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Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio, and television... more
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Penrod's Father
Filmography
Actor:
- "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) - I'll Give My Life (1960) .... John Bradford
... aka The Unfinished Task (USA: alternative title) - Touch of Evil (1958) .... District Attorney Adair
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957) .... Eric Warren
- "Playhouse 90" .... Harris Clayton (1 episode, 1957)
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) TV episode .... Harris Clayton - "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 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Brenner (1 episode, 1956)
- Conversation Over a Corpse (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Brenner - "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 - "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 - "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 - The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) .... Alfred Metcalfe
- Real George (1956) (TV)
- "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- A Marriage Day (1956) TV episode - "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 - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Oliver Webb (1 episode, 1956)
- Twentieth Century (1956) TV episode .... Oliver Webb - "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 - Never Say Goodbye (1956) .... Dr. Bailey
- "Front Row Center" .... Crocker (1 episode, 1956)
- The Challenge (1956) TV episode .... Crocker - The Go-Getter (1956) .... J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
- Texas Lady (1955) .... Mica Ralston (rancher)
- The Desperate Hours (1955) .... Sheriff Masters (Bard's absent superior)
- "The Halls of Ivy" .... Prof. Merriweather (1 episode, 1954-1955)
- The Umbrella Man (1955) TV episode .... Prof. Merriweather - "You Are There" .... P.T. Barnum (1 episode, 1955)
- P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind (September 11, 1850) (1955) TV episode .... P.T. Barnum - "Climax!" .... Jerome Harris (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Champion (1955) TV episode .... Jerome Harris - Athena (1954) .... Mr. Tremaine
- Rose Marie (1954) .... Insp. Appleby
- Bad for Each Other (1953) .... Dan Reasonover
- "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 - The Kid from Left Field (1953) .... Fred F. Whacker
- Column South (1953) .... Brig. Gen. B.N. Stone
- The Desert Song (1953) .... Gen. Birabeau
- 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 - Dreamboat (1952) .... Timothy Stone
- Young Man with Ideas (1952) .... Edmund Jethrow
... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA: alternative title) - Invitation (1952) .... Dr. Warren Pritchard
- I Want You (1951) .... Judge Jonathan Turner
- The Racket (1951) .... Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh
- Reunion in Reno (1951) .... Judge Thomas Kneeland
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) .... Jonathan Parker
- You're in the Navy Now (1951) .... Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
... aka U.S.S. Teakettle (USA: alternative title) - Vengeance Valley (1951) .... Arch Strobie
- Summer Stock (1950) .... Jasper G. Wingait
... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK) - The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) .... Commodore John Balwind Parker
- Kill the Umpire (1950) .... Jonah Evans
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) (scenes deleted) .... Jonathan Parker
... aka Going to Town (UK) - Francis (1950) .... Col. Hooker
... aka Francis the Talking Mule - Paid in Full (1950) .... Dr. Fredericks
- Free for All (1949) .... A.B. Blair
- The Heiress (1949) .... Jefferson Almond
- The Fountainhead (1949) .... Roger Enright
- It Happens Every Spring (1949) .... Prof. Alfred Greenleaf
- Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949) .... Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
- The Price of Freedom (1949)
- Hideout (1949) .... Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
- Command Decision (1948) .... Major Desmond Lansing
- Good Sam (1948) .... Rev. Daniels
- For the Love of Mary (1948) .... Harvey Elwood
- The Man from Colorado (1948) .... Big Ed Carter
- Homecoming (1948) .... Lt. Col. Avery Silver
- The Swordsman (1948) .... MacIan
- The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) .... Houlihan
... aka Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK) - A Double Life (1947) .... Victor Donlan
- The Red Stallion (1947) .... Perry Barton
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) .... Beemish
... aka Bachelor Knight (UK) - Trail Street (1947) (uncredited) .... Opening off-screen Narrator
- The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) .... Emil Blanchard
... aka Monte Cristo's Revenge (UK) - The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) .... Mr. Milton
... aka Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title) - Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Judge Watson
- Crack-Up (1946) .... Dr. Lowell
- Boys' Ranch (1946) .... Davis Banton
- A Night in Paradise (1946) .... Leonides
- Badman's Territory (1946) .... Colonel Farewell/Narrator
- Two Years Before the Mast (1946) .... Gordon Stewart
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) .... Dr. Elijah Howe
- Up Goes Maisie (1946) .... Mr. Floyd Henderickson
... aka Up She Goes (UK) - Leave Her to Heaven (1945) .... Glen Robie
- The Hidden Eye (1945) .... Phillip Treadway
- The Unseen (1945) (uncredited) .... Off-screen narrator
- Roughly Speaking (1945) .... Mr. John Chase Randall
- Can't Help Singing (1944) .... Sen. Martin Frost
- Barbary Coast Gent (1944) .... Johnny Adair
... aka Gold Town
... aka The Honest Thief - The Seventh Cross (1944) .... Ernst Wallau
... aka The Seven Crosses - The Eve of St. Mark (1944) .... Deckman West
... aka Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title) - The Hitler Gang (1944) .... Cardinal von Faulhaber
- Main Street Today (1944) .... Otis Bird
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... Brody S. Griffith
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) .... Grover Kendall
- Madame Curie (1943) (voice) (uncredited) .... Lecturer
- Salute to the Marines (1943) .... Colonel John Mason
- Crime Doctor (1943) .... Dr. John Carey
- Slightly Dangerous (1943) .... Snodgrass
- The Human Comedy (1943) .... Mr. Macauley - ghost
- Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) .... Johan Bergesen
- The Navy Comes Through (1942) .... Captain McCall
- Highways by Night (1942) .... Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
- The Big Street (1942) .... Professor B
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) .... Jack
- Citizen Kane (1941) .... James W. Gettys
- The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932) .... Waite
- Hot Dog (1932) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
- His Honor -- Penrod (1932) .... George Schofield
- Detectuvs (1932) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
... aka Amateur Sleuth (USA: reissue title) - The Side Show Mystery (1932)
- One Good Deed (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
- Snakes Alive (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Schofield
- One Way Out (1931) (uncredited) .... Police sergeant on bicycle
- Words & Music (1931) (uncredited) .... Mr. Lambert
- The Pest of Honor (1930)
Soundtrack:
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) ("The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1892) (uncredited))
Self:
- Valley Town (1940) (voice) .... Mayor
- Seasons Greetings (1931) (as Penrod's Father) .... Himself
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Stage, television, radio, and vaudeville actor. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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