Ray Collins
Acting
Born: 1889-12-10 in Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
Lieutenant Tragg
Father Knows Best
Dean Wilson
Climax!
Jerome Harris
Studio One
Gen. Sam Woolery
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Evan Gracie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Brenner
Citizen Kane
Jim W. Gettys
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Callicott
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judge Harper
Cavalcade of America
Daniel Webster
Touch of Evil
District Attorney Adair
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Milton
The Heiress
Jefferson Almond
Good Sam
Rev. Daniels
The Magnificent Ambersons
Jack Amberson
Summer Stock
Jasper G. Wingait
The Desperate Hours
Sheriff Masters
The Halls of Ivy
Texas Lady
Mica Ralston (rancher)
Leave Her to Heaven
Glen Robie
Vengeance Valley
Arch Strobie
Boys' Ranch
Davis Banton
See Here, Private Hargrove
Brodie S. Griffith
Athena
Mr. Tremaine
Francis
Colonel Hooker
The Fountainhead
Roger Enright
Trail Street
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Beemish
The Racket
Mortimer Welsh
The Desert Song
Gen. Birabeau
Dreamboat
Timothy Stone
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Bailey
A Double Life
Victor Donlan
The Man from Colorado
Big Ed Carter
The Seventh Cross
Wallau
Badman's Territory
Colonel Farewell / Narrator