Ray Collins

Ray Collins

1889-12-10 – 1965-07-11 (age 75) Sacramento, California, USA
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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.

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Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Jim W. Gettys

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

1958

as District Attorney Adair

The Best Years of Our Lives
Command Decision
Command Decision

1948

as Maj. Desmond Lansing

The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

1949

as Roger Enright

Madame Curie
Madame Curie

1943

as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

Rose Marie
Rose Marie

1954

as Insp. Appleby

The Desert Song
The Desert Song

1953

as Gen. Birabeau

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now

1951

as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

Homecoming
Homecoming

1948

as Lt. Col. Avery Silver

Trail Street
Trail Street

1947

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Heiress
The Heiress

1949

as Jefferson Almond

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Jack Amberson

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Glen Robie

Dreamboat
Dreamboat

1952

as Timothy Stone

The Big Street
The Big Street

1942

as Professor B

Hideout
Hideout

1949

as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

1955

as Sheriff Masters

Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley

1951

as Arch Strobie

Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor

1943

as Dr. John Carey