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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 ]
Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. [1] [2] He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), which won him Best Actor at Cannes, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh actor.
And, above all, Russell Rouse, who also directed, has gotten a sensitive and towering performance from Ray Milland in the title role." [3] The staff at Variety magazine reviewed the film positively. They wrote, "This has an offbeat approach to film story-telling (a complete absence of dialog), a good spy plot and a strong performance by Ray ...
The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson 's 1944 novel about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , and Best Adapted Screenplay .
Let's Do It Again is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film set in 1950 New York, and released by Columbia Pictures.The film was directed by Alexander Hall and starred Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, and Tom Helmore.
The Uninvited is a 1944 American supernatural horror film that was directed by Lewis Allen and stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp.The film is based on Dorothy Macardle's novel Uneasy Freehold (1941), which was published in the United States as The Uninvited (1942) and deals with a brother and sister who purchase a house in Cornwall, England, that is plagued by paranormal events.
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western film directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Mary Murphy, Raymond Burr and Ward Bond.The story involves a man who stumbles onto the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in the Arizona desert from which there were no survivors.
Lisbon is a 1956 American film noir crime film produced and directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Maureen O'Hara, Claude Rains, Edward Chapman, and Jay Novello.An American smuggler based in Lisbon is hired to rescue a wealthy industrialist from behind the Iron Curtain.