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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Citizen Kane (1941) — Jim W. Gettys
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Touch of Evil (1958) — District Attorney Adair
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — Mr. Milton
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — Jack Amberson
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The Heiress (1949) — Jefferson Almond
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945) — Glen Robie
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Herbert Brenner
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The Desperate Hours (1955) — Sheriff Masters
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The Fountainhead (1949) — Roger Enright
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) — Beemish
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Perry Mason (1957) — Lieutenant Tragg
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A Double Life (1947) — Victor Donlan
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Vengeance Valley (1951) — Arch Strobie
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Summer Stock (1950) — Jasper G. Wingait
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Madame Curie (1943) — Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
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The Man from Colorado (1948) — Big Ed Carter
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The Seventh Cross (1944) — Wallau
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The Racket (1951) — Mortimer Welsh
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The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) — Alfred Metcalfe
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The Human Comedy (1943) — Mr. Macauley
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Crack-Up (1946) — Dr. Lowell
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Francis (1950) — Colonel Hooker
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Father Knows Best (1954) — Dean Wilson
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It Happens Every Spring (1949) — Alfred Greenleaf
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Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) — Johan Bergesen
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Command Decision (1948) — Maj. Desmond Lansing
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Good Sam (1948) — Rev. Daniels
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The Big Street (1942) — Professor B
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Never Say Goodbye (1956) — Dr. Bailey
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Dreamboat (1952) — Timothy Stone
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You're in the Navy Now (1951) — Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
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Crime Doctor (1943) — Dr. John Carey
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The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) — Judge Harper
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Badman's Territory (1946) — Colonel Farewell / Narrator
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Trail Street (1947) — Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Studio One (1948) — Gen. Sam Woolery
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Bad for Each Other (1953) — Dan Reasonover
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Column South (1953) — Storey
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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) — Jonathan Parker
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Climax! (1954) — Jerome Harris