Biography
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.
Acted in 93
1980s
- 1980
Viva la clase media
Movie
1960s
- 1960
I'll Give My Life
John Bradford
1950s
- 1958
- 1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Eric Warren
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Harris Clayton
- 1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Bailey
The Go-Getter
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
- 1955
The Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Harper
- 1954
Rose Marie
Insp. Appleby
- 1953
Bad for Each Other
Dan Reasonover
The Kid from Left Field
Fred F. Whacker
The Desert Song
Gen. Birabeau
Column South
Storey
- 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jonathan Parker
Dreamboat
Timothy Stone
Young Man with Ideas
Edmund Jethrow
Invitation
Warren Pritchard
- 1951
Reunion in Reno
Judge Thomas Kneeland
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Jonathan Parker
You're in the Navy Now
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
- 1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
Commodore Parker
Kill the Umpire
Jonah Evans
Paid in Full
Dr. Fredericks
Francis
Colonel Hooker
1940s
- 1949
Free For All
A B Blair
The Fountainhead
Roger Enright
It Happens Every Spring
Alfred Greenleaf
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
- 1948
Command Decision
Maj. Desmond Lansing
For the Love of Mary
Harvey Elwood
Homecoming
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
The Swordsman
MacCoppin
- 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Fred Houlihan
A Double Life
Victor Donlan
- 1946
The Return of Monte Cristo
Emil Blanchard
Three Wise Fools
Judge Watson
Crack-Up
Dr. Lowell
Night in Paradise
Leonides
Miss Susie Slagle's
Dr. Elijah Howe
Up Goes Maisie
Mr. Floyd Henderickson
- 1945
The Hidden Eye
Phillip Treadway
Roughly Speaking
John Chase Randall
- 1944
Can't Help Singing
Senator Frost
Barbary Coast Gent
Johnny Adair
The Seventh Cross
Wallau
The Eve of St. Mark
Deckman West
The Hitler Gang
Cardinal von Faulhaber
Main Street Today
Otis Bird
See Here, Private Hargrove
Brodie S. Griffith
- 1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
Grover Kendall
Salute to the Marines
Col. John Mason
Crime Doctor
Dr. John Carey
Slightly Dangerous
Snodgrass
The Human Comedy
Mr. Macauley
- 1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Johan Bergesen
The Navy Comes Through
Capt. McCall
Highways by Night
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
The Big Street
Professor B
- 1941
- 1940
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Mayor (voice)
1930s
- 1932
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Waite
- 1931
Words & Music
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)