Seaman Miller — Return from the River Kwai Character Profile

About Seaman Miller

British/Australian sailor and prisoner of war. Defiantly confronts Tanaka, leading to his brutal public execution by sword in front of the other captives.

Character Facts

Played by

Timothy Bottoms

Appears in

Return from the River Kwai (1989)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Return from the River Kwai

• Major Benford (Edward Fox)
• Lieutenant Tanaka (George Takei)
• Lieutenant Crawford (Chris Penn)
• Colonel Grayson (Denholm Elliott)
• Meo Girl (Anna Maria Tirol)
• Lt. Commander Hunt (Nick Tate)
• Anon (Andres Tepongco)
• Lieutenant Yamashita (Masato Nagamori)
• Frenchman in Saigon (Pierre Valderon)
• Lady in Saigon (Patricia Edmondson)
• Sergeant Perry (Richard Graham)
• Benford's Patient (Paul Holme)