Not to be confused with another Australian director, George Miller, of the
Mad Max movies.
Miller has pointed out an affinity between his work and the writings of comparative religion and mythology scholar Joseph Campbell.
Best remembered for The Man from Snowy River, which grossed $17.2 million locally on its release in 1982 (the equivalent of $68 million in today's money).
Sons Harvey and Geordie are in the band Client Liaison.
Out of high school he landed a job in the mailroom of Crawford Television. By 21 he was working as a cameraman, but after just a couple of weeks he got his big break as a director.
His father worked as a coal miner. His mother worked in the kitchen at Parliament House in Melbourne.
His favorite film of his own was Les Patterson Saves The World.