About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1889-12-10
Place of birth:
Sacramento, California, USA
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Ray Collins

Overview

​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.

Known for

Acting
2014 Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living Actor N/A
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1980 Viva la clase media Actor 59
Average
1960 I'll Give My Life Actor John Bradford 59
Average
1958 Touch of Evil Actor District Attorney Adair 72
Good
1957 Perry Mason Actor Lieutenant Tragg 74
Good
1957 Spoilers of the Forest Actor Eric Warren N/A
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1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac Actor Alfred Metcalfe 59
Average
1956 Never Say Goodbye Actor Dr. Bailey 59
Average
1956 The Go-Getter Actor J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) N/A
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1955 The Miracle on 34th Street Actor Judge Harper 58
Average
1955 Texas Lady Actor Mica Ralston (rancher) 59
Average
1955 The Desperate Hours Actor Sheriff Masters 61
Fair
1954 Athena Actor Mr. Tremaine 59
Average
1954 The Halls of Ivy Actor N/A
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1954 Rose Marie Actor Insp. Appleby 58
Average
1953 Bad for Each Other Actor Dan Reasonover 58
Average
1953 The Kid from Left Field Actor Fred F. Whacker 59
Average
1953 The Desert Song Actor Gen. Birabeau 59
Average
1953 Column South Actor Storey 59
Average
1952 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation Actor Jonathan Parker 59
Average
1952 Dreamboat Actor Timothy Stone 59
Average
1952 Young Man with Ideas Actor Edmund Jethrow 58
Average
1952 Invitation Actor Warren Pritchard 58
Average
1951 I Want You Actor Judge Kenneth Turner 58
Average
1951 The Racket Actor D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh 59
Average
1951 Reunion in Reno Actor Judge Thomas Kneeland 59
Average
1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Actor Jonathan Parker 58
Average
1951 You're in the Navy Now Actor Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant 58
Average
1951 Vengeance Valley Actor Arch Strobie 58
Average
1950 Summer Stock Actor Jasper G. Wingait 59
Average
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead Actor Commodore Parker 58
Average
1950 Kill the Umpire Actor Jonah Evans 59
Average
1950 Paid in Full Actor Dr. Fredericks 59
Average
1950 Francis Actor Colonel Hooker 58
Average
1949 Free For All Actor A B Blair 59
Average
1949 The Heiress Actor Jefferson Almond 64
Fair
1949 The Fountainhead Actor Roger Enright 60
Fair
1949 It Happens Every Spring Actor Alfred Greenleaf 59
Average
1949 Red Stallion In The Rockies Actor Matthew 'Matt' Simpson N/A
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1949 The Price of Freedom Actor Thomas Vollmer N/A
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1949 Hideout Actor Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty 58
Average
1948 Command Decision Actor Maj. Desmond Lansing 59
Average
1948 For the Love of Mary Actor Harvey Elwood 59
Average
1948 Good Sam Actor Rev. Daniels 58
Average
1948 The Man from Colorado Actor Big Ed Carter 59
Average
1948 Homecoming Actor Lt. Col. Avery Silver 59
Average
1948 The Swordsman Actor MacCoppin N/A
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1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet Actor Fred Houlihan 59
Average
1947 A Double Life Actor Victor Donlan 59
Average
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Actor Dr. Matt Beemish 60
Fair
1947 The Red Stallion Actor Perry Barton N/A
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1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Actor Mr. Milton 69
Fair
1946 Two Years Before the Mast Actor Gordon Stewart 59
Average
1946 Three Wise Fools Actor Judge Watson 59
Average
1946 Crack-Up Actor Dr. Lowell 58
Average
1946 Boys' Ranch Actor Davis Banton 59
Average
1946 Badman's Territory Actor Colonel Farewell / Narrator 58
Average
1946 Night in Paradise Actor Leonides 58
Average
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's Actor Dr. Elijah Howe 59
Average
1946 Up Goes Maisie Actor Mr. Floyd Henderickson 59
Average
1945 Leave Her to Heaven Actor Glen Robie 63
Fair
1945 The Hidden Eye Actor Phillip Treadway 59
Average
1945 Roughly Speaking Actor John Chase Randall 59
Average
1944 Can't Help Singing Actor Senator Frost 58
Average
1944 Barbary Coast Gent Actor Johnny Adair 58
Average
1944 The Seventh Cross Actor Wallau 59
Average
1944 The Eve of St. Mark Actor Deckman West 59
Average
1944 Main Street Today Actor Otis Bird 58
Average
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove Actor Brodie S. Griffith 59
Average
1943 Madame Curie Actor Lecturer (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Whistling in Brooklyn Actor Grover Kendall 58
Average
1943 Salute to the Marines Actor Col. John Mason 59
Average
1943 Crime Doctor Actor Dr. John Carey 59
Average
1943 Slightly Dangerous Actor Snodgrass 59
Average
1943 The Human Comedy Actor Mr. Macauley 59
Average
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn Actor Johan Bergesen 58
Average
1942 The Navy Comes Through Actor Capt. McCall 58
Average
1942 Highways by Night Actor Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle 59
Average
1942 The Big Street Actor Professor B 58
Average
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Actor Jack Amberson 65
Fair
1941 Citizen Kane Actor Jim W. Gettys 78
Good
1940 Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men Actor Mayor (voice) 59
Average
1932 The Trans-Atlantic Mystery Actor Waite 58
Average
1931 Words & Music Actor Mr. Lambert (uncredited) N/A
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1931 One Way Out Actor Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) N/A
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