Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting
Born 1889-12-10 - Died 1965-07-11Sacramento, 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.

Movies (87)

Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

1941Movie8.0
Touch of Evil
7.7

Touch of Evil

1958Movie7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946Movie7.7
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942Movie7.3
Three Wise Fools
5.7

Three Wise Fools

1946Movie5.7
Command Decision
6.6

Command Decision

1948Movie6.6
The Racket
6.3

The Racket

1951Movie6.3
Francis
5.8

Francis

1950Movie5.8
Highways by Night
7.3

Highways by Night

1942Movie7.3
Leave Her to Heaven
7.5

Leave Her to Heaven

1945Movie7.5
Hideout
5.9

Hideout

1949Movie5.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947Movie6.9
Never Say Goodbye
6.4

Never Say Goodbye

1956Movie6.4
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949Movie6.8
Summer Stock
6.7

Summer Stock

1950Movie6.7
Whistling in Brooklyn
7.0

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943Movie7.0
The Desperate Hours
7.0

The Desperate Hours

1955Movie7.0
A Double Life
6.4

A Double Life

1947Movie6.4
The Heiress
7.8

The Heiress

1949Movie7.8
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.2

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956Movie6.2
Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947Movie6.5
Vengeance Valley
5.4

Vengeance Valley

1951Movie5.4
Boys' Ranch
7.0

Boys' Ranch

1946Movie7.0
The Desert Song
6.8

The Desert Song

1953Movie6.8
Good Sam
6.3

Good Sam

1948Movie6.3
Homecoming
7.1

Homecoming

1948Movie7.1
Barbary Coast Gent
5.5

Barbary Coast Gent

1944Movie5.5
Crime Doctor
6.4

Crime Doctor

1943Movie6.4
The Human Comedy
6.2

The Human Comedy

1943Movie6.2
Invitation
6.7

Invitation

1952Movie6.7
The Man from Colorado
6.9

The Man from Colorado

1948Movie6.9
Night in Paradise
6.5

Night in Paradise

1946Movie6.5
Rose Marie
4.5

Rose Marie

1954Movie4.5
Crack-Up
5.8

Crack-Up

1946Movie5.8
Bad for Each Other
6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953Movie6.0
Badman's Territory
6.3

Badman's Territory

1946Movie6.3
Madame Curie
7.2

Madame Curie

1943Movie7.2
The Return of Monte Cristo
6.3

The Return of Monte Cristo

1946Movie6.3
Athena
5.8

Athena

1954Movie5.8
The Navy Comes Through
6.0

The Navy Comes Through

1942Movie6.0
Paid in Full
6.9

Paid in Full

1950Movie6.9
The Big Street
5.8

The Big Street

1942Movie5.8
The Seventh Cross
6.8

The Seventh Cross

1944Movie6.8
Salute to the Marines
7.2

Salute to the Marines

1943Movie7.2
Slightly Dangerous
6.0

Slightly Dangerous

1943Movie6.0
Spoilers of the Forest
6.0

Spoilers of the Forest

1957Movie6.0
Commandos Strike at Dawn
5.5

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942Movie5.5
Texas Lady
5.7

Texas Lady

1955Movie5.7
Miss Susie Slagle's
8.5

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946Movie8.5
Column South
6.2

Column South

1953Movie6.2
See Here, Private Hargrove
6.5

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944Movie6.5
Can't Help Singing
6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944Movie6.0
Dreamboat
6.1

Dreamboat

1952Movie6.1
You're in the Navy Now
5.5

You're in the Navy Now

1951Movie5.5
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946Movie6.5
Up Goes Maisie
6.8

Up Goes Maisie

1946Movie6.8
I Want You
5.2

I Want You

1951Movie5.2
The Go-Getter
10.0

The Go-Getter

1956Movie10.0
The Hitler Gang
6.3

The Hitler Gang

1944Movie6.3
The Reformer and the Redhead
7.6

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950Movie7.6
The Miracle on 34th Street
5.7

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955Movie5.7
It Happens Every Spring
6.6

It Happens Every Spring

1949Movie6.6
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
7.1

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

1952Movie7.1
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
6.7

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

1951Movie6.7
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1957Movie
Free For All
6.3

Free For All

1949Movie6.3
The Hidden Eye
7.9

The Hidden Eye

1945Movie7.9
I'll Give My Life
8.0

I'll Give My Life

1960Movie8.0
Red Stallion In The Rockies
9.0

Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949Movie9.0
The Senator Was Indiscreet
6.2

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947Movie6.2
For the Love of Mary
6.2

For the Love of Mary

1948Movie6.2
Kill the Umpire
6.9

Kill the Umpire

1950Movie6.9
The Swordsman
7.3

The Swordsman

1948Movie7.3
Young Man with Ideas
5.2

Young Man with Ideas

1952Movie5.2
Main Street Today
6.3

Main Street Today

1944Movie6.3
Reunion in Reno
6.3

Reunion in Reno

1951Movie6.3
The Eve of St. Mark
5.9

The Eve of St. Mark

1944Movie5.9
The Red Stallion
10.0

The Red Stallion

1947Movie10.0
The Kid from Left Field
7.7

The Kid from Left Field

1953Movie7.7
One Way Out
7.0

One Way Out

1931Movie7.0
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
5.4

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

1932Movie5.4
Viva la clase media
5.6

Viva la clase media

1980Movie5.6
The Price of Freedom
8.0

The Price of Freedom

1949Movie8.0
Roughly Speaking
6.8

Roughly Speaking

1945Movie6.8
Words & Music
6.5

Words & Music

1931Movie6.5
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
7.5

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

1940Movie7.5
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living

Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living

2014Movie

TV Shows (11)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Father Knows Best
6.6

Father Knows Best

1954Series6.6
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
On Trial
5.0

On Trial

1956Series5.0
The Halls of Ivy
7.0

The Halls of Ivy

1954Series7.0