Ray Collins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1889
- Died
- July 11, 1965 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, California, USA
Biography
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
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Filmography
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living
Movie
Viva la clase media
Movie
I'll Give My Life
Movie · as John Bradford
Touch of Evil
Movie · as District Attorney Adair
Spoilers of the Forest
Movie · as Eric Warren
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie · as Harris Clayton
Perry Mason
TV · as Lieutenant Tragg · 271 eps
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Movie · as Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
Movie · as Dr. Bailey
The Go-Getter
Movie · as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Evan Gracie · 1 ep
On Trial
TV · as Corbett · 1 ep
The Desperate Hours
Movie · as Sheriff Masters
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Judge Harper
Texas Lady
Movie · as Mica Ralston (rancher)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Herbert Brenner · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Callicott, Judge Harper · 1 ep
Rose Marie
Movie · as Insp. Appleby
Athena
Movie · as Mr. Tremaine
Climax!
TV · as Jerome Harris · 1 ep
The Halls of Ivy
TV · 38 eps
Father Knows Best
TV · as Dean Wilson · 1 ep
Bad for Each Other
Movie · as Dan Reasonover
Column South
Movie · as Storey
The Desert Song
Movie · as Gen. Birabeau
The Kid from Left Field
Movie · as Fred F. Whacker
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Movie · as Jonathan Parker
Invitation
Movie · as Warren Pritchard
Young Man with Ideas
Movie · as Edmund Jethrow
Dreamboat
Movie · as Timothy Stone
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Daniel Webster · 1 ep
The Racket
Movie · as Mortimer Welsh
Vengeance Valley
Movie · as Arch Strobie
You're in the Navy Now
Movie · as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
I Want You
Movie · as Judge Kenneth Turner
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Movie · as Jonathan Parker
Reunion in Reno
Movie · as Judge Thomas Kneeland
Summer Stock
Movie · as Jasper G. Wingait
The Reformer and the Redhead
Movie · as Commodore Parker
Paid in Full
Movie · as Dr. Fredericks
Francis
Movie · as Colonel Hooker
Kill the Umpire
Movie · as Jonah Evans
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Barton Keyes, Max · 1 ep
The Price of Freedom
Movie · as Thomas Vollmer
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Roger Enright
The Heiress
Movie · as Jefferson Almond
Hideout
Movie · as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
It Happens Every Spring
Movie · as Alfred Greenleaf
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Movie · as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Free For All
Movie · as A B Blair
The Man from Colorado
Movie · as Big Ed Carter
Homecoming
Movie · as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Good Sam
Movie · as Rev. Daniels
For the Love of Mary
Movie · as Harvey Elwood
Command Decision
Movie · as Maj. Desmond Lansing
The Swordsman
Movie · as MacCoppin
Studio One
TV · as Gen. Sam Woolery · 1 ep
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Movie · as Beemish
A Double Life
Movie · as Victor Donlan
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Movie · as Fred Houlihan
The Red Stallion
Movie · as Perry Barton
Trail Street
Movie · as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Mr. Milton
Crack-Up
Movie · as Dr. Lowell
Badman's Territory
Movie · as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Night in Paradise
Movie · as Leonides
Up Goes Maisie
Movie · as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Boys' Ranch
Movie · as Davis Banton
Three Wise Fools
Movie · as Judge Watson
Two Years Before the Mast
Movie · as Gordon Stewart
Miss Susie Slagle's
Movie · as Dr. Elijah Howe
The Return of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Emil Blanchard
Leave Her to Heaven
Movie · as Glen Robie
The Hidden Eye
Movie · as Phillip Treadway
Roughly Speaking
Movie · as John Chase Randall
Can't Help Singing
Movie · as Senator Frost
See Here, Private Hargrove
Movie · as Brodie S. Griffith
The Eve of St. Mark
Movie · as Deckman West
Barbary Coast Gent
Movie · as Johnny Adair
Main Street Today
Movie · as Otis Bird
The Seventh Cross
Movie · as Wallau
The Hitler Gang
Movie · as Cardinal von Faulhaber
The Human Comedy
Movie · as Mr. Macauley
Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie · as Grover Kendall
Crime Doctor
Movie · as Dr. John Carey
Salute to the Marines
Movie · as Col. John Mason
Slightly Dangerous
Movie · as Snodgrass
Madame Curie
Movie · as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie · as Jack Amberson
The Big Street
Movie · as Professor B
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Movie · as Johan Bergesen
Highways by Night
Movie · as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
The Navy Comes Through
Movie · as Capt. McCall
Citizen Kane
Movie · as Jim W. Gettys
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Movie · as Mayor (voice)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Movie · as Waite
Words & Music
Movie · as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
One Way Out
Movie · as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)