Ray Milland Biography

Fast Facts

• While he was the first Welsh actor to receive an Oscar, he was also the first person to win both an Oscar and Cannes Film Festival award for the same role
• Joined the Household Cavalry, serving a member of the rifle team, as he was an excellent shot, for a total of 12 years
• Quote: "I keep playing neurotics because I'm a Welshman, and so I'm supposed to be moody․ That's what people keep telling me I am, anyway․ But I don't think Welshmen are any more moody than normal․ It's the rest of the world that's out of step․"
• Quote: "My only desire politically is to shoot a few of the politicians․ I'm not saying who․ But I'm not a bit tempted to become one myself․ I couldn't stand dragging my family through all that muck․"
• Would transition to directing later in his career, while occasionally appearing in various television roles as well
• After trying his hand at a film career in Europe, he would eventually move to the United States after being contacted by MGM
• Laid up in the hospital for several weeks after an accident occurred on the set of "Hotel Imperial" when his horse's saddle came loose and threw him several feet into a pile of bricks
• Was fluent in Spanish, although he rarely got to use it