Ray Collins
Known for ActingBorn 1889-12-10 — died 1965-07-11Sacramento, California, USA
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.
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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.
Known for
Citizen Kane
1941 · as Jim W. Gettys
Touch of Evil
1958 · as District Attorney Adair
The Heiress
1949 · as Jefferson Almond
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · as Mr. Milton
Athena
1954 · as Mr. Tremaine
Summer Stock
1950 · as Jasper G. Wingait
The Fountainhead
1949 · as Roger Enright
Texas Lady
1955 · as Mica Ralston (rancher)
The Desperate Hours
1955 · as Sheriff Masters
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · as Jack Amberson
Vengeance Valley
1951 · as Arch Strobie
Madame Curie
1943 · as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Good Sam
1948 · as Rev. Daniels
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 · as Glen Robie
Hideout
1949 · as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Boys' Ranch
1946 · as Davis Banton
A Double Life
1947 · as Victor Donlan
The Racket
1951 · as Mortimer Welsh