Ray Collins profile
Actor profile

Ray Collins

10th December 1889 Sacramento, California, USA Acting

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. 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.

87 Movies 10 TV Shows 97 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Go-Getter poster
The Go-Getter 1st January 1956 as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Texas Lady poster
Texas Lady 23rd November 1955 as Mica Ralston (rancher)
Athena poster
Athena 4th November 1954 as Mr. Tremaine
I Want You poster
I Want You 22nd December 1951 as Judge Kenneth Turner
Francis poster
Francis 8th February 1950 as Colonel Hooker
Hideout poster
Hideout 8th March 1949 as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Good Sam poster
Good Sam 1st September 1948 as Rev. Daniels
Trail Street poster
Trail Street 19th February 1947 as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Madame Curie poster
Madame Curie 16th December 1943 as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
One Way Out poster
One Way Out 5th January 1931 as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Jerome Harris