Ray Collins

About

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 MasonSeries • 1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Climax!Series • 1954Studio OneSeries • 1948Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Father Knows BestSeries • 1954The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955Citizen KaneMovie • 1941Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950Touch of EvilMovie • 1958The Best Years of Our LivesMovie • 1946Leave Her to HeavenMovie • 1945The Magnificent AmbersonsMovie • 1942Summer StockMovie • 1950The Solid Gold CadillacMovie • 1956The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie • 1947The RacketMovie • 1951The FountainheadMovie • 1949A Double LifeMovie • 1947The Desperate HoursMovie • 1955The Man from ColoradoMovie • 1948FrancisMovie • 1950Good SamMovie • 1948