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Ray Milland

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Ray Milland

Born January 3, 1907 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UKDied March 10, 1986145 films

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).

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Dial M for Murder posterFirst watchDial M for Murder19548.0as Tony WendiceWhen her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.View film

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The Lost Weekend poster7.6The Lost Weekend1945Sullivan's Travels poster7.4Sullivan's Travels1941Love Story poster6.8Love Story1970King of Kings poster7.1King of Kings1961The Big Clock poster7.3The Big Clock1948The Uninvited poster6.9The Uninvited1944Battlestar Galactica poster6.9Battlestar Galactica1978X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster6.6X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes1963

Filmography

145 films as actor
  1. 1989Faces of HorrorMaxwell Kirshner (archive)
  2. 1985The Sea SerpentProfessor Timothy Wallace
  3. 1984The Masks of DeathHome Secretary
  4. 1983Cave-In!Prof. Harrison Soames
  5. 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandQ. T. Thornwell
  6. 1982The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaMr. Griffiths
  7. 1981Our Family BusinessTony
  8. 1980The AtticWendell
  9. 1979Game for VulturesColonal Brettle
  10. 1979Survival RunProfessor
  11. 1979The Darker Side of TerrorProf. Meredith
  12. 1978Oliver's StoryOliver Barrett III
  13. 1978Battlestar GalacticaSire Uri
  14. 1978BlackoutRichard Stafford
  15. 1978SlaversHassan
  16. 1978Cruise Into TerrorDr. Isiah Bakkun
  17. 1977The Pyjama Girl CaseInspector Timpson
  18. 1977The UncannyFrank Richards (segment "Montreal 1977")
  19. 1977Mayday at 40,000 FeetDr. Joseph Mannheim
  20. 1977OilBoss Stewart
  21. 1976The Last TycoonFleishacker
  22. 1976Look What's Happened to Rosemary's BabyRoman Castevet
  23. 1976Aces HighBrigadier General Whale
  24. 1976The Swiss ConspiracyJohann Hurtil
  25. 1975Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsCarson McKell
  26. 1975Escape to Witch MountainAristotle Bolt
  27. 1975The Dead Don't DieJim Moss / Varrick
  28. 1974GoldHurry Hirschfeld
  29. 1974Witness to MurderDr. Roger Mann
  30. 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumHarry Flexner
  31. 1973The Big GamePete Handley
  32. 1973The House in Nightmare ParkStewart Henderson
  33. 1972The Thing with Two HeadsMaxwell Kirshner
  34. 1972FrogsJason Crockett
  35. 1972EmbassyAmbassador
  36. 1971Black NoonCaleb Hobbs
  37. 1971River of GoldEvelyn Rose
  38. 1970Love StoryOliver Barrett III
  39. 1970Company of KillersGeorge DeSalles
  40. 1969Daughter of the MindProf. Samuel Hale Constable
  41. 1968Hostile WitnessSimon Crawford
  42. 1964Quick, Let's Get MarriedMario Forni
  43. 1963X: The Man with the X-Ray EyesJames Xavier
  44. 1962Panic in Year Zero!Harry Baldwin
  45. 1962The Premature BurialGuy Carrell
  46. 1961King of KingsSatan (voice) (uncredited)
  47. 1958The SafecrackerColley Dawson
  48. 1957High FlightWing Commander Rudge
  49. 1957The River's EdgeNardo Denning
  50. 1956Three Brave MenJoe DiMarco
  51. 1956LisbonRobert John Evans
  52. 1955A Man AloneWes Steele
  53. 1955The Girl in the Red Velvet SwingStanford White
  54. 1954Dial M for MurderTony Wendice
  55. 1953Let's Do It AgainGary Stuart
  56. 1953Jamaica RunPatrick Fairlie
  57. 1952The ThiefAllan Fields
  58. 1952Something to Live ForAlan Miller
  59. 1952Bugles in the AfternoonKern Shafter
  60. 1951Close to My HeartBrad Sheridan
  61. 1951RhubarbEric Yeager
  62. 1951Night Into MorningPhilip Ainley
  63. 1951Circle of DangerClay Douglas
  64. 1950Copper CanyonJohnny Carter
  65. 1950A Life of Her OwnSteve Harleigh
  66. 1950A Woman of DistinctionAlexander "Alec" Stevenson
  67. 1949It Happens Every SpringVernon Simpson
  68. 1949Alias Nick BealNick Beal
  69. 1948Sealed VerdictRobert Lawson
  70. 1948So Evil My LoveMark Bellis
  71. 1948The Big ClockGeorge Stroud
  72. 1947Variety GirlRay Milland
  73. 1947Golden EarringsRalph Denistoun
  74. 1947The Trouble with WomenGilbert Sedley
  75. 1947CaliforniaJonathan Trumbo
  76. 1946The Imperfect LadyClive Loring
  77. 1946The Well Groomed BrideDudley Briggs
  78. 1945The Lost WeekendDon Birnam
  79. 1945KittySir Hugh Marcy
  80. 1944Till We Meet AgainJohn
  81. 1944Ministry of FearStephen Neale
  82. 1944The UninvitedRoderick Fitzgerald
  83. 1944Lady in the DarkCharley Johnson
  84. 1943The Crystal BallBrad Cavanaugh
  85. 1943Forever and a DayBill Trimble
  86. 1942The Major and the MinorMajor Kirby
  87. 1942Are Husbands Necessary?George Cugat
  88. 1942Reap the Wild WindStephen Tolliver
  89. 1942Star Spangled RhythmJoe
  90. 1942The Lady Has PlansKenneth Harper
  91. 1941Sullivan's TravelsNear-Collision Man (uncredited)
  92. 1941SkylarkTony Kenyon
  93. 1941I Wanted WingsJeff Young
  94. 1940Arise, My LoveTom Martin
  95. 1940UntamedDr. William Crawford
  96. 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeDr. Timothy Sterling
  97. 1940IreneDon Marshall
  98. 1940French Without TearsAlan Howard
  99. 1939Everything Happens at NightGeoffrey Thompson
  100. 1939Beau GesteJohn Geste
  101. 1939Hotel ImperialLieutenant Nemassy
  102. 1938Say It in FrenchRichard Carrington, Jr.
  103. 1938Men with WingsScott Barnes
  104. 1938Tropic HolidayKen Warren
  105. 1938Her Jungle LoveBob Mitchell
  106. 1937Wise GirlJohn O'Halloran
  107. 1937Ebb TideRobert Herrick
  108. 1937Easy LivingJohn Ball Jr.
  109. 1937Wings Over HonoluluRichard "Stony" Gilchrist
  110. 1937Bulldog Drummond EscapesHugh "Bulldog" Drummond
  111. 1936Three Smart GirlsLord Michael Stuart
  112. 1936The Jungle PrincessChristopher Powell
  113. 1936The Big Broadcast of 1937Bob Miller
  114. 1936The Return of Sophie LangJimmy Dawson
  115. 1936Next Time We LoveTommy Abbott
  116. 1935The Glass KeyTaylor Henry
  117. 1935Alias Mary DowPeter Marshall
  118. 1935Four Hours to Kill!Carl Barrett
  119. 1935The Gilded LilyCharles Gray Granville
  120. 1934One Hour LateTony St. John