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William Joseph "Ranger Bill" Miller (March 5, 1878 – November 12, 1939) was an American actor.[1]
Miller was born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Prior to films, he was a Texas Ranger, and toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He falsely claimed he was the adopted son of Buffalo Bill Cody, but this has been denied by both Cody's and Miller's descendants. He produced and appeared in the 1922 film The Fighting Ranger, and wrote and directed Guilty the same year. He had one son, Wendell. He died of a stroke in Los Angeles, California.
- ^ Staff report (November 14, 1939). 'Ranger Bill' Miller, early film cowboy; Rode 'King, the Wonder Horse' of Buffalo Bill--Dies at 61. New York Times