Ray Corrigan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 14, 1902

died

August 10, 1976

place of birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

also known as

Ray 'Crash' Corrigan · Raymond Benitz

total credits

50 movies

Biography

​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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Tarzan the Ape Man
6.6

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932as Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
6.4

Flash Gordon

1936as Orangopoid
The Ape
4.8

The Ape

1940as Nabu
Unknown Island
5.2

Unknown Island

1948as Monster (uncredited)
Jungle Woman
5.2

Jungle Woman

1944as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Zamba
5.0

Zamba

1949as Zamba the Gorilla
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
5.8

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958as It
Apache Ambush
6.3

Apache Ambush

1955as Hank Calvin
Hollywood Party
5.7

Hollywood Party

1934as Gorilla (uncredited)
Red River Range
5.2

Red River Range

1938as Tucson Smith
New Frontier
5.8

New Frontier

1939as Tucson Smith
Domino Kid
5.8

Domino Kid

1957
The Lost Tribe
5.8

The Lost Tribe

1949as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Fugitive Valley
6.0

Fugitive Valley

1941as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Leathernecks Have Landed
7.0

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
5.3

Captive Wild Woman

1943as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
6.9

The Adventures of Sir Galahad

1949as One-Eye (uncredited)
The Purple Vigilantes
4.7

The Purple Vigilantes

1938as Tucson Smith
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
6.0

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

1941as Crash Corrigan
Wyoming Outlaw
5.8

Wyoming Outlaw

1939as Tucson Smith
Killer Ape
5.4

Killer Ape

1953as Norley
The Monster and the Ape
6.8

The Monster and the Ape

1945as Thor
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
3.5

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1952as Gorilla
Zombies of Mora Tau
5.5

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957as Sailor
Santa Fe Stampede
5.7

Santa Fe Stampede

1938as Tucson Smith
Sharad of Atlantis
4.5

Sharad of Atlantis

1936as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Tomorrow's Children
5.0

Tomorrow's Children

1934as Interne (uncredited)
The White Gorilla
4.5

The White Gorilla

1945as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
Hook a Crook
10.0

Hook a Crook

1955as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Night Riders
5.8

The Night Riders

1939as Tucson Smith
Bullets and Saddles
6.3

Bullets and Saddles

1943as Crash Corrigan
Overland Stage Raiders
5.2

Overland Stage Raiders

1938as Tucson Smith
Three Missing Links
6.0

Three Missing Links

1938as The Gorilla (Naba)
Trail of Robin Hood
6.3

Trail of Robin Hood

1950as Crash Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters
7.7

Texas Trouble Shooters

1942as 'Crash' Corrigan
Riders of the Black Hills
7.0

Riders of the Black Hills

1938as Tucson Smith
West of Pinto Basin
5.3

West of Pinto Basin

1940as Crash Corrigan
Three Texas Steers
5.0

Three Texas Steers

1939as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
Murder in the Private Car
5.6

Murder in the Private Car

1934as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Heroes of the Hills
8.0

Heroes of the Hills

1938as Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
5.7

Pals of the Saddle

1938as Tucson Smith
Hot Ice
6.2

Hot Ice

1955as Gorilla
Wild Horse Rodeo
8.0

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937as Tucson Smith
Renegade Girl
4.2

Renegade Girl

1946as William Quantrill
The Painted Stallion
5.4

The Painted Stallion

1937as Clark Stuart
Hit the Saddle
6.0

Hit the Saddle

1937as Tucson Smith
Nabonga
4.4

Nabonga

1944as Nabonga der Gorilla
Join the Marines
5.0

Join the Marines

1937as Lt. Hodge
Darkest Africa
8.3

Darkest Africa

1936as Bonga / Samabi