Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend (1945) and also for such roles as a sophisticated leading man opposite John Wayne’s corrupt character in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), the murder-plotting husband in Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954), and Oliver Barrett III in Love Story (1970).
15.Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Ray Milland, Heather Angel
Released: 1937
Directed by: James P. Hogan
Bulldog Drummond Escapes is a 1937 American film directed by James P. Hogan starring Ray Milland as Capt. Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond.
14.The Big Clock
Charles Laughton, Ray Milland
Released: 1948
Directed by: John Farrow
The Big Clock is a 1948 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow, and adapted by renowned novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the novel of the same name by Kenneth Fearing. The..
13.The Major and the Minor
Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland
Released: 1942
Directed by: Billy Wilder
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 American comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. It was the first American film directed by Billy Wilder, and launched his “incomparable” directing..
12.X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes
Don Rickles, Ray Milland
Released: 1963
Directed by: Roger Corman
X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes is a 1963 science fiction/horror film. Directed by Roger Corman from a script by Ray Russell and Robert Dillon, the film stars Ray Milland as Dr. James Xavier. A world..
11.Gold
Roger Moore, John Gielgud
Released: 1974
Directed by: Peter R. Hunt
Gold is a 1974 thriller film starring Roger Moore and Susannah York and directed by Peter R. Hunt. It was based on the 1970 novel Gold Mine by Wilbur Smith. Moore plays Rod Slater, General Manager of..
10.Reap the Wild Wind
John Wayne, Susan Hayward
Released: 1942
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Reap the Wild Wind was a serialized story written by Thelma Strabel in 1940 for The Saturday Evening Post, which was the basis for the 1942 film starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard,..
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Copper Canyon
Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland
Released: 1950
Directed by: John Farrow
Copper Canyon is a 1950 western film directed by John Farrow…
8.Beau Geste
Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward
Released: 1939
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Beau Geste is a 1939 Paramount Pictures action/adventure motion picture starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A..
7.The Uninvited
Ray Milland, Gail Russell
Released: 1944
Directed by: Lewis Allen
The Uninvited is a 1944 American supernatural mystery/romance directed by Lewis Allen in his feature film debut. It is based on the Dorothy Macardle novel Uneasy Freehold. The film stars Ray Milland,..
6.Easy Living
Ray Milland, Jean Arthur
Released: 1937
Directed by: Mitchell Leisen
Easy Living is an American screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. Many..
5.The Jungle Princess
Ray Milland, Dorothy Lamour
Released: 1936
Directed by: Wilhelm Thiele
The Jungle Princess is a 1936 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures, directed by William Thiele, and starred Dorothy Lamour in her film debut along with Ray Milland and Ray Mala.
4.The Lost Weekend
Jane Wyman, Ray Milland
Released: 1945
Directed by: Billy Wilder
The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best..
3.Aces High
Christopher Plummer, Malcolm McDowell
Released: 1976
Directed by: Jack Gold
Aces High is a 1976 British-French war film directed by Jack Gold and starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. The screenplay was written by Howard Barker. As…
2.Dial M for Murder
Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
This film is a 1954 3-D American thriller film in Warnercolor directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The screenplay and the successful stage play on..
1.Ministry of Fear
Ray Milland, Dan Duryea
Released: 1944
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Ministry of Fear is a 1944 film noir directed by Fritz Lang. Based on a novel by Graham Greene, the film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asylum who finds himself caught up in an..
