Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living 2014 Viva la clase media ★ 5.6 Viva la clase media 1980 I'll Give My Life ★ 8.0 I'll Give My Life 1960 Touch of Evil ★ 7.7 Touch of Evil 1958 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 Spoilers of the Forest ★ 6.0 Spoilers of the Forest 1957 Invitation to a Gunfighter Invitation to a Gunfighter 1957 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 On Trial ★ 5.0 On Trial 1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac ★ 6.2 The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956 Never Say Goodbye ★ 6.4 Never Say Goodbye 1956 The Go-Getter ★ 10.0 The Go-Getter 1956 The Miracle on 34th Street ★ 5.6 The Miracle on 34th Street 1955 Texas Lady ★ 5.7 Texas Lady 1955 The Desperate Hours ★ 7.0 The Desperate Hours 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Athena ★ 5.8 Athena 1954 The Halls of Ivy ★ 7.0 The Halls of Ivy 1954 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Father Knows Best ★ 6.7 Father Knows Best 1954 Rose Marie ★ 4.5 Rose Marie 1954 Bad for Each Other ★ 6.0 Bad for Each Other 1953 The Kid from Left Field ★ 7.9 The Kid from Left Field 1953 The Desert Song ★ 6.8 The Desert Song 1953 Column South ★ 6.2 Column South 1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation ★ 7.9 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation 1952 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 Dreamboat ★ 6.1 Dreamboat 1952 Young Man with Ideas ★ 5.2 Young Man with Ideas 1952 Invitation ★ 6.7 Invitation 1952 I Want You ★ 5.3 I Want You 1951 The Racket ★ 6.3 The Racket 1951 Reunion in Reno ★ 6.3 Reunion in Reno 1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm ★ 6.7 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm 1951 You're in the Navy Now ★ 5.1 You're in the Navy Now 1951 Vengeance Valley ★ 5.4 Vengeance Valley 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Summer Stock ★ 6.7 Summer Stock 1950 The Reformer and the Redhead ★ 7.6 The Reformer and the Redhead 1950 Kill the Umpire ★ 6.9 Kill the Umpire 1950 Paid in Full ★ 6.9 Paid in Full 1950 Francis ★ 5.8 Francis 1950 Free For All ★ 6.3 Free For All 1949 The Heiress ★ 7.8 The Heiress 1949 The Fountainhead ★ 6.8 The Fountainhead 1949 It Happens Every Spring ★ 6.5 It Happens Every Spring 1949 Red Stallion In The Rockies ★ 9.0 Red Stallion In The Rockies 1949 The Price of Freedom ★ 8.0 The Price of Freedom 1949 Hideout ★ 5.9 Hideout 1949 Command Decision ★ 6.6 Command Decision 1948 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 Good Sam ★ 6.3 Good Sam 1948 For the Love of Mary ★ 6.2 For the Love of Mary 1948 The Man from Colorado ★ 6.9 The Man from Colorado 1948 Homecoming ★ 7.0 Homecoming 1948 The Swordsman ★ 7.3 The Swordsman 1948 The Senator Was Indiscreet ★ 6.2 The Senator Was Indiscreet 1947 A Double Life ★ 6.4 A Double Life 1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ★ 6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947 The Red Stallion ★ 10.0 The Red Stallion 1947 Trail Street ★ 6.5 Trail Street 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives ★ 7.8 The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 The Return of Monte Cristo ★ 6.3 The Return of Monte Cristo 1946 Two Years Before the Mast ★ 6.5 Two Years Before the Mast 1946 Three Wise Fools ★ 5.7 Three Wise Fools 1946 Crack-Up ★ 5.7 Crack-Up 1946 Boys' Ranch ★ 7.0 Boys' Ranch 1946 Badman's Territory ★ 6.3 Badman's Territory 1946 Night in Paradise ★ 6.5 Night in Paradise 1946 Miss Susie Slagle's ★ 8.5 Miss Susie Slagle's 1946 Up Goes Maisie ★ 6.8 Up Goes Maisie 1946 Leave Her to Heaven ★ 7.4 Leave Her to Heaven 1945 The Hidden Eye ★ 7.9 The Hidden Eye 1945 Roughly Speaking ★ 6.8 Roughly Speaking 1945 Can't Help Singing ★ 6.0 Can't Help Singing 1944 Barbary Coast Gent ★ 5.5 Barbary Coast Gent 1944 The Seventh Cross ★ 6.8 The Seventh Cross 1944 The Eve of St. Mark ★ 5.9 The Eve of St. Mark 1944 The Hitler Gang ★ 6.3 The Hitler Gang 1944