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).
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actor
Known For
King of Kings
(1961)
Satan (voice) (uncredited)
Dial M for Murder
(1954)
Tony Wendice
Love Story
(1970)
Oliver Barrett III
Battlestar Galactica
(1978)
Sire Uri
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Gold
(1974)
Hurry Hirschfeld
Beau Geste
(1939)
John Geste
The Premature Burial
(1962)
Guy Carrell
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Don Birnam
Escape to Witch Mountain
(1975)
Aristotle Bolt
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
(1963)
James Xavier
Sullivan's Travels
(1941)
Near-Collision Man (uncredited)
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Fleishacker
The Uncanny
(1977)
Frank Richards
Easy Living
(1937)
John Ball Jr.
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
Stephen Neale
Full Filmography
Acting
Moulin Rouge
(1928)
Theater Patron (uncredited)
The Flying Scotsman
(1929)
Jim Edwards
The Lady from the Sea
(1929)
Tom Roberts
The Informer
(1929)
Sharpshooter
Piccadilly
(1929)
Diner in Nightclub (uncredited)
The Plaything
(1929)
Ian
Way for a Sailor
(1930)
Ship's Officer
Passion Flower
(1930)
Party Guest with Letter (uncredited)
Ambassador Bill
(1931)
King Lothar
Just a Gigolo
(1931)
Freddie
Strangers May Kiss
(1931)
3rd Admirer
Bought!
(1931)
Charles Carter Jr.
Blonde Crazy
(1931)
Joe Reynolds
The Bachelor Father
(1931)
Geoffrey Trent
Polly of the Circus
(1932)
Church Usher (uncredited)
The Man Who Played God
(1932)
Eddie (uncredited)
Payment Deferred
(1932)
James Medland
But the Flesh Is Weak
(1932)
Mr. Stewart
Orders Is Orders
(1933)
Dashwood
This Is the Life
(1933)
Bob Travers
Many Happy Returns
(1934)
Ted Lambert
Menace
(1934)
Freddie Bastion
Charlie Chan in London
(1934)
Neil Howard
Bolero
(1934)
Robert Coray
We're Not Dressing
(1934)
Michael Stofani
One Hour Late
(1934)
Tony St. John
The Glass Key
(1935)
Taylor Henry
Alias Mary Dow
(1935)
Peter Marshall
The Gilded Lily
(1935)
Charles Gray (Lord Granton)
Four Hours to Kill!
(1935)
Carl Barrett
The Big Broadcast of 1937
(1936)
Bob Miller
Next Time We Love
(1936)
Tommy Abbott (as Raymond Milland)
The Return of Sophie Lang
(1936)
Jimmy Dawson
Three Smart Girls
(1936)
Lord Michael Stuart
The Jungle Princess
(1936)
Christopher Powell
Wings Over Honolulu
(1937)
Richard "Stony" Gilchrist
Ebb Tide
(1937)
Robert Herrick
Wise Girl
(1937)
John O'Halloran
Easy Living
(1937)
John Ball Jr.
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
(1937)
Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Men with Wings
(1938)
Scott Barnes
Tropic Holiday
(1938)
Ken Warren
Her Jungle Love
(1938)
Bob Mitchell
Say It in French
(1938)
Richard Carrington, Jr.
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Geoffrey Thompson
Hotel Imperial
(1939)
Lieutenant Nemassy
Beau Geste
(1939)
John Geste
Untamed
(1940)
William Crawford
Irene
(1940)
Don Marshall
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(1940)
Timothy Sterling
French Without Tears
(1940)
Alan Howard
Arise, My Love
(1940)
Tom Martin
Sullivan's Travels
(1941)
Near-Collision Man (uncredited)
I Wanted Wings
(1941)
Jeff Young
Skylark
(1941)
Tony Kenyon
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
Joe
The Major and the Minor
(1942)
Philip Kirby
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Stephen Tolliver
Are Husbands Necessary?
(1942)
George Cugat
The Lady Has Plans
(1942)
Kenneth Clarence Harper
The Crystal Ball
(1943)
Brad Cavanaugh
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Bill Trimble
The Uninvited
(1944)
Roderick Fitzgerald
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
Stephen Neale
Lady in the Dark
(1944)
Charley Johnson
Till We Meet Again
(1944)
John
Kitty
(1945)
Sir Hugh Marcy
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Don Birnam
The Well Groomed Bride
(1946)
Dudley Briggs
The Imperfect Lady
(1946)
Clive Loring
California
(1947)
Jonathan Trumbo
Golden Earrings
(1947)
Ralph Denistoun
Variety Girl
(1947)
Ray Milland
The Trouble with Women
(1947)
Gilbert Sedley
The Big Clock
(1948)
George Stroud
So Evil My Love
(1948)
Mark Bellis
Miss Tatlock's Millions
(1948)
Himself
Sealed Verdict
(1948)
Robert Lawson
It Happens Every Spring
(1949)
Vernon Simpson
The Art Director
(1949)
Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
(1949)
Nick Beal
Copper Canyon
(1950)
Johnny Carter
A Woman of Distinction
(1950)
Alexander "Alec" Stevenson
A Life of Her Own
(1950)
Steve Harleigh
Circle of Danger
(1951)
Clay Douglas
Rhubarb
(1951)
Eric Yeager
Close to My Heart
(1951)
Brad Sheridan
Night Into Morning
(1951)
Philip Ainley
Something to Live For
(1952)
Alan Miller
Bugles in the Afternoon
(1952)
Kern Shafter
The Thief
(1952)
Allan Fields
Jamaica Run
(1953)
Patrick Fairlie
Let's Do It Again
(1953)
Gary Stuart
Dial M for Murder
(1954)
Tony Wendice
A Man Alone
(1955)
Wes Steele
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Stanford White
Lisbon
(1956)
Robert John Evans
Three Brave Men
(1956)
Joe DiMarco
The River's Edge
(1957)
Nardo Denning
High Flight
(1957)
Wing Commander Rudge
The Safecracker
(1958)
Colley Dawson
King of Kings
(1961)
Satan (voice) (uncredited)
The Premature Burial
(1962)
Guy Carrell
Panic in Year Zero!
(1962)
Harry Baldwin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
(1963)
James Xavier
The Confession
(1964)
Mario Forni
The Love Goddesses
(1965)
(archive footage)
Hostile Witness
(1968)
Simon Crawford
Daughter of the Mind
(1969)
Prof. Samuel Hale Constable
Company of Killers
(1970)
George DeSalles
Love Story
(1970)
Oliver Barrett III
River of Gold
(1971)
Evelyn Rose
Black Noon
(1971)
Caleb Hobbs
Embassy
(1972)
Ambassador
Frogs
(1972)
Jason Crockett
The Thing with Two Heads
(1972)
Maxwell Kirshner
Terror in the Wax Museum
(1973)
Harry Flexner
The House in Nightmare Park
(1973)
Stewart Henderson
The Big Game
(1973)
Pete Handley
Witness to Murder
(1974)
Dr. Roger Mann
Gold
(1974)
Hurry Hirschfeld
Escape to Witch Mountain
(1975)
Aristotle Bolt
The Dead Don't Die
(1975)
Jim Moss / Varrick
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
(1975)
Carson McKell
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
(1976)
Roman Castevet
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Fleishacker
The Swiss Conspiracy
(1976)
Johann Hurtil
Aces High
(1976)
Brigadier General Whale
The Uncanny
(1977)
Frank Richards
The Pyjama Girl Case
(1977)
Inspector Thompson
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
(1977)
Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Oil
(1977)
Boss Stewart
Battlestar Galactica
(1978)
Sire Uri
Slavers
(1978)
Hassan
Oliver's Story
(1978)
Oliver Barrett III
Blackout
(1978)
Richard Stafford
Cruise Into Terror
(1978)
Dr. Isiah Bakkun
Game for Vultures
(1979)
Colonal Brettle
The Darker Side of Terror
(1979)
Prof. Meredith
Survival Run
(1979)
Professor
The Attic
(1980)
Wendell
Our Family Business
(1981)
Tony
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
(1982)
Mr. Griffiths
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
(1983)
Q. T. Thornwell
Cave-In!
(1983)
Prof. Harrison Soames
The Masks of Death
(1984)
Home Secretary
The Sea Serpent
(1985)
Professor Timothy Wallace
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
(1987)
Self (archive footage)
Faces of Horror
(1989)
Maxwell Kirshner (archive)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
(1995)
Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sad?
(1996)
(archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Directing
A Man Alone
(1955)
Director
Lisbon
(1956)
Director
The Safecracker
(1958)
Director
Panic in Year Zero!
(1962)
Director
Hostile Witness
(1968)
Director
Production
Writing