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Ray Corrigan (I) (1902–1976)

Ray Corrigan was a physical culturist and very good athlete. He began working in Hollywood, as a physical fitness trainer for movie stars. Bit parts in 1932 led to action roles in the Undersea Kingdom and The Leathernecks Have Landed, the same year he began his role as Tucson Smith in Republic Pictures' "Three Mesquiteer" series; he did 24 films in that series before leaving in 1939... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1957 Domino Kid
Buck (uncredited)
 
1957 Zombies of Mora Tau
Sailor
 
1955 Apache Ambush
Hank Calvin (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1953 Killer Ape
Norley
 
1953 The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Docklin (uncredited)
 
1952 Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1950 Trail of Robin Hood
Crash Corrigan
 
1950 Crash Corrigan's Ranch (TV series)
Host
 
1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad
One-Eye - the Innkeeper
 
1949 Zamba
Zamba
 
1948 Crime on Their Hands (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1948 Unknown Island
Monster (uncredited)
 
1946 Renegade Girl
William Quantrill
 
1945 White Pongo
White Pongo (uncredited)
 
1945 The White Gorilla
Steve Collins/Konga, the White Gorilla/Narrator
 
1945 The Monster and the Ape
Thor (uncredited)
 
1944 The Monster Maker
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1944 Nabonga
Samson the Gorilla (as Nbongo)
 
1943 She's for Me
Gorilla Man
 
1943 Bullets and Saddles
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1943 Black Market Rustlers
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1943 Captive Wild Woman
Cheela (uncredited)
 
1943 Cowboy Commandos
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1943 Land of Hunted Men
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1943 Dizzy Detectives (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret
Ape (uncredited)
 
1942 Arizona Stage Coach
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1942 Texas Trouble Shooters
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1942 Boot Hill Bandits
Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Nbongo (uncredited)
 
1942 Thunder River Feud
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Underground Rustlers
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Tonto Basin Outlaws
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Saddle Mountain Roundup
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Fugitive Valley
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Wrangler's Roost
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1941 The Kid's Last Ride
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1940 West of Pinto Basin
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1940 Trailing Double Trouble
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1940 The Ape
Nabu (uncredited)
 
1940 The Range Busters
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1939 Three Texas Steers
Tucson Smith / Naba - Willie the Gorilla
 
1938 Three Missing Links (short)
Naba - The Gorilla
 
1937 Round-Up Time in Texas
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1937 Join the Marines
Lt. Hodge
 
1936 Country Gentlemen
Briggs
 
1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming
Capt. Fremont (uncredited)
 
1936 Kelly the Second
Fight Arena Doorman (uncredited)
 
1936 Undersea Kingdom
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon
Orangopoid (uncredited)
 
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
Officer of the Day (uncredited)
 
1936 Darkest Africa
Bonga/Samabi (uncredited)
 
1935 The Singing Vagabond
Orderly (uncredited)
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
 
1935 Dante's Inferno
Devil (uncredited)
 
1935 She
Guard (uncredited)
 
1935 Night Life of the Gods
Apollo (as Raymond Benard)
 
1935 The Phantom Empire
Thunder Rider (uncredited)
 
1934 Romance in the Rain (uncredited)
 
1934 Tomorrow's Children
Interne (uncredited)
 
1934 Murder in the Private Car
Naba (uncredited)
 
1934 Tarzan and His Mate
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (5 titles)
1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad (stunts - uncredited)
 
1936/I Flash Gordon (stunts - uncredited)
 
1936 Darkest Africa (stunts - uncredited)
 
1934 Tarzan and His Mate (stunts - uncredited)
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1941 Wrangler's Roost (performer: "Home on the Range")
 
1941 The Kid's Last Ride (performer: "Home on the Range")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1934 Tarzan and His Mate (double: Johnny Weissmuller - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1962 An Evening at the Inn (TV movie)
Himself (as Crash Corrigan)
 
1959 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 June 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Hero (uncredited)
 
1966 Sharad of Atlantis (TV movie)
Crash Corrigan
 
1955 Hook a Crook (short)
Gorilla (unconfirmed)
 
1955 Hot Ice (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1954 Man with the Steel Whip
(uncredited)
 
1951 'Fraidy Cat (short)
Gorilla (unconfirmed)
 
1938 The Painted Stallion
Clark Stewart
 

Related Videos

Nabonga -- In an effort to clear the name of his deceased father, young Ray Gorman travels to darkest Africa to try to track down the money embezzled from his father's bank years earlier... Come on, Cowboys -- Harris and Rigby own a circus. Rigby is a counterfeiter and frames his partner. The Mesquiteers learn Rigby is the culprit and get a confession from one of his men only to lose the case when the man is murdered in jail... The Trigger Trio -- Rancher Brent has some infected cattle. He has the brands changed and then has them put on the Evans ranch...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951) Unsold pilot: Starred with Virginia Herrick, Max Terhune and Bill Hale in western series pilot called "The Buckskin Rangers". The pilot was filmed in color with plots similar to Monogram's Range Busters B-Western series that were shot ten years earlier.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Raymond Benard | Crash Corrigan | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | Nbongo

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

At his funeral, cowboy actor and noted singer Eddie Dean sang "Empty Saddles in the Old Corral.". See more »

Nickname:

Crash See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius