Ray Collins
Acting
- Born:
- 1889-12-10
- Died:
- 1965-07-11
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living
Viva la clase media
I'll Give My Life
Touch of Evil
Perry Mason
Spoilers of the Forest
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
On Trial
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Never Say Goodbye
The Go-Getter
The Miracle on 34th Street
Texas Lady
The Desperate Hours
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Athena
The Halls of Ivy
Climax!
Father Knows Best
Rose Marie
Bad for Each Other
The Kid from Left Field
The Desert Song
Column South
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Cavalcade of America
Dreamboat
Young Man with Ideas
Invitation
I Want You
The Racket
Reunion in Reno
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
You're in the Navy Now
Vengeance Valley
Lux Video Theatre
Summer Stock
The Reformer and the Redhead
Kill the Umpire
Paid in Full
Francis
Free For All
The Heiress
The Fountainhead
It Happens Every Spring
Red Stallion In The Rockies
The Price of Freedom
Hideout
Command Decision
Studio One
Good Sam
For the Love of Mary
The Man from Colorado
Homecoming
The Swordsman
The Senator Was Indiscreet
A Double Life
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Red Stallion
Trail Street
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Best Years of Our Lives
Two Years Before the Mast
Three Wise Fools
Crack-Up
Boys' Ranch
Badman's Territory
Night in Paradise
Miss Susie Slagle's
Up Goes Maisie
Leave Her to Heaven
The Hidden Eye
Roughly Speaking
Can't Help Singing
Barbary Coast Gent
The Seventh Cross
The Eve of St. Mark
The Hitler Gang
Main Street Today
See Here, Private Hargrove
Madame Curie
Whistling in Brooklyn
Salute to the Marines
Crime Doctor
Slightly Dangerous
The Human Comedy
Commandos Strike at Dawn
The Navy Comes Through
Highways by Night
The Big Street
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen Kane
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Words & Music
One Way Out