Ray Collins
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 10, 1889 (136 years old)
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, USA
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
| 2014 | Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living | |
| 1980 | Viva la clase media | |
| 1960 | I'll Give My LifeJohn Bradford | |
| 1958 | Touch of EvilDistrict Attorney Adair | |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the ForestEric Warren | |
| 1957 | Invitation to a GunfighterHarris Clayton | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonLieutenant Tragg | |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold CadillacAlfred Metcalfe | |
| 1956 | Never Say GoodbyeDr. Bailey | |
| 1956 | The Go-GetterJ.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreEvan Gracie | |
| 1955 | The Desperate HoursSheriff Masters | |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th StreetJudge Harper | |
| 1955 | Texas LadyMica Ralston (rancher) | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHerbert Brenner | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourCallicott | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourJudge Harper | |
| 1954 | Rose MarieInsp. Appleby | |
| 1954 | AthenaMr. Tremaine | |
| 1954 | Climax!Jerome Harris | |
| 1954 | The Halls of Ivy | |
| 1953 | Bad for Each OtherDan Reasonover | |
| 1953 | Column SouthStorey | |
| 1953 | The Desert SongGen. Birabeau | |
| 1953 | The Kid from Left FieldFred F. Whacker | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on VacationJonathan Parker | |
| 1952 | InvitationWarren Pritchard | |
| 1952 | Young Man with IdeasEdmund Jethrow | |
| 1952 | DreamboatTimothy Stone | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaDaniel Webster | |
| 1951 | The RacketMortimer Welsh | |
| 1951 | Vengeance ValleyArch Strobie | |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy NowRear Adm. L. C. Tennant | |
| 1951 | I Want YouJudge Kenneth Turner | |
| 1951 | Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmJonathan Parker | |
| 1951 | Reunion in RenoJudge Thomas Kneeland | |
| 1950 | Summer StockJasper G. Wingait | |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the RedheadCommodore Parker | |
| 1950 | Paid in FullDr. Fredericks | |
| 1950 | FrancisColonel Hooker | |
| 1950 | Kill the UmpireJonah Evans | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreBarton Keyes | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreMax | |
| 1949 | The Price of FreedomThomas Vollmer | |
| 1949 | The FountainheadRoger Enright | |
| 1949 | The HeiressJefferson Almond | |
| 1949 | HideoutArthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty | |
| 1949 | It Happens Every SpringAlfred Greenleaf | |
| 1949 | Red Stallion In The RockiesMatthew 'Matt' Simpson | |
| 1949 | Free For AllA B Blair | |
| 1948 | The Man from ColoradoBig Ed Carter | |
| 1948 | HomecomingLt. Col. Avery Silver | |
| 1948 | Good SamRev. Daniels | |
| 1948 | For the Love of MaryHarvey Elwood | |
| 1948 | Command DecisionMaj. Desmond Lansing | |
| 1948 | The SwordsmanMacCoppin | |
| 1948 | Studio OneGen. Sam Woolery | |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerDr. Matt Beemish | |
| 1947 | A Double LifeVictor Donlan | |
| 1947 | The Senator Was IndiscreetFred Houlihan | |
| 1947 | The Red StallionPerry Barton | |
| 1947 | Trail StreetOpening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our LivesMr. Milton | |
| 1946 | Crack-UpDr. Lowell | |
| 1946 | Badman's TerritoryColonel Farewell / Narrator | |
| 1946 | Night in ParadiseLeonides | |
| 1946 | Up Goes MaisieMr. Floyd Henderickson | |
| 1946 | Boys' RanchDavis Banton | |
| 1946 | Three Wise FoolsJudge Watson | |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the MastGordon Stewart | |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle'sDr. Elijah Howe | |
| 1946 | The Return of Monte CristoEmil Blanchard | |
| 1945 | Leave Her to HeavenGlen Robie | |
| 1945 | The Hidden EyePhillip Treadway | |
| 1945 | Roughly SpeakingJohn Chase Randall | |
| 1944 | Can't Help SingingSenator Frost | |
| 1944 | See Here, Private HargroveBrodie S. Griffith | |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. MarkDeckman West | |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast GentJohnny Adair | |
| 1944 | Main Street TodayOtis Bird | |
| 1944 | The Seventh CrossWallau | |
| 1944 | The Hitler GangCardinal von Faulhaber | |
| 1943 | The Human ComedyMr. Macauley | |
| 1943 | Whistling in BrooklynGrover Kendall | |
| 1943 | Crime DoctorDr. John Carey | |
| 1943 | Salute to the MarinesCol. John Mason | |
| 1943 | Slightly DangerousSnodgrass | |
| 1943 | Madame CurieLecturer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Magnificent AmbersonsJack Amberson | |
| 1942 | The Big StreetProfessor B | |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at DawnJohan Bergesen | |
| 1942 | Highways by NightBen Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle | |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes ThroughCapt. McCall | |
| 1941 | Citizen KaneJim W. Gettys | |
| 1940 | Valley Town: A Study of Machines and MenMayor (voice) | |
| 1940 | Citizen Kane Trailerhimself/Jim Gettys | |
| 1932 | The Trans-Atlantic MysteryWaite | |
| 1931 | Words & MusicMr. Lambert (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | One Way OutPolice Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) |