Ray Milland The Films 1929-1984

With No Formal Training As An Actor, Welsh-born Ray Milland (1907-1986), A Former Trooper In The British Armys Household Cavalry, Enjoyed A Half-century Career Working Alongside Some Of The Great Directors And Stars From The Golden Age Of Cinema. He Won The Academy Award For Best Actor For His Performance As The Alcoholic Writer In The Lost Weekend (1945), A Defining Moment That Enabled Him To Break From Romantic Leads And Explore Darker Shades Of His Debonair Demeanor, Such As The Veiled Menace Of His Scheming Husband In Hitchcocks Dial M For Murder (1954). A Consummate Professional With Wide Range, Milland Took The Directorial Reins In Several Of His Starring Vehicles In The 1950s, Most Notably In The Intelligent Western A Man Alone (1955).