Ray Collins
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.
Filmography
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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
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Eric Warren
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Harris Clayton
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
as Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
1956
as Dr. Bailey
The Go-Getter
1956
as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Judge Harper
Texas Lady
1955
as Mica Ralston (rancher)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Sheriff Masters
Athena
1954
as Mr. Tremaine
Rose Marie
1954
as Insp. Appleby
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dan Reasonover
The Kid from Left Field
1953
as Fred F. Whacker
The Desert Song
1953
as Gen. Birabeau
Column South
1953
as Storey
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
as Jonathan Parker
Dreamboat
1952
as Timothy Stone
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Edmund Jethrow
Invitation
1952
as Warren Pritchard
I Want You
1951
as Judge Kenneth Turner
The Racket
1951
as Mortimer Welsh