Ray Milland

Ray Milland

British actor (1907–1986)

Ray Milland was a Welsh and American actor. Initially known as a star of light comedies, he achieved a dramatic breakthrough with his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945). His performance earned him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh-born actor.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 95 films (1929–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 Piccadilly British International Pictures Ltd 1:46:00 16mm B&W silent
1930 PASSION FLOWER. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 9 reels B&W
1931 BLONDE CRAZY. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 79 min B&W
1932 JUST A GIGOLO. Paramount Publix Corp. 1 reel B&W
1932 The man who played god John G. Adolfi 80 min B&W
1934 Charlie Chan in London Eugene Forde 79 min 16mm B&W
1934 CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1934 WE'RE NOT DRESSING Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 ALIAS MARY DOW. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 Four Hours to Kill! Mitchell Leisen 70 min B&W
1935 THE GILDED LILY. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1936 NEXT TIME WE LOVE. Universal Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1936 THE JUNGLE PRINCESS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1936 THE RETURN OF SOPHIE LANG. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 Three Smart Girls. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 EASY LIVING. Paramount Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1937 WISE GIRL. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 HER JUNGLE LOVE. Paramount Pictures Inc. 9 reels Color
1938 MEN WITH WINGS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 11 reels. Color
1938 SAY IT IN FRENCH. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 TROPIC HOLIDAY. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 Beau Geste William A. Wellman 112 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 BEAU GESTE. Paramount Pictures Inc. 12 reels B&W
1939 Everything Happens At Night. Irving Cummings 6 995 ft. B&W
1940 Arise My Love. Mitchell Leisen 12 reels B&W
1940 French Without Tears. Anthony Asquith 7 reels
1940 Irene. Herbert Wilcox 101 min sound
1940 Untamed. George Archainbaud 9 reels sound
1941 I Wanted Wings. Mitchell Leisen 14 reels B&W
1941 Skylark. Mark Sandrich 10 reels B&W
1941 The Lady Has Plans. Sidney Lanfield 8 reels B&W
1942 Reap The Wild Wind. Cecil B. DeMille 13 reels Color
1942 Sullivan's travels Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 90 16mm B&W sound
1942 The Crystal Ball. Elliott Nugent 8 reels
1942 The Major And The Minor. Paramount 10 reels B&W Sound
1944 Lady In The Dark. Kurt Weill 10 reels Color sound
1944 The Ministry Of Fear. Fritz Lang 9 reels
1944 The Uninvited Paramount Pictures Corporation 1:38:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 The Uninvited. Lewis Allen 10 reels B&W
1944 Till We Meet Again. Frank Borzage 9 reels B&W
1945 The Lost Weekend. Billy Wilder 11 reels. B&W
1946 The Well Groomed Bride. Sidney Lanfield 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 [California film 97 min [California Color
1947 California. John Farrow 97 min. 35mm Color sound
1947 Golden Earrings Dist By Aims Media 95 min 16mm B&W sound
1947 Golden earrings. Mitchell Leisen 3300 16mm B&W sound
1947 Imperfect lady. Paramount Pictures Corporation 16mm sound
1947 The Imperfect Lady. Lewis Allen 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Trouble with women Sidney Lanfield 80 min B&W