Ray Collins
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1889-12-10
- Died
- 1965-07-11
- Place of birth
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Also known as
- Raymond Bidwell Collins · Ray Bidwell Collins
Biography
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
TV Shows (10)
Perry Mason
1957
as Lieutenant Tragg
Climax!
1954
as Jerome Harris
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Evan Gracie
Studio One
1948
as Gen. Sam Woolery
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Herbert Brenner
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Callicott / Judge Harper
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Barton Keyes / Max
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Daniel Webster
On Trial
1956
as Corbett
The Halls of Ivy
1954
Movies (87)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Jim W. Gettys
Touch of Evil
1958
as District Attorney Adair
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Milton
The Fountainhead
1949
as Roger Enright
The Heiress
1949
as Jefferson Almond
Command Decision
1948
as Maj. Desmond Lansing
Rose Marie
1954
as Insp. Appleby
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
as Glen Robie
The Big Street
1942
as Professor B
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Jack Amberson
Madame Curie
1943
as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Sheriff Masters
Trail Street
1947
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Homecoming
1948
as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Good Sam
1948
as Rev. Daniels
The Desert Song
1953
as Gen. Birabeau
Dreamboat
1952
as Timothy Stone
Hideout
1949
as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Francis
1950
as Colonel Hooker
Vengeance Valley
1951
as Arch Strobie
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Big Ed Carter
The Seventh Cross
1944
as Wallau
Never Say Goodbye
1956
as Dr. Bailey
Crack-Up
1946
as Dr. Lowell
The Racket
1951
as Mortimer Welsh
Summer Stock
1950
as Jasper G. Wingait
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Beemish
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
as Gordon Stewart
A Double Life
1947
as Victor Donlan
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Snodgrass
Column South
1953
as Storey
Crime Doctor
1943
as Dr. John Carey
Night in Paradise
1946
as Leonides
Main Street Today
1944
as Otis Bird
The Swordsman
1948
as MacCoppin
Athena
1954
as Mr. Tremaine
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
as Alfred Metcalfe
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Davis Banton
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Capt. McCall
Badman's Territory
1946
as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
The Hitler Gang
1944
as Cardinal von Faulhaber
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942
as Johan Bergesen
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Edmund Jethrow
Highways by Night
1942
as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
I Want You
1951
as Judge Kenneth Turner
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Brodie S. Griffith
Paid in Full
1950
as Dr. Fredericks
The Hidden Eye
1945
as Phillip Treadway
The Eve of St. Mark
1944
as Deckman West
The Red Stallion
1947
as Perry Barton
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Judge Harper
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Dr. Elijah Howe
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Senator Frost
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
as Jonathan Parker
It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Alfred Greenleaf
Salute to the Marines
1943
as Col. John Mason
Invitation
1952
as Warren Pritchard
Texas Lady
1955
as Mica Ralston (rancher)
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Harvey Elwood
Roughly Speaking
1945
as John Chase Randall
The Human Comedy
1943
as Mr. Macauley
The Kid from Left Field
1953
as Fred F. Whacker
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Judge Watson
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Commodore Parker
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951
as Jonathan Parker
Free For All
1949
as A B Blair
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dan Reasonover
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Johnny Adair
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Grover Kendall
I'll Give My Life
1960
as John Bradford
One Way Out
1931
as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Eric Warren
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Viva la clase media
1980
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Fred Houlihan
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946
as Emil Blanchard
Kill the Umpire
1950
as Jonah Evans
Reunion in Reno
1951
as Judge Thomas Kneeland
The Price of Freedom
1949
as Thomas Vollmer
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Harris Clayton
Words & Music
1931
as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932
as Waite
The Go-Getter
1956
as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949
as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
1940
as Mayor (voice)
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living
2014
About Ray Collins
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 o… With 97 credits spanning from 1931 to 2014, Ray Collins has appeared in 87 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ray Collins Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Jim W. Gettys
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as District Attorney Adair
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mr. Milton
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Roger Enright
- The Heiress (1949) — as Jefferson Almond
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