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

Born

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)
- My Hart Belongs to Daddy (1982, S3)
- Monday at 1pm on Sony Channel
- Monday at 2pm on Sony Channel Plus 1
- 24^th April at 9am on Sony Channel
- 24^th April at 10am on Sony Channel Plus 1
- The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
- Dial M for Murder (1954)
- 23^rd April at 6.50pm on TCM Movies HD
- 23^rd April at 7.50pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
- An ageing tennis champion tries to arrange the death of his wife so that he will inherit, but his complex plan goes wrong.