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Ray Collins

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Ray Collins

Dec 10, 1889 – Jul 11, 196598 titles 87 movies · 11 TV
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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.

Also known as

Raymond Bidwell Collins · Ray Bidwell Collins

Born

Dec 10, 1889 – Jul 11, 1965

Sacramento, California, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1931 2 title(s)

1932 1 title(s)

1940 1 title(s)

1941 1 title(s)

1942 5 title(s)

1943 6 title(s)

1944 7 title(s)

1945 3 title(s)

1946 10 title(s)

1947 5 title(s)

1948 7 title(s)

1949 7 title(s)

1950 6 title(s)

1951 6 title(s)

1952 5 title(s)

1953 4 title(s)

1954 5 title(s)

1955 5 title(s)

1956 5 title(s)

1957 3 title(s)

1958 1 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1980 1 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)