Ray Collins

American actor (1889–1965)

Ray Bidwell Collins 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 (1941), as Kane's political rival. Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg in the CBS-TV series Perry Mason.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 32 films (1941–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 17 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1941	Citizen Kane	Films inc.	119 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1941	Citizen Kane	Orson Welles	119 min	16mm	B&W
1942	The Big Street.	Irving Reis	88 min.		B&W
1942	The Magnificent Ambersons.	Orson Welles	88 min.		B&W
1943	Crime Doctor.	Michael Gordon	7 reels		B&W
1943	Slightly Dangerous.	Wesley Ruggles	10 reels		B&W	sound
1943	The Human Comedy.	Clarence Brown	12 reels		B&W	sound
1944	The Eve Of St. Mark	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	11 reels		B&W
1944	The Hitler Gang.	Films, Inc	8925 ft.	16mm	B&W	Sound
1946	Leave Her To Heaven.	John M. Stahl	9945 ft.	35mm	Color & B&W	sound
1946	Two Years Before the Mast	Paramount News Service	22	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Two Years Before The Mast.	John Farrow	10 reels		B&W
1947	The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer.	Irving Reis	95 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Red Stallion.	Lesley Selander	82 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1947	Trail Street.	Ray Enright	84 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Command Decision ▶	Sam Wood	112 min		B&W
1948	Command Decision.	Sam Wood	112 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Free For All.	Charles Barton	21 min.	16mm	B&W	sound
1948	Homecoming.	Mervyn LeRoy	112 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	A Double Life	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	104 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1949	The Fountainhead ▶	King Vidor	114 min		B&W
1951	The Racket	John Cromwell	88		B&W
1951	You’re In The Navy Now.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	93 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	Dreamboat.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	83 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	Column South.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	85 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Rose Marie.	Loew’s Incorporated	104 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Never Say Goodbye.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	96 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	The Desperate Hours	Paramount Pictures Corporation	1:52:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1956	The Solid Gold Cadillac	Columbia Picture Corp	99 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1957	Spoilers Of The Forest.	Republic Pictures Corp	7 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1958	Touch of evil	Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents) (as Universal International): Publisher \| Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal-International): Distributor	1:48:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1960	I'll Give My Life	William Claxton	78 min		B&W