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Vengeance Valley (1951) -- A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred...
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 6 -- The owner of a lucrative orchid business is charged with murder after her husband loses shares in the company to sleazy ex-con in a poker game.
Touch of Evil (1958) -- Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 4 -- Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake head to a small town to defend a young man who is charged with poisoning a blackmailer.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 3 -- A wealthy woman hires Mason to buy stock in her husband's land company, hoping to force his mistress out. But her plan goes awry when she is charged with murder.

Overview

Date of Birth:
10 December 1889, Sacramento, California, USA more
Date of Death:
11 July 1965, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio, and television... more
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NewsDesk:
Citizen Kane Screenings in the UK
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 23 October 2009, 10:28 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Penrod's Father

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Perry Mason" .... Lt. Tragg / ... (172 episodes, 1957-1965)
        - The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Tragg
        - The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Tragg
        - The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Tragg
        - The Case of the Duplicate Case (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Tragg
        - The Case of the Gambling Lady (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Tragg
          (167 more)
  2. I'll Give My Life (1960) .... John Bradford
    ... aka The Unfinished Task (USA: alternative title)

  3. Touch of Evil (1958) .... District Attorney Adair
  4. Spoilers of the Forest (1957) .... Eric Warren
  5. "Playhouse 90" .... Harris Clayton (1 episode, 1957)
        - Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) TV episode .... Harris Clayton
  6. "On Trial" .... Corbett (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - The Trial of Mary Surratt (1956) TV episode .... Corbett
  7. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Brenner (1 episode, 1956)
        - Conversation Over a Corpse (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Brenner
  8. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Evan Gracie (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Long Road Home (1956) TV episode .... Evan Gracie
  9. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Milton Otis / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Sound That Kills (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Sinclair
        - Target Hurricane (1955) TV episode .... Hugh Fredericks
        - The Frozen Sound (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Otis
  10. "Father Knows Best" .... Dean Walton (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka I Told You So (USA: alternative title)
        - Betty Goes to College (1956) TV episode .... Dean Walton
  11. The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) .... Alfred Metcalfe
  12. Real George (1956) (TV)
  13. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - A Marriage Day (1956) TV episode
  14. "Studio One" .... General Sam Woolery (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Star-Spangled Soldier (1956) TV episode .... General Sam Woolery
  15. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Oliver Webb (1 episode, 1956)
        - Twentieth Century (1956) TV episode .... Oliver Webb
  16. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Callicott / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Gun in His Hand (1956) TV episode .... Callicott
        - The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) TV episode .... Judge Harper
  17. Never Say Goodbye (1956) .... Dr. Bailey
  18. "Front Row Center" .... Crocker (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Challenge (1956) TV episode .... Crocker
  19. The Go-Getter (1956) .... J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
  20. Texas Lady (1955) .... Mica Ralston (rancher)
  21. The Desperate Hours (1955) .... Sheriff Masters (Bard's absent superior)
  22. "The Halls of Ivy" .... Prof. Merriweather (1 episode, 1954-1955)
        - The Umbrella Man (1955) TV episode .... Prof. Merriweather
  23. "You Are There" .... P.T. Barnum (1 episode, 1955)
        - P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind (September 11, 1850) (1955) TV episode .... P.T. Barnum
  24. "Climax!" .... Jerome Harris (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Champion (1955) TV episode .... Jerome Harris
  25. Athena (1954) .... Mr. Tremaine
  26. Rose Marie (1954) .... Insp. Appleby
  27. Bad for Each Other (1953) .... Dan Reasonover
  28. "Cavalcade of America" .... Daniel Webster (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Last Will of Daniel Webster (1953) TV episode .... Daniel Webster
  29. The Kid from Left Field (1953) .... Fred F. Whacker
  30. Column South (1953) .... Brig. Gen. B.N. Stone
  31. The Desert Song (1953) .... Gen. Birabeau
  32. Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) .... Jonathan Parker
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris (UK)
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road
  33. Dreamboat (1952) .... Timothy Stone
  34. Young Man with Ideas (1952) .... Edmund Jethrow
    ... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA: alternative title)
  35. Invitation (1952) .... Dr. Warren Pritchard
  36. I Want You (1951) .... Judge Jonathan Turner
  37. The Racket (1951) .... Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh
  38. Reunion in Reno (1951) .... Judge Thomas Kneeland
  39. Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) .... Jonathan Parker
  40. You're in the Navy Now (1951) .... Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
    ... aka U.S.S. Teakettle (USA: alternative title)
  41. Vengeance Valley (1951) .... Arch Strobie
  42. Summer Stock (1950) .... Jasper G. Wingait
    ... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
  43. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) .... Commodore John Balwind Parker
  44. Kill the Umpire (1950) .... Jonah Evans
  45. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) (scenes deleted) .... Jonathan Parker
    ... aka Going to Town (UK)
  46. Francis (1950) .... Col. Hooker
    ... aka Francis the Talking Mule
  47. Paid in Full (1950) .... Dr. Fredericks

  48. Free for All (1949) .... A.B. Blair
  49. The Heiress (1949) .... Jefferson Almond
  50. The Fountainhead (1949) .... Roger Enright
  51. It Happens Every Spring (1949) .... Prof. Alfred Greenleaf
  52. Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949) .... Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
  53. The Price of Freedom (1949)
  54. Hideout (1949) .... Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
  55. Command Decision (1948) .... Major Desmond Lansing
  56. Good Sam (1948) .... Rev. Daniels
  57. For the Love of Mary (1948) .... Harvey Elwood
  58. The Man from Colorado (1948) .... Big Ed Carter
  59. Homecoming (1948) .... Lt. Col. Avery Silver
  60. The Swordsman (1948) .... MacIan
  61. The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) .... Houlihan
    ... aka Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK)
  62. A Double Life (1947) .... Victor Donlan
  63. The Red Stallion (1947) .... Perry Barton
  64. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) .... Beemish
    ... aka Bachelor Knight (UK)
  65. Trail Street (1947) (uncredited) .... Opening off-screen Narrator
  66. The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) .... Emil Blanchard
    ... aka Monte Cristo's Revenge (UK)
  67. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) .... Mr. Milton
    ... aka Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
  68. Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Judge Watson
  69. Crack-Up (1946) .... Dr. Lowell
  70. Boys' Ranch (1946) .... Davis Banton
  71. A Night in Paradise (1946) .... Leonides
  72. Badman's Territory (1946) .... Colonel Farewell/Narrator
  73. Two Years Before the Mast (1946) .... Gordon Stewart
  74. Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) .... Dr. Elijah Howe
  75. Up Goes Maisie (1946) .... Mr. Floyd Henderickson
    ... aka Up She Goes (UK)
  76. Leave Her to Heaven (1945) .... Glen Robie
  77. The Hidden Eye (1945) .... Phillip Treadway
  78. The Unseen (1945) (uncredited) .... Off-screen narrator
  79. Roughly Speaking (1945) .... Mr. John Chase Randall
  80. Can't Help Singing (1944) .... Sen. Martin Frost
  81. Barbary Coast Gent (1944) .... Johnny Adair
    ... aka Gold Town
    ... aka The Honest Thief
  82. The Seventh Cross (1944) .... Ernst Wallau
    ... aka The Seven Crosses
  83. The Eve of St. Mark (1944) .... Deckman West
    ... aka Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title)
  84. The Hitler Gang (1944) .... Cardinal von Faulhaber
  85. Main Street Today (1944) .... Otis Bird
  86. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... Brody S. Griffith
  87. Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) .... Grover Kendall
  88. Madame Curie (1943) (voice) (uncredited) .... Lecturer
  89. Salute to the Marines (1943) .... Colonel John Mason
  90. Crime Doctor (1943) .... Dr. John Carey
  91. Slightly Dangerous (1943) .... Snodgrass
  92. The Human Comedy (1943) .... Mr. Macauley - ghost
  93. Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) .... Johan Bergesen
  94. The Navy Comes Through (1942) .... Captain McCall
  95. Highways by Night (1942) .... Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
  96. The Big Street (1942) .... Professor B
  97. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) .... Jack
  98. Citizen Kane (1941) .... James W. Gettys

  99. The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932) .... Waite
  100. Hot Dog (1932) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
  101. His Honor -- Penrod (1932) .... George Schofield
  102. Detectuvs (1932) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
    ... aka Amateur Sleuth (USA: reissue title)
  103. The Side Show Mystery (1932)
  104. One Good Deed (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
  105. Snakes Alive (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
  106. One Way Out (1931) (uncredited) .... Police sergeant on bicycle
  107. Words & Music (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Lambert
  108. The Pest of Honor (1930)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) ("The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1892) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Valley Town (1940) (voice) .... Mayor

  2. Seasons Greetings (1931) (as Penrod's Father) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage, television, radio, and vaudeville actor. Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Mystery | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Murder more

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