Ray Collins

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.

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 CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1960 I'll Give My Life William Claxton 78 min B&W
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
1957 Spoilers Of The Forest. Republic Pictures Corp 7 reels 35mm Color sound
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac Columbia Picture Corp 99 min 16mm B&W 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
1954 Rose Marie. Loew’s Incorporated 104 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Column South. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 85 min. 35mm Color sound
1952 Dreamboat. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
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
1949 A Double Life Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 104 min 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Fountainhead ▶ King Vidor 114 min B&W
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
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
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
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
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
1942 The Big Street. Irving Reis 88 min. B&W
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons. Orson Welles 88 min. B&W
1941 Citizen Kane Films inc. 119 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 Citizen Kane Orson Welles 119 min 16mm B&W