Ray Collins

Born: 10th of December 1889

Died: 11th of July 1965 (aged 75)

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.

Ray Collins's Filmography

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Dr. Bailey
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Judge Harper
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Sheriff Masters
Column South

Column South

  •   Movie
  • 1953
Storey
Dreamboat

Dreamboat

  •   Movie
  • 1952
Timothy Stone
The Racket

The Racket

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Mortimer Welsh
Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Arch Strobie
Summer Stock

Summer Stock

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Jasper G. Wingait
The Heiress

The Heiress

  •   Movie
  • 1949
Jefferson Almond
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

  •   Movie
  • 1949
Roger Enright
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

  •   Movie
  • 1949
Alfred Greenleaf
Command Decision

Command Decision

  •   Movie
  • 1948
Maj. Desmond Lansing
The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

  •   Movie
  • 1948
Big Ed Carter
The Swordsman

The Swordsman

  •   Movie
  • 1948
MacCoppin
The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Fred Houlihan
A Double Life

A Double Life

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Victor Donlan
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Dr. Matt Beemish
Trail Street

Trail Street

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

  •   Movie
  • 1946
Mr. Milton
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

  •   Movie
  • 1946
Dr. Lowell
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

  •   Movie
  • 1945
Glen Robie
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Wallau
The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Deckman West
The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Cardinal von Faulhaber
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

  •   Movie
  • 1943
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Street

The Big Street

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Professor B
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

  •   Movie
  • 1942
Jack Amberson
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

  •   Movie
  • 1941
Jim W. Gettys