Ray Corrigan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume. In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it 'Hopetown,' it is now a Regional Park and nature preserve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray "Crash" Corrigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Feb 14, 1902 In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Tarzan the Ape Man 1932-04-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie Horrible Horror 1986-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Horrible Horror | Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom' | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | It! The Terror from Beyond Space | It | 1958-07-31 |
| Movie | Zombies of Mora Tau | Sailor | 1957-03-01 |
| Movie | Domino Kid | 1957-10-01 | |
| Movie | Apache Ambush | Hank Calvin | 1955-08-24 |
| Movie | Hot Ice | Gorilla | 1955-10-06 |
| Movie | Hook a Crook | Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1955-11-24 |
| Movie | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Gorilla | 1952-09-04 |
| Movie | Fraidy Cat | Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed) | 1951-12-13 |
| Movie | Trail of Robin Hood | Crash Corrigan | 1950-12-15 |
| Movie | Forbidden Jungle | Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1950-03-02 |
| Movie | The Lost Tribe | Simba the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1949-04-19 |
| Movie | Zamba | Zamba the Gorilla | 1949-09-01 |
| Movie | Tall, Dark and Gruesome | Gorilla (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | Unknown Island | Monster (uncredited) | 1948-10-15 |
| Movie | Miraculous Journey | Gorilla (uncredited) | 1948-09-17 |
| Movie | Renegade Girl | William Quantrill | 1946-12-25 |
| Movie | The Monster and the Ape | Thor | 1945-04-20 |
| Movie | White Pongo | White Pongo (uncredited) | 1945-11-02 |
| Movie | The White Gorilla | Steve Collins / The White Gorilla | 1945-07-12 |
| Movie | Nabonga | Nabonga der Gorilla | 1944-01-25 |
| Movie | Jungle Woman | Cheela (archive footage / uncredited) | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Land of Hunted Men | 'Crash' Corrigan | 1943-03-26 |
| Movie | Cowboy Commandos | Crash Corrigan | 1943-06-04 |
| Movie | Dizzy Detectives | Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Captive Wild Woman | Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Movie | Bullets and Saddles | Crash Corrigan | 1943-10-29 |
| Movie | Black Market Rustlers | 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Rock River Renegades | Crash Corrigan | 1942-02-27 |
| Movie | Thunder River Feud | Crash Corrigan | 1942-01-09 |
| Movie | Boot Hill Bandits | Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Texas Trouble Shooters | 'Crash' Corrigan | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | Arizona Stage Coach | Crash Corrigan | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona | 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-04-19 |
| Movie | The Trail of the Silver Spurs | Crash Corrigan | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | Wrangler's Roost | Crash Corrigan | 1941-06-04 |
| Movie | The Kid's Last Ride | Crash Corrigan | 1941-02-10 |
| Movie | Fugitive Valley | Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-07-30 |
| Movie | Underground Rustlers | Crash Corrigan | 1941-11-21 |
| Movie | Tonto Basin Outlaws | Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-10-09 |
| Movie | Saddle Mountain Roundup | Crash Corrigan | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | The Ape | Nabu | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | The Range Busters | 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940-08-22 |
| Movie | Trailing Double Trouble | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940-10-10 |
| Movie | West of Pinto Basin | Crash Corrigan | 1940-11-25 |
| Movie | The Night Riders | Tucson Smith | 1939-04-12 |
| Movie | Three Texas Steers | Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla | 1939-05-12 |
| Movie | Wyoming Outlaw | Tucson Smith | 1939-06-27 |
| Movie | New Frontier | Tucson Smith | 1939-08-10 |
| Movie | Riders of the Black Hills | Tucson Smith | 1938-06-15 |
| Movie | Outlaws of Sonora | Tucson Smith | 1938-04-14 |
| Movie | Three Missing Links | The Gorilla (Naba) | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Call The Mesquiteers | 'Tucson' Smith | 1938-03-07 |
| Movie | The Purple Vigilantes | Tucson Smith | 1938-01-24 |
| Movie | Heroes of the Hills | Tucson Smith | 1938-08-01 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Stampede | Tucson Smith | 1938-11-18 |
| Movie | Red River Range | Tucson Smith | 1938-12-22 |
| Movie | Pals of the Saddle | Tucson Smith | 1938-08-28 |
| Movie | Overland Stage Raiders | Tucson Smith | 1938-09-20 |
| Movie | Gunsmoke Ranch | Tucson Smith | 1937-05-05 |
| Movie | The Riders of the Whistling Skull | Tucson Smith | 1937-01-04 |
| Movie | Come on, Cowboys | Tucson Smith | 1937-05-24 |
| Movie | Join the Marines | Lt. Hodge | 1937-01-25 |
| Movie | Hit the Saddle | Tucson Smith | 1937-03-03 |
| Movie | The Painted Stallion | Clark Stuart | 1937-06-05 |
| Movie | Wild Horse Rodeo | Tucson Smith | 1937-12-06 |
| Movie | The Trigger Trio | Tucson Smith | 1937-10-18 |
| Movie | Range Defenders | Tucson Smith | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Heart of the Rockies | Tucson Smith | 1937-09-06 |
| Movie | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Officer of the Day (uncredited) | 1936-02-17 |
| Movie | Darkest Africa | Bonga / Samabi | 1936-02-15 |
| Movie | Sharad of Atlantis | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1936-05-30 |
| Movie | Ghost-Town Gold | Tucson Smith | 1936-10-26 |
| Movie | Roarin' Lead | Tucson Smith | 1936-12-09 |
| Movie | Country Gentlemen | Briggs | 1936-11-08 |
| Movie | The Three Mesquiteers | Tucson Smith | 1936-09-22 |
| Movie | Mutiny on the Bounty | Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | Tomorrow's Children | Interne (uncredited) | 1934-07-02 |
| Movie | Murder in the Private Car | Naba the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1934-06-29 |
| Movie | Tarzan the Ape Man | Ape (uncredited) | 1932-04-02 |