

Ray Collins
Acting
December 10, 1889
Sacramento, California, USA
July 11, 1965
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.
The Filmography


The Solid Gold Cadillac

Never Say Goodbye

Athena

Rose Marie

Bad for Each Other

The Kid from Left Field

The Desert Song

Column South

Dreamboat

Young Man with Ideas

Invitation

I Want You

The Racket

You're in the Navy Now

Vengeance Valley

Francis

The Heiress

The Fountainhead
