Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Deceased · Born: Jan 4, 1907 · Died: Mar 10, 1986

Known For

The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend
Dial M for Murder Dial M for Murder
Love Story Love Story
The Uninvited The Uninvited

Personal Details

Height 6' 1"
Born Jan 4, 1907 Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Parents
  • Alfred Jones
  • Elizabeth Annie Jones

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).

Career

1985
The Sea Serpent
The Sea Serpent as Professor Timothy Wallace
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1984
Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death as Home Security
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1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land as Q. T. Thornwell
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1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana as Mr. Griffiths
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
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1980
Cave in!
Cave in! as Prof. Harrison Soames
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Game for Vultures
Game for Vultures as Colonal Brettle
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The Attic
The Attic as Wendell
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1979
The Darker Side of Terror
The Darker Side of Terror as Prof. Meredith
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Survival Run
Survival Run as Professor
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1978
Slavers
Slavers as Hassan
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Cruise Into Terror
Cruise Into Terror as Dr. Isiah Bakkun
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Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story as Oliver Barrett III
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Blackout
Blackout as Richard Stafford
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1977
Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!
Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
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The Uncanny
The Uncanny as Frank Richards
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The Pyjama Girl Case
The Pyjama Girl Case as Inspector Thompson
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Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue as Douglas Fredericks
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1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby as Roman Castevet
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The Swiss Conspiracy
The Swiss Conspiracy as Johann Hurtil
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The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon as Fleishacker
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Aces High
Aces High as Brigadier General Whale
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1975
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die as Jim Moss / Varrick
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Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain as Aristotle Bolt
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1974
Gold
Gold as Hurry Hirschfeld
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1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum as Harry Flexner
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The Big Game
The Big Game as Pete Handley
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The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park as Stewart Henderson
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1972
Frogs
Frogs as Jason Crockett
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Embassy
Embassy as Ambassador
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The Thing with Two Heads
The Thing with Two Heads as Maxwell Kirshner
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1971
River of Gold
River of Gold as Evelyn Rose
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Black Noon
Black Noon as Caleb Hobbs
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Columbo
Columbo as Arthur Kennicutt
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1970
Company of Killers
Company of Killers as George DeSalles
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Love Story
Love Story as Oliver Barrett III
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1969
Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind as Prof. Samuel Hale Constable
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1968
Hostile Witness
Hostile Witness as Simon Crawford
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1964
The Confession
The Confession as Mario Forni
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1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes as James Xavier
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Howard Fennick
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1962
Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero! as Harry Baldwin
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The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial as Guy Carrell
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1958
The Safecracker
The Safecracker as Colley Dawson
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1957
High Flight
High Flight as Wing Commander Rudge
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The River's Edge
The River's Edge as Nardo Denning
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1956
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men as Joe DiMarco
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Lisbon
Lisbon as Robert John Evans
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1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Stanford White
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A Man Alone
A Man Alone as Wes Steele
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1954
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder as Tony Wendice
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1953
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again as Gary Stuart
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Jamaica Run
Jamaica Run as Patrick Fairlie
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1952
The Thief
The Thief as Allan Fields
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Bugles in the Afternoon
Bugles in the Afternoon as Kern Shafter
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Something to Live For
Something to Live For as Alan Miller
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1951
Rhubarb
Rhubarb as Eric Yeager
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Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart as Brad Sheridan
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Circle of Danger
Circle of Danger as Clay Douglas
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Night Into Morning
Night Into Morning as Philip Ainley
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1950
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own as Steve Harleigh
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A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction as Alec Stevenson
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Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon as Johnny Carter
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1949
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring as Vernon Simpson
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Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal as Nick Beal
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1948
The Big Clock
The Big Clock as George Stroud
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So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love as Mark Bellis
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Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict as Robert Lawson
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1947
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women as Gilbert Sedley
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Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings as Ralph Denistoun
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Variety Girl
Variety Girl as Ray Milland
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California
California as Jonathan Trumbo
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1946
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride as Dudley Briggs
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The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady as Clive Loring
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1945
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend as Don Birnam
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Kitty
Kitty as Sir Hugh Marcy
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1944
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark as Charley Johnson
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Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear as Stephen Neale
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The Uninvited
The Uninvited as Roderick Fitzgerald
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Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again as John
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1943
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball as Brad Cavanaugh
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Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day as Bill Trimble
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1942
The Lady Has Plans
The Lady Has Plans as Kenneth Clarence Harper
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The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor as Philip Kirby
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Are Husbands Necessary? as George Cugat
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Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm as Joe
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Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind as Stephen Tolliver
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1941
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings as Jeff Young
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Skylark
Skylark as Tony Kenyon
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1940
Untamed
Untamed as William Crawford
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Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love as Tom Martin
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Irene
Irene as Don Marshall
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Timothy Sterling
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1939
Beau Geste
Beau Geste as John Geste
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Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial as Lieutenant Nemassy
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1938
Her Jungle Love
Her Jungle Love as Bob Mitchell
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Tropic Holiday
Tropic Holiday as Ken Warren
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Say It in French
Say It in French as Richard Carrington, Jr.
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1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
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Wise Girl
Wise Girl as John O'Halloran
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Easy Living
Easy Living as John Ball Jr.
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Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu as Richard "Stony" Gilchrist
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1936
Next Time We Love
Next Time We Love as Tommy Abbott (as Raymond Milland)
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Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls as Lord Michael Stuart
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The Jungle Princess
The Jungle Princess as Christopher Powell
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Bob Miller
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The Return of Sophie Lang
The Return of Sophie Lang as Jimmy Dawson
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1935
Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill! as Carl Barrett
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Alias Mary Dow
Alias Mary Dow as Peter Marshall
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The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily as Charles Gray (Lord Granton)
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The Glass Key
The Glass Key as Taylor Henry
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1934
Bolero
Bolero as Robert Coray
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We're Not Dressing
We're Not Dressing as Michael Stofani
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Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London as Neil Howard
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1932
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred as James Medland
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1931
Ambassador Bill
Ambassador Bill as King Lothar
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The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father as Geoffrey Trent
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Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy as Joe Reynolds
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1930
Passion Flower
Passion Flower as Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)
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1929
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea as Tom Roberts
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1928
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge as Theater Patron (uncredited)
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1968
Hostile Witness
Hostile Witness as Director
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1962
Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero! as Director
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1958
The Safecracker
The Safecracker as Director, Story
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1956
Lisbon
Lisbon as Director
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1955
A Man Alone
A Man Alone as Director
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