Ray Milland

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

03 January 1907, 119 years old

Known For

Dial M for Murder

Love Story

The Lost Weekend

Sullivan's Travels

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Escape to Witch Mountain

King of Kings

The Uninvited

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

1997

Sad?

(archive footage)

1996

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

Faces of Horror

Maxwell Kirshner (archive)

1989

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987

The Sea Serpent

Professor Timothy Wallace

1985

The Masks of Death

Home Secretary

1984

Cave-In!

Prof. Harrison Soames

1983

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Q. T. Thornwell

1983

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Mr. Griffiths

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1982

Our Family Business

Tony

1981

The Attic

Wendell

1980

Game for Vultures

Colonal Brettle

1979

Survival Run

Professor

1979

The Darker Side of Terror

Prof. Meredith

1979

Oliver's Story

Oliver Barrett III

1978

Battlestar Galactica

Sire Uri

1978

Blackout

Richard Stafford

1978

Slavers

Hassan

1978

Cruise Into Terror

Dr. Isiah Bakkun

1978

The Pyjama Girl Case

Inspector Timpson

1977

The Uncanny

Frank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")

1977

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

Dr. Joseph Mannheim

1977

Oil

Boss Stewart

1977

The Last Tycoon

Fleishacker

1976

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Roman Castevet

1976

Aces High

Brigadier General Whale

1976

The Swiss Conspiracy

Johann Hurtil

1976

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Carson McKell

1975

Escape to Witch Mountain

Aristotle Bolt

1975

The Dead Don't Die

Jim Moss / Varrick

1975

Gold

Hurry Hirschfeld

1974

Witness to Murder

Dr. Roger Mann

1974

Terror in the Wax Museum

Harry Flexner

1973

The Big Game

Pete Handley

1973

The House in Nightmare Park

Stewart Henderson

1973

The Thing with Two Heads

Maxwell Kirshner

1972

Frogs

Jason Crockett

1972

Embassy

Ambassador

1972

Black Noon

Caleb Hobbs

1971

River of Gold

Evelyn Rose

1971

Love Story

Oliver Barrett III

1970

Company of Killers

George DeSalles

1970

Daughter of the Mind

Prof. Samuel Hale Constable

1969

Hostile Witness

Simon Crawford

1968

The Love Goddesses

(Archive Footage)

1965

Quick, Let's Get Married

Mario Forni

1964

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

James Xavier

1963

Panic in Year Zero!

Harry Baldwin

1962

The Premature Burial

Guy Carrell

1962

King of Kings

Satan (voice) (uncredited)

1961

The Safecracker

Colley Dawson

1958

High Flight

Wing Commander Rudge

1957

The River's Edge

Nardo Denning

1957

Three Brave Men

Joe DiMarco

1956

Lisbon

Robert John Evans

1956

A Man Alone

Wes Steele

1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Stanford White

1955

Dial M for Murder

Tony Wendice

1954

Let's Do It Again

Gary Stuart

1953

Jamaica Run

Patrick Fairlie

1953

The Thief

Allan Fields

1952

Something to Live For

Alan Miller

1952

Bugles in the Afternoon

Kern Shafter

1952

Close to My Heart

Brad Sheridan

1951

Rhubarb

Eric Yeager

1951

Night Into Morning

Philip Ainley

1951

Circle of Danger

Clay Douglas

1951

Copper Canyon

Johnny Carter

1950

A Life of Her Own

Steve Harleigh

1950

A Woman of Distinction

Alexander "Alec" Stevenson

1950

The Art Director

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

1949

It Happens Every Spring

Vernon Simpson

1949

Alias Nick Beal

Nick Beal

1949

Miss Tatlock's Millions

Himself

1948

Sealed Verdict

Robert Lawson

1948

So Evil My Love

Mark Bellis

1948

The Big Clock

George Stroud

1948

Variety Girl

Ray Milland

1947

Golden Earrings

Ralph Denistoun

1947

The Trouble with Women

Gilbert Sedley

1947

California

Jonathan Trumbo

1947

The Imperfect Lady

Clive Loring

1946

The Well Groomed Bride

Dudley Briggs

1946

The Lost Weekend

Don Birnam

1945

Kitty

Sir Hugh Marcy

1945

Till We Meet Again

John

1944

Ministry of Fear

Stephen Neale

1944

The Uninvited

Roderick Fitzgerald

1944

Lady in the Dark

Charley Johnson

1944

The Crystal Ball

Brad Cavanaugh

1943

Forever and a Day

Bill Trimble

1943

The Major and the Minor

Major Kirby

1942

Are Husbands Necessary?

George Cugat

1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Stephen Tolliver

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

Joe

1942

The Lady Has Plans

Kenneth Harper

1942

Sullivan's Travels

Near-Collision Man (uncredited)

1941

Skylark

Tony Kenyon

1941

I Wanted Wings

Jeff Young

1941

Arise, My Love

Tom Martin

1940

Untamed

Dr. William Crawford

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Dr. Timothy Sterling

1940

Irene

Don Marshall

1940

French Without Tears

Alan Howard

1940

Everything Happens at Night

Geoffrey Thompson

1939

Beau Geste

John Geste

1939

Hotel Imperial

Lieutenant Nemassy

1939

Say It in French

Richard Carrington, Jr.

1938

Men with Wings

Scott Barnes

1938

Tropic Holiday

Ken Warren

1938

Her Jungle Love

Bob Mitchell

1938

Wise Girl

John O'Halloran

1937

Ebb Tide

Robert Herrick

1937

Easy Living

John Ball Jr.

1937

Wings Over Honolulu

Richard "Stony" Gilchrist

1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond

1937

Three Smart Girls

Lord Michael Stuart

1936

The Jungle Princess

Christopher Powell

1936

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Bob Miller

1936

The Return of Sophie Lang

Jimmy Dawson

1936

Next Time We Love

Tommy Abbott

1936

The Glass Key

Taylor Henry

1935

Alias Mary Dow

Peter Marshall

1935

Four Hours to Kill!

Carl Barrett

1935

The Gilded Lily

Charles Gray Granville

1935

One Hour Late

Tony St. John

1934

Menace

Freddie Bastion

1934

Charlie Chan in London

Neil Howard

1934

Many Happy Returns

Ted Lambert

1934

We're Not Dressing

Prince Michael (as Raymond Milland)

1934

Bolero

Robert Coray

1934

This Is the Life

Bob Travers

1933

Orders Is Orders

Dashwood

1933

Payment Deferred

James Medland

1932

But the Flesh Is Weak

Mr. Stewart

1932

Polly of the Circus

Church Usher (uncredited)

1932

The Man Who Played God

Eddie (uncredited)

1932

Ambassador Bill

King Lothar

1931

Blonde Crazy

Joe Reynolds

1931

Bought!

Charles Carter Jr.

1931

Just a Gigolo

Freddie

1931

Strangers May Kiss

3rd Admirer

1931

The Bachelor Father

Geoffrey Trent

1931

Passion Flower

Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)

1930

Way for a Sailor

Ship's Officer

1930

The Informer

Sharpshooter

1929

The Plaything

Ian

1929

The Flying Scotsman

Jim Edwards

1929

The Lady from the Sea

Tom Roberts

1929

Piccadilly

Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)

1929

Moulin Rouge

Theater Patron (uncredited)

1928