Ray Collins

Ray Collins

​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.

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2014

1980

Viva la clase media
Viva la clase media
Movie - Released: 1/4/1980

1960

I'll Give My Life
I'll Give My Life
as John Bradford
Movie - Released: 2/3/1960

1958

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
as District Attorney Adair
Movie - Released: 3/30/1958

1957

Spoilers of the Forest
Spoilers of the Forest
as Eric Warren
Movie - Released: 4/4/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Lieutenant Tragg
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1956

The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Alfred Metcalfe
Movie - Released: 8/22/1956
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Bailey
Movie - Released: 3/10/1956
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Evan Gracie
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
as Sheriff Masters
Movie - Released: 10/5/1955
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Harper
Movie - Released: 12/14/1955
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
as Mica Ralston (rancher)
Movie - Released: 11/23/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Herbert Brenner
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Callicott
TV - Released: 10/5/1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Judge Harper
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

Rose Marie
Rose Marie
as Insp. Appleby
Movie - Released: 3/3/1954
Athena
Athena
as Mr. Tremaine
Movie - Released: 11/4/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Jerome Harris
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
TV
The Halls of Ivy
TV - Released: 10/19/1954

1953

Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
as Dan Reasonover
Movie - Released: 12/24/1953
Column South
Column South
as Storey
Movie - Released: 5/20/1953
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
as Gen. Birabeau
Movie - Released: 5/30/1953
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field
as Fred F. Whacker
Movie - Released: 7/1/1953

1952

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Jonathan Parker
Movie - Released: 10/27/1952
Invitation
Invitation
as Warren Pritchard
Movie - Released: 1/29/1952
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
as Edmund Jethrow
Movie - Released: 5/2/1952
Dreamboat
Dreamboat
as Timothy Stone
Movie - Released: 7/26/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Daniel Webster
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

The Racket
The Racket
as D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Movie - Released: 10/25/1951
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
as Arch Strobie
Movie - Released: 2/14/1951
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now
as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Movie - Released: 2/23/1951
I Want You
I Want You
as Judge Kenneth Turner
Movie - Released: 12/22/1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Jonathan Parker
Movie - Released: 5/10/1951
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
as Judge Thomas Kneeland
Movie - Released: 10/9/1951

1950

Summer Stock
Summer Stock
as Jasper G. Wingait
Movie - Released: 8/31/1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Commodore Parker
Movie - Released: 5/5/1950
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
as Dr. Fredericks
Movie - Released: 2/15/1950
Francis
Francis
as Colonel Hooker
Movie - Released: 2/8/1950
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
as Jonah Evans
Movie - Released: 4/27/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Barton Keyes
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Max
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Movie
The Price of Freedom
as Thomas Vollmer
Movie - Released: 4/29/1949
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
as Roger Enright
Movie - Released: 6/25/1949
The Heiress
The Heiress
as Jefferson Almond
Movie - Released: 10/6/1949
Hideout
Hideout
as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Movie - Released: 3/8/1949
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
as Alfred Greenleaf
Movie - Released: 6/10/1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Movie - Released: 5/2/1949
Free For All
Free For All
as A B Blair
Movie - Released: 11/1/1949

1948

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
as Big Ed Carter
Movie - Released: 8/7/1948
Homecoming
Homecoming
as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Movie - Released: 4/29/1948
Good Sam
Good Sam
as Rev. Daniels
Movie - Released: 9/1/1948
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary
as Harvey Elwood
Movie - Released: 9/1/1948
Command Decision
Command Decision
as Maj. Desmond Lansing
Movie - Released: 12/23/1948
The Swordsman
The Swordsman
as MacCoppin
Movie - Released: 1/2/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Gen. Sam Woolery
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Dr. Matt Beemish
Movie - Released: 9/1/1947
A Double Life
A Double Life
as Victor Donlan
Movie - Released: 12/25/1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Fred Houlihan
Movie - Released: 12/31/1947
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion
as Perry Barton
Movie - Released: 8/16/1947

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Milton
Movie - Released: 12/25/1946
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
as Dr. Lowell
Movie - Released: 9/6/1946
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/4/1946
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
as Leonides
Movie - Released: 5/3/1946
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie
as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Movie - Released: 2/1/1946
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
as Davis Banton
Movie - Released: 7/18/1946
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
as Judge Watson
Movie - Released: 9/26/1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
as Gordon Stewart
Movie - Released: 11/22/1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Dr. Elijah Howe
Movie - Released: 3/4/1946

1945

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
as Glen Robie
Movie - Released: 12/25/1945
The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye
as Phillip Treadway
Movie - Released: 8/31/1945
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
as John Chase Randall
Movie - Released: 1/31/1945

1944

Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing
as Senator Frost
Movie - Released: 12/25/1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Brodie S. Griffith
Movie - Released: 3/18/1944
The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark
as Deckman West
Movie - Released: 5/22/1944
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
as Johnny Adair
Movie - Released: 9/1/1944
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
as Otis Bird
Movie - Released: 3/25/1944
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
as Wallau
Movie - Released: 7/24/1944

1943

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
as Mr. Macauley
Movie - Released: 3/2/1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Grover Kendall
Movie - Released: 12/1/1943
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
as Dr. John Carey
Movie - Released: 6/22/1943
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
as Col. John Mason
Movie - Released: 9/2/1943
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
as Snodgrass
Movie - Released: 4/1/1943
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/16/1943

1942

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Jack Amberson
Movie - Released: 7/10/1942
The Big Street
The Big Street
as Professor B
Movie - Released: 8/13/1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Johan Bergesen
Movie - Released: 12/30/1942
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
Movie - Released: 10/2/1942
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
as Capt. McCall
Movie - Released: 10/30/1942

1941

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
as Jim W. Gettys
Movie - Released: 4/17/1941

1940

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
as Mayor (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/4/1940

1932

Movie
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Waite
Movie - Released: 8/31/1932

1931

Movie
Words & Music
as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1931
Movie
One Way Out
as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/5/1931