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Ray Collins

Acting 75 (deceased) years old Sacramento, California, USA ★ 0.9
Born: December 10, 1889
Died: July 11, 1965

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (99)

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

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