George Miller
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Name: George Miller (born George Miliotis).
Birth Date: March 3, 1945.
Birth Place: Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.
Nationality/Profession: Australian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Career Start: Directing career started in Australia with the first three Mad Max films between 1979 and 1985 with producing partner Byron Kennedy.
Production Company: Kennedy Miller Productions (founded in 1978 with Byron Kennedy).
Key Films:
Mad Max (1979) - action sci-fi starring Mel Gibson.
Mad Max 2 (1981).
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - transition to Hollywood.
Lorenzo's Oil (1992) - biographical medical drama.
Awards: Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, and Golden Globe Award.
Known Credits: 57.
George Miller, born George Miliotis on March 3, 1945, in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer. He co-founded the production company Kennedy Miller Productions with Byron Kennedy in 1978. Miller's directing career began in Australia with the first three Mad Max films released between 1979 and 1985. The 1979 film Mad Max featured Mel Gibson in the title role. Miller later transitioned to Hollywood with the 1987 film
Career overview
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Name: George Miller (born George Miliotis).
Born: March 3, 1945, in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.
Nationality: Australian.
Roles: Filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer.
Directing Career Start: Started in Australia with the first three Mad Max films between 1979 and 1985.
Key Collaborator: Byron Kennedy (friend and producing partner).
Production Company: Kennedy Miller Productions (founded in 1978 with Byron Kennedy).
Mad Max Franchise: Started in 1979. Includes Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
Mad Max Details: Mad Max is an action sci-fi with Mel Gibson in the title role.
Hollywood Transition: The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
Other Directed Films: The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Lorenzo's Oil (1992).
Awards: Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe Award.
Known Credits: 57.
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Mad Max.
George Miller, born George Miliotis on March 3, 1945, in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer. In 1978, Miller and his producing partner Byron Kennedy founded the production company Kennedy Miller Productions. Miller's directing career began in Australia with the first three Mad Max films released between 1979 and 1985. This includes the 1979 action sci-fi Mad Max, which featured Mel Gibson in the title role. The Mad Max franchise, which Miller has created over four decades, includes Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
Paragraph 2: Hollywood and Later Work.
Following his work in Australia, Miller transitioned to Hollywood with the direction of the dark fantasy comedy The Witches of Eastwick in 1987. His subsequent directing credits include the biographical medical drama Lorenzo's Oil, released in 1992. Throughout his career, Miller has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He has 57 known credits.
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"George Miller, born George Miliotis on March 3, 1945, in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer. In 1978, Miller and his producing partner Byron Kennedy founded the production company Kennedy Miller Productions. Miller's directing career began in Australia with the first three Mad Max films released between 1979 and 1985. This includes the 1979 action sci-fi Mad Max, which featured Mel Gibson in the title role. The Mad Max franchise, which Miller has created over four decades, includes Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
Following his work in Australia, Miller transitioned to Hollywood with the direction of the dark fantasy comedy The Witches of Eastwick
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Full Filmography
91 titles- It’s a Mad Max World (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller (2025) as Self
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Writer
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Director
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Producer
- Creative Types with Virginia Trioli (2024) as Self
- Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa (2024) as Self
- Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa (2024) Thanks
- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023) as Self
- Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Writer
- Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Director
- Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Producer
- Baby Driver (2017) Thanks
- Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road (2017) as Self
- Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' (2016) as Self
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Writer
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Producer
- The Madness of Max (2015) as Self
- The Director's Chair (2014) as Self
- Forgotten Wars, Forgotten Victims (2012) Executive Producer
- Happy Feet Two (2011) Director
- Happy Feet Two (2011) Writer
- Happy Feet Two (2011) Producer
- Not Quite Hollywood (2008) as Self
- Happy Feet (2006) Director
- Happy Feet (2006) Producer
- Happy Feet (2006) Writer
- HypaSpace (2002) as Self
- Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars (1999) as Self
- Voyage au centre de la terre (1999) Conductor
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Director
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Producer
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Writer
- 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1996) as Self - Host / Narrator
- 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1996) Director
- 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1996) Writer
- 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1996) Producer
- Video Fool for Love (1996) Producer
- Babe (1995) Screenplay
- Babe (1995) Producer
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Director
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Producer
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Screenplay
- Flirting (1991) Producer
- Dead Calm (1989) Producer
- Dead Calm (1989) Second Unit Director
- Bangkok Hilton (1989) Producer
- The Riddle of the Stinson (1988) Producer
- Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer (1988) Producer
- The Clean Machine (1988) Producer
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Director
- Vietnam (1987) Producer
- The Year My Voice Broke (1987) Producer
- Vietnam (1987) Producer
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Producer
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Director
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Screenplay
- The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985) as Self
- The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985) Executive Producer
- Spécial Mad Max (1985) as Self
- Bodyline (1984) Writer
- Bodyline (1984) Producer
- Tausend Augen (1984) as Mann in der Fähre
- The Cowra Breakout (1984) Producer
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Producer
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Director
- The Dismissal (1983) Executive Producer
- The Dismissal (1983) Director
- Mad Max 2 (1981) Director
- Mad Max 2 (1981) Screenplay
- Mad Max 2 (1981) Characters
- Mad Max 2 (1981) Additional Editor
- Bellamy (1981) Director
- The Chain Reaction (1980) Associate Producer
- The Chain Reaction (1980) Second Unit Director
- Mad Max (1979) Director
- Mad Max (1979) Screenplay
- Mad Max (1979) Story
- Bluey (1976) Director
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- The Devil in Evening Dress (1974) Director
- The Devil in Evening Dress (1974) Editor
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Frieze: An Underground Film (1973) Co-Director
- Webster's Domain (1972) Editor
- Webster's Domain (1972) Sound
- St. Vincent's Revue Film (1971) Director
- Violence in the Cinema, Part 1 (1971) Director
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Mad Max: The Wasteland Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is George Miller best known for?
George Miller is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022).
When and where was George Miller born?
George Miller was born on March 3, 1945 in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia.
How many credits does George Miller have?
George Miller has accumulated over 91 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2025.
What is George Miller's background in cinema and television?
Subject: George Miller (Directing). Goal: Write a factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc. Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points. L...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 29
- The Oscars (1953) as Self — aged about 8
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self — aged about 28
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