Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

1902-02-14 – 1976-08-10 (age 74) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Biography

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Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume.

In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it 'Hopetown,' it is now a Regional Park and nature preserve.

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Known For

Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

as Ape (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon

1936

as Orangopoid

The Ape
The Ape

1940

as Nabu

New Frontier
New Frontier

1939

as Tucson Smith

Jungle Woman
Jungle Woman

1944

as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad of Atlantis

1936

as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Zamba
Zamba

1949

as Zamba the Gorilla

Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children

1934

as Interne (uncredited)

Fugitive Valley
Fugitive Valley

1941

as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Captive Wild Woman
Captive Wild Woman

1943

as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

Unknown Island
Unknown Island

1948

as Monster (uncredited)

Red River Range
Red River Range

1938

as Tucson Smith

Apache Ambush
Apache Ambush

1955

as Hank Calvin

Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party

1934

as Gorilla (uncredited)

The Monster and the Ape
Domino Kid
The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe

1949

as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)