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