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Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Acting1907Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Biography

Ray Milland (born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones or Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. He is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), as well as for his performances in Dial M for Murder (1954) and Love Story (1970).

Acting History

1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Sad?
as (archive footage)
1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
Faces of Horror
as Maxwell Kirshner (archive)
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1985
The Sea Serpent
as Professor Timothy Wallace
1984
The Masks of Death
as Home Secretary
1983
Cave-In!
as Prof. Harrison Soames
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
1980
The Attic
as Wendell
Charlie's Angels
TVas Oliver Barrows2 eps
The Dream Merchants
TVas Lawrence Radford
1979
Game for Vultures
as Colonal Brettle
Survival Run
as Professor
The Darker Side of Terror
as Prof. Meredith
The Love Boat
TVas Peter Bradbury2 eps
1978
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett III
Cruise Into Terror
as Dr. Isiah Bakkun
Blackout
as Richard Stafford
Slavers
as Hassan
Battlestar Galactica
TVas Sire Uri1 eps
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
The Uncanny
as Frank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")
The Pyjama Girl Case
as Inspector Timpson
Oil
as Boss Stewart
Testimony of Two Men
TVas Jonas Witherby3 eps
Seventh Avenue
TVas Douglas Fredericks
1976
Aces High
as Brigadier General Whale
The Last Tycoon
as Fleishacker
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Johann Hurtil
Rich Man, Poor Man
TVas Duncan Calderwood12 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TVas Duncan Calderwood
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Aristotle Bolt
The Dead Don't Die
as Jim Moss / Varrick
1974
Witness to Murder
as Dr. Roger Mann
Gold
as Hurry Hirschfeld
1973
The House in Nightmare Park
as Stewart Henderson
The Big Game
as Pete Handley
Terror in the Wax Museum
as Harry Flexner
1972
Embassy
as Ambassador
Frogs
as Jason Crockett
The Thing with Two Heads
as Maxwell Kirshner
Cool Million
TVas Neil Fitzsimmons
1971
Black Noon
as Caleb Hobbs
River of Gold
as Evelyn Rose
Columbo
TVas Jarvis Goodland / Arthur Kennicutt1 eps
1970
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett III
Company of Killers
as George DeSalles
1969
Daughter of the Mind
as Prof. Samuel Hale Constable
1968
Hostile Witness
as Simon Crawford
1964
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Howard Fennick1 eps
1961
King of Kings
as Satan (voice) (uncredited)
Thriller
TVDirector1 eps
1959
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist1 eps
1958
The Safecracker
as Colley Dawson
Suspicion
TVas Roy Markham1 eps
1957
High Flight
as Wing Commander Rudge
The River's Edge
as Nardo Denning
1956
Lisbon
as Robert John Evans
Three Brave Men
as Joe DiMarco
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVas Markheim1 eps
Lisbon
Director
Lisbon
Associate Producer
1955
A Man Alone
as Wes Steele
A Man Alone
Director
1954
Dial M for Murder
as Tony Wendice
1953
Let's Do It Again
as Gary Stuart
Jamaica Run
as Patrick Fairlie
General Electric Theater
TVas Woodward / John / Russel Kent / Caradoc Williams
1952
The Thief
as Allan Fields
Something to Live For
as Alan Miller
1951
Rhubarb
as Eric Yeager
Circle of Danger
as Clay Douglas
Close to My Heart
as Brad Sheridan
Night Into Morning
as Philip Ainley
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Harry Carstairs
1950
A Woman of Distinction
as Alexander "Alec" Stevenson
Copper Canyon
as Johnny Carter
A Life of Her Own
as Steve Harleigh
1949
Alias Nick Beal
as Nick Beal
It Happens Every Spring
as Vernon Simpson
The Art Director
as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948
So Evil My Love
as Mark Bellis
The Big Clock
as George Stroud
Sealed Verdict
as Robert Lawson
1947
California
as Jonathan Trumbo
Golden Earrings
as Ralph Denistoun
Variety Girl
as Ray Milland
The Trouble with Women
as Gilbert Sedley
1946
The Imperfect Lady
as Clive Loring
The Well Groomed Bride
as Dudley Briggs
1945
The Lost Weekend
as Don Birnam
Kitty
as Sir Hugh Marcy
1944
Lady in the Dark
as Charley Johnson
Ministry of Fear
as Stephen Neale
The Uninvited
as Roderick Fitzgerald
1943
Forever and a Day
as Bill Trimble
The Crystal Ball
as Brad Cavanaugh
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
as Stephen Tolliver
The Lady Has Plans
as Kenneth Harper
1941
Sullivan's Travels
as Near-Collision Man (uncredited)
Skylark
as Tony Kenyon
I Wanted Wings
as Jeff Young
1940
Irene
as Don Marshall
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Dr. Timothy Sterling
Arise, My Love
as Tom Martin
Untamed
as Dr. William Crawford
French Without Tears
as Alan Howard
1939
Beau Geste
as John Geste
Hotel Imperial
as Lieutenant Nemassy
Everything Happens at Night
as Geoffrey Thompson
1938
Say It in French
as Richard Carrington, Jr.
Tropic Holiday
as Ken Warren
Her Jungle Love
as Bob Mitchell
Men with Wings
as Scott Barnes
1937
Easy Living
as John Ball Jr.
Wings Over Honolulu
as Richard "Stony" Gilchrist
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Wise Girl
as John O'Halloran
Ebb Tide
as Robert Herrick
1936
Three Smart Girls
as Lord Michael Stuart
Next Time We Love
as Tommy Abbott
The Jungle Princess
as Christopher Powell
1935
The Gilded Lily
as Charles Gray Granville
The Glass Key
as Taylor Henry
Four Hours to Kill!
as Carl Barrett
Alias Mary Dow
as Peter Marshall
1934
Menace
as Freddie Bastion
Bolero
as Robert Coray
One Hour Late
as Tony St. John
We're Not Dressing
as Prince Michael (as Raymond Milland)
Many Happy Returns
as Ted Lambert
1933
This Is the Life
as Bob Travers
Orders Is Orders
as Dashwood
1932
Polly of the Circus
as Church Usher (uncredited)
Payment Deferred
as James Medland
The Man Who Played God
as Eddie (uncredited)
But the Flesh Is Weak
as Mr. Stewart
1931
Strangers May Kiss
as 3rd Admirer
Blonde Crazy
as Joe Reynolds
Ambassador Bill
as King Lothar
Bought!
as Charles Carter Jr.
Just a Gigolo
as Freddie
The Bachelor Father
as Geoffrey Trent
1930
Passion Flower
as Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)
Way for a Sailor
as Ship's Officer
1929
The Lady from the Sea
as Tom Roberts
Piccadilly
as Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)
The Flying Scotsman
as Jim Edwards
The Informer
as Sharpshooter
The Informer
Technical Advisor
1928
Moulin Rouge
as Theater Patron (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/3/1907
Day of Death
3/10/1986
Place of Birth
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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