Ray Milland (1907–1986)

Actor | Director | Soundtrack

Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to ...

Born: January 3, 1907
Died: March 10, 1986 (age 79)

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Filmography

Known For

The Lost Weekend Don Birnam (1945)
Dial M for Murder Tony Wendice (1954)
Love Story Oliver Barrett III (1970)
Known For

The Big Clock George Stroud (1948)
Actor

The Gold Key Carl Bruhn (1985)
The Sea Serpent Professor Timothy Wallace (1985)
Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death Home Secretary (1984)
Hart to Hart Steven Edwards (1982-1983)
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)
Our Family Business Tony (1981)
The Dream Merchants Lawrence Radford (1980)
The Attic Wendell (1980)
Charlie's Angels Oliver Barrows (1980)
The Love Boat Peter Bradbury (1979)
Game for Vultures Col. Noel Brettle (1979)
Spree Professor (1979)
The Darker Side of Terror Prof. Meredith (1979)
Oliver's Story Oliver Barrett III (1978)
Fantasy Island Colonel James Weston (1978)
Battlestar Galactica Sire Uri (1978)
Battlestar Galactica Sire Uri (1978)
Blackout Richard Stafford (1978)
Slavers Hassan (1978)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Dr. Orin Thatcher (1978)
Cruise Into Terror Dr. Isiah Bakkun (1978)
The Pyjama Girl Case Inspector Thompson (1978)
The Uncanny Frank Richards (1977)
Testimony of Two Men Jonas Witherby (1977)
Oil The Boss (1977)
Seventh Avenue Douglas Fredericks (1977)
The Last Tycoon Fleishacker (1976)
Mayday at 40,000 Feet! Dr. Joseph Mannheim (1976)
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Roman Castevet (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Duncan Calderwood (1976)
Aces High Brigadier Whale (1976)
The Swiss Conspiracy Johann Hurtil (1976)
Rich Man, Poor Man Duncan Calderwood (1976)
Ellery Queen Carson McKell (1975)
Escape to Witch Mountain Aristotle Bolt (1975)
The Dead Don't Die Jim Moss (1975)
Gold Hurry H. 'Pops' Hirschfeld (1974)
The Student Connection Dr. Roger Melli (1974)
Terror in the Wax Museum Harry Flexner (1973)
The Big Game Prof. Pete Handley (1973)
The House in Nightmare Park Stewart Henderson (1973)
Cool Million Neil Fitzsimmons (1972)
Columbo Jarvis Goodland (1971-1972)
The Thing with Two Heads Maxwell Kirshner (1972)
The Bob Hope Show Ray Milland (1972)
Frogs Jason Crockett (1972)
Embassy Ambassador (1972)
Black Noon Caleb Hobbs (1971)
Night Gallery Dr. Archibald Ravadon (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems") (1971)
River of Gold Evelyn Rose (1971)
Love Story Oliver Barrett III (1970)
The Name of the Game Jonathan Booker (1970)
Company of Killers George DeSalles (1970)
Daughter of the Mind Professor Samuel Hale Constable (1969)
Bracken's World Cameo (1969)
Hostile Witness Simon Crawford - Q.C. (1968)
Quick, Let's Get Married Mario Forni (1964)
The DuPont Show of the Week Investigator (1963)
The Silver Burro (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dr. Howard Fenwick (1963)
Kraft Mystery Theater Keith Briscoe (1963)
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Dr. James Xavier (1963)
Panic in the Year Zero Harry Baldwin (1962)
Premature Burial Guy Carrell (1962)
Alcoa Premiere Keith Briscoe (1962)
King of Kings Satan (1961)
Markham Roy Markham (1959-1960)
Goodyear Theatre Binyon (1959)
General Electric Theater Caradoc Williams (1956-1958)
Decision Markheim (1958)
Suspicion Roy Markham (1958)
The Safecracker Colley Dawson (1958)
High Flight Wing Commander Rudge (1957)
The River's Edge Nardo Denning (1957)
Schlitz Playhouse Harry Carstairs (1957)
Three Brave Men Joe DiMarco (1956)
The Ford Television Theatre District Attorney Peter Sloan (1956)
Lisbon Capt. Robert John Evans (1956)
Screen Directors Playhouse Markheim (1956)
A Man Alone Wes Steele (1955)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Stanford White (1955)
The Ray Milland Show Prof. Ray McNulty (1953-1955)
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 Phillip 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 Prof. Alexander 'Alec' Stevenson (1950)
It Happens Every Spring Prof. Vernon K. Simpson / King Kelly (1949)
Alias Nick Beal Nick Beal (1949)
Miss Tatlock's Millions Cameo (1948)
Sealed Verdict Maj. Robert Lawson (1948)
The Big Clock George Stroud (1948)
So Evil My Love Mark Bellis (1948)
Variety Girl Ray Milland (1947)
Golden Earrings Col. Ralph Denistoun (1947)
The Trouble with Women Professor Gilbert Sedley (1947)
The Imperfect Lady Clive Loring (1947)
California Jonathan Trumbo (1947)
The Well-Groomed Bride Lt. Dudley Briggs (1946)
Kitty Sir Hugh Marcy (1945)
The Lost Weekend Don Birnam (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 Lt. William 'Bill' Trimble (1943)
Star Spangled Rhythm Joe in Card-Playing Skit (1942)
The Major and the Minor Major Philip Kirby (1942)
Are Husbands Necessary? George Cugat (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind Stephen Tolliver (1942)
The Lady Has Plans Kenneth Clarence Harper (1942)
Sullivan's Travels Near-Collision Man on Studio Street (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 Lt. Samuel Gilchrist (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes Captain Hugh C. '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 (Lord Granton) (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)
Orders Is Orders Dashwood (1934)
We're Not Dressing Prince Michael (credited, actually Prince Alexander) (1934)
Bolero Lord Robert Coray (1934)
This Is the Life Bob Travers (1933)
Payment Deferred James Medland (1932)
-But the Flesh Is Weak Mr. Stewart - Party Guest (1932)
Polly of the Circus Church Usher (1932)
The Man Who Played God Eddie (1932)
Blonde Crazy Joe Reynolds (1931)
Ambassador Bill King Lothar (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 (1930)
Way for a Sailor Ship's Officer (1930)
The Informer Sharpshooter (1929)
The Plaything Ian (1929)
The Lady from the Sea Tom Roberts (1929)
The Flying Scotsman Jim Edwards (1929)
Piccadilly Diner in Nightclub Scene (1929)
Actor

Moulin Rouge Theater Patron (1928)
Director

Hostile Witness (1968)
Panic in the Year Zero (1962)
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)
Thriller (1961)
Goodyear Theatre (1959)
General Electric Theater (1956-1958)
Suspicion (1958)
The Safecracker (1958)
Schlitz Playhouse (1957)
The Ford Television Theatre (1956)
Lisbon (1956)
Director

A Man Alone (1955)
Soundtrack

Let's Do It Again (1953)
Variety Girl (1947)
Soundtrack

The Uninvited (1944)
Producer

Lisbon (1956)
Archive footage

An Informal Conversation with Billy Wilder (2018)
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)
Welcome to the Basement (2013-2016)
Beer Commercials of the 50s & 60s (2015)
Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
Hollywood Couples (2006)
Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)
Glen Larson on the Creation of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004)
Intimate Portrait (2002)
Pulp Cinema (2001)
Biography (1998)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993)
Roseanne (1990)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
The Magical World of Disney (1980)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
The Cinematographer (1951)
Archive footage

The Art Director (1949)
Hollywood Remembers (2000)
Miscellaneous Crew

The Informer (1929)

Awards

Did You Know

Had a near-fatal accident on the set of Hotel Imperial (1939). One scene called for him to lead a cavalry charge through a small village. An accomplished horseman, Milland insisted upon doing this scene himself. As he was making a scripted jump on ...

Quotes

The Celtic mind in its lonely moments is a tumbling sea of love and compassion and romanticism and neurotic hates.

Trademark

Rich smooth voice

Star Sign

Capricorn

Personal Details

Born

Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones
January 3, 1907
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Died

March 10, 1986 (age 79)
Torrance, California, USA

Height:

6' 1" (1.86 m)

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