Ray Collins

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 10, 1889

died

July 11, 1965

place of birth

Sacramento, California, USA

also known as

Raymond Bidwell Collins · Ray Bidwell Collins

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

1941as Jim W. Gettys
Touch of Evil
7.7

Touch of Evil

1958as District Attorney Adair
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946as Mr. Milton
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946as Gordon Stewart
The Heiress
7.8

The Heiress

1949as Jefferson Almond
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942as Jack Amberson
Leave Her to Heaven
7.4

Leave Her to Heaven

1945as Glen Robie
You're in the Navy Now
5.4

You're in the Navy Now

1951as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949as Roger Enright
The Racket
6.3

The Racket

1951as Mortimer Welsh
The Desert Song
6.8

The Desert Song

1953as Gen. Birabeau
Vengeance Valley
5.4

Vengeance Valley

1951as Arch Strobie
Summer Stock
6.7

Summer Stock

1950as Jasper G. Wingait
Madame Curie
7.2

Madame Curie

1943as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
7.0

The Desperate Hours

1955as Sheriff Masters
The Man from Colorado
6.9

The Man from Colorado

1948as Big Ed Carter
The Seventh Cross
6.8

The Seventh Cross

1944as Wallau
Never Say Goodbye
6.4

Never Say Goodbye

1956as Dr. Bailey
Dreamboat
6.1

Dreamboat

1952as Timothy Stone
Francis
5.8

Francis

1950as Colonel Hooker
Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947as Beemish
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.2

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956as Alfred Metcalfe
A Double Life
6.4

A Double Life

1947as Victor Donlan
Commandos Strike at Dawn
5.5

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942as Johan Bergesen
Whistling in Brooklyn
7.0

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943as Grover Kendall
Good Sam
6.3

Good Sam

1948as Rev. Daniels
Roughly Speaking
6.8

Roughly Speaking

1945as John Chase Randall
Crime Doctor
6.4

Crime Doctor

1943as Dr. John Carey
Badman's Territory
6.3

Badman's Territory

1946as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
The Human Comedy
6.3

The Human Comedy

1943as Mr. Macauley
Crack-Up
5.7

Crack-Up

1946as Dr. Lowell
Command Decision
6.6

Command Decision

1948as Maj. Desmond Lansing
The Big Street
5.8

The Big Street

1942as Professor B
I Want You
5.3

I Want You

1951as Judge Kenneth Turner
Spoilers of the Forest
6.0

Spoilers of the Forest

1957as Eric Warren
Column South
6.2

Column South

1953as Storey
Athena
5.8

Athena

1954as Mr. Tremaine
Rose Marie
4.5

Rose Marie

1954as Insp. Appleby
The Navy Comes Through
6.0

The Navy Comes Through

1942as Capt. McCall
Young Man with Ideas
5.2

Young Man with Ideas

1952as Edmund Jethrow
Can't Help Singing
6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944as Senator Frost
Homecoming
7.0

Homecoming

1948as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Slightly Dangerous
6.0

Slightly Dangerous

1943as Snodgrass
See Here, Private Hargrove
6.5

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944as Brodie S. Griffith
Salute to the Marines
7.2

Salute to the Marines

1943as Col. John Mason
The Senator Was Indiscreet
6.2

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947as Fred Houlihan
Bad for Each Other
6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953as Dan Reasonover
The Hitler Gang
6.3

The Hitler Gang

1944as Cardinal von Faulhaber
Paid in Full
6.9

Paid in Full

1950as Dr. Fredericks