Ray Collins
AKA: Raymond Bidwell Collins
Birthday: 1889-12-09
Died: 1965-07-11
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
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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.
Filmography
Character: District Attorney Adair
Character: D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Character: Dr. Matt Beemish
Character: Jefferson Almond
Character: Jasper G. Wingait
Character: Commodore Parker
Character: Dr. Fredericks
Character: Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Character: Sheriff Masters
Character: Jonathan Parker
Character: Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Character: Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Character: Dan Reasonover
Character: Grover Kendall
Character: Dr. John Carey
Character: Alfred Metcalfe
Character: Phillip Treadway
Character: Col. John Mason
Character: Brodie S. Griffith
Character: Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Character: Johan Bergesen
Character: Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
Character: Warren Pritchard
Character: Edmund Jethrow
Character: John Chase Randall
Character: Mica Ralston (rancher)
Character: Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Character: Judge Kenneth Turner
Character: Jonathan Parker
Character: Gordon Stewart
Character: Dr. Elijah Howe
Character: Alfred Greenleaf
Character: Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Character: Colonel Hooker
Character: Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Character: Fred F. Whacker
Character: J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Character: Judge Thomas Kneeland
Character: Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
Character: Maj. Desmond Lansing
Character: Thomas Vollmer