Acting
Ray Collins
EN, ES cinema · 87 credits
Born
10 December 1889
Died
11 July 1965 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Sacramento, California, USA
Also known as Raymond Bidwell Collins · Ray Bidwell Collins
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.
Known for
Filmography
I'll Give My Life
as John Bradford
Touch of Evil
as District Attorney Adair
Spoilers of the Forest
as Eric Warren
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Harris Clayton
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Bailey
The Go-Getter
as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
The Desperate Hours
as Sheriff Masters
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Harper
Texas Lady
as Mica Ralston (rancher)
Rose Marie
as Insp. Appleby
Athena
as Mr. Tremaine
Bad for Each Other
as Dan Reasonover
Column South
as Storey
The Desert Song
as Gen. Birabeau
The Kid from Left Field
as Fred F. Whacker
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Jonathan Parker
Invitation
as Warren Pritchard
Young Man with Ideas
as Edmund Jethrow
Dreamboat
as Timothy Stone
The Racket
as Mortimer Welsh
Vengeance Valley
as Arch Strobie
You're in the Navy Now
as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
I Want You
as Judge Kenneth Turner
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
as Jonathan Parker
Reunion in Reno
as Judge Thomas Kneeland
Summer Stock
as Jasper G. Wingait
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Commodore Parker
Paid in Full
as Dr. Fredericks
Francis
as Colonel Hooker
Kill the Umpire
as Jonah Evans
The Price of Freedom
1949
The Price of Freedom
as Thomas Vollmer
The Fountainhead
as Roger Enright
The Heiress
as Jefferson Almond
Hideout
as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
It Happens Every Spring
as Alfred Greenleaf
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Free For All
as A B Blair
The Man from Colorado
as Big Ed Carter
Homecoming
as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Good Sam
as Rev. Daniels
For the Love of Mary
as Harvey Elwood
Command Decision
as Maj. Desmond Lansing
The Swordsman
as MacCoppin
A Double Life
as Victor Donlan
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Fred Houlihan
The Red Stallion
as Perry Barton
Trail Street
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Milton
Crack-Up
as Dr. Lowell
Badman's Territory
as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Night in Paradise
as Leonides
Up Goes Maisie
as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Boys' Ranch
as Davis Banton
Three Wise Fools
as Judge Watson
Two Years Before the Mast
as Gordon Stewart
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Dr. Elijah Howe
The Return of Monte Cristo
as Emil Blanchard
Leave Her to Heaven
as Glen Robie
The Hidden Eye
as Phillip Treadway
Roughly Speaking
as John Chase Randall
Can't Help Singing
as Senator Frost
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Brodie S. Griffith
The Eve of St. Mark
as Deckman West
Barbary Coast Gent
as Johnny Adair
Main Street Today
as Otis Bird
The Seventh Cross
as Wallau
The Hitler Gang
as Cardinal von Faulhaber
The Human Comedy
as Mr. Macauley
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Grover Kendall
Crime Doctor
as Dr. John Carey
Salute to the Marines
as Col. John Mason
Slightly Dangerous
as Snodgrass
Madame Curie
as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Jack Amberson
The Big Street
as Professor B
Commandos Strike at Dawn
as Johan Bergesen
Highways by Night
as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
The Navy Comes Through
as Capt. McCall
Citizen Kane
as Jim W. Gettys
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
as Mayor (voice)
Words & Music
as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
One Way Out
1931
One Way Out
as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)