Ray Collins
Age: N/A | From: Sacramento, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Raymond Bidwell Collins , Ray Bidwell Collins , Рэй Коллинз
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 50
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Daniel Webster
Perry Mason
(1957) Lieutenant Tragg
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1955) Judge Harper
Climax!
(1954) Jerome Harris
Studio One
(1948) Gen. Sam Woolery
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Herbert Brenner
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Evan Gracie
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) MaxActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1960 | John Bradford | |
| 1958 | District Attorney Adair | |
| 1957 | Lieutenant Tragg | |
| Eric Warren | ||
| 1956 | Evan Gracie | |
| Alfred Metcalfe | ||
| Dr. Bailey | ||
| J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) | ||
| 1955 | Judge Harper | |
| Mica Ralston (rancher) | ||
| Callicott | ||
| Judge Harper | ||
| Sheriff Masters | ||
| Herbert Brenner | ||
| 1954 | Mr. Tremaine | |
| N/A | ||
| Jerome Harris | ||
| Insp. Appleby | ||
| 1953 | Dan Reasonover | |
| Fred F. Whacker | ||
| Gen. Birabeau | ||
| Storey | ||
| Jonathan Parker | ||
| 1952 | Daniel Webster | |
| Timothy Stone | ||
| Edmund Jethrow | ||
| Warren Pritchard | ||
| 1951 | Judge Kenneth Turner | |
| D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh | ||
| Judge Thomas Kneeland | ||
| Jonathan Parker | ||
| Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant | ||
| Arch Strobie | ||
| 1950 | Barton Keyes | |
| Max | ||
| Jasper G. Wingait | ||
| Commodore Parker | ||
| Jonah Evans | ||
| Dr. Fredericks | ||
| Colonel Hooker | ||
| 1949 | A B Blair | |
| Jefferson Almond | ||
| Roger Enright | ||
| Alfred Greenleaf | ||
| Matthew 'Matt' Simpson | ||
| Thomas Vollmer | ||
| Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty | ||
| 1948 | Maj. Desmond Lansing | |
| Gen. Sam Woolery | ||
| Rev. Daniels | ||
| Harvey Elwood | ||
| Big Ed Carter | ||
| Lt. Col. Avery Silver | ||
| MacCoppin | ||
| 1947 | Fred Houlihan | |
| Victor Donlan | ||
| Dr. Matt Beemish | ||
| Perry Barton | ||
| 1946 | Mr. Milton | |
| Gordon Stewart | ||
| Judge Watson | ||
| Dr. Lowell | ||
| Davis Banton | ||
| Colonel Farewell / Narrator | ||
| Leonides | ||
| Dr. Elijah Howe | ||
| Mr. Floyd Henderickson | ||
| 1945 | Glen Robie | |
| Phillip Treadway | ||
| John Chase Randall | ||
| 1944 | Senator Frost | |
| Johnny Adair | ||
| Wallau | ||
| Deckman West | ||
| Otis Bird | ||
| Brodie S. Griffith | ||
| 1943 | Lecturer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Grover Kendall | ||
| Col. John Mason | ||
| Dr. John Carey | ||
| Snodgrass | ||
| Mr. Macauley | ||
| 1942 | Johan Bergesen | |
| Capt. McCall | ||
| Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle | ||
| Professor B | ||
| Jack Amberson | ||
| 1941 | Jim W. Gettys | |
| Mayor (voice) | ||
| 1932 | Waite | |
| 1931 | Mr. Lambert (uncredited) | |
| Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
