Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume. In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it 'Hopetown,' it is now a Regional Park and nature preserve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray "Crash" Corrigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — Ape (uncredited)
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) — It
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Flash Gordon (1936) — Orangopoid
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The Ape (1940) — Nabu
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Captive Wild Woman (1943) — Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
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Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) — Gorilla
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Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) — Sailor
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New Frontier (1939) — Tucson Smith
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Unknown Island (1948) — Monster (uncredited)
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Jungle Woman (1944) — Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
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Nabonga (1944) — Nabonga der Gorilla
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Sharad of Atlantis (1936) — Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
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Murder in the Private Car (1934) — Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
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White Pongo (1945) — White Pongo (uncredited)
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Santa Fe Stampede (1938) — Tucson Smith
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Three Missing Links (1938) — The Gorilla (Naba)
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Overland Stage Raiders (1938) — Tucson Smith
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Hollywood Party (1934) — Gorilla (uncredited)
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Dizzy Detectives (1943) — Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
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Three Texas Steers (1939) — Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
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Apache Ambush (1955) — Hank Calvin
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Red River Range (1938) — Tucson Smith
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The White Gorilla (1945) — Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
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Wyoming Outlaw (1939) — Tucson Smith
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Pals of the Saddle (1938) — Tucson Smith
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The Night Riders (1939) — Tucson Smith
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Renegade Girl (1946) — William Quantrill
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Domino Kid (1957)
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Tomorrow's Children (1934) — Interne (uncredited)
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The Lost Tribe (1949) — Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
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The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) — Tucson Smith
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Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) — Tucson Smith
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Hit the Saddle (1937) — Tucson Smith
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The Monster and the Ape (1945) — Thor
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Hot Ice (1955) — Gorilla
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Boot Hill Bandits (1942) — Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
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Trail of Robin Hood (1950) — Crash Corrigan
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Arizona Stage Coach (1942) — Crash Corrigan
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The Range Busters (1940) — 'Crash' Corrigan