Ray Milland

Biography

Ray Milland (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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

160

Birth Date

1907-01-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Known For

• 

  Dial M for Murder
• 

  The Lost Weekend
• 

  The Big Clock
• 

  Escape to Witch Mountain
• 

  X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
• 

  Panic in Year Zero!

Credits

• actors (152 credits)

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Sad?

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

    Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Faces of Horror

    Maxwell Kirshner (archive)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Sea Serpent

    Professor Timothy Wallace

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Masks of Death

    Home Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Cave-In!

    Prof. Harrison Soames

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

    Q. T. Thornwell

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

    Mr. Griffiths

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Our Family Business

    Tony

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Attic

    Wendell

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Game for Vultures

    Colonal Brettle

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Survival Run

    Professor

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Darker Side of Terror

    Prof. Meredith

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver Barrett III

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Battlestar Galactica

    Sire Uri

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Blackout

    Richard Stafford

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Slavers

    Hassan

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Cruise Into Terror

    Dr. Isiah Bakkun

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Pyjama Girl Case

    Inspector Timpson

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Uncanny

    Frank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Mayday at 40,000 Feet

    Dr. Joseph Mannheim

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Oil

    Boss Stewart

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Last Tycoon

    Fleishacker

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

    Roman Castevet

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Aces High

    Brigadier General Whale

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Swiss Conspiracy

    Johann Hurtil

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

    Carson McKell

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Escape to Witch Mountain

    Aristotle Bolt

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Dead Don't Die

    Jim Moss / Varrick

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Gold

    Hurry Hirschfeld

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Witness to Murder

    Dr. Roger Mann

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Terror in the Wax Museum

    Harry Flexner

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Big Game

    Pete Handley

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The House in Nightmare Park

    Stewart Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Thing with Two Heads

    Maxwell Kirshner

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Frogs

    Jason Crockett

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Embassy

    Ambassador

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Black Noon

    Caleb Hobbs

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • River of Gold

    Evelyn Rose

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Love Story

    Oliver Barrett III

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Company of Killers

    George DeSalles

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Daughter of the Mind

    Prof. Samuel Hale Constable

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Hostile Witness

    Simon Crawford

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Quick, Let's Get Married

    Mario Forni

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

    James Xavier

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Panic in Year Zero!

    Harry Baldwin

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Premature Burial

    Guy Carrell

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • King of Kings

    Satan (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Safecracker

    Colley Dawson

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • High Flight

    Wing Commander Rudge

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The River's Edge

    Nardo Denning

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Three Brave Men

    Joe DiMarco

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Lisbon

    Robert John Evans

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • A Man Alone

    Wes Steele

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

    Stanford White

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Dial M for Murder

    Tony Wendice

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Let's Do It Again

    Gary Stuart

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Jamaica Run

    Patrick Fairlie

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Thief

    Allan Fields

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Something to Live For

    Alan Miller

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Bugles in the Afternoon

    Kern Shafter

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Close to My Heart

    Brad Sheridan

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rhubarb

    Eric Yeager

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Night Into Morning

    Philip Ainley

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Circle of Danger

    Clay Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Copper Canyon

    Johnny Carter

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • A Life of Her Own

    Steve Harleigh

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • A Woman of Distinction

    Alexander "Alec" Stevenson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Art Director

    Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • It Happens Every Spring

    Vernon Simpson

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Alias Nick Beal

    Nick Beal

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Miss Tatlock's Millions

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sealed Verdict

    Robert Lawson

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • So Evil My Love

    Mark Bellis

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Big Clock

    George Stroud

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Variety Girl

    Ray Milland

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Golden Earrings

    Ralph Denistoun

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Trouble with Women

    Gilbert Sedley

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • California

    Jonathan Trumbo

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Imperfect Lady

    Clive Loring

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Well Groomed Bride

    Dudley Briggs

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Lost Weekend

    Don Birnam

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Kitty

    Sir Hugh Marcy

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Till We Meet Again

    John

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Ministry of Fear

    Stephen Neale

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Uninvited

    Roderick Fitzgerald

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Lady in the Dark

    Charley Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Crystal Ball

    Brad Cavanaugh

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Forever and a Day

    Bill Trimble

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Major and the Minor

    Major Kirby

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Are Husbands Necessary?

    George Cugat

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Stephen Tolliver

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lady Has Plans

    Kenneth Harper

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sullivan's Travels

    Near-Collision Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Skylark

    Tony Kenyon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • I Wanted Wings

    Jeff Young

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Arise, My Love

    Tom Martin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Untamed

    Dr. William Crawford

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    Dr. Timothy Sterling

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Irene

    Don Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • French Without Tears

    Alan Howard

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Everything Happens at Night

    Geoffrey Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Beau Geste

    John Geste

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hotel Imperial

    Lieutenant Nemassy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Say It in French

    Richard Carrington, Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Men with Wings

    Scott Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Tropic Holiday

    Ken Warren

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Her Jungle Love

    Bob Mitchell

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Wise Girl

    John O'Halloran

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ebb Tide

    Robert Herrick

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Easy Living

    John Ball Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Richard "Stony" Gilchrist

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Bulldog Drummond Escapes

    Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Three Smart Girls

    Lord Michael Stuart

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Jungle Princess

    Christopher Powell

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Big Broadcast of 1937

    Bob Miller

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Return of Sophie Lang

    Jimmy Dawson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Next Time We Love

    Tommy Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Glass Key

    Taylor Henry

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Alias Mary Dow

    Peter Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Four Hours to Kill!

    Carl Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Gilded Lily

    Charles Gray Granville

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • One Hour Late

    Tony St. John

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Menace

    Freddie Bastion

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Charlie Chan in London

    Neil Howard

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Many Happy Returns

    Ted Lambert

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • We're Not Dressing

    Prince Michael (as Raymond Milland)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Bolero

    Robert Coray

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • This Is the Life

    Bob Travers

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Orders Is Orders

    Dashwood

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Payment Deferred

    James Medland

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • But the Flesh Is Weak

    Mr. Stewart

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Polly of the Circus

    Church Usher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Man Who Played God

    Eddie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Ambassador Bill

    King Lothar

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Blonde Crazy

    Joe Reynolds

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Bought!

    Charles Carter Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Just a Gigolo

    Freddie

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Strangers May Kiss

    3rd Admirer

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Bachelor Father

    Geoffrey Trent

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Passion Flower

    Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Way for a Sailor

    Ship's Officer

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Informer

    Sharpshooter

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Plaything

    Ian

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Flying Scotsman

    Jim Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Lady from the Sea

    Tom Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Piccadilly

    Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Moulin Rouge

    Theater Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928

• directing (5 credits)

  • Hostile Witness

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Panic in Year Zero!

    director

    directing
    1962
  • The Safecracker

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Lisbon

    director

    directing
    1956
  • A Man Alone

    director

    directing
    1955

• writing (1 credits)

  • The Safecracker

    story

    writing
    1958

• production (1 credits)

  • Lisbon

    associate producer

    production
    1956

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Informer

    technical advisor

    crew
    1929