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Ray Milland Biography (1905-1986)

Full name Reginald Truscott-Jones; born January 3, 1905, in Neath Glamorganshire, Wales; died of cancer in Torrance, CA, March 10, 1986; married Muriel (Mar) Weber (a showgirl) 1932; children: one son (died, 1981).

CTFT learned from the obituary published in Variety Wednesday, March 12, 1986, that Ray Milland was an excellent marksman. He did some "trick shooting" for the 1929 film The Informer after the original marksman was killed in an accident. He then changed his name from Spike Milland to Raymond Milland and pursued his acting career. He later reflected, "I didn't choose acting, it choseme. I just fell into it--a matter of being in the right place at the wrong time."

Nationality

Welsh

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 3, 1905

Neath Glamorganshire, Wales

Death Details

May 10, 1986

Torrance, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Ambassador Bill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1930.
• The Bachelor Father, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931.
• Blonde Crazy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1931.
• Just a Gigolo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932.
• Polly of the Circus, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932.
• Bought, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932.
• Payment Defererd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932.
• Orders Is Orders, British, 1933.
• This Is the Life, British, 1933.
• Bolero, Paramount, 1934.
• One Hour Late, Paramount, 1934.
• We're Not Dressing, Paramount, 1934.
• The Glass Key, Paramount, 1935.
• The Gilded Lady, Paramount, 1935.
• Four Hours to Kill, Paramount, 1936.
• Alias Mary Dow, Paramount, 1936.
• The Big Broadcast of 1937, Paramount, 1936.
• Three Smart Girls, Paramount, 1937.
• Bulldog Drummond Escapes, Paramount, 1937.
• Easy Living, Paramount, 1937.
• Ebb Tide, Paramount, 1937.
• Wise Girl, Paramount, 1937.
• Beau Geste, Paramount, 1939.
• French without Tears, British, 1939.
• Everything Happens at Night, Paramount, 1939.
• Hotel Imperial, Paramount, 1939.
• Men with Wings, Paramount, 1939.
• Hostile Witness, Paramount, 1940.
• Till We Meet Again, Paramount, 1940.
• Arise My Love, Paramount, 1940.
• Irene, Paramount, 1940.
• Doctor Takes a Wife, Paramount, 1940.
• I Wanted Wings, Paramount, 1941.
• The Lady Has Plans, 1942.
• Reap the Wild Wind, Paramount, 1942.
• Are Husbands Necessary?, 1942.
• The Major and the Minor, 1942.
• The Crystal Ball, 1943.
• Forever and a Day, 1943.
• Ministry of Fear, Paramount, 1944.
• The Uninvited, Paramount, 1944.
• Lady in the Dark, 1944.
• Kitty, Paramount, 1945.
• Lost Weekend, Paramount, 1945.
• The Well Groomed Bride, Paramount, 1946.
• California, 1946.
• The Imperfect Lady, 1947.
• The Trouble with Women, 1947.
• Golden Earrings, Paramount, 1947.
• The Big Clock, 1948.
• Wings Over Honolulu, 1948.
• Sealed Verdict, 1948.
• So Evil My Love, 1948.
• Alias Nick Beal, Paramount, 1949.
• It Happens Every Spring, Paramount, 1949.
• A Life of Her Own, 1950.
• Copper Canyon, Paramount, 1950.
• Woman of Distinction, 1950.
• Circle of Danger, 1951.
• Night into Morning, Paramount, 1951.
• Rhubarb, 1951.
• Close to My Heart, Paramount, 1951.
• Something to Live For, Paramount, 1952.
• Bugles in the Afternoon, Paramount, 1952.
• The Thief, 1952.
• Jamaica Run, Paramount, 1953.
• Let's Do It Again, Paramount, 1953.
• Dial M for Murder, 1954.
• The Girl on the Red Velvet Swing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
• A Man Alone, Republic Pictures, 1955.
• Lisbon, Republic Pictures, 1956.
• Three Brave Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• The River's Edge, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• The Safecracker, 1958.
• Premature Burial, American International, 1962.
• Panic in Year Zero, American International, 1962.
• The Man With X-Ray Eyes, American International, 1962.
• Love Story, Paramount, 1970.
• The Thing with Two Heads, American International, 1971.
• Frogs, American International, 1972.
• Terror in the Wax Museum, American International, 1973.
• The House in Nightmare Park, American International, 1973.
• Gold, Allied Artists, 1974.
• Escape to Witch Mountain, Buena Vista, 1975.
• The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1977.
• Oil, 1977.
• Blackout, 1978.
• Game for Vultures, American International, 1978.
• Oliver's Story, Paramount, 1978.
• Slavers, German, 1978.
• Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1979.
• Survival Run, 1980.
• The Sea Serpent, 1984.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• Hostile Witness, 1940.
• A Man Alone, Republic Pictures, 1955.
• Lisbon, Republic Pictures, 1956.
• The Safecracker, 1958.
• Panic in Year Zero, American International, 1962.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Professor Ray McNutley, The Ray Milland Show, CBS, 1953-55.
• Roy Markham, Markham, CBS, 1959-60.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• General Electric Theatre.
• Suspicion.
• Suspense.
• The DuPont Show of the Month.
• Seventh Avenue.
• The Love Boat.
• MINI-SERIES Duncan Calderwood, Rich Man Poor Man Book I, ABC, 1976-77.
• The Dream Merchants.
• Credits; MOVIES
• The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, 1982.
• Cave In!, 1983.
• Starflight One, 1983.
• The Gold Key, 1985.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--Hostile Witness, 1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Lady from the Sea, England.
• The Plaything, England.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• The Woman in Room 13, England.
• Hostile Witness, U.S. cities.
• Writings;AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• Wide-Eyed in Babylon, 1974.