Ray Collins
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.
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- Born:
- Dec 10, 1889 In Sacramento, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 99
- First Appeared:
- In the movie One Way Out 1931-01-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968 2024-06-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968 | 2024-06-21 | |
| Movie | Zappa | Self - Vocal (archive footage) | 2020-11-27 |
| Movie | Fishpeople | 2017-04-13 | |
| Movie | Beverly Lewis' The Confession | Fulton | 2013-05-11 |
| Movie | The Three Stooges | Carbunkle | 2012-04-13 |
| Movie | The Magistical | Emperor Poot & Dejon | 2008-10-19 |
| Movie | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-01 |
| Movie | Uncle Meat | Self / Bill Yurds | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | Viva la clase media | 1980-01-04 | |
| Movie | I'll Give My Life | John Bradford | 1960-02-03 |
| Movie | Touch of Evil | District Attorney Adair | 1958-03-30 |
| Movie | Spoilers of the Forest | Eric Warren | 1957-04-04 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Lieutenant Tragg | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Bailey | 1956-03-10 |
| Movie | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Alfred Metcalfe | 1956-08-22 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | The Desperate Hours | Sheriff Masters | 1955-10-05 |
| Movie | The Miracle on 34th Street | Judge Harper | 1955-12-14 |
| Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
| Movie | Texas Lady | Mica Ralston (rancher) | 1955-11-23 |
| Movie | Rose Marie | Insp. Appleby | 1954-03-03 |
| Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
| Movie | Athena | Mr. Tremaine | 1954-11-04 |
| Series | The Halls of Ivy | 1954-10-19 | |
| Movie | Column South | Storey | 1953-05-20 |
| Movie | The Desert Song | Gen. Birabeau | 1953-05-30 |
| Movie | The Kid from Left Field | Fred F. Whacker | 1953-07-01 |
| Movie | Bad for Each Other | Dan Reasonover | 1953-12-24 |
| Movie | Invitation | Warren Pritchard | 1952-01-29 |
| Movie | Young Man with Ideas | Edmund Jethrow | 1952-05-02 |
| Movie | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Jonathan Parker | 1952-10-27 |
| Movie | Dreamboat | Timothy Stone | 1952-07-26 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | You're in the Navy Now | Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant | 1951-02-23 |
| Movie | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Jonathan Parker | 1951-05-10 |
| Movie | Vengeance Valley | Arch Strobie | 1951-02-14 |
| Movie | The Racket | D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh | 1951-10-25 |
| Movie | Reunion in Reno | Judge Thomas Kneeland | 1951-10-09 |
| Movie | I Want You | Judge Kenneth Turner | 1951-12-22 |
| Movie | Paid in Full | Dr. Fredericks | 1950-02-15 |
| Movie | Francis | Colonel Hooker | 1950-02-08 |
| Movie | Kill the Umpire | Jonah Evans | 1950-04-27 |
| Movie | The Reformer and the Redhead | Commodore Parker | 1950-05-05 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | Summer Stock | Jasper G. Wingait | 1950-08-31 |
| Movie | It Happens Every Spring | Alfred Greenleaf | 1949-06-10 |
| Movie | Hideout | Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty | 1949-03-08 |
| Movie | Red Stallion In The Rockies | Matthew 'Matt' Simpson | 1949-05-02 |
| Movie | The Fountainhead | Roger Enright | 1949-06-25 |
| Movie | Free For All | A B Blair | 1949-11-01 |
| Movie | The Heiress | Jefferson Almond | 1949-10-06 |
| Movie | Homecoming | Lt. Col. Avery Silver | 1948-04-29 |
| Movie | The Swordsman | MacCoppin | 1948-01-02 |
| Movie | The Man from Colorado | Big Ed Carter | 1948-08-07 |
| Movie | Good Sam | Rev. Daniels | 1948-09-01 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | For the Love of Mary | Harvey Elwood | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Command Decision | Maj. Desmond Lansing | 1948-12-23 |
| Movie | The Red Stallion | Perry Barton | 1947-08-16 |
| Movie | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Dr. Matt Beemish | 1947-09-01 |
| Movie | A Double Life | Victor Donlan | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Fred Houlihan | 1947-12-31 |
| Movie | Night in Paradise | Leonides | 1946-05-03 |
| Movie | Miss Susie Slagle's | Dr. Elijah Howe | 1946-03-04 |
| Movie | Up Goes Maisie | Mr. Floyd Henderickson | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Colonel Farewell / Narrator | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | Boys' Ranch | Davis Banton | 1946-07-18 |
| Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Milton | 1946-12-25 |
| Movie | Two Years Before the Mast | Gordon Stewart | 1946-11-22 |
| Movie | Three Wise Fools | Judge Watson | 1946-09-26 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Dr. Lowell | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | Roughly Speaking | John Chase Randall | 1945-01-31 |
| Movie | The Unseen | Narrator (Voice) | 1945-05-12 |
| Movie | The Hidden Eye | Phillip Treadway | 1945-08-31 |
| Movie | Leave Her to Heaven | Glen Robie | 1945-12-25 |
| Movie | See Here, Private Hargrove | Brodie S. Griffith | 1944-03-18 |
| Movie | Main Street Today | Otis Bird | 1944-03-25 |
| Movie | The Eve of St. Mark | Deckman West | 1944-05-22 |
| Movie | Can't Help Singing | Senator Frost | 1944-12-25 |
| Movie | Barbary Coast Gent | Johnny Adair | 1944-09-01 |
| Movie | The Seventh Cross | Wallau | 1944-07-24 |
| Movie | The Human Comedy | Mr. Macauley | 1943-03-02 |
| Movie | Crime Doctor | Dr. John Carey | 1943-06-22 |
| Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Snodgrass | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Salute to the Marines | Col. John Mason | 1943-09-02 |
| Movie | Madame Curie | Lecturer (voice) (uncredited) | 1943-12-16 |
| Movie | Whistling in Brooklyn | Grover Kendall | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | The Magnificent Ambersons | Jack Amberson | 1942-07-10 |
| Movie | Highways by Night | Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | The Big Street | Professor B | 1942-08-13 |
| Movie | The Navy Comes Through | Capt. McCall | 1942-10-30 |
| Movie | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Johan Bergesen | 1942-12-30 |
| Movie | Citizen Kane | Jim W. Gettys | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men | Mayor (voice) | 1940-08-04 |
| Movie | The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | Waite | 1932-08-31 |
| Movie | One Way Out | Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) | 1931-01-05 |
| Movie | Words & Music | Mr. Lambert (uncredited) | 1931-11-01 |