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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 10, 1889
Place of Birth:
Sacramento, California, USA
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Ray Collins
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama.
A friend and associate of Orson Welles for many years, Collins went to Hollywood with the Mercury Theatre company and made his feature-film debut in Citizen Kane, as Kane's ruthless political rival.
Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as the irascible Lieutenant Arthur Tragg on the television series Perry Mason.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living | |
| 1980 | Viva la clase media | |
| 1960 | I'll Give My Life | John Bradford |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil | District Attorney Adair |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Eric Warren |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Alfred Metcalfe |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Bailey |
| 1956 | The Go-Getter | J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Sheriff Masters |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street | Judge Harper |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Mica Ralston (rancher) |
| 1954 | Rose Marie | Insp. Appleby |
| 1954 | Athena | Mr. Tremaine |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Dan Reasonover |
| 1953 | Column South | Storey |
| 1953 | The Desert Song | Gen. Birabeau |
| 1953 | The Kid from Left Field | Fred F. Whacker |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Jonathan Parker |
| 1952 | Invitation | Warren Pritchard |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Edmund Jethrow |
| 1952 | Dreamboat | Timothy Stone |
| 1951 | The Racket | D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Arch Strobie |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant |
| 1951 | I Want You | Judge Kenneth Turner |
| 1951 | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Jonathan Parker |
| 1951 | Reunion in Reno | Judge Thomas Kneeland |
| 1950 | Summer Stock | Jasper G. Wingait |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Commodore Parker |
| 1950 | Paid in Full | Dr. Fredericks |
| 1950 | Francis | Colonel Hooker |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Jonah Evans |
| 1949 | The Price of Freedom | Thomas Vollmer |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Roger Enright |
| 1949 | The Heiress | Jefferson Almond |
| 1949 | Hideout | Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Alfred Greenleaf |
| 1949 | Red Stallion In The Rockies | Matthew 'Matt' Simpson |
| 1949 | Free For All | A B Blair |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Big Ed Carter |
| 1948 | Homecoming | Lt. Col. Avery Silver |
| 1948 | Good Sam | Rev. Daniels |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Harvey Elwood |
| 1948 | Command Decision | Maj. Desmond Lansing |
| 1948 | The Swordsman | MacCoppin |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Dr. Matt Beemish |
| 1947 | A Double Life | Victor Donlan |
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Fred Houlihan |
| 1947 | The Red Stallion | Perry Barton |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Milton |
| 1946 | Crack-Up | Dr. Lowell |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Colonel Farewell / Narrator |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise | Leonides |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Mr. Floyd Henderickson |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Davis Banton |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Judge Watson |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Gordon Stewart |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Dr. Elijah Howe |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven | Glen Robie |
| 1945 | The Hidden Eye | Phillip Treadway |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking | John Chase Randall |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Senator Frost |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Brodie S. Griffith |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark | Deckman West |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Johnny Adair |
| 1944 | Main Street Today | Otis Bird |
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross | Wallau |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang | Cardinal von Faulhaber |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Mr. Macauley |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Grover Kendall |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | Dr. John Carey |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines | Col. John Mason |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Snodgrass |
| 1943 | Madame Curie | Lecturer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons | Jack Amberson |
| 1942 | The Big Street | Professor B |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Johan Bergesen |
| 1942 | Highways by Night | Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through | Capt. McCall |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane | Jim W. Gettys |
| 1940 | Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men | Mayor (voice) |
| 1932 | The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | Waite |
| 1931 | Words & Music | Mr. Lambert (uncredited) |
| 1931 | One Way Out | Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Lieutenant Tragg |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Evan Gracie |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Herbert Brenner |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Callicott |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Judge Harper |
| 1954 | Climax! | Jerome Harris |
| 1954 | The Halls of Ivy | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Daniel Webster |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Barton Keyes |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Max |
| 1948 | Studio One | Gen. Sam Woolery |