Ray Collins

50 titles Acting Dec 10, 1889 Died: Jul 11, 1965 Sacramento, California, USA

Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was a prominent American character actor known for his extensive work across stock and Broadway theatre, radio, film, and television. With an impressive repertoire of 900 stage performances, he emerged as a leading figure in the burgeoning realm of radio drama.

Collins maintained a close friendship and professional relationship with Orson Welles, which led him to Hollywood as part of the Mercury Theatre company. He made a notable film debut in the classic Citizen Kane, portraying Kane's formidable political adversary.

Throughout his career, Collins appeared in over 75 films and is particularly remembered for his memorable role as the cantankerous Lieutenant Arthur Tragg in the iconic television series Perry Mason.

Ray Collins

Filmography

Francis

Summer Stock

Vengeance Valley

You're in the Navy Now

The Desperate Hours

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Leave Her to Heaven

Roughly Speaking

A Double Life

Bad for Each Other

Young Man with Ideas

Two Years Before the Mast

The Eve of St. Mark

The Reformer and the Redhead

The Man from Colorado

Invitation

Athena

Good Sam

For the Love of Mary

The Desert Song (1953)

Three Wise Fools

Homecoming

The Heiress

See Here, Private Hargrove

Salute to the Marines

Commandos Strike at Dawn

The Big Street

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Dreamboat

Can't Help Singing

Beverly Lewis' The Confession

Crack-Up (1946)

The Racket (1951)

The Human Comedy

Perry Mason