Ray Collins

Ray Collins

1889-12-10 – 1965-07-11 (age 75) Sacramento, California, USA
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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.

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Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Jim W. Gettys

The Best Years of Our Lives
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as District Attorney Adair

The Heiress
The Heiress

1949

as Jefferson Almond

The Racket
The Racket

1951

as Mortimer Welsh

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Glen Robie

Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as Gordon Stewart

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Jack Amberson

The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

1949

as Roger Enright

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now

1951

as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

1955

as Sheriff Masters

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye

1956

as Dr. Bailey

The Desert Song
The Desert Song

1953

as Gen. Birabeau

Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley

1951

as Arch Strobie

Summer Stock
Summer Stock

1950

as Jasper G. Wingait

Dreamboat
Dreamboat

1952

as Timothy Stone

Madame Curie
Madame Curie

1943

as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado

1948

as Big Ed Carter

The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross

1944

as Wallau

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer