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Marvin Elliot Miller was an American radio, film, and voice-over actor. His only Disney roles were the Narrator in Sleeping Beauty, various characters in Ben and Me, and a few episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney, including "Magic Highway, U.S.A." and "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates".

Born in St. Louis, Miller graduated from Washington University before commencing his career in radio. Possessing a deep baritone voice, he narrated and voiced characters on radio shows, like The Story Behind the Story, The Jo Stafford Show, The Whistler, The Woman in White, Midstream the announcer for Songs by Sinatra, and The Billie Burke Show.

In Hollywood, he is remembered for voicing Robby the Robot in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy. He also appeared or narrated in Dead Reckoning, Blood on the Sun, Deadline at Dawn, Johnny Angel, Gerald McBoing-Boing, Hemo the Magnificent, Godzilla Raids Again, King Dinosaur, The Story of Mankind, Manhunt in the Jungle, The Phantom Planet, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Gamera the Invincible, MASH, Fantastic Planet, and The Naked Ape. Miller would also use these talent on television for both live action and animated shows, such as The Pink Panther Show, The Green Hornet, The Millionaire, The Danny Thomas Show, Bat Masterson, Land of the Lost, Mission: Impossible, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Perry Mason, Batman, The F.B.I, Wonder Woman, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.

He also won Grammy Awards in 1965 and 1966 for his recordings of Dr. Seuss stories: "Dr. Seuss Presents – If I Ran the Zoo and Sleep Book" and "Dr. Seuss Presents Fox in Socks and Green Eggs and Ham".

Miller died in 1985 at the age of 71 from a heart attack.

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