Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{Cast Data|series=TOS|image=Killian.jpg|character=Killian|born_month=|born_day=|born_year=|death_month=|death_day=|death_year=|nationality=US|imdb=0587385|sortkey=Milholland, Richard}} '''Richard Milholland''' is an American actor who portrayed Killian in the {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I|prose=y}}. == Career == Milholland established a career in American film and television during the early 1980s, primarily in supporting and character roles. His ear..."

2026-01-13T22:38:19Z

Created page with "{{Cast Data|series=TOS|image=Killian.jpg|character=Killian|born_month=|born_day=|born_year=|death_month=|death_day=|death_year=|nationality=US|imdb=0587385|sortkey=Milholland, Richard}} '''Richard Milholland''' is an American actor who portrayed Killian in the {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I|prose=y}}. == Career == Milholland established a career in American film and television during the early 1980s, primarily in supporting and character roles. His ear..."

New page

{{Cast Data|series=TOS|image=Killian.jpg|character=[[Killian]]|born_month=|born_day=|born_year=|death_month=|death_day=|death_year=|nationality=US|imdb=0587385|sortkey=Milholland, Richard}}

'''Richard Milholland''' is an American actor who portrayed [[Killian]] in the {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I|prose=y}}.

== Career ==
Milholland established a career in American film and television during the early 1980s, primarily in supporting and character roles. His earliest credited work includes an appearance in the television series ''[[w:Flamingo Road (TV series)|Flamingo Road]]'' in 1981, where he played a character named Jim.<ref name="imdb_milholland_filmography" group="external">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587385/#:~:text=Flamingo%20Road,Jim,1981,1%20episode|title=Richard Milholland - Filmography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Film work ===
In 1981, Milholland appeared in ''[[w:Looker|Looker]]'', a science fiction thriller written and directed by [[w:Michael Crichton|Michael Crichton]]. He portrayed a D.M.I. Truck Technician in the film, which starred [[w:Albert Finney|Albert Finney]], [[w:James Coburn|James Coburn]], and [[w:Susan Dey|Susan Dey]].<ref name="imdb_looker_cast" group="external">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/fullcredits/#:~:text=Richard%20Milholland,D.M.I.%20Truck%20Technician|title=Looker (1981) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 January 2026}}</ref> The film explored themes of digital manipulation and computer-generated imagery in advertising, with Milholland's character being part of the technical crew that operates scanning equipment during commercial shoots.<ref name="imdb_looker_plot" group="external">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/plotsummary/#:~:text=two%20technicians%20(Arthur%20Taxier%20%26%20Richard%20Milholland)%20calculate%20the%20parameters|title=Looker - Plot|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 January 2026}}</ref>

The following year, Milholland appeared in ''[[w:Vice Squad (1982 film)|Vice Squad]]'' (1982), a crime thriller directed by Gary Sherman. He played the role of a Driver in this gritty police drama starring [[w:Season Hubley|Season Hubley]] and [[w:Wings Hauser|Wings Hauser]].<ref name="imdb_vice_squad_cast" group="external">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084861/fullcredits/#:~:text=Richard%20Milholland,Driver|title=Vice Squad (1982) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 January 2026}}</ref>

Milholland's most substantial film role came in 1987's ''[[w:Fatal Beauty|Fatal Beauty]]'', an action-comedy starring [[w:Whoopi Goldberg|Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[w:Sam Elliott|Sam Elliott]]. He portrayed a character named Charlie in this film about an undercover narcotics detective pursuing a dangerous cocaine ring.<ref name="imdb_fatal_beauty_cast" group="external">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093011/fullcredits/#:~:text=Richard%20Milholland,Charlie|title=Fatal Beauty (1987) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Television work ===
In addition to his ''Battlestar Galactica'' appearance in 1978, Milholland maintained a presence in television throughout the early 1980s. He appeared in an episode of ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]'' in 1982, portraying a 1st Reporter in the long-running medical examiner drama.<ref name="imdb_milholland_filmography" group="external" />

That same year, Milholland guest-starred in the police drama ''[[w:CHiPs|CHiPs]]'', playing a character named Ronald Bates.<ref name="imdb_milholland_filmography" group="external" /> He later appeared in an episode of ''[[w:Automan|Automan]]'' in 1984, where he was credited as "Bomb Squad Man #2" in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s''[[w:Tron_(film)|Tron]]''-inspired science fiction series about a computer-generated superhero.<ref name="imdb_milholland_filmography" group="external" />

== References ==

=== External Sources ===
{{reflist|group=external}}{{indicator|TOS}}

Richard Milholland - Revision history