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Ray Collins
Actor
Born December 9, 1889Died July 11, 1965 (75 years)
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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.
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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| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Jack Amberson (clip From The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)) |
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| 1980 | |
| 1960 | I'll Give My Life · as John Bradford |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil · as District Attorney Adair |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Tragg |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest · as Eric Warren |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Evan Gracie |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Harris Clayton |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac · as Alfred Metcalfe |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye · as Dr. Bailey |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street · as Judge Harper |
| 1955 | Texas Lady · as Mica Ralston (rancher) |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours · as Sheriff Masters |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Judge Harper |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Herbert Brenner |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Oliver Webb |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Corbett |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Milton Otis |
| 1954 | Athena · as Mr. Tremaine |
| 1954 | The Halls of Ivy (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Jerome Harris |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Dean Walton |
| 1954 | Rose Marie · as Insp. Appleby |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other · as Dan Reasonover |
| 1953 | Column South · as Storey |
| 1953 | The Kid from Left Field · as Fred F. Whacker |
| 1953 | The Desert Song · as Gen. Birabeau |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as P.t. Barnum |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation · as Jonathan Parker |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Daniel Webster |
| 1952 | Dreamboat · as Timothy Stone |
| 1952 | Invitation · as Warren Pritchard |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas · as Edmund Jethrow |
| 1951 | I Want You · as Judge Kenneth Turner |
| 1951 | The Racket · as D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| 1951 | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm · as Jonathan Parker |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now · as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley · as Arch Strobie |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Barton Keyes |
| 1950 | Summer Stock · as Jasper G. Wingait |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead · as Commodore Parker |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire · as Jonah Evans |
| 1950 | Paid in Full · as Dr. Fredericks |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town · as Jonathan Parker |
| 1950 | Francis · as Colonel Hooker |
| 1949 | The Heiress · as Jefferson Almond |
| 1949 | Free for All · as A B Blair |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead · as Roger Enright |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring · as Alfred Greenleaf |
| 1949 | Hideout · as Arthur Burdett, Alias Philip J. Fogarty |
| 1948 | Command Decision · as Maj. Desmond Lansing |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Gen. Sam Woolery |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary · as Harvey Elwood |
| 1948 | Good Sam · as Rev. Daniels |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado · as Big Ed Carter |
| 1948 | Homecoming · as Lt. Col. Avery Silver |
| 1948 | The Swordsman · as Maccoppin |
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet · as Fred Houlihan |
| 1947 | A Double Life · as Victor Donlan |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · as Dr. Matt Beemish |
| 1947 | The Red Stallion · as Perry Barton |
| 1947 | Trail Street · as Opening Narrator |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Mr. Milton |
| 1946 | The Return of Monte Cristo · as Emil Blanchard |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools · as Judge Watson |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast · as Gordon Stewart |
| 1946 | Crack-Up · as Dr. Lowell |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch · as Davis Banton |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory · as Colonel Farewell / Narrator |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise · as Leonides |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's · as Dr. Elijah Howe |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie · as Mr. Floyd Henderickson |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven · as Glen Robie |
| 1945 | The Hidden Eye · as Phillip Treadway |
| 1945 | The Unseen · as Narrator |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking · as John Chase Randall |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing · as Senator Frost |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang · as Cardinal Von Faulhaber |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent · as Johnny Adair |
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross · as Wallau |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Deckman West |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove · as Brodie S. Griffith |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn · as Grover Kendall |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines · as Col. John Mason |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor · as Dr. John Carey |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous · as Snodgrass |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Mr. Macauley |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn · as Johan Bergesen |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through · as Capt. Mccall |
| 1942 | Highways by Night · as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Professor B |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Jack Amberson |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Jim W. Gettys |
| 1931 | Snakes Alive · as Mr. Schofield |
| 1930 | The Pest of Honor · as Cast |