This is a filmography of the Welsh actor Ray Milland, containing his work in theatrically released motion pictures as well as his extensive television credits. Milland began his film career in United Kingdom in 1929 after serving three years as a guardsman in the Royal Household Cavalry, based in London. After appearing in several British films, he went to the United States in 1930 where he spent several years playing small and supporting roles. Eventually, in 1934, he became a contract player at Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular star. Milland remained with Paramount for the next 21 years. During his time with the studio, he developed his persona as a debonair leading man, mainly in drawing-room comedies but also occasionally in adventure and mystery films. In 1945, Milland won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend. From there he continued as a leading man well into the 1960s, appearing in several film noirs and occasionally cast as a villain. In 1953, Milland began working in television as both an actor and director. He alternated between the mediums of film and television for the remainder of his career. During the 1960s and 1970s, Milland frequently worked in science fiction and horror films. He also directed himself in four films.
The lists below chronicle Ray Milland's work in both film and television. Because his work in both mediums was extensive, the lists are divided on a decade-by-decade basis. The television section also contains episode listings for Milland's two series, Meet Mr. McNulty and Markham.
Filmography
1929–1940 YearTitleRoleDirectorCo-stars Notes 1928 Moulin Rouge Theatre Patron Ewald André Dupont Olga ChekhovaEve GrayJean Bradin Uncredited1929 Piccadilly Extra in Nightclub Scene Arnold Bennett Gilda GrayAnna May Wong Uncredited The Flying Scotsman Jim Edwards Castleton Knight Pauline JohnsonMoore Marriott The Plaything Ian Castleton Knight Marguerite Allan The Informer Sharpshooter Arthur Robison Lya De PuttiLars Hanson Uncredited1930 Way for a Sailor Ship's Officer Sam Wood John GilbertWallace Beery Uncredited The Lady from the Sea Tom Roberts Castleton Knight Mona Goya Passion Flower Party guest with letter William C. deMille Kay FrancisKay JohnsonCharles Bickford Uncredited1931 The Bachelor Father Geoffrey Trent Robert Z. Leonard Marion DaviesC. Aubrey Smith Strangers May Kiss Third Admirer George Fitzmaurice Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery Uncredited Just a Gigolo Freddie Jack Conway William HainesIrene PurcellC. Aubrey Smith Bought! Charles Carter Jr. Archie Mayo Constance BennettBen Lyon Ambassador Bill King Lothar Sam Taylor Will Rogers Blonde Crazy Joe Reynolds Roy Del Ruth James CagneyJoan Blondell 1932 The Man Who Played God Eddie John G. Adolfi George ArlissBette Davis Uncredited Polly of the Circus Church Usher Alfred Santell Marion DaviesClark Gable Uncredited But the Flesh Is Weak Mr. Stewart(Man at Joan's Party) Jack Conway Robert Montgomery Uncredited Payment Deferred James Medland Lothar Mendes Charles LaughtonMaureen O'Sullivan 1933 This Is the Life Bob Travers Albert de Courville Gordon HarkerBinnie Hale 1934 Bolero Lord Robert Coray Wesley Ruggles George RaftCarole Lombard We're Not Dressing Prince Michael Stofani Norman Taurog Bing CrosbyCarole Lombard Orders Is Orders Dashwood Walter Forde Charlotte GreenwoodJames GleasonFinlay Currie Many Happy Returns Ted Lambert Norman McLeod Gracie AllenGeorge Burns Charlie Chan in London Neil Howard Eugene Forde Warner Oland Menace Freddie Bastion Ralph Murphy Gertrude MichaelPaul Cavanagh One Hour Late Tony St. John Ralph Murphy Joe MorrisonHelen TwelvetreesConrad Nagel 1935 The Gilded Lily Charles Gray (Lord Granton) Wesley Ruggles Claudette ColbertFred MacMurray Four Hours to Kill! Carl Barrett Mitchell Leisen Richard BarthelmessHelen Mack Alias Mary Dow Peter Marshall Kurt Neumann Sally Eilers The Glass Key Taylor Henry Frank Tuttle George Raft 1936 Next Time We Love Tommy Abbott Edward Griffith Margaret SullavanJames Stewart The Return of Sophie Lang Jimmy Dawson George Archainbaud Gertrude MichaelSir Guy Standing The Big Broadcast of 1937 Bob Miller Mitchell Leisen Jack BennyShirley Ross Three Smart Girls Lord Michael Stuart Henry Koster Deanna Durbin The Jungle Princess Christopher Powell Wilhelm Thiele Dorothy Lamour 1937 Bulldog Drummond Escapes Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond James Hogan Heather AngelReginald Denny Wings over Honolulu Lieutenant Samuel Gilchrist H. C. Potter Wendy Barrie Easy Living John Ball, Jr. Mitchell Leisen Jean ArthurEdward Arnold Ebb Tide Robert Herrick James Hogan Frances Farmer Technicolor Wise Girl John O'Halloran Leigh Jason Miriam Hopkins 1938 Her Jungle Love Bob Mitchell George Archainbaud Dorothy Lamour Technicolor Tropic Holiday Ken Warren Theodore Reed Dorothy Lamour Men with Wings Scott Barnes William A. Wellman Fred MacMurrayLouise Campbell Technicolor Say It in French Richard Carrington, Jr. Andrew L. Stone Olympe Bradna 1939 Hotel Imperial Lieutenant Nemassy Robert Florey Isa Miranda Beau Geste John Geste William A. Wellman Gary CooperSusan Hayward Everything Happens at Night Geoffrey Thompson Irving Cummings Sonja HenieRobert Cummings 1940 French Without Tears Alan Howard Anthony Asquith Ellen Drew Irene Donald "Don" Marshall Herbert Wilcox Anna NeagleMarsha Hunt Technicolor sequence The Doctor Takes a Wife Dr. Timothy Sterling Alexander Hall Loretta Young Untamed Dr. William Crawford George Archainbaud Patricia MorisonAkim Tamiroff Technicolor Arise, My Love Tom Martin Mitchell Leisen Claudette Colbert
1941–1950 YearTitleRoleDirectorCo-stars Notes1941 I Wanted Wings Jeff Young Mitchell Leisen William HoldenConstance MooreVeronica Lake Skylark Tony Kenyon Mark Sandrich Claudette ColbertBrian Aherne Sullivan's Travels Near-collision man on studio street Preston Sturges Joel McCreaVeronica LakeRobert Warwick Uncredited1942 The Lady Has Plans Kenneth Clarence Harper Sidney Lanfield Paulette GoddardRoland Young Star Spangled Rhythm Himself George Marshall Franchot ToneFred MacMurray Reap the Wild Wind Mr. Stephen "Steve" Tolliver Cecil B. DeMille John WaynePaulette Goddard Technicolor Are Husbands Necessary? George Cugat Norman Taurog Betty FieldPatricia Morison The Major and the Minor Major Philip Kirby Billy Wilder Ginger Rogers 1943 Forever and a Day Lieutenant William "Bill" Trimble Multiple Anna NeagleC. Aubrey Smith The Crystal Ball Brad Cavanaugh Elliott Nugent Paulette Goddard 1944 Lady in the Dark Charley Johnson Mitchell Leisen Ginger Rogers Technicolor The Uninvited Roderick Fitzgerald Lewis Allen Gail RussellDonald Crisp Till We Meet Again John Frank Borzage Barbara Britton Ministry of Fear Stephen Neale Fritz Lang Marjorie Reynolds 1945 Kitty Sir Hugh Marcy Mitchell Leisen Paulette Goddard The Lost Weekend Don Birnam Billy Wilder Jane WymanPhillip TerryHoward Da Silva Academy Award for Best ActorCannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaNational Board of Review Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor 1946 The Well Groomed Bride Lieutenant Dudley Briggs Sidney Lanfield Olivia de HavillandSonny Tufts 1947 California Jonathan Trumbo John Farrow Barbara StanwyckBarry Fitzgerald Technicolor The Imperfect Lady Clive Loring Lewis Allen Teresa WrightCedric Hardwicke The Trouble with Women Professor Gilbert Sedley Sidney Lanfield Teresa WrightBrian Donlevy Golden Earrings Colonel Ralph Denistoun Mitchell Leisen Marlene Dietrich Variety Girl Himself George Marshall Mary HatcherOlga San JuanDeForest Kelley Technicolor sequence1948 So Evil My Love Mark Bellis Lewis Allen Ann ToddGeraldine Fitzgerald The Big Clock George Stroud John Farrow Charles LaughtonMaureen O'Sullivan Sealed Verdict Major Robert Lawson Lewis Allen Florence MarlyBroderick Crawford 1949 Alias Nick Beal Nick Beal John Farrow Audrey TotterThomas MitchellGeorge Macready It Happens Every Spring Professor Vernon K. Simpson Lloyd Bacon Jean PetersPaul Douglas 1950 A Woman of Distinction Professor Alexander "Alec" Stevenson Edward Buzzell Rosalind RussellEdmund Gwenn A Life of Her Own Steve Harleigh George Cukor Lana TurnerTom Ewell Copper Canyon Johnny Carter John Farrow Hedy Lamarr Technicolor Directed by Edmund Goulding, Cedric Hardwicke, Frank Lloyd, Victor Saville, Robert Stevenson, Herbert Wilcox, and René Clair. Wilcox directed the sequence featuring Milland.
1951–1960 YearTitleRoleDirectorCo-stars Notes1951 Circle of Danger Clay Douglas Jacques Tourneur Patricia RocMarius Goring Night into Morning Philip Ainley Fletcher Markle John HodiakNancy Davis Rhubarb Eric Yeager Arthur Lubin Jan Sterling Close to My Heart Brad Sheridan William Keighley Gene Tierney 1952 Bugles in the Afternoon Kern Shafter Roy Rowland Forrest TuckerGeorge ReevesHelena Carter Technicolor Something to Live For Alan Miller George Stevens Joan FontaineTeresa Wright The Thief Allan Fields Russell Rouse Rita Gam Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor1953 Jamaica Run Patrick Fairlie Lewis R. Foster Arlene DahlWendell Corey Let's Do It Again Gary Stuart Alexander Hall Jane Wyman Technicolor 1954 Dial M for Murder Tony Wendice Alfred Hitchcock Grace KellyRobert Cummings 3-DWarnerColor1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Stanford White Richard Fleischer Joan CollinsFarley Granger CinemaScopeDeluxe color A Man Alone Wes Steele Ray Milland Mary MurphyWard BondRaymond Burr NaturamaTrucolor1956 Lisbon Captain Robert John Evans Ray Milland Maureen O'HaraClaude Rains Trucolor Three Brave Men Joe DiMarco Philip Dunne Frank LovejoyErnest BorgnineNina Foch CinemaScope1957 The River's Edge Nardo Denning Allan Dwan Anthony QuinnDebra Paget CinemaScopeDeluxe color High Flight Wing Commander Rudge John Gilling Bernard LeeKenneth Haigh CinemaScope 1958 The Safecracker Colley Dawson Ray Milland Barry Jones
1961–1970 YearTitleRoleDirectorCo-stars Notes 1961 King of Kings Satan (voice, uncredited) Nicholas Ray Jeffrey HunterSiobhán McKenna Technicolor 1962 The Premature Burial Guy Carrell Roger Corman Hazel Court PanavisionEastmancolor Panic in Year Zero! Harry Baldwin Ray Milland Jean HagenFrankie Avalon Pathécolor 1963 X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes Dr. James Xavier Roger Corman Diana Van der VlisDon Rickles 1964 Quick, Let's Get Married Mario Forni William Dieterle Ginger RogersBarbara Eden Eastmancolor 1968 Hostile Witness Simon Crawford - Q.C. Ray Milland Sylvia Syms Deluxe color1970 Love Story Oliver Barrett III Arthur Hiller Ryan O'NealAli MacGraw Color Company of Killers(Made for TV, but released theatrically)IMDB entry on Company of Killers. George DeSalles Jerry Thorpe Van JohnsonSusan OliverTerry Carter Technicolor
1971–1984