Editing Ray Milland (section)

===Horror and action movies; focus on television===
In 1972, Milland starred in two horror films. One was ''[[Frogs (film)|Frogs]]'', co-starring [[Sam Elliott]] and [[Joan Van Ark]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glitternight.com/2017/07/05/the-frogs-1972-fourth-of-july-bad-movie/|title = The Frogs (1972): Fourth of July Bad Movie|date = 5 July 2017}}</ref> in which Milland played a wealthy, cantankerous plantation owner who dumps waste materials in a swamp, causing an enormous disruption of nature. The second, ''[[The Thing with Two Heads]]'', a blaxploitation film directed by Lee Frost, is considered a cult classic; Milland plays a brain surgeon with a terminal illness who transplants his head onto the healthy body of an American prisoner. The following year he was in ''[[The House in Nightmare Park]]'' (1973), a comedy chiller, and had the lead in the TV movie, ''[[Terror in the Wax Museum]]'' (1973).

He also turned in an appearance as a hand surgeon in the ''[[Night Gallery]]'' episode, "The Hand of Borgus Weems". He guest-starred in two episodes of ''[[Columbo]]'', as a grieving widower in "Death Lends a Hand" (1971) and as a suspect in "The Greenhouse Jungle" (1972).

Milland was in such action films as: ''[[The Big Game (1973 film)|The Big Game]]'' (1974), ''[[The Student Connection]]'' (1974), and ''[[Gold (1974 film)|Gold]]'' opposite [[Roger Moore]] (1974). Then he did another TV horror film, ''[[The Dead Don't Die (1975 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]'' (1975). He appeared in ''[[Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)|Escape to Witch Mountain]]'' (1975) for [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]] and guest starred on shows like ''[[Cool Million]]'' and ''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]''.<ref name="guard">Olden boldy: BART MILLS meets Ray Milland, latest Hollywood favourite to enter the autobiography stakes
The Guardian 5 April 1975: 8.</ref>

Around this time, Milland said that he planned on moving to Europe and that he accepted "the parts I figure I can get some enjoyment out of."<ref name="cut">Ray Milland Cuts to a New Scene
Hall, William. [[Los Angeles Times]] 10 March 1974: o24.</ref>

In 1975, Milland was the subject of an episode of the British biographical TV series, ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Milland had a significant success with the TV miniseries, ''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]'' (1976), receiving an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actor]].

He also had roles in ''[[The Swiss Conspiracy]]'' (1976), ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976), ''[[Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1976), ''[[Mayday at 40,000 Feet!]]'' (1976), ''[[The Last Tycoon (1976 film)|The Last Tycoon]]'' (1976), ''[[Seventh Avenue (miniseries)|Seventh Avenue]]'' (1976), ''[[Cuibul salamandrelor|Oil]]'' (1977), ''[[Testimony of Two Men]]'' (1977), ''[[The Uncanny (film)|The Uncanny]]'' (1977), ''Slavers'' (1977), and ''[[The Pyjama Girl Case]]'' (1978), an Italian giallo set in Australia.

He starred in ''[[Cruise Into Terror]]'' (1978), ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'', ''Blackout'' (1978), and ''[[The Darker Side of Terror]]'' (1979).

He guest-starred as Sire Uri in ''[[Saga of a Star World]]'' (1978'')'', the pilot episode of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series.<ref>{{cite book|title=An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica|page=54|first=John Kenneth|last=Muir|publisher=McFarland|year=2005|isbn=9781476606569}}</ref> He reprised his role as Ryan O'Neal's father in ''[[Oliver's Story]]'' (1978) and appeared in some action films, including ''Spree'' (1979) and ''[[Game for Vultures]]'' (1979).

Milland guest-starred on several [[Aaron Spelling]]-produced shows such as ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' and ''[[Hart to Hart]]''. In the latter, he appeared twice as Jennifer Hart's father.

He was top billed in ''[[The Attic (1980 film)|The Attic]]'' (1980), but usually had supporting roles in TV movies like ''[[The Dream Merchants (miniseries)|The Dream Merchants]]'' (1980), ''[[Our Family Business]]'' (1981), ''[[The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana]]'' (1982), ''[[Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land]]'' (1983), ''[[Cave In!]]'' (1983), and ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death|The Masks of Death]]'' (1984), a Sherlock Holmes adventure starring [[Peter Cushing]] and [[John Mills]].

His last appearances were in ''The Sea Serpent'' (1985) and ''[[The Gold Key]]'' (1985). The latter was a mystery made specifically for video.<ref name="gold"/>