Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting
Born 1889-12-10 Died 1965-07-11 Sacramento, California, USA 98 credits
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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.
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Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 · ★ 7.7 · Lieutenant Tragg
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
1954 · Dean Wilson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Evan Gracie
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Gen. Sam Woolery
Climax!
Climax!
1954 · Jerome Harris
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · ★ 7.8 · Herbert Brenner
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · ★ 8.0 · Jim W. Gettys
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Callicott, Judge Harper
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Daniel Webster
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Barton Keyes, Max
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 · ★ 7.7 · District Attorney Adair
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · ★ 7.7 · Mr. Milton
On Trial
On Trial
1956 · Corbett
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 · ★ 6.8 · Roger Enright
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · ★ 7.3 · Jack Amberson
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 · ★ 7.0 · Sheriff Masters
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 · ★ 7.8 · Jefferson Almond
Summer Stock
Summer Stock
1950 · ★ 6.7 · Jasper G. Wingait
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 · ★ 5.4 · Arch Strobie
Athena
Athena
1954 · Mr. Tremaine
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · ★ 6.9 · Beemish
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 · ★ 7.4 · Glen Robie
Good Sam
Good Sam
1948 · Rev. Daniels
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1956 · Dr. Bailey
The Halls of Ivy
The Halls of Ivy
1954
The Racket
The Racket
1951 · Mortimer Welsh
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
1948 · ★ 6.8 · Big Ed Carter
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947 · ★ 6.4 · Victor Donlan
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 · Brodie S. Griffith
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
1955 · Mica Ralston (rancher)
Hideout
Hideout
1949 · Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
1943 · ★ 7.2 · Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
1951 · Judge Thomas Kneeland
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
1946 · Leonides
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Wallau
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948 · Maj. Desmond Lansing
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Snodgrass
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942 · Professor B
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942 · Johan Bergesen
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952 · Jonathan Parker
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 · Davis Banton
Dreamboat
Dreamboat
1952 · Timothy Stone
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
1949 · Alfred Greenleaf
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Edmund Jethrow
Homecoming
Homecoming
1948 · Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
1950 · Dr. Fredericks
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now
1951 · Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · Alfred Metcalfe
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 · Commodore Parker
Francis
Francis
1950 · Colonel Hooker
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 · Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Invitation
Invitation
1952 · Warren Pritchard
Column South
Column South
1953 · Storey
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 · Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1946 · Dr. Lowell
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 · Judge Watson
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 · Mr. Macauley
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 · Judge Harper
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
1942 · Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing
1944 · Senator Frost
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