Cast

Ray Collins

1889 – 1965

Active years (films on this site)

1941–1958

Genres

DramaRomanceMysteryCrimeFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Orson Welles3 filmsKing Vidor1 filmWilliam Wyler1 film

Biography

Ray Bidwell Collins 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 (1941), as Kane's political rival. Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg in the CBS-TV series Perry Mason.

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5 films on this site

1. Citizen Kane 1941 · Orson Welles · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
2. The Magnificent Ambersons 1942 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. The Fountainhead 1949 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
4. The Heiress 1949 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
5. Touch of Evil 1958 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.9 · Cast