Ray Collins
Acting · 75 years old
Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Known For
Miss Susie Slagle's
Dr. Elijah Howe
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Mayor (voice)
Citizen Kane
Jim W. Gettys
The Heiress
Jefferson Almond
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Brenner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Milton
Touch of Evil
District Attorney Adair
Perry Mason
Lieutenant Tragg
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jonathan Parker
The Hidden Eye
Phillip Treadway
Leave Her to Heaven
Glen Robie
The Magnificent Ambersons
Jack Amberson
The Kid from Left Field
Fred F. Whacker
Madame Curie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
Sheriff Masters
The Reformer and the Redhead
Commodore Parker
Homecoming
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Dr. Matt Beemish
The Fountainhead
Roger Enright
Salute to the Marines
Col. John Mason