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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 ...
Ray Milland. Actor: The Lost Weekend. Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor.
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. Actor: The Lost Weekend. Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor.
Milland got his first role in 1929 with MGM but Paramount was the studio that made him a star. Ray appeared in 130 films over a career that lasted 56 years. Major genres included: drama (71), comedy (40), romance (39), and thriller (20).
Mar 11, 1986 · Ray Milland, the urbane actor who won an Academy Award and many other honors for his riveting portrayal of a sympathetic alcoholic in ''The Lost Weekend'' in 1945, died of...
Ray Milland was a renowned Welsh actor and director. Born in the early twentieth century, he grew up to be a Hollywood actor who impressively personified the characters of a dipsomaniac author in ‘The Lost Weekend’ and a scheming husband who plots his wife’s murder in ‘Dial M for Murder’.
