Ray Milland

British actor, director (1907–1986) | Beau Geste (1939), Dial M for Murder (1954), Forever and a Day (1943)

Welsh-born light leading man of ready smile and equable disposition

Mini Biography

Ray Milland carved a pleasant niche for himself in Hollywood in the 30s, and later surprised many by becoming an actor and director of some repute before stepping on the inevitable downhill slope.

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Screenshot from the 1971 ‘Death Lends a Hand’ episode of Columbo (1971-2003) (1). Ray Milland as Arthur Kennicutt — Columbo (1971-2003) | Death Lends a Hand (1971) screenshot (1)

Screenshot from the 1972 ‘The Greenhouse Jungle’ episode of Columbo (1971-2003) (3). Ray Milland as Jarvis Goodland — Columbo (1971-2003) | The Greenhouse Jungle (1972) opening credits (3)

Circle of Danger DVD from Network and The British Film. Features Ray Milland, Patricia Roc and David E. Rose. — Circle of Danger DVD – Network – The British Film

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Personal Details

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Died

Born

Ray Milland was born in Glamorgan Green, Skewen, Neath, Neath Port Talbot on 3^rd January, 1907.
Died

Ray Milland died in Torrance, CA, USA on 10^th March, 1986, aged 79.

Watch Ray Milland on British television

- Hart to Hart (1979–84)
- Long Lost Love (1983, S5)
- Tomorrow at 3pm on Sony Channel
- Tomorrow at 4pm on Sony Channel Plus 1
- 17^th July at 10am on Sony Channel
- 17^th July at 11am on Sony Channel Plus 1
- The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
- Columbo (1971–2003)
- The Greenhouse Jungle (1972, S2, Ep 2)
- Sunday at 2.15pm on 5USA
- 19^th July at 9am on 5USA
- Los Angeles murder detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanour to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes
- Gold (1974)
- 21^st July at 9pm on Zee TV
- A South African mining engineer falls for the boss’s granddaughter and exposes a conspiracy.