Acting
Ray Corrigan
EN cinema · 90 credits
Born
14 February 1902
Died
10 August 1976 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan · Raymond Benitz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray "Crash" Corrigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Corriganville
as Self
Take It Out in Trade
Associate Producer
Bat Men of Africa
as Bonga
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sailor
Hot Ice
as Gorilla
Apache Ambush
as Hank Calvin
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Killer Ape
as Norley
Fraidy Cat
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
The Buckskin Rangers
1951
The Buckskin Rangers
as Crash Corrigan
Trail of Robin Hood
as Crash Corrigan
Forbidden Jungle
1950
Forbidden Jungle
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Zamba
as Zamba the Gorilla
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as One-Eye (uncredited)
Miraculous Journey
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Unknown Island
as Monster (uncredited)
Renegade Girl
as William Quantrill
The White Gorilla
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
White Pongo
as White Pongo (uncredited)
Nabonga
as Nabonga der Gorilla
Jungle Woman
as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Bullets and Saddles
as Crash Corrigan
Cowboy Commandos
as Crash Corrigan
Land of Hunted Men
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Black Market Rustlers
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Dizzy Detectives
as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Arizona Stage Coach
as Crash Corrigan
Thunder River Feud
as Crash Corrigan
Rock River Renegades
as Crash Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Boot Hill Bandits
as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as Crash Corrigan
The Kid's Last Ride
as Crash Corrigan
Wrangler's Roost
as Crash Corrigan
Underground Rustlers
as Crash Corrigan
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
as Crash Corrigan
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Fugitive Valley
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Range Busters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Trailing Double Trouble
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
West of Pinto Basin
as Crash Corrigan
The Ape
as Nabu
New Frontier
as Tucson Smith
Three Texas Steers
as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
Wyoming Outlaw
as Tucson Smith
The Night Riders
as Tucson Smith
Santa Fe Stampede
as Tucson Smith
Call The Mesquiteers
as 'Tucson' Smith
Three Missing Links
as The Gorilla (Naba)
Overland Stage Raiders
as Tucson Smith
Red River Range
as Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
Outlaws of Sonora
as Tucson Smith
The Purple Vigilantes
as Tucson Smith
Riders of the Black Hills
as Tucson Smith
Heroes of the Hills
as Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion
as Clark Stewart
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion
as Clark Stuart
Hit the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
Heart of the Rockies
as Tucson Smith
The Trigger Trio
as Tucson Smith
Come on, Cowboys
as Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Rodeo
as Tucson Smith
Range Defenders
as Tucson Smith
Join the Marines
as Lt. Hodge
Sharad of Atlantis
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold
as Tucson Smith
Roarin' Lead
as Tucson Smith
Country Gentlemen
as Briggs
Darkest Africa
as Bonga / Samabi
The Three Mesquiteers
as Tucson Smith
Flash Gordon
as Orangopoid
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
as Interne (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Ape (uncredited), Stunts