This is a filmography of 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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [1] 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 .
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Cedric Hardwicke, Frank Lloyd, Victor Saville, Robert Stevenson, Herbert Wilcox, and René Clair. Wilcox directed the sequence featuring Milland.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Co-stars | Notes |
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1961 | King of Kings | Satan (voice, uncredited) | Nicholas Ray | Jeffrey Hunter Siobhán McKenna | Technicolor |
1962 | The Premature Burial | Guy Carrell | Roger Corman | Hazel Court | Panavision Eastmancolor |
Panic in Year Zero! | Harry Baldwin | Ray Milland | Jean Hagen Frankie Avalon | Pathécolor | |
1963 | X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes | Dr. James Xavier | Roger Corman | Diana Van der Vlis Don Rickles | |
1964 | Quick, Let's Get Married | Mario Forni | William Dieterle | Ginger Rogers Barbara Eden | Eastmancolor |
1968 | Hostile Witness | Simon Crawford - Q.C. | Ray Milland | Sylvia Syms | Deluxe color |
1970 | Love Story | Oliver Barrett III | Arthur Hiller | Ryan O'Neal Ali MacGraw | Color |
Company of Killers (Made for TV, but released theatrically) [3] | George DeSalles | Jerry Thorpe | Van Johnson Susan Oliver | Technicolor |
Airdate | Title | Role | Co-stars |
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March 19, 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards | Himself (Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards) | Bob Hope (host) |
September 17, 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley (44 episodes — see below) | Professor Ray McNutley | Phyllis Avery |
October 31, 1954 | What's My Line? | Himself (Mystery Guest) | John Daly, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen |
October 23, 1955 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Himself | Jack Carson (host) |
April 11, 1956 | Screen Directors Playhouse Episode: "Markheim" | Roy Markheim | Rod Steiger |
April 15, 1956 | General Electric Theater Episode: "That's the Man!" | Russel Kent | Nancy Davis, Hayden Rorke; Ronald Reagan (host) |
October 3, 1956 | Ford Television Theatre Episode: "Catch at Straws" | District Attorney Peter Sloan (also director) | Kerwin Mathews |
January 6, 1957 | General Electric Theater Episode: "Never Turn Back" | Woodward (also director) | Virginia Carroll |
March 15, 1957 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Episode: "The Girl in the Grass" | Harry Carstairs (also director) | Fay Baker, Carolyn Jones |
May 5, 1957 | General Electric Theater Episode: "Angel of Wrath" | John (also director) | Jeanne Bates, Howard McNear |
December 8, 1957 | General Electric Theater Episode: "Eyes of a Stranger" | (Director only) | Tallulah Bankhead, Richard Denning |
January 1, 1958 | Father Knows Best Episode: "Mister Beal Meets His Match" | Nick Beal | Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray |
June 2, 1958 | Suspicion Episode: "Death Watch" | (Director only) | Edmond O'Brien |
June 23, 1958 | Suspicion Episode: "Eye for an Eye" | Roy Markham | Macdonald Carey, Andrew Duggan |
September 14, 1958 | Decision Episode: "Markheim" | Markheim | Rod Steiger |
November 2, 1958 | General Electric Theater Episode: "Battle for a Soul" | Caradoc Williams (also director) | Marjorie Bennett |
February 2, 1959 | Goodyear Theatre Episode: "A London Affair" | Binyon | Gia Scala |
February 13, 1959 | Death Valley Days Episode: "Stagecoach Spy" | Himself - Host | Claudia Barrett, Brad Johnson, Richard Powers |
May 2, 1959 | Markham (59 episodes — see below) | Roy Markham | |
November 1, 1959 | What's My Line? | Guest Panelist | John Daly, Harry Belafonte |
Airdate | Title | Role | Co-stars |
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April 9, 1961 | Celebrity Golf | Himself | |
April 11, 1961 | Thriller Episode: "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" | (Director only) | Boris Karloff (host), John Williams |
December 26, 1961 | The Dick Powell Show Episode: "Open Season" | (Director only) | Dick Powell (host), Dorothy Malone, Dennis O'Keefe |
January 9, 1962 | Alcoa Premiere Episode: "Pattern of Guilt" | Keith Briscoe | Joanna Moore |
February 2, 1962 | Here's Hollywood | Himself | Cynthia Pepper |
September 27, 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Season 2 Episode 1: "A Home Away from Home" | Dr. Howard Fennick | Alfred Hitchcock (host) |
November 3, 1963 | The DuPont Show of the Week Episode: "The Silver Burro" | Investigator | Carroll O'Connor |
November 21, 1965 | What's My Line? | Himself (Mystery Guest) | John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Helen Gurley Brown, Tony Randall |
March 6, 1966 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Simon Crawford | Ed Sullivan (host), Frankie Avalon, John Byner |
April 5, 1969 | The Jackie Gleason Show | Himself | Jackie Gleason (host), Frank Sinatra Jr. |
December 9, 1969 | Daughter of the Mind (television film) | Professor Constable | Don Murray, Gene Tierney |
January 2, 1970 | Bracken's World Episode: "Focus on a Gun" | Ray Milland cameo | Peter Haskell, Roger Bowen |
September 25, 1970 | The Name of the Game Episode: "A Love to Remember" | Jonathan Booker | Gene Barry, Lee Grant, Tom Bosley, J. D. Cannon |
Airdate | Title | Role | Co-stars |
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July 14, 1981 | Our Family Business (television film) | Tony | Ted Danson, Christopher Mayer, Vera Miles, David Morse |
January 19, 1982 | Hart to Hart Episode: "My Hart Belongs to Daddy" | Stephen Harrison Edwards | Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Samantha Eggar |
September 20, 1982 | The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (television film) | Mr. Griffiths | Catherine Oxenberg, Christopher Baines, Olivia de Havilland, Dana Wynter, Stewart Granger |
February 27, 1983 | Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (television film) | Q. T. Thornwell | Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton |
June 19, 1983 | Cave-In! (television film) | Professor Harrison Soames | Lonny Chapman, Dennis Cole, Leslie Nielsen, Julie Sommars, James Olson |
November 22, 1983 | Hart to Hart Episode: "Long Lost Love" | Stephen Edwards | Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander |
December 23, 1984 | The Masks of Death (television film) | Home Secretary | Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Gordon Jackson, Susan Penhaligon |
Meet Mr. McNutley episodes
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