Editing Ray Milland (section)

===Character actor===
He returned as a [[character actor]] in the late 1960s and the 1970s, appearing in such films as ''[[Daughter of the Mind]]'' (1969), a television film that reunited him with [[Gene Tierney]].

In the late 1960s, Milland hosted rebroadcasts of certain episodes of the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] Western [[anthology series]], ''[[Death Valley Days]],'' under the title ''Trails West''; the series' original host had been [[Ronald Reagan]]. He also guest-starred on ''[[Bracken's World]]'' and ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'' as well as in TV movies like ''[[Company of Killers]]'' (1970), ''[[River of Gold (1971 film)|River of Gold]]'' (1971) and ''[[Black Noon]]'' (1971).<ref>Ray Milland to Star
[[Los Angeles Times]] 21 February 1970: a3.</ref>

Milland had his biggest box office success in many years when he played Oliver Barrett III in ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' (1970).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Milland – Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/99160401-Ray-Milland#tab=summary |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> In 1978 Milland reprised his role as Oliver Barrett III in ''[[Oliver's Story]]'', also written by [[Erich Segal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliver's Story (1978) |website=[[AFI Catalog]] |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56955 |accessdate=14 December 2023}}</ref>

He was then in ''[[Embassy (1972 film)|Embassy]]'' (1972), a British spy thriller.

In 1970, he said he worked only two to three months a year acting and spent the rest of the year relaxing, although he admitted that he had suffered some financial troubles since the sale of his yacht in 1964.<ref>Yacht Woes Still Plague Ray Milland: RAY MILLAND
Rood, W B. [[Los Angeles Times]] 3 April 1970: c2.</ref>