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Ray Collins

Acting Born Dec 10, 1889 Died Jul 11, 1965 Sacramento, California, USA 100 credits

Biography

Ray Collins was an American character actor. He worked in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. Collins had 900 stage roles to his credit and was successful in radio drama. He was a friend and associate of Orson Welles, and went to Hollywood with the Mercury Theatre company. Collins made his feature-film debut in Citizen Kane, playing a ruthless political rival. He appeared in over 75 films and had a notable role on the television series Perry Mason, playing the character of Lieutenant Arthur Tragg. Collins died in 1965.

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Career timeline

Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living
Viva la clase media
I'll Give My Life
Touch of Evil
Perry MasonSpoilers of the ForestInvitation to a Gunfighter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreOn TrialNever Say GoodbyeThe Solid Gold CadillacThe Go-Getter
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe 20th Century Fox HourThe 20th Century Fox HourTexas LadyThe Desperate Hours
Climax!Father Knows BestThe Halls of IvyAthenaRose Marie
Column SouthBad for Each OtherThe Desert SongThe Kid from Left Field
Cavalcade of AmericaInvitationYoung Man with IdeasDreamboatMa and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Reunion in RenoYou're in the Navy NowVengeance ValleyI Want YouThe Racket
Lux Video TheatreLux Video TheatreSummer StockKill the UmpireThe Reformer and the Redhead
HideoutThe HeiressThe FountainheadIt Happens Every SpringFree For All
Studio OneGood SamThe Man from ColoradoCommand DecisionHomecoming
The Red StallionA Double LifeThe Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerTrail StreetThe Senator Was Indiscreet
The Best Years of Our LivesBoys' RanchNight in ParadiseThree Wise FoolsTwo Years Before the Mast
Leave Her to HeavenRoughly SpeakingThe Hidden Eye
See Here, Private HargroveThe Seventh CrossThe Hitler GangBarbary Coast GentThe Eve of St. Mark
Madame CurieThe Human ComedySlightly DangerousWhistling in BrooklynCrime Doctor
The Magnificent AmbersonsCommandos Strike at DawnThe Big StreetHighways by NightThe Navy Comes Through
Citizen Kane
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
One Way OutWords & Music

Full filmography

  • Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living (2014)
  • Viva la clase media (1980)
  • I'll Give My Life (1960) as John Bradford
  • Touch of Evil (1958) as District Attorney Adair
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Lieutenant Tragg
  • Spoilers of the Forest (1957) as Eric Warren
  • Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) as Harris Clayton
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Evan Gracie
  • On Trial (1956) as Corbett
  • Never Say Goodbye (1956) as Dr. Bailey
  • The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) as Alfred Metcalfe
  • The Go-Getter (1956) as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Herbert Brenner
  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Callicott
  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Judge Harper
  • Texas Lady (1955) as Mica Ralston (rancher)
  • The Desperate Hours (1955) as Sheriff Masters
  • The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) as Judge Harper
  • Climax! (1954) as Jerome Harris
  • Father Knows Best (1954) as Dean Wilson
  • The Halls of Ivy (1954)
  • Athena (1954) as Mr. Tremaine
  • Rose Marie (1954) as Insp. Appleby
  • Column South (1953) as Storey
  • Bad for Each Other (1953) as Dan Reasonover
  • The Desert Song (1953) as Gen. Birabeau
  • The Kid from Left Field (1953) as Fred F. Whacker
  • Cavalcade of America (1952) as Daniel Webster
  • Invitation (1952) as Warren Pritchard
  • Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Edmund Jethrow
  • Dreamboat (1952) as Timothy Stone
  • Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952) as Jonathan Parker
  • Reunion in Reno (1951) as Judge Thomas Kneeland
  • You're in the Navy Now (1951) as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
  • Vengeance Valley (1951) as Arch Strobie
  • I Want You (1951) as Judge Kenneth Turner
  • The Racket (1951) as Mortimer Welsh
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) as Jonathan Parker
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Barton Keyes
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Max
  • Summer Stock (1950) as Jasper G. Wingait
  • Kill the Umpire (1950) as Jonah Evans
  • The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) as Commodore Parker
  • Francis (1950) as Colonel Hooker
  • Paid in Full (1950) as Dr. Fredericks
  • Hideout (1949) as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
  • The Heiress (1949) as Jefferson Almond
  • The Fountainhead (1949) as Roger Enright
  • It Happens Every Spring (1949) as Alfred Greenleaf
  • Free For All (1949) as A B Blair
  • Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949) as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
  • The Price of Freedom (1949) as Thomas Vollmer
  • Studio One (1948) as Gen. Sam Woolery
  • Good Sam (1948) as Rev. Daniels
  • The Man from Colorado (1948) as Big Ed Carter
  • Command Decision (1948) as Maj. Desmond Lansing
  • Homecoming (1948) as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
  • For the Love of Mary (1948) as Harvey Elwood
  • The Swordsman (1948) as MacCoppin
  • The Red Stallion (1947) as Perry Barton
  • A Double Life (1947) as Victor Donlan
  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Beemish
  • Trail Street (1947) as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) as Fred Houlihan
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Mr. Milton
  • Boys' Ranch (1946) as Davis Banton
  • Night in Paradise (1946) as Leonides
  • Three Wise Fools (1946) as Judge Watson
  • Two Years Before the Mast (1946) as Gordon Stewart
  • Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) as Dr. Elijah Howe
  • Badman's Territory (1946) as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
  • Crack-Up (1946) as Dr. Lowell
  • The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) as Emil Blanchard
  • Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
  • Leave Her to Heaven (1945) as Glen Robie
  • Roughly Speaking (1945) as John Chase Randall
  • The Hidden Eye (1945) as Phillip Treadway
  • See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) as Brodie S. Griffith
  • The Seventh Cross (1944) as Wallau
  • The Hitler Gang (1944) as Cardinal von Faulhaber
  • Barbary Coast Gent (1944) as Johnny Adair
  • The Eve of St. Mark (1944) as Deckman West
  • Can't Help Singing (1944) as Senator Frost
  • Main Street Today (1944) as Otis Bird
  • Madame Curie (1943) as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Human Comedy (1943) as Mr. Macauley
  • Slightly Dangerous (1943) as Snodgrass
  • Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Grover Kendall
  • Crime Doctor (1943) as Dr. John Carey
  • Salute to the Marines (1943) as Col. John Mason
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Jack Amberson
  • Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) as Johan Bergesen
  • The Big Street (1942) as Professor B
  • Highways by Night (1942) as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
  • The Navy Comes Through (1942) as Capt. McCall
  • 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
  • One Way Out (1931) as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
  • Words & Music (1931) as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)