Ray Corrigan
Known for ActingBorn 1902-02-14 — died 1976-08-10Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume.
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In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it 'Hopetown,' it is now a Regional Park and nature preserve.
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Known for
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932 · as Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936 · as Orangopoid
Sharad of Atlantis
1936 · as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · as It
Jungle Woman
1944 · as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Unknown Island
1948 · as Monster (uncredited)
Roarin' Lead
1936 · as Tucson Smith
Forbidden Jungle
1950 · as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
Apache Ambush
1955 · as Hank Calvin
The Ape
1940 · as Nabu
Hollywood Party
1934 · as Gorilla (uncredited)
Microspook
1949
New Frontier
1939 · as Tucson Smith
The Night Riders
1939 · as Tucson Smith
Dizzy Detectives
1943 · as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
West of Pinto Basin
1940 · as Crash Corrigan
Red River Range
1938 · as Tucson Smith