← Home
Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Acting

Born: January 3, 1907Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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
Filmography
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

1997

Sad?

(archive footage)

1996
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995
Faces of Horror

Faces of Horror

Maxwell Kirshner (archive)

1989
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987
The Sea Serpent

The Sea Serpent

Professor Timothy Wallace

1985
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Home Secretary

1984
Cave-In!

Cave-In!

Prof. Harrison Soames

1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Q. T. Thornwell

1983
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Mr. Griffiths

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1982
Our Family Business

Our Family Business

Tony

1981
The Attic

The Attic

Wendell

1980
Game for Vultures

Game for Vultures

Colonal Brettle

1979
Survival Run

Survival Run

Professor

1979
The Darker Side of Terror

The Darker Side of Terror

Prof. Meredith

1979
Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story

Oliver Barrett III

1978
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

Sire Uri

1978
Blackout

Blackout

Richard Stafford

1978
Slavers

Slavers

Hassan

1978
Cruise Into Terror

Cruise Into Terror

Dr. Isiah Bakkun

1978
The Pyjama Girl Case

The Pyjama Girl Case

Inspector Timpson

1977
The Uncanny

The Uncanny

Frank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")

1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

Dr. Joseph Mannheim

1977
Oil

Oil

Boss Stewart

1977
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Fleishacker

1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Roman Castevet

1976
Aces High

Aces High

Brigadier General Whale

1976
The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy

Johann Hurtil

1976
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Carson McKell

1975
Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

Aristotle Bolt

1975
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

Jim Moss / Varrick

1975
Gold

Gold

Hurry Hirschfeld

1974
Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

Dr. Roger Mann

1974
Terror in the Wax Museum

Terror in the Wax Museum

Harry Flexner

1973
The Big Game

The Big Game

Pete Handley

1973
The House in Nightmare Park

The House in Nightmare Park

Stewart Henderson

1973
The Thing with Two Heads

The Thing with Two Heads

Maxwell Kirshner

1972
Frogs

Frogs

Jason Crockett

1972
Embassy

Embassy

Ambassador

1972
Black Noon

Black Noon

Caleb Hobbs

1971
River of Gold

River of Gold

Evelyn Rose

1971
Love Story

Love Story

Oliver Barrett III

1970
Company of Killers

Company of Killers

George DeSalles

1970
Daughter of the Mind

Daughter of the Mind

Prof. Samuel Hale Constable

1969
Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

Simon Crawford

1968
Quick, Let's Get Married

Quick, Let's Get Married

Mario Forni

1964
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

James Xavier

1963
Panic in Year Zero!

Panic in Year Zero!

Harry Baldwin

1962
The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial

Guy Carrell

1962
King of Kings

King of Kings

Satan (voice) (uncredited)

1961
The Safecracker

The Safecracker

Colley Dawson

1958
High Flight

High Flight

Wing Commander Rudge

1957
The River's Edge

The River's Edge

Nardo Denning

1957
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

Joe DiMarco

1956
Lisbon

Lisbon

Robert John Evans

1956
A Man Alone

A Man Alone

Wes Steele

1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Stanford White

1955
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Tony Wendice

1954
Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

Gary Stuart

1953
Jamaica Run

Jamaica Run

Patrick Fairlie

1953
The Thief

The Thief

Allan Fields

1952
Something to Live For

Something to Live For

Alan Miller

1952
Bugles in the Afternoon

Bugles in the Afternoon

Kern Shafter

1952
Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart

Brad Sheridan

1951
Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Eric Yeager

1951
Night Into Morning

Night Into Morning

Philip Ainley

1951
Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

Clay Douglas

1951
Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

Johnny Carter

1950
A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

Steve Harleigh

1950
A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

Alexander "Alec" Stevenson

1950
The Art Director

The Art Director

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

1949
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

Vernon Simpson

1949
Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

Nick Beal

1949
Miss Tatlock's Millions

Miss Tatlock's Millions

Himself

1948
Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

Robert Lawson

1948
So Evil My Love

So Evil My Love

Mark Bellis

1948
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

George Stroud

1948
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

Ray Milland

1947
Golden Earrings

Golden Earrings

Ralph Denistoun

1947
The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

Gilbert Sedley

1947
California

California

Jonathan Trumbo

1947
The Imperfect Lady

The Imperfect Lady

Clive Loring

1946
The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

Dudley Briggs

1946
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Don Birnam

1945
Kitty

Kitty

Sir Hugh Marcy

1945
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

John

1944
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

Stephen Neale

1944
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

Roderick Fitzgerald

1944
Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Dark

Charley Johnson

1944
The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball

Brad Cavanaugh

1943
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Bill Trimble

1943
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Major Kirby

1942
Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

George Cugat

1942
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

Stephen Tolliver

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

Joe

1942
The Lady Has Plans

The Lady Has Plans

Kenneth Harper

1942
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

Near-Collision Man (uncredited)

1941
Skylark

Skylark

Tony Kenyon

1941
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

Jeff Young

1941
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

Tom Martin

1940
Untamed

Untamed

Dr. William Crawford

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Dr. Timothy Sterling

1940
Irene

Irene

Don Marshall

1940
French Without Tears

French Without Tears

Alan Howard

1940
Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

Geoffrey Thompson

1939
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

John Geste

1939
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

Lieutenant Nemassy

1939
Say It in French

Say It in French

Richard Carrington, Jr.

1938
Men with Wings

Men with Wings

Scott Barnes

1938
Tropic Holiday

Tropic Holiday

Ken Warren

1938
Her Jungle Love

Her Jungle Love

Bob Mitchell

1938
Wise Girl

Wise Girl

John O'Halloran

1937
Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

Robert Herrick

1937
Easy Living

Easy Living

John Ball Jr.

1937
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

Richard "Stony" Gilchrist

1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond

1937
Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

Lord Michael Stuart

1936
The Jungle Princess

The Jungle Princess

Christopher Powell

1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Bob Miller

1936
The Return of Sophie Lang

The Return of Sophie Lang

Jimmy Dawson

1936
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love

Tommy Abbott

1936
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Taylor Henry

1935
Alias Mary Dow

Alias Mary Dow

Peter Marshall

1935
Four Hours to Kill!

Four Hours to Kill!

Carl Barrett

1935
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

Charles Gray Granville

1935
One Hour Late

One Hour Late

Tony St. John

1934
Menace

Menace

Freddie Bastion

1934
Charlie Chan in London

Charlie Chan in London

Neil Howard

1934
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

Ted Lambert

1934
We're Not Dressing

We're Not Dressing

Prince Michael (as Raymond Milland)

1934
Bolero

Bolero

Robert Coray

1934
This Is the Life

This Is the Life

Bob Travers

1933
Orders Is Orders

Orders Is Orders

Dashwood

1933
Payment Deferred

Payment Deferred

James Medland

1932
But the Flesh Is Weak

But the Flesh Is Weak

Mr. Stewart

1932
Polly of the Circus

Polly of the Circus

Church Usher (uncredited)

1932
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

Eddie (uncredited)

1932
Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

King Lothar

1931
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

Joe Reynolds

1931
Bought!

Bought!

Charles Carter Jr.

1931
Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

Freddie

1931
Strangers May Kiss

Strangers May Kiss

3rd Admirer

1931
The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father

Geoffrey Trent

1931
Passion Flower

Passion Flower

Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)

1930
Way for a Sailor

Way for a Sailor

Ship's Officer

1930
The Informer

The Informer

Sharpshooter

1929
The Plaything

The Plaything

Ian

1929
The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman

Jim Edwards

1929
The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

Tom Roberts

1929
Piccadilly

Piccadilly

Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)

1929
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

Theater Patron (uncredited)

1928