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Ray Collins

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

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

Perry Mason Image
Perry Mason
Lieutenant Tragg
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Evan Gracie
Studio One Image
Studio One
Gen. Sam Woolery
Climax! Image
Climax!
Jerome Harris
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Image
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Brenner
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
The Swordsman Image
The Swordsman
MacCoppin
Citizen Kane Image
Citizen Kane
Jim W. Gettys
The Solid Gold Cadillac Image
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Alfred Metcalfe
Rose Marie Image
Rose Marie
Insp. Appleby
Francis Image
Francis
Colonel Hooker
Touch of Evil Image
Touch of Evil
District Attorney Adair
The Human Comedy Image
The Human Comedy
Mr. Macauley
Leave Her to Heaven Image
Leave Her to Heaven
Glen Robie
Badman's Territory Image
Badman's Territory
Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Dreamboat Image
Dreamboat
Timothy Stone
Athena Image
Athena
Mr. Tremaine
No Image
Lux Video Theatre
Max
No Image
Lux Video Theatre
Barton Keyes
Three Wise Fools Image
Three Wise Fools
Judge Watson
Homecoming Image
Homecoming
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Texas Lady Image
Texas Lady
Mica Ralston (rancher)
Cavalcade of America Image
Cavalcade of America
Daniel Webster
Crime Doctor Image
Crime Doctor
Dr. John Carey
Good Sam Image
Good Sam
Rev. Daniels
See Here, Private Hargrove Image
See Here, Private Hargrove
Brodie S. Griffith
Salute to the Marines Image
Salute to the Marines
Col. John Mason
Reunion in Reno Image
Reunion in Reno
Judge Thomas Kneeland
Night in Paradise Image
Night in Paradise
Leonides
The Go-Getter Image
The Go-Getter
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Up Goes Maisie Image
Up Goes Maisie
Mr. Floyd Henderickson
The Big Street Image
The Big Street
Professor B
A Double Life Image
A Double Life
Victor Donlan
The Hitler Gang Image
The Hitler Gang
Cardinal von Faulhaber
Free For All Image
Free For All
A B Blair
Summer Stock Image
Summer Stock
Jasper G. Wingait
Invitation Image
Invitation
Warren Pritchard
The Best Years of Our Lives Image
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Milton
The Heiress Image
The Heiress
Jefferson Almond
Never Say Goodbye Image
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Bailey
The Desperate Hours Image
The Desperate Hours
Sheriff Masters
Hideout Image
Hideout
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
I'll Give My Life Image
I'll Give My Life
John Bradford
The Magnificent Ambersons Image
The Magnificent Ambersons
Jack Amberson
Trail Street Image
Trail Street
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Image
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Dr. Matt Beemish
The Racket Image
The Racket
Mortimer Welsh
Invitation to a Gunfighter Image
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Harris Clayton
Madame Curie Image
Madame Curie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Fountainhead Image
The Fountainhead
Roger Enright
Boys' Ranch Image
Boys' Ranch
Davis Banton
I Want You Image
I Want You
Judge Kenneth Turner
Vengeance Valley Image
Vengeance Valley
Arch Strobie
Bad for Each Other Image
Bad for Each Other
Dan Reasonover
The Red Stallion Image
The Red Stallion
Perry Barton
No Image
The Halls of Ivy
The Seventh Cross Image
The Seventh Cross
Wallau
It Happens Every Spring Image
It Happens Every Spring
Alfred Greenleaf
Slightly Dangerous Image
Slightly Dangerous
Snodgrass
The Return of Monte Cristo Image
The Return of Monte Cristo
Emil Blanchard
Command Decision Image
Command Decision
Maj. Desmond Lansing
You're in the Navy Now Image
You're in the Navy Now
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Highways by Night Image
Highways by Night
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
Can't Help Singing Image
Can't Help Singing
Senator Frost
The Man from Colorado Image
The Man from Colorado
Big Ed Carter
Kill the Umpire Image
Kill the Umpire
Jonah Evans
Whistling in Brooklyn Image
Whistling in Brooklyn
Grover Kendall
Crack-Up Image
Crack-Up
Dr. Lowell
The Miracle on 34th Street Image
The Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Harper
Column South Image
Column South
Storey
The Senator Was Indiscreet Image
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Fred Houlihan
For the Love of Mary Image
For the Love of Mary
Harvey Elwood
Young Man with Ideas Image
Young Man with Ideas
Edmund Jethrow
Commandos Strike at Dawn Image
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Johan Bergesen
No Image
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Waite
Paid in Full Image
Paid in Full
Dr. Fredericks
Barbary Coast Gent Image
Barbary Coast Gent
Johnny Adair
Roughly Speaking Image
Roughly Speaking
John Chase Randall
Two Years Before the Mast Image
Two Years Before the Mast
Gordon Stewart
Spoilers of the Forest Image
Spoilers of the Forest
Eric Warren
The Eve of St. Mark Image
The Eve of St. Mark
Deckman West
The Navy Comes Through Image
The Navy Comes Through
Capt. McCall
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation Image
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jonathan Parker
The Hidden Eye Image
The Hidden Eye
Phillip Treadway
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men Image
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Mayor (voice)
The Desert Song Image
The Desert Song
Gen. Birabeau
Main Street Today Image
Main Street Today
Otis Bird
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Image
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Jonathan Parker
The Reformer and the Redhead Image
The Reformer and the Redhead
Commodore Parker
Miss Susie Slagle's Image
Miss Susie Slagle's
Dr. Elijah Howe
Citizen Kane Trailer Image
Citizen Kane Trailer
himself/Jim Gettys
The Kid from Left Field Image
The Kid from Left Field
Fred F. Whacker
Viva la clase media Image
Viva la clase media
Red Stallion In The Rockies Image
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
No Image
One Way Out
Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Words & Music Image
Words & Music
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
No Image
The Price of Freedom
Thomas Vollmer
No Image
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living