Editing Kim Milford (section)

==Career==
[[File:Kim Milford 1 Allan Warren.jpg |thumb|left|Milford in 1972.]]

===Acting===
Milford first appeared at the stock theatre in Chicago at age 10. In 1971, he appeared at The Kennedy Center in Leonard Bernstein’s ''Mass''. At age 17, he was in the original stage version of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' on Broadway, playing Woof and Claude. In 1976, he was awarded the Faith and Freedom Award by the [[Religious Heritage of America]] for his portrayal of the [[Prodigal Son]] in ''Round Trip''. Milford later performed in the first concert tour of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' playing Jesus and Judas. He also appeared in the original American production of ''[[Rocky Horror Show|The Rocky Horror Show]]'' as Rocky with the Los Angeles Roxy Cast and in the Broadway production. He reprised his role in the 1980 North American Tour production. He also appeared in the plays ''Henry Sweet Henry'' (1967), ''Your Own Thing'', ''[[Rockabye Hamlet]]'' (1975–76), ''[[More Than You Deserve]]'', ''Sunset'', and ''All Bets Off''.

In addition to stage work, Milford appeared in the 1975 television movies ''Song of the Succubus'' and ''Rock-a-Die-Baby'' (also known as ''Night of the Full Moon'') in which he performed music with his band Moon.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=R.D |title=Kim Milford: Rocky Horror, Jeff Beck, Corvettes and Lasers A journey with the Jeff Beck Group’s Kim Milford through his stage, film, and rock ’n’ roll career |url=https://rdfranciswriter.medium.com/rocky-horror-jeff-beck-corvettes-and-lasers-the-life-and-career-of-kim-milford-77828d04897b |website=Medium}}</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s, he had guest roles on ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' and ''[[Mannix]]'' and ''[[The Highwayman (TV series)|The Highwayman]]'', and starred in the 1978 feature film ''[[Laserblast]]'' and appeared in ''[[Corvette Summer]]'' alongside [[Mark Hamill]].<ref name=NYT/> He also had a recurring role as Tommy on the soap opera ''[[The Secret Storm]]''.

===Music===
Milford briefly became vocalist for [[Beck, Bogert & Appice]], billed as The Jeff Beck Group, for six performances between July 24 to August 8, 1972.<ref>{{cite book|author=Hjort and Hinman|title=Jeff's book: A Chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965-1980|pages=122–123}} {{ISBN|0-96410-053-3}}.</ref> It was billed as [[the Jeff Beck Group]], because, at the time, the band also included holdover [[Max Middleton]] on piano. Following Middleton's departure and Milford's firing,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=George |title=Max Middleton: Jazz, Jeff and more (24 August 2023) |url=https://jazzviews.net/max-middleton-jazz-jeff-and-more/ |website=Jazz Views |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref> the trio was known as Beck, Bogert & Appice (Middleton joined the British band [[Hummingbird (band)|Hummingbird]]). Milford was also the front man for his own band Moon who were co-writers on songs such as  "Lovin' Lady", "Jo Anna" and "She's Puttin' Me Through Changes". According to an interview in ''Viva'',<ref>Viva, October edition 1974</ref> Milford recorded an album ''Chain Your Lovers to the Bedposts'' and a single "Help Is on the Way, Rozea" released in 1974. He recorded the single "Muddy River Water" for (Decca Records),<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Kim Milford Discogs Page |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10683637-Richard-Kim-Milford-Muddy-River-Water |website=Discogs |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref> the ''Sunset'' soundtrack and appeared on the Roxy cast album of ''Rocky Horror Show''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rocky Horror Show Cast Album |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1975748-Original-Roxy-Cast-Starring-Tim-Curry-The-Rocky-Horror-Show?srsltid=AfmBOoqsNoxCSBoY-ZU0onwuJ9Yl4lEMSzhyMbRJcnB4GJv1-oK4uhUa |website=Discogs.com |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

Milford composed the music for ''Salome'', based on the [[Salome (play)|Oscar Wilde play]] and starred in it at [[Mark Taper Forum]] in Los Angeles in 1979. He  wrote and performed "My Love Is a Rebel" on the soundtrack of ''Limbo'', starring [[Barry Bostwick]]. His song "Justice" appeared on the ''[[Ciao! Manhattan]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lightintheattic.net/releases/3007-ciao-manhattan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|title=V/A – Ciao! Manhattan – Ciao! Manhattan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Light In The Attic Records|website=Light In The Attic Records}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Discogs - Kim Milford Met De Jeff Beck Group – Justice |website=[[Discogs]] |date=20 November 2024 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/13979304-Kim-Milford-Met-De-Jeff-Beck-Group-Justice}}</ref>