro, Metropolitan Opera, 1999
I Puritani, Bavarian State Opera, 2000

Tamerlano, Goethe-Theater, Bad Lauchstadt, 2001
The Mikado, Metropolitan Opera, 2001
Die Schweigsame Frau, Zurich, Switzerland, 2002
Also directed The Flying Dutchman, Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt, Germany.
Stage Appearances
(London debut) Out of the Blue, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1954
Between the Lines, Scala Theater, London, 1955
(Broadway debut) Beyond the Fringe, Edinburgh Festival, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1960, then Cambridge Arts Theatre, 1961, later Fortune Theatre, London, 1961, then John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1962
Out of the Blue, Lyceum Theatre, 1960
Major Tours
Director
Twelfth Night, U.S. cities, 1969
Hamlet, U.S. cities, 1970-1971
Julius Caesar, U.S. cities, 1972
Television Director
Series
Plato's Dialogues, BBC, 1966, NET, 1971
The Body in Question, BBC, 1978, PBS, 1979
(And producer) Blake's Seven, 1980
Specials
What's Going On Here? (revue), NBC, 1963
The Drinking Party (also known as Plato's Symposium), 1965
Alice in Wonderland, BBC, 1966
From Chekhov with Love, BBC, 1968
The Merchant of Venice, 1973
King Lear (also known as Play of the Month: King Lear), 1975
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You (also known as Omnibus: Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You and Whistle and I'll Come to You), BBC, 1978
The Taming of the Shrew (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew and The Complete Dramatic Works of WilliamShakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew), 1980
Timon of Athens (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Timon of Athens and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens), 1981
Antony & Cleopatra (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra), 1981
Othello (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Othelloand The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Othello), 1981
Troilus & Cressida (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida), 1981
Tighten Your Belts, Bite the Bullet, 1981
King Lear (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: King Lear and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear), 1982
The Beggar's Opera, 1983
Cosi fan tutte, Arts and Entertainment, 1986
Long Day's Journey into Night, Showtime, 1987
Television Producer
Specials
Alice in Wonderland, 1966
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You (also known as Omnibus: Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You and Whistle and I'll Come to You), BBC, 1978
Executive producer, Jonathan Miller's Shakespearean Saga, BBC, 1979-1981
All's Well That Ends Well (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: All's Well That End Well and The Complete Dramatic Works of Williams Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well), 1980
Merchant of Venice (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice), 1980
The Taming of the Shrew (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew and The Complete Dramatic Works of WilliamShakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew), 1980
Timon of Athens (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Timon of Athens and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens), 1981
Antony & Cleopatra (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra), 1981
Othello (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Othelloand The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Othello), 1981
Troilus & Cressida (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida), 1981
The Winter's Tale (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale), 1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream), 1981
Henry VI, Part One (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One), 1983
Henry VI, Part Two (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two), 1983
Executive producer, Madness, BBC, 1991
Television Work
Other
Editor, Monitor, BBC, 1964-1965
Opera director, Rigoletto, 1982
Stage director, The Mikado (also known as The Town of Titipu), PBS, 1987
Opera director, La fanciulla del West, 1991
Stage director, Le nozze di Figaro, PBS, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Host, The Body in Question, BBC, 1978, PBS, 1980-1981
Host, States of Mind, BBC, 1983
Host, Madness by Jonathan Miller, PBS, 1992
Jonathan Miller on Reflection, 1998
Specials
Himself, Roger Daltrey, 1983
(As Jonathan W. Miller) The Long Hot Summer, 1985
Messenger, San Francisco Ballet in Cinderella, PBS, 1985
Cosi fan tutte, Arts and Entertainment, 1986
Omnibus, ABC, 1988
Jonathan Miller on Acting in Opera, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
"Dudley Moore," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Anatomy of Horror, UPN, 1995
Backstage/Lincoln Center, PBS, 1995
Himself, Some Interesting Facts about Peter Cook, 1995
Episodic
Tempo, ATV, 1961
The Jack Parr Show, NBC, 1962
A Trip to the Moon, CBS, 1964
Various, Beyond the Fringe, BBC, 1964
Books of Our Times, 1964
Intimations, BBC, 1965-1966
Sunday Night, BBC, 1966
Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1974
Review, BBC, 1974
Edge, PBS, 1991
Himself, Ruby, 1997
Himself, "The Goons," Heroes of Comedy, 1997
Opera director, "Puccini," Great Composers, PBS, 1999
(In archive footage) The Sketch Show Story (also known as Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story), BBC, 2001
Also appeared on The Johnny Carson Show, NBC; Russell Harty Plus One, LWT; Did You See ... ?, BBC; and The David Susskind Show, syndicated.
Miniseries
The Talk Show Story, 2000
Film Director
Take a Girl Like You, Columbia, 1970
Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (also known as Pleasure atHer Majesty's), 1977
(And producer) Tighten Your Belts, Bite the Bullet, 1981
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Kirby Groomkirby, One Way Pendulum, Paramount, 1965
Various characters, Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (also known as Pleasure at Her Majesty's), 1977
(As Dr. Jonathan Miller) Himself (director), Shylock, 1999
(As Dr. Jonathan Miller) Theatre director, William Shakespeare, 2000
Radio Work
Director of programs, including Saturday Night on the Light and Monday Night at Home, both for BBC-Radio.
WRITINGS
Television Series
The Body in Question, 1980-1981
Television Specials
Alice in Wonderland, BBC, 1966
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You (also known as Omnibus: Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You), 1968
Madness by Jonathan Miller, PBS, 1992
Other Television Works
Beyond the Fringe, 1964
"The Anne Hutchinson Story," Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1965
From Chekhov with Love, 1968
The Body in Question, BBC, 1978, PBS, 1979; published as The Body in Question, Random House, 1978
Plays
(With Peter Cook, Alan Bennett, and Dudley Moore) Beyond the Fringe, S. French, 1963
(With Michael Hastings) The Emperor (adapted from a book by Ryszard Kapuscinski), produced at Theatre Upstairs, London, 1987, then Royal CourtTheatre, 1987
Nonfiction
Harvey and the Circulation of the Blood, Grossman, 1968
Marshall McLuhan (biography), Viking, 1971, published in England as McLuhan, Fontana, 1971
Editor, Freud: The Man, His World, His Influence, Little, Brown, 1972
(With Borin Van Loon) Darwin for Beginners, Norton, 1982
States of Mind: Conversations with Psychological Investigators, Pantheon, 1983
The Human Body, illustrations by David Pelham, Viking, 1983
The Facts of Life, illustrations by Pelham, Viking, 1984
Subsequent Performances, Viking, 1986
Editor, The Don Giovanni Book: Myths of Seduction and Betrayal, Faber and Faber (London), 1990
Also contributor to periodicals, including New Yorker, New YorkHerald Tribune, Partisan Review, Commentary, Spectator, and New Statesman.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Opera, St. James Press, 1993
International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3: Actors, Directors, and Designers, St. James Press, 1996
Romain, Michael, editor, A Profile of Jonathan Miller, Cambridge University Press, 1991

Periodicals

Economist, July 12, 1997, p. 77
Nation, January 12, 1998, p. 31
Opera News, June, 2002, p. 20

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