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Ray Milland

1907 - 1986

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Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), which won him Best Actor at Cannes, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh actor. Before becoming an actor, Milland served in the Household Cavalry of the British Army, becoming a proficient marksman, horseman and aeroplane pilot. He left the army to pursue a career in acting and appeared as an extra in several British productions before getting his first major role in The Flying Scotsman (1929). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Milland is the 696th most popular actor (up from 729th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 854th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Actor.

Ray Milland is most famous for his role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" and "The Lost Weekend."

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Among actors, Ray Milland ranks 696 out of 13,578. Before him are Robin Wright, Marion Cotillard, Michael Chekhov, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Price, and Betty White. After him are John Corbett, P. Ramlee, Patrick Wilson, Naomi Watts, Uma Thurman, and Groucho Marx.

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Among people born in 1907, Ray Milland ranks 59. Before him are Varlam Shalamov, Zarah Leander, Takeo Wakabayashi, Burgess Meredith, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, and Emilie Schindler. After him are Miklós Rózsa, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Ko Takamoro, Ernesto Geisel, James Meade, and Lê Duẩn. Among people deceased in 1986, Ray Milland ranks 40. Before him are Dmitry Kabalevsky, Samora Machel, Roy Cohn, L. Ron Hubbard, Nikolay Semyonov, and James Cagney. After him are Megumu Tamura, Lê Duẩn, Vincente Minnelli, Juan Rulfo, Raimundo Orsi, and Ye Jianying.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ray Milland ranks 941 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499), Rob Halford (1951), Simon Cowell (1959), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Thomas Cook (1808). After him are Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), George Martin (1926), William Penn (1645), Naomi Watts (1968), and Damon Hill (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ray Milland ranks 106. Before him are Peter Finch (1916), John Gielgud (1904), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Christian Bale (1974), Jim Broadbent (1949), and Tom Wilkinson (1948). After him are Naomi Watts (1968), Peter Cushing (1913), Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Kim Cattrall (1956), and Pat Hitchcock (1928).

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