Ray Collins
Acting1889Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
1958
Touch of Evil
as District Attorney Adair
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Eric Warren
Perry Mason
TVas Lieutenant Tragg• 271 eps
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Bailey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Evan Gracie• 1 eps
Studio One
TVas Gen. Sam Woolery• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Herbert Brenner• 1 eps
1955
The Desperate Hours
as Sheriff Masters
Texas Lady
as Mica Ralston (rancher)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Harper
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Judge Harper• 1 eps
Climax!
TVas Jerome Harris• 1 eps
1954
Rose Marie
as Insp. Appleby
Athena
as Mr. Tremaine
1953
Bad for Each Other
as Dan Reasonover
Cavalcade of America
TVas Daniel Webster• 1 eps
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Edmund Jethrow
Dreamboat
as Timothy Stone
Invitation
as Warren Pritchard
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Jonathan Parker
1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Jonathan Parker
The Racket
as Mortimer Welsh
1950
1949
1948
The Man from Colorado
as Big Ed Carter
Homecoming
as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
The Swordsman
as MacCoppin
Good Sam
as Rev. Daniels
1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Fred Houlihan
The Red Stallion
as Perry Barton
Trail Street
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Dr. Matt Beemish
1946
Badman's Territory
as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Two Years Before the Mast
as Gordon Stewart
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Milton
Up Goes Maisie
as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
The Return of Monte Cristo
as Emil Blanchard
1945
Leave Her to Heaven
as Glen Robie
1944
The Seventh Cross
as Wallau
Can't Help Singing
as Senator Frost
1943
Madame Curie
as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
as Dr. John Carey
Salute to the Marines
as Col. John Mason
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Grover Kendall
Slightly Dangerous
as Snodgrass
1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Johan Bergesen
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Jack Amberson
1941
Citizen Kane
as Jim W. Gettys
1940
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
as Mayor (voice)
1932
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Waite
1931
One Way Out
as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)