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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting

December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965 (died at 75)
Sacramento, California, USA
Male
87 Movies
13 TV Shows

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.

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 8.0

as Jim W. Gettys

Age 51 (now 75)
Perry Mason
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 7.7

as Lieutenant Tragg

Age 67 (now 75)
271 eps
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 7.7

as District Attorney Adair

Age 68 (now 75)
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 7.3

as Jack Amberson

Age 52 (now 75)
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945 7.4

as Glen Robie

Age 56 (now 75)
The Heiress
The Heiress

The Heiress

1949 7.8

as Jefferson Almond

Age 59 (now 75)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 6.9

as Beemish

Age 57 (now 75)
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 7.8

as Mr. Milton

Age 57 (now 75)
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949 6.8

as Roger Enright

Age 59 (now 75)
A Double Life
A Double Life

A Double Life

1947 6.4

as Victor Donlan

Age 58 (now 75)
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948 6.9

as Big Ed Carter

Age 58 (now 75)
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955 7.0

as Sheriff Masters

Age 65 (now 75)
The Racket
The Racket

The Racket

1951 6.3

as Mortimer Welsh

Age 61 (now 75)
Crack-Up
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1946 5.7

as Dr. Lowell

Age 56 (now 75)
Summer Stock
Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950 6.7

as Jasper G. Wingait

Age 60 (now 75)
Good Sam
Good Sam

Good Sam

1948 6.3

as Rev. Daniels

Age 58 (now 75)