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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting

Born: December 10, 1889Sacramento, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living

2014
Viva la clase media

Viva la clase media

1980
I'll Give My Life

I'll Give My Life

John Bradford

1960
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

District Attorney Adair

1958
Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

Eric Warren

1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Harris Clayton

1957
The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Alfred Metcalfe

1956
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

Dr. Bailey

1956
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)

1956
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

Judge Harper

1955
Texas Lady

Texas Lady

Mica Ralston (rancher)

1955
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Sheriff Masters

1955
Athena

Athena

Mr. Tremaine

1954
Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Insp. Appleby

1954
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

Dan Reasonover

1953
The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

Fred F. Whacker

1953
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

Gen. Birabeau

1953
Column South

Column South

Storey

1953
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Jonathan Parker

1952
Dreamboat

Dreamboat

Timothy Stone

1952
Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

Edmund Jethrow

1952
Invitation

Invitation

Warren Pritchard

1952
I Want You

I Want You

Judge Kenneth Turner

1951
The Racket

The Racket

Mortimer Welsh

1951
Reunion in Reno

Reunion in Reno

Judge Thomas Kneeland

1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Jonathan Parker

1951
You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

1951
Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

Arch Strobie

1951
Summer Stock

Summer Stock

Jasper G. Wingait

1950
The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead

Commodore Parker

1950
Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

Jonah Evans

1950
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Dr. Fredericks

1950
Francis

Francis

Colonel Hooker

1950
Free For All

Free For All

A B Blair

1949
The Heiress

The Heiress

Jefferson Almond

1949
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

Roger Enright

1949
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

Alfred Greenleaf

1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies

Red Stallion In The Rockies

Matthew 'Matt' Simpson

1949

The Price of Freedom

Thomas Vollmer

1949
Hideout

Hideout

Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty

1949
Command Decision

Command Decision

Maj. Desmond Lansing

1948
For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

Harvey Elwood

1948
Good Sam

Good Sam

Rev. Daniels

1948
The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

Big Ed Carter

1948
Homecoming

Homecoming

Lt. Col. Avery Silver

1948
The Swordsman

The Swordsman

MacCoppin

1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Fred Houlihan

1947
A Double Life

A Double Life

Victor Donlan

1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Dr. Matt Beemish

1947
The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

Perry Barton

1947
Trail Street

Trail Street

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1947
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

Mr. Milton

1946
The Return of Monte Cristo

The Return of Monte Cristo

Emil Blanchard

1946
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Gordon Stewart

1946
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

Judge Watson

1946
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

Dr. Lowell

1946
Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

Davis Banton

1946
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

Colonel Farewell / Narrator

1946
Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

Leonides

1946
Miss Susie Slagle's

Miss Susie Slagle's

Dr. Elijah Howe

1946
Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

Mr. Floyd Henderickson

1946
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

Glen Robie

1945
The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye

Phillip Treadway

1945
Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

John Chase Randall

1945
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

Senator Frost

1944
Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

Johnny Adair

1944
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

Wallau

1944
The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

Deckman West

1944
The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

Cardinal von Faulhaber

1944
Main Street Today

Main Street Today

Otis Bird

1944
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Brodie S. Griffith

1944
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

1943
Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn

Grover Kendall

1943
Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

Col. John Mason

1943
Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

Dr. John Carey

1943
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

Snodgrass

1943
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Mr. Macauley

1943
Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Johan Bergesen

1942
The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through

Capt. McCall

1942
Highways by Night

Highways by Night

Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle

1942
The Big Street

The Big Street

Professor B

1942
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

Jack Amberson

1942
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Jim W. Gettys

1941
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

Mayor (voice)

1940
Citizen Kane Trailer

Citizen Kane Trailer

himself/Jim Gettys

1940

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

Waite

1932
Words & Music

Words & Music

Mr. Lambert (uncredited)

1931

One Way Out

Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)

1931