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Ray Collins (I) (1889–1965)

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Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio and television. One of his best remembered roles was that of Lt. Arthur Tragg in the long-running series Perry Mason. Collins was born in Sacramento, California, to Lillie Bidwell and William C. Collins, a newspaper drama editor. He started acting on stage at the age of 14... See full bio »

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in Sacramento, California, USA

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(age 75) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1957-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Lt. Arthur Tragg / Lt. Tragg / Lt Tragg
– The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1965) … Lt. Tragg (credit only)
– The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) … Lt. Tragg (credit only)
– The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1965) … Lt. Tragg (credit only)
– The Case of the Duplicate Case (1965) … Lt. Tragg (credit only)
– The Case of the Gambling Lady (1965) … Lt. Tragg (credit only)
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1960 I'll Give My Life
John Bradford
 
1958 Touch of Evil
District Attorney Adair
 
1957 Spoilers of the Forest
Eric Warren
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Harris Clayton
– Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) … Harris Clayton
 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Corbett
– The Trial of Mary Surratt (1956) … Corbett
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Herbert Brenner
– Conversation Over a Corpse (1956) … Herbert Brenner
 
1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Evan Gracie
– The Long Road Home (1956) … Evan Gracie
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Milton Otis / Dr. Paul Sinclair / Hugh Fredericks
– Sound That Kills (1956) … Dr. Paul Sinclair
– Target Hurricane (1955) … Hugh Fredericks
– The Frozen Sound (1955) … Dr. Milton Otis
 
1956 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Dean Walton
– Betty Goes to College (1956) … Dean Walton
 
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
Alfred Metcalfe
 
1956 Real George (TV movie)
 
1954-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Barton Keyes / Max
– A Marriage Day (1956) … Max
– Double Indemnity (1954) … Barton Keyes
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Gen. Sam Woolery
– The Star-Spangled Soldier (1956) … Gen. Sam Woolery
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
Oliver Webb
– Twentieth Century (1956) … Oliver Webb
 
1955-1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Callicott / Judge Harper
– Gun in His Hand (1956) … Callicott
– The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) … Judge Harper
 
1956 Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Bailey
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Crocker
– The Challenge (1956) … Crocker
 
1956 The Go-Getter
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
 
1955 Texas Lady
Mica Ralston (rancher)
 
1955 The Desperate Hours
Sheriff Masters
 
1954-1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV series)
Prof. Merriwether / Prof. Merriweather
– The Umbrella Man (1955) … Prof. Merriweather
– The Chinese Student (1955) … Prof. Merriweather
– Professor Barrett's Play (1954) … Prof. Merriwether
– Mrs. Whitney's Statue (1954) … Prof. Merriwether
– A Day Early (1954) … Prof. Merriwether
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1955 You Are There (TV series)
P.T. Barnum
– P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind (September 11, 1850) (1955) … P.T. Barnum
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Jerome Harris
– The Champion (1955) … Jerome Harris
 
1954 Athena
Mr. Tremaine
 
1954 Rose Marie
Insp. Appleby
 
1953 Bad for Each Other
Dan Reasonover
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Daniel Webster
– The Last Will of Daniel Webster (1953) … Daniel Webster
 
1953 The Kid from Left Field
Fred F. Whacker
 
1953 The Desert Song
Gen. Birabeau
 
1953 Column South
Brig. Gen. B.N. Stone
 
1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jonathan Parker
 
1952 Dreamboat
Timothy Stone
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
Edmund Jethrow
 
1952 Invitation
Dr. Warren Pritchard
 
1951 I Want You
Judge Turner
 
1951 The Racket
Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh
 
1951 Reunion in Reno
Judge Thomas Kneeland
 
1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Jonathan Parker
 
1951 You're in the Navy Now
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
 
1951 Vengeance Valley
Arch Strobie
 
1950 Summer Stock
Jasper G. Wingait
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Commodore John Balwind Parker
 
1950 Kill the Umpire
Jonah Evans
 
1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Jonathan Parker (scenes deleted)
 
1950 Francis
Col. Hooker
 
1950 Paid in Full
Dr. Fredericks
 
1949 Free for All
A.B. Blair
 
1949 The Heiress
Jefferson Almond
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Roger Enright
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Prof. Alfred Greenleaf
 
1949 Red Stallion in the Rockies
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
 
1949 The Price of Freedom (short)
 
1949 Hideout
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
 
1948 Command Decision
Maj. Desmond Lansing
 
1948 Good Sam
Rev. Daniels
 
1948 For the Love of Mary
Harvey Elwood
 
1948 The Man from Colorado
Big Ed Carter
 
1948 Homecoming
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
 
1948 The Swordsman
MacICoppin, an MacArden
 
1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet
Houlihan
 
1947 A Double Life
Victor Donlan
 
1947 The Red Stallion
Perry Barton
 
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Beemish
 
1947 Trail Street
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
 
1946 The Return of Monte Cristo
Emil Blanchard
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Milton
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Judge Watson
 
1946 Crack-Up
Dr. Lowell
 
1946 Boys' Ranch
Davis Banton
 
1946 Night in Paradise
Leonides
 
1946 Badman's Territory
Colonel Farewell
 
1946 Two Years Before the Mast
Gordon Stewart
 
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's
Dr. Elijah Howe
 
1946 Up Goes Maisie
Mr. Floyd Henderickson
 
1945 Leave Her to Heaven
Glen Robie
 
1945 The Hidden Eye
Phillip Treadway
 
1945 The Unseen
Off-screen narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 Roughly Speaking
Mr. John Chase Randall
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Senator Frost
 
1944 Barbary Coast Gent
Johnny Adair
 
1944 The Seventh Cross
Wallau
 
1944 The Eve of St. Mark
Deckman West
 
1944 The Hitler Gang
Cardinal von Faulhaber
 
1944 Main Street Today (short)
Otis Bird
 
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
Brody S. Griffith
 
1943 Whistling in Brooklyn
Grover Kendall
 
1943 Madame Curie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
Col. John Mason
 
1943 Crime Doctor
Dr. John Carey
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
Snodgrass
 
1943 The Human Comedy
Mr. Macauley
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
Johan Bergesen
 
1942 The Navy Comes Through
Capt. McCall
 
1942 Highways by Night
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
 
1942 The Big Street
Professor B
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons
Jack
 
1941 Citizen Kane
James W. Gettys
 
1932 The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (short)
Waite
 
1932 The Side Show Mystery (short)
 
1932 Hot Dog (short)
Mr. Schofield (uncredited)
 
1932 His Honor -- Penrod (short)
George Schofield
 
1932 Detectuvs (short)
Mr. Schofield (uncredited)
 
1931 One Good Deed (short)
Mr. Schofield (uncredited)
 
1931 Season's Greetings (short)
Penrod's Father
 
1931 Snakes Alive (short)
Mr. Schofield (uncredited)
 
1931 One Way Out (short)
Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
 
1931 Words & Music (short)
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
 
1930 The Pest of Honor (short)
 
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1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (performer: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" 1892 - uncredited)
 
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1940 Valley Town (documentary)
Mayor (voice)
 

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(1925) Stage: Appeared (as "Capt. Aylmer Herryot") in "Bridge of Distances" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Ella Scrysmour and John Scrysmour. Directed by Ullrich Haupt (also appeared as "Lt. Wenk Lok"). Morosco Theatre: 28 Sep 1925-Oct 1925 (closing date unknown/16 performances)... See more »

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5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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