Ray Collins
Acting
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
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movieI'll Give My Life
1960
John Bradford
movieTouch of Evil
1958
District Attorney Adair
tvPerry Mason
1957
Lieutenant Tragg
movieSpoilers of the Forest
1957
Eric Warren
movieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1957
Harris Clayton
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Evan Gracie
On Trial
1956
Corbett
movieThe Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
Alfred Metcalfe
movieNever Say Goodbye
1956
Dr. Bailey
movieThe Go-Getter
1956
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
movieThe Miracle on 34th Street
1955
Judge Harper
movieTexas Lady
1955
Mica Ralston (rancher)
movieThe Desperate Hours
1955
Sheriff Masters
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Callicott / Judge Harper
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Herbert Brenner
movieAthena
1954
Mr. Tremaine
tvClimax!
1954
Jerome Harris
tvFather Knows Best
1954
Dean Wilson
movieRose Marie
1954
Insp. Appleby
movieBad for Each Other
1953
Dan Reasonover
movieThe Kid from Left Field
1953
Fred F. Whacker
movieThe Desert Song
1953
Gen. Birabeau
movieColumn South
1953
Storey
movieMa and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
Jonathan Parker
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Daniel Webster
movieDreamboat
1952
Timothy Stone
movieYoung Man with Ideas
1952
Edmund Jethrow
movieInvitation
1952
Warren Pritchard
movieI Want You
1951
Judge Kenneth Turner
movieThe Racket
1951
Mortimer Welsh
movieReunion in Reno
1951
Judge Thomas Kneeland
movieMa and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951
Jonathan Parker
movieYou're in the Navy Now
1951
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
movieVengeance Valley
1951
Arch Strobie
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Barton Keyes / Max
movieSummer Stock
1950
Jasper G. Wingait
movieThe Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Commodore Parker
movieKill the Umpire
1950
Jonah Evans
moviePaid in Full
1950
Dr. Fredericks
movieFrancis
1950
Colonel Hooker
movieFree For All
1949
A B Blair
movieThe Heiress
1949
Jefferson Almond
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Roger Enright
movieIt Happens Every Spring
1949
Alfred Greenleaf
movieRed Stallion In The Rockies
1949
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
The Price of Freedom
1949
Thomas Vollmer
movieHideout
1949
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
movieCommand Decision
1948
Maj. Desmond Lansing
tvStudio One
1948
Gen. Sam Woolery
movieGood Sam
1948
Rev. Daniels
movieFor the Love of Mary
1948
Harvey Elwood
movieThe Man from Colorado
1948
Big Ed Carter
movieHomecoming
1948
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
movieThe Swordsman
1948
MacCoppin
movieThe Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
Fred Houlihan
movieA Double Life
1947
Victor Donlan
movieThe Red Stallion
1947
Perry Barton
movieTrail Street
1947
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Mr. Milton
movieThe Return of Monte Cristo
1946
Emil Blanchard
movieTwo Years Before the Mast
1946
Gordon Stewart
movieThree Wise Fools
1946
Judge Watson
movieCrack-Up
1946
Dr. Lowell
movieBoys' Ranch
1946
Davis Banton
movieBadman's Territory
1946
Colonel Farewell / Narrator
movieNight in Paradise
1946
Leonides
movieMiss Susie Slagle's
1946
Dr. Elijah Howe
movieUp Goes Maisie
1946
Mr. Floyd Henderickson
movieLeave Her to Heaven
1945
Glen Robie
movieThe Hidden Eye
1945
Phillip Treadway
movieRoughly Speaking
1945
John Chase Randall
movieCan't Help Singing
1944
Senator Frost
movieBarbary Coast Gent
1944
Johnny Adair
movieThe Eve of St. Mark
1944
Deckman West
movieThe Hitler Gang
1944
Cardinal von Faulhaber
movieMain Street Today
1944
Otis Bird
movieSee Here, Private Hargrove
1944
Brodie S. Griffith
movieMadame Curie
1943
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
movieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943
Grover Kendall
movieSalute to the Marines
1943
Col. John Mason
movieCrime Doctor
1943
Dr. John Carey
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Snodgrass
movieThe Human Comedy
1943
Mr. Macauley
movieCommandos Strike at Dawn
1942
Johan Bergesen
movieThe Navy Comes Through
1942
Capt. McCall
movieHighways by Night
1942
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
movieThe Big Street
1942
Professor B
movieThe Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Jack Amberson
movieCitizen Kane
1941
Jim W. Gettys
movieValley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
1940
Mayor (voice)
movieWords & Music
1931
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
One Way Out
1931
Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)