Michael Dunn's real name is Gary Neil Miller and born in Shattuck, Oklahoma. At full growth, he was 3' 6" tall and weighed in at 79 pounds. In 1964, he was quoted in Life magazine. It read:

Once in a while Michael Dunn unexpectedly catches sight of himself in a mirror. "There I am," he says, "a dwarf. It shocks me. I can't believe it's me. I don't feel like a dwarf inside."

Born of normal-sized parents, dwarfed by a bone disease called achondroplasia, Michael Dunn legs were very weak and he wore steel ankle braces. He also had difficulty straightening his elbows. Despite his handicapped condition, he managed to overwhelm those around him with extraordinary talent. He had a genius IQ of 178 and earned most of his tuition for the University of Florida by belting out songs in a local saloon.

Singing the occasional song on the Wild Wild West was his idea. Dunn said, "Singing gives Miguelito an added dimension. He may be nuts but that doesn't stop him from singing beautifully." Prior to the Wild Wild West, Dunn was in a play with Phoebe Dorin (sang with Dunn in several episodes of the WWW), and also had a night club singing act with her.

Dunn is no stranger to critical acclaim. He had an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in SHIP OF FOOLS. He won the New York Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Broadway play BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE and also was nominated for a Tony in the same play. He was also granted Emmy Award nominations for THE WILD WILD WEST and BONANZA.

In New York in 1967, he married an above average-sized (5' 5") woman named Joy Talbot. He died at the age of 39 on August 29th, 1973. He was in London on location for the film THE ABDICATION when he died suddenly at his hotel.

The Wild Wild West Episodes
The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night that Terror Stalked the Town .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Whirring Death .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Murderous Spring .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Raven .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Green Terror .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Surreal McCoy .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of the Bogus Bandits .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night Dr. Loveless Died .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless
The Night of Miguelito's Revenge .... Dr. Miguelito Loveless

Filmography
Abdication, The (1974) .... The Dwarf
Mutations, The (1973)
Goodnight, My Love (1972) (TV) .... Arthur Boyle
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) .... Pierre Triboulet
Justine (1969) .... Mnemjian
Boom (1968) .... Rudi
Madigan (1968) .... Midget Castiglione
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) .... Mr. Kupperman
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Richard Mudd
Ship of Fools (1965) .... Glocken
Without Each Other (1962) .... Dwarf