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Ray Milland (1905–1986)

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Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor. Born in the Welsh town of Neath, Glamorgan, in 1905, he spent his youth in the pursuit of sports. He became an expert rider early on... See full bio »

Born:

Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones
in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 81) in Torrance, California, USA
Still of Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier in The Thing with Two Heads John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard in Reap the Wild Wind Ray Milland c. 1950 Still of Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier in The Thing with Two Heads Still of Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier in The Thing with Two Heads
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1985 The Gold Key (video)
Carl Bruhn
 
1984 Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (TV movie)
Home Secretary
 
1984 The Sea Serpent
Professor Timothy Wallace
 
1982-1983 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Stephen Harrison Edwards / Steven Edwards
– Long Lost Love (1983) … Steven Edwards
– My Hart Belongs to Daddy (1982) … Stephen Harrison Edwards
 
1983 Cave In! (TV movie)
Professor Harrison Soames
 
1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV movie)
Q. T. Thornwell
 
1982 The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (TV movie)
Mr. Griffiths
 
1981 Our Family Business (TV movie)
Tony
 
1980 The Attic
Wendell
 
1980 The Dream Merchants (TV movie)
Lawrence Radford
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Oliver Barrow
– One Love... Two Angels: Part 1 (1980) … Oliver Barrow
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Peter Bradbury
– Carol and Doug's Story/Peter and Alicia's Story/Julie's Story/Buddy and Portia's Story: Part 1 (1979) … Peter Bradbury
– Carol and Doug's Story/Peter and Alicia's Story/Julie's Story/Buddy and Portia's Story: Part 2 (1979) … Peter Bradbury
 
1979 Game for Vultures
Col. Brettle
 
1979 Spree
Professor
 
1979 The Darker Side of Terror (TV movie)
Prof. Meredith
 
1978 Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett III
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Colonel James Weston
– Let the Goodtimes Roll/Nightmare/The Tiger (1978) … Colonel James Weston
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Sire Uri
– Saga of a Star World (1978) … Sire Uri
– Pilot (1978) … Sire Uri
 
1978 Cuibul salamandrelor
The Boss
 
1978 Blackout
Richard Stafford
 
1978 Slavers
Hassan
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Dr. Orin Thatcher
– Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978) … Dr. Orin Thatcher
– Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978) … Dr. Orin Thatcher
 
1978 Cruise Into Terror (TV movie)
Dr. Isiah Bakkun
 
1977 La ragazza dal pigiama giallo
Inspector Thompson
 
1977 The Uncanny
Frank Richards
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series)
Jonas Witherby
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Douglas Fredericks
 
1977 The House in Nightmare Park
Stewart Henderson
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Fleishacker
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie)
Dr. Joseph Mannheim
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie)
Roman Castevet
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Duncan Calderwood
– Chapter I (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
 
1976 Aces High
Brigadier General Whale
 
1976 The Swiss Conspiracy
Johann Hurtil
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Duncan Calderwood
– Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
– Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
– Part IV: Chapter 6 (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
– Part III: Chapter 5 (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
– Part II: Chapters 3 and 4 (1976) … Duncan Calderwood
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Carson McKell
– Too Many Suspects (1975) … Carson McKell
 
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain
Aristotle Bolt
 
1975 The Dead Don't Die (TV movie)
Jim Moss/Varrick
 
1974 The Great Gold Conspiracy
Hurry Hirschfeld
 
1974 The Student Connection
Dr. Mann
 
1973 Terror in the Wax Museum
Harry Flexner
 
1973 The Big Game
Prof. Handley
 
1973 Embassy
Ambassador
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series)
Neil Fitzsimmons
– Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) … Neil Fitzsimmons
 
1971-1972 Columbo (TV series)
Arthur Kennicut / Jarvis Goodland
– The Greenhouse Jungle (1972) … Jarvis Goodland
– Death Lends a Hand (1971) … Arthur Kennicut
 
1972 The Thing with Two Heads
Maxwell Kirshner
 
1972 Frogs
Jason Crockett
 
1971 Black Noon (TV movie)
Caleb Hobbs
 
1971 Company of Killers (TV movie)
George DeSalles
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Dr. Archibald Ravadon
– The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) … Dr. Archibald Ravadon
 
1971 River of Gold (TV movie)
Evelyn Rose
 
1970 Love Story
Oliver Barrett III
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Jonathan Booker
– A Love to Remember (1970) … Jonathan Booker
 
1969 Daughter of the Mind (TV movie)
Professor Samuel Constable
 
1969 Bracken's World (TV series)
Cameo
– Don't You Cry for Susannah (1969) … Cameo
 
1968 Hostile Witness
Simon Crawford - Q.C.
 
1964 The Confession
Mario Forni
 
1963 The Silver Burro (TV movie)
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Investigator
– The Silver Burro (1963) … Investigator
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Dr. Howard Fennick
– A Home Away from Home (1963) … Dr. Howard Fennick
 
1963 X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Dr. James Xavier
 
1962 Panic in Year Zero!
Harry Baldwin
 
1962 Premature Burial
Guy Carrell
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Keith Briscoe
– Pattern of Guilt (1962) … Keith Briscoe
 
1959-1960 Markham (TV series)
Roy Markham
– A Matter of Identity (1960) … Roy Markham
– The Bad Spell (1960) … Roy Markham
– The Snowman (1960) … Roy Markham
– Counterpoint (1960) … Roy Markham
– Crash in the Desert (1960) … Roy Markham
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1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Binyon
– A London Affair (1959) … Binyon
 
1956-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Caradoc Williams / John / Russel Kent / …
– Battle for a Soul (1958) … Caradoc Williams
– Angel of Wrath (1957) … John
– Never Turn Back (1957) … Woodward
– That's the Man! (1956) … Russel Kent
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
Markheim
– Markheim (1958) … Markheim
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Roy Markham
– Eye for an Eye (1958) … Roy Markham
 
1958 The Safecracker
Colley Dawson
 
1957 High Flight
Wing Commander Rudge
 
1957 The River's Edge
Nardo Denning
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Harry Carstairs
– The Girl in the Grass (1957) … Harry Carstairs
 
1956 Three Brave Men
Joe DiMarco
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
District Attorney Peter Sloan
– Catch at Straws (1956) … District Attorney Peter Sloan
 
1956 Lisbon
Capt. Robert John Evans
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Markheim
– Markheim (1956) … Markheim
 
1955 A Man Alone
Wes Steele
 
1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Stanford White
 
1953-1955 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty (TV series)
Prof. Ray McNulty / Professor Ray McNulty / Ray McNulty / …
– Faculty Wife (1955) … Ray McNulty
– House Guest (1955) … Prof. Ray McNulty
– A Week with Cinderella (1955) … Prof. Ray McNulty
– The Hollywood Story (1955) … Prof. Ray McNulty
– The Molehouse Collection (1955) … Prof. Ray McNulty
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1954 Dial M for Murder
Tony Wendice
 
1953 Let's Do It Again
Gary Stuart
 
1953 Jamaica Run
Patrick Fairlie
 
1952 The Thief
Allan Fields
 
1952 Something to Live For
Alan Miller
 
1952 Bugles in the Afternoon
Kern Shafter
 
1951 Rhubarb
Eric Yeager
 
1951 Night Into Morning
Philip Ainley
 
1951 Circle of Danger
Clay Douglas
 
1951 Close to My Heart
Brad Sheridan
 
1950 Copper Canyon
Johnny Carter
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Steve Harleigh
 
1950 A Woman of Distinction
Prof. Alexander 'Alec' Stevenson
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Prof. Vernon K. Simpson/King Kelly
 
1949 Alias Nick Beal
Nick Beal
 
1948 Miss Tatlock's Millions
Cameo
 
1948 Sealed Verdict
Maj. Robert Lawson
 
1948 The Big Clock
George Stroud
 
1948 So Evil My Love
Mark Bellis
 
1947 Golden Earrings
Col. Ralph Denistoun
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
Professor Gilbert Sedley
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Clive Loring
 
1947 California
Jonathan Trumbo
 
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
Lt. Dudley Briggs
 
1945 The Lost Weekend
Don Birnam
 
1945 Kitty
Sir Hugh Marcy
 
1944 Ministry of Fear
Stephen Neale
 
1944 Till We Meet Again
John
 
1944 The Uninvited
Roderick Fitzgerald
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Charley Johnson
 
1943 The Crystal Ball
Brad Cavanaugh
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Lt. William 'Bill' Trimble
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Joe in Card Playing Skit
 
1942 The Major and the Minor
Major Kirby
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
George Cugat
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Stephen Tolliver
 
1942 The Lady Has Plans
Kenneth Clarence Harper
 
1941 Skylark
Tony Kenyon
 
1941 I Wanted Wings
Jeff Young
 
1940 Arise, My Love
Tom Martin
 
1940 Untamed
Dr. William Crawford
 
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
Dr. Timothy Sterling
 
1940 Irene
Donald 'Don' Marshall
 
1940 French Without Tears
Alan Howard
 
1939 Everything Happens at Night
Geoffrey Thompson
 
1939 Beau Geste
John Geste
 
1939 Hotel Imperial
Lieutenant Nemassy
 
1938 Say It in French
Richard Carrington, Jr.
 
1938 Men with Wings
Scott Barnes
 
1938 Tropic Holiday
Ken Warren
 
1938 Her Jungle Love
Bob Mitchell
 
1937 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
Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog Drummond'
 
1936 The Jungle Princess
Christopher Powell
 
1936 Three Smart Girls
Lord Michael Stuart
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Bob Miller
 
1936 The Return of Sophie Lang
Jimmy Dawson
 
1936 Next Time We Love
Tommy Abbott (as Raymond Milland)
 
1935 The Glass Key
Taylor Henry
 
1935 Alias Mary Dow
Peter Marshall (as Raymond Milland)
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
Carl Barrett
 
1935 The Gilded Lily
Charles Gray (Lord Granton)
 
1934 One Hour Late
Tony St. John (as Raymond Milland)
 
1934/I Menace
Freddie Bastion (as Raymond Milland)
 
1934 Charlie Chan in London
Neil Howard (as Raymond Milland)
 
1934 Many Happy Returns
Ted Lambert
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
Dashwood
 
1934 We're Not Dressing
Prince Michael Stofani (as Raymond Milland)
 
1934 Bolero
Lord Robert Coray (as Raymond Milland)
 
1933 This Is the Life
Bob Travers
 
1932 Payment Deferred
James Medland
 
1932 -But the Flesh Is Weak
Mr. Stewart - Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1932 Polly of the Circus
Church Usher (uncredited)
 
1932 The Man Who Played God
Eddie (uncredited)
 
1931 Blonde Crazy
Joe Reynolds
 
1931 Ambassador Bill
King Lothar
 
1931 Bought!
Charles Carter Jr. (as Raymond Milland)
 
1931 Just a Gigolo
Freddie
 
1931 Strangers May Kiss
Third Admirer (uncredited)
 
1931 The Bachelor Father
Geoffrey Trent
 
1930 Passion Flower
Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)
 
1930 Way for a Sailor
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
 
1929 The Informer
Sharpshooter (uncredited)
 
1929 The Plaything
Ian (as Raymond Milland)
 
1929 The Lady from the Sea
Tom Roberts (as Raymond Milland)
 
1929 Piccadilly
Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
 
1929 The Flying Scotsman
Jim Edwards (as Raymond Milland)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
1968 Hostile Witness (as R. Milland)
 
1962 Panic in Year Zero!
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– Open Season (1961)
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
– Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper (1961)
 
1957-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Battle for a Soul (1958)
– Eyes of a Stranger (1957)
– Angel of Wrath (1957)
– Never Turn Back (1957)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
– Death Watch (1958)
 
1958 The Safecracker
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Girl in the Grass (1957)
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– Catch at Straws (1956)
 
1956 Lisbon (as R. Milland)
 
1955 A Man Alone (as R. Milland)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1947 Variety Girl ("HARMONY")
 
1944 The Uninvited (performer: "Stella by Starlight" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1956 Lisbon (associate producer - as R.A. Milland)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1974-1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 October 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1975 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ray Milland (1975) … Himself
 
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 September 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 May 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Mantrap (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ray Milland (1971) … Himself
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Cameo Appearance
– Episode #3.20 (1969) … Himself - Cameo Appearance
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.44 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Face Is Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 June 1966 (1966) … Himself - Guest
 
1966 The 20th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Simon Crawford
– Episode #19.25 (1966) … Simon Crawford
 
1954-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 21 November 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 November 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 31 October 1954 (1954) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1959-1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Girl with a Gun (1962) … Himself - Host
– Lady of the Press (1959) … Himself - Host
– The Grand Duke (1959) … Himself - Host
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Celebrity Golf (TV series)
Himself
– Ray Milland (1961) … Himself
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #6.5 (1955) … Himself - Actor
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
 
1950 The 22th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actres sin Supporting Role
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1947 Variety Girl
Himself
 
1947 The 19th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in Leading Role
 
1946 To Each His Own
Himself - Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
 
1946 The 18th Annual Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in Leading Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (documentary)
Dr. James Xavier
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Glen Larson on the Creation of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
Sire Uri (uncredited)
 
2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (documentary)
 
1994 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (documentary)
Actor in 'The Lost Weekend' Clip (uncredited)
 
1990 Roseanne (TV series)
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Lost Weekend")
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
 
1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 

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Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

R.A. Milland | R. Milland | Raymond Alton Milland | Raymond Milland | Spike Milland

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I keep playing neurotics because I'm a Welshman, and so I'm supposed to be moody. That's what people keep telling me I am, anyway. But I don't think Welshmen are any more moody than normal. It's the rest of the world that's out of step. See more »

Trivia:

At the age of 15, while working on a tramp steamer, he got a snake tattoo on his arm (much to the horror of his mother.) Later, he said getting the tattoo was one of his biggest regrets. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn