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Ray Collins

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

​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.

Born

Sacramento, California, USA on 10th December 1889

Died

11th July 1965

All Credits

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