Known for Writing
Victor Miller or Victor B. Miller (May 14, 1940 – August 31, 2026) was an American writer for film and television. Perhaps his best known and most acknowledged work is his script for the first Friday the 13th film, the popularity of which spawned a long series of sequels, none of which has his involvement, though he remains credited for creating the characters of Jason Voorhees and his mother. He has also written for several daytime television series, for which he has won three Daytime Emmy Awards. His television work includes Guiding Light, One Life to Live, Another World, and All My Children. Much of his tenure of several shows has been working under head writer Megan McTavish.
Born
May 14, 1940
Died
August 31, 2026 (age 86)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Filmography
29 films, 2 shows


Rock, Paper, Scissors
2019 · 1h 24m · US
After being released, a reformed serial killer moves into his family's ancestral estate and is haunted by his past -- both the living and the dead.


A Stranger Is Watching
1982 · 1h 32m · US
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.


Friday the 13th
1980 · 1h 35m · US
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.


Here Come the Tigers
1978 · 1h 27m · US
A cop and his partner manage a little league baseball team, trying to turn the group of misfits into a competitive team.


The Black Pearl
1977 · 1h 35m · ES
The young Ramon Salazar, son of a village owner, dreams of becoming a pearl fisherman. His father agrees to let him experience this job. Ramon enters a forbidden cave, den of a giant skate nicknamed the Manta Diablo. He finds an oyster containing a black pearl of unusual size. His father donates it to the Virgin rather than sell it to dishonest traffickers. Shortly after, the flotilla of the village led by Salazar perishes at sea. Ramon must face the Manta Diablo with another fisherman to bring prosperity to the village ..