Reginald Alfred John Truscott-...
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 3, 1905 Neath, Glamorgan |
| Died | Mar 10, 1986 Torrance, CA |
| Age | Died at 81 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Ray Milland | |
| Job | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1929-1985 |
| Top Roles | Prof. Alexander 'Alec' Stevenson, Tony Wendice, Steve Harleigh, Lt. Dudley Briggs, Dr. James Xavier |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Adventure, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Aviation |
| Top Collaborators | Charles Brackett (Producer), Mitchell Leisen (Director), Arthur Hornblow Jr. (Producer), Alfred Hitchcock (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Marion Davies, Anna May Wong, ZaSu Pitts see more.. |
Ray Milland Overview:
Legendary actor, Ray Milland, was born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones on Jan 3, 1905 in Neath, Glamorgan. Milland died at the age of 81 on Mar 10, 1986 in Torrance, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea near Pacific Crest Redondo Beach CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Ray Milland was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Actor for The Lost Weekend (as Don Birnam) in 1945.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1945 | Best Actor | The Lost Weekend (1945) | Don Birnam | Won |
He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television. Ray Milland's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #79 on Apr 17, 1947.
BlogHub Articles:
in The Lost Weekend (1945)
By Carol Martinheira on Mar 1, 2018 From The Old Hollywood Gardenin The Lost Weekend (1945) On March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Because it?s Oscar season, I wanted to talk about one of my all-time favorite performances in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, the wonderful in The Lost ... Read full article
and the Dragon Squad
By Rick29 on Nov 24, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafeRay as Hugh Drummond. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937). In one of his last "B" films, portrays the debonair British detective Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. The film opens with a tense scene of Drummond piloting his plane to a landing in thick fog. Later that evening, he encounters a y... Read full article
and the Dragon Squad
By Rick29 on Nov 24, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafeRay as Hugh Drummond. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937). In one of his last "B" films, portrays the debonair British detective Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond. The film opens with a tense scene of Drummond piloting his plane to a landing in thick fog. Later that evening, he encounters a y... Read full article
The Uninvited (1944) – with and Ruth Hussey
By Greg Orypeck on Apr 7, 2016 From Classic Film FreakShare This! ?They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of?Devonshire? and?Cornwall?and ?Ireland?which rear up against the westward ocean.??Mists gather here . . . and sea fog . . . and eerie stories . . . ??part of the opening narration A ghost story???No, not the shocker kind, with raised ... Read full article
Start with , End with George Clooney
By Rick29 on Aug 21, 2015 From Classic Film & TV CafeSylvia Syms defending . Hostile Witness (1968). A London barrister () suffers a nervous breakdown when his adult daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When he recovers, he's framed for the murder of a colleague who may have driven the car. For half its running time, th... Read full article
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Ray Milland Quotes:
owner of the pet shop: I'm sorry sir, we have no meat department.
Eric Yeager: Meat? Golf balls is this cat's meat.
Tony Wendice: As you said Mark, it might work out on paper, but congratulations, Inspector. Oh, by the way... How about you, Margot?
Margot Mary Wendice: Yes, I could do with something.
Tony Wendice: Mark?
Mark Halliday: So could I.
Tony Wendice: I suppose you're still on duty, Inspector.
Don Birnam: Let me have one, Nat. I'm dying. Just one.
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