Person
Ray Milland
Acting · 1907–1986 · Neath, 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).
Known for
Columbo
Jarvis Goodland
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Howard Fennick
The Love Boat
Peter Bradbury
Charlie's Angels
Oliver Barrows
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Thriller
Director
Hart to Hart
1979
What's My Line?
Self
Battlestar Galactica
Sire Uri
Filmography
- 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
- 1996Sad?(archive footage)
- 1995Theremin: An Electronic OdysseyDon Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989Faces of HorrorMaxwell Kirshner (archive)
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)
- 1985The Sea SerpentProfessor Timothy Wallace
- 1984The Masks of DeathHome Secretary
- 1983Cave-In!Prof. Harrison Soames
- 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandQ. T. Thornwell
- 1982The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaMr. Griffiths
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
- 1981Our Family BusinessTony
- 1980The AtticWendell
- 1980The Dream MerchantsLawrence Radford
- 1979Hart to Hart
- 1979Game for VulturesColonal Brettle
- 1979Survival RunProfessor
- 1979The Darker Side of TerrorProf. Meredith
- 1978Oliver's StoryOliver Barrett III
- 1978Battlestar GalacticaSire Uri
- 1978Battlestar GalacticaSire Uri
- 1978BlackoutRichard Stafford
- 1978SlaversHassan
- 1978Cruise Into TerrorDr. Isiah Bakkun
- 1977The Pyjama Girl CaseInspector Timpson
- 1977The Love BoatPeter Bradbury
- 1977The UncannyFrank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")
- 1977Testimony of Two MenJonas Witherby
- 1977Mayday at 40,000 FeetDr. Joseph Mannheim
- 1977OilBoss Stewart
- 1977Seventh AvenueDouglas Fredericks
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- 1976The Last TycoonFleishacker
- 1976Look What's Happened to Rosemary's BabyRoman Castevet
- 1976Charlie's AngelsOliver Barrows
- 1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIDuncan Calderwood
- 1976Aces HighBrigadier General Whale
- 1976The Swiss ConspiracyJohann Hurtil
- 1976Rich Man, Poor ManDuncan Calderwood
- 1975Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsCarson McKell
- 1975Escape to Witch MountainAristotle Bolt
- 1975The Dead Don't DieJim Moss / Varrick
- 1974GoldHurry Hirschfeld
- 1974Witness to MurderDr. Roger Mann
- 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumHarry Flexner
- 1973The Big GamePete Handley
- 1973The House in Nightmare ParkStewart Henderson
- 1972Cool MillionNeil Fitzsimmons
- 1972The Thing with Two HeadsMaxwell Kirshner
- 1972FrogsJason Crockett
- 1972EmbassyAmbassador
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971Black NoonCaleb Hobbs
- 1971ColumboJarvis Goodland
- 1971River of GoldEvelyn Rose
- 1970Love StoryOliver Barrett III
- 1970Company of KillersGeorge DeSalles
- 1969Daughter of the MindProf. Samuel Hale Constable
- 1969Bracken's World
- 1968Hostile WitnessSimon Crawford
- 1964Quick, Let's Get MarriedMario Forni
- 1963X: The Man with the X-Ray EyesJames Xavier
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourHoward Fennick
- 1962Panic in Year Zero!Harry Baldwin
- 1962The Premature BurialGuy Carrell
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961King of KingsSatan (voice) (uncredited)
- 1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
- 1960ThrillerDirector
- 1959Markham
- 1958The SafecrackerColley Dawson
- 1957SuspicionRoy Markham
- 1957High FlightWing Commander Rudge
- 1957The River's EdgeNardo Denning
- 1956Three Brave MenJoe DiMarco
- 1956LisbonRobert John Evans
- 1955A Man AloneWes Steele
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseMarkheim
- 1955The Girl in the Red Velvet SwingStanford White
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyAristotle Bolt
- 1954Dial M for MurderTony Wendice
- 1953Meet Mr. McNutley
- 1953Let's Do It AgainGary Stuart
- 1953Jamaica RunPatrick Fairlie
- 1953General Electric TheaterRussel Kent
- 1952The ThiefAllan Fields
- 1952Something to Live ForAlan Miller
- 1952Bugles in the AfternoonKern Shafter
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsHarry Carstairs
- 1951Close to My HeartBrad Sheridan
- 1951RhubarbEric Yeager
- 1951Night Into MorningPhilip Ainley
- 1951Circle of DangerClay Douglas
- 1950Copper CanyonJohnny Carter
- 1950A Life of Her OwnSteve Harleigh
- 1950A Woman of DistinctionAlexander "Alec" Stevenson
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949The Art DirectorSelf - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1949It Happens Every SpringVernon Simpson
- 1949Alias Nick BealNick Beal
- 1948Miss Tatlock's MillionsHimself
- 1948Sealed VerdictRobert Lawson
- 1948So Evil My LoveMark Bellis
- 1948The Big ClockGeorge Stroud
- 1947Variety GirlRay Milland
- 1947Golden EarringsRalph Denistoun
- 1947The Trouble with WomenGilbert Sedley
- 1947CaliforniaJonathan Trumbo
- 1946The Imperfect LadyClive Loring
- 1946The Well Groomed BrideDudley Briggs
- 1945The Lost WeekendDon Birnam
- 1945KittySir Hugh Marcy
- 1944Till We Meet AgainJohn
- 1944Ministry of FearStephen Neale
- 1944The UninvitedRoderick Fitzgerald
- 1944Lady in the DarkCharley Johnson
- 1943The Crystal BallBrad Cavanaugh
- 1943Forever and a DayBill Trimble
- 1942The Major and the MinorMajor Kirby
- 1942Are Husbands Necessary?George Cugat
- 1942Reap the Wild WindStephen Tolliver
- 1942Star Spangled RhythmJoe
- 1942The Lady Has PlansKenneth Harper
- 1941Sullivan's TravelsNear-Collision Man (uncredited)
- 1941SkylarkTony Kenyon
- 1941I Wanted WingsJeff Young
- 1940Arise, My LoveTom Martin
- 1940UntamedDr. William Crawford
- 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeDr. Timothy Sterling
- 1940IreneDon Marshall
- 1940French Without TearsAlan Howard
- 1939Everything Happens at NightGeoffrey Thompson
- 1939Beau GesteJohn Geste
- 1939Hotel ImperialLieutenant Nemassy
- 1938Say It in FrenchRichard Carrington, Jr.
- 1938Men with WingsScott Barnes
- 1938Tropic HolidayKen Warren
- 1938Her Jungle LoveBob Mitchell
- 1937Wise GirlJohn O'Halloran
- 1937Ebb TideRobert Herrick
- 1937Easy LivingJohn Ball Jr.
- 1937Wings Over HonoluluRichard "Stony" Gilchrist
- 1937Bulldog Drummond EscapesHugh "Bulldog" Drummond
- 1936Three Smart GirlsLord Michael Stuart
- 1936The Jungle PrincessChristopher Powell
- 1936The Big Broadcast of 1937Bob Miller
- 1936The Return of Sophie LangJimmy Dawson
- 1936Next Time We LoveTommy Abbott
- 1935The Glass KeyTaylor Henry
- 1935Alias Mary DowPeter Marshall
- 1935Four Hours to Kill!Carl Barrett
- 1935The Gilded LilyCharles Gray Granville
- 1934One Hour LateTony St. John
- 1934MenaceFreddie Bastion
- 1934Charlie Chan in LondonNeil Howard
- 1934Many Happy ReturnsTed Lambert
- 1934We're Not DressingPrince Michael (as Raymond Milland)
- 1934BoleroRobert Coray
- 1933This Is the LifeBob Travers
- 1933Orders Is OrdersDashwood
- 1932Payment DeferredJames Medland
- 1932But the Flesh Is WeakMr. Stewart
- 1932Polly of the CircusChurch Usher (uncredited)
- 1932The Man Who Played GodEddie (uncredited)
- 1931Ambassador BillKing Lothar
- 1931Blonde CrazyJoe Reynolds
- 1931Bought!Charles Carter Jr.
- 1931Just a GigoloFreddie
- 1931Strangers May Kiss3rd Admirer
- 1931The Bachelor FatherGeoffrey Trent
- 1930Passion FlowerParty Guest with Letter (uncredited)
- 1930Way for a SailorShip's Officer
- 1929The InformerSharpshooter
- 1929The PlaythingIan
- 1929The Flying ScotsmanJim Edwards
- 1929The Lady from the SeaTom Roberts
- 1929PiccadillyDiner in Nightclub (uncredited)
- 1928Moulin RougeTheater Patron (uncredited)
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