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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
all 94
Movies 85
TV Shows 9
Narrator 1
Voice 1
John Bradford
I'll Give My Life (1960)
Movie
District Attorney Adair
Touch of Evil (1958)
Movie
5.24
Lieutenant Tragg
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Eric Warren
Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
Movie
Evan Gracie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Alfred Metcalfe
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Movie
Dr. Bailey
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
Movie
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
The Go-Getter (1956)
Movie
Judge Harper
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
Movie
Mica Ralston
Texas Lady (1955)
Movie
Callicott / Judge Harper
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
TV
Sheriff Masters
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Movie
Herbert Brenner
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Mr. Tremaine
Athena (1954)
Movie
Professor Merriwether
The Halls of Ivy (1954)
TV
Jerome Harris
Climax! (1954)
TV
Insp. Appleby
Rose Marie (1954)
Movie
Dan Reasonover
Bad for Each Other (1953)
Movie
Fred F. Whacker
The Kid from Left Field (1953)
Movie
Gen. Birabeau
The Desert Song (1953)
Movie
Brig. Gen. Storey
Column South (1953)
Movie
Jonathan Parker
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
Movie
Daniel Webster
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Timothy Stone
Dreamboat (1952)
Movie
Edmund Jethrow
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Movie
Dr. Warren Pritchard
Invitation (1952)
Movie
Judge Kenneth Turner
I Want You (1951)
Movie
D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh
The Racket (1951)
Movie
Judge Thomas Kneeland
Reunion in Reno (1951)
Movie
Jonathan Parker
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
Movie
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
Movie
Arch Strobie
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Movie
Barton Keyes / Max
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Jasper G. Wingait
Summer Stock (1950)
Movie
Commodore Parker
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Movie
Jonah Evans
Kill the Umpire (1950)
Movie
Dr. Fredericks
Paid in Full (1950)
Movie
Colonel Hooker
Francis (1950)
Movie
A.B. Blair
Free For All (1949)
Movie
Jefferson Almond
The Heiress (1949)
Movie
5.5
Roger Enright
The Fountainhead (1949)
Movie
Alfred Greenleaf
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
Movie
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949)
Movie
Thomas Vollmer
The Price of Freedom (1949)
Movie
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
Hideout (1949)
Movie
Maj. Desmond Lansing
Command Decision (1948)
Movie
Gen. Sam Woolery
Studio One (1948)
TV
Rev. Daniels
Good Sam (1948)
Movie
Harvey Elwood
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Movie
Big Ed Carter
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Movie
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Homecoming (1948)
Movie
MacCoppin
The Swordsman (1948)
Movie
Victor Donlan
A Double Life (1947)
Movie
Dr. Matt Beemish
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Movie
6
Perry Barton
The Red Stallion (1947)
Movie
Mr. Milton
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Movie
4
Emil Blanchard
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
Movie
Gordon Stewart
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Movie
Judge Watson
Three Wise Fools (1946)
Movie
Dr. Lowell
Crack-Up (1946)
Movie
David Banton
Boys' Ranch (1946)
Movie
Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Badman's Territory (1946)
Movie
Leonides
Night in Paradise (1946)
Movie
Dr. Elijah Howe
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
Movie
Floyd Hendrickson
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
Movie
Glen Robie
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Movie
Phillip Treadway
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Movie
John Chase Randall
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Movie
Sen. Martin Frost
Can't Help Singing (1944)
Movie
Johnny Adair
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Movie
Deckman West
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
Movie
Otis Bird
Main Street Today (1944)
Movie
Brody S. Griffith
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Movie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Madame Curie (1943)
Movie
Grover Kendall
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
Movie
Col. John Mason
Salute to the Marines (1943)
Movie
Dr. John Carey
Crime Doctor (1943)
Movie
Snodgrass
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Mr. Macauley
The Human Comedy (1943)
Movie
Johan Bergesen
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Movie
Capt. McCall
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Movie
Ben Van Steel - Tommy's Uncle
Highways by Night (1942)
Movie
Professor B
The Big Street (1942)
Movie
Jack Amberson
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Movie
6
Jim W. Gettys
Citizen Kane (1941)
Movie
5.8
Mr. Lambert
Words & Music (1931)
Movie
Police Sergeant on Bicycle
One Way Out (1931)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1889-12-10
Deathday1965-07-11 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceSacramento, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsRaymond Bidwell Collins, Ray Bidwell Collins
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