Ray Collins
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.
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
92 titles
Perry Mason
Climax!
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Studio One
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Cavalcade of America
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Heiress
Leave Her to Heaven
The Desperate Hours
The Fountainhead
Madame Curie
The Racket
Vengeance Valley
Column South
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Man from Colorado
Crack-Up
The Seventh Cross
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