Ray Corrigan
Acting
Born: 1902-02-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray "Crash" Corrigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Captive Wild Woman
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Roarin' Lead
Tucson Smith
Sharad of Atlantis
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Flash Gordon
Orangopoid
Hollywood Party
Gorilla (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
Renegade Girl
William Quantrill
Microspook
Dizzy Detectives
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Hot Ice
Gorilla
Apache Ambush
Hank Calvin
New Frontier
Tucson Smith
Jungle Woman
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Trail of Robin Hood
Crash Corrigan
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
Gorilla (uncredited)
Darkest Africa
Bonga / Samabi
Domino Kid
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Corriganville
Self
Tomorrow's Children
Interne (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Call The Mesquiteers
'Tucson' Smith
West of Pinto Basin
Crash Corrigan
The Lost Tribe
Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Three Texas Steers
Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
The Night Riders
Tucson Smith
The White Gorilla
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
The Painted Stallion
Clark Stuart
Join the Marines
Lt. Hodge
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
One-Eye (uncredited)
Bullets and Saddles
Crash Corrigan
The Trigger Trio
Tucson Smith
Wyoming Outlaw
Tucson Smith
Texas Trouble Shooters
'Crash' Corrigan
Unknown Island
Monster (uncredited)
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Red River Range
Tucson Smith