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, Ep 12)
- Tomorrow at 3pm on Sony Channel
- Tomorrow at 4pm on Sony Channel Plus 1
- Saturday at 12pm on Sony Channel
- Saturday at 1pm on Sony Channel Plus 1
- 11^th December at 9am on Sony Channel
- 11^th December at 10am on Sony Channel Plus 1
- The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
- Beau Geste (1939)
- Saturday at 5.10am on TCM Movies HD
- Saturday at 6.10am on TCM Movies Plus 1
- 12^th December at 2.10am on TCM Movies HD
- 12^th December at 3.10am on TCM Movies Plus 1
- Spirited remake, with the famous flashback of the desert fort defended by corpses.
- Let’s Do It Again (1953)
- 10^th December at 7.35am on Sony Movies Action
- A songwriter and his wife plan a divorce, but call it off in the nick of time.
- Circle of Danger (1951)
- 11^th December at 10.30am on Talking Pictures TV
- An American in England investigates the strange death some years earlier of his brother during a commando raid.
- Gold (1974)
- 12^th December at 8.10pm on Talking Pictures TV
- A South African mining engineer falls for the boss’s granddaughter and exposes a conspiracy.