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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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Jim W. Gettys
Touch of Evil
(1958)
District Attorney Adair
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Jack Amberson
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Arch Strobie
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Mr. Milton
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Sheriff Masters
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Roger Enright
Leave Her to Heaven
(1945)
Glen Robie
The Heiress
(1949)
Jefferson Almond
Athena
(1954)
Mr. Tremaine
The Racket
(1951)
D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Good Sam
(1948)
Rev. Daniels
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Dr. Matt Beemish
Madame Curie
(1943)
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
A Double Life
(1947)
Victor Donlan
The Man from Colorado
(1948)
Big Ed Carter
Full Filmography
Acting
One Way Out
(1931)
Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Words & Music
(1931)
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
(1932)
Waite
Valley Town
(1940)
Mayor (voice)
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Jim W. Gettys
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Jack Amberson
The Big Street
(1942)
Professor B
Commandos Strike at Dawn
(1942)
Johan Bergesen
The Navy Comes Through
(1942)
Capt. McCall
Highways by Night
(1942)
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
The Human Comedy
(1943)
Mr. Macauley
Whistling in Brooklyn
(1943)
Grover Kendall
Crime Doctor
(1943)
Dr. John Carey
Salute to the Marines
(1943)
Col. John Mason
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Snodgrass
Madame Curie
(1943)
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
(1944)
Senator Frost
See Here, Private Hargrove
(1944)
Brodie S. Griffith
The Eve of St. Mark
(1944)
Deckman West
Barbary Coast Gent
(1944)
Johnny Adair
Main Street Today
(1944)
Otis Bird
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Wallau
Leave Her to Heaven
(1945)
Glen Robie
The Hidden Eye
(1945)
Phillip Treadway
Roughly Speaking
(1945)
John Chase Randall
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Mr. Milton
Crack-Up
(1946)
Dr. Lowell
Badman's Territory
(1946)
Colonel Farewell / Narrator
Night in Paradise
(1946)
Leonides
Up Goes Maisie
(1946)
Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Boys' Ranch
(1946)
Davis Banton
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Judge Watson
Two Years Before the Mast
(1946)
Gordon Stewart
Miss Susie Slagle's
(1946)
Dr. Elijah Howe
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Dr. Matt Beemish
A Double Life
(1947)
Victor Donlan
The Senator Was Indiscreet
(1947)
Fred Houlihan
The Red Stallion
(1947)
Perry Barton
The Man from Colorado
(1948)
Big Ed Carter
Homecoming
(1948)
Lt. Col. Avery Silver
Good Sam
(1948)
Rev. Daniels
For the Love of Mary
(1948)
Harvey Elwood
The Swordsman
(1948)
MacCoppin
Command Decision
(1948)
Maj. Desmond Lansing
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Roger Enright
The Heiress
(1949)
Jefferson Almond
Hideout
(1949)
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
It Happens Every Spring
(1949)
Alfred Greenleaf
Red Stallion In The Rockies
(1949)
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Free For All
(1949)
A B Blair
The Price of Freedom
(1949)
Thomas Vollmer
Summer Stock
(1950)
Jasper G. Wingait
The Reformer and the Redhead
(1950)
Commodore Parker
Paid in Full
(1950)
Dr. Fredericks
Francis
(1950)
Colonel Hooker
Kill the Umpire
(1950)
Jonah Evans
The Racket
(1951)
D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Arch Strobie
You're in the Navy Now
(1951)
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
I Want You
(1951)
Judge Kenneth Turner
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
(1951)
Jonathan Parker
Reunion in Reno
(1951)
Judge Thomas Kneeland
Invitation
(1952)
Warren Pritchard
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Edmund Jethrow
Dreamboat
(1952)
Timothy Stone
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
(1953)
Jonathan Parker
Bad for Each Other
(1953)
Dan Reasonover
Column South
(1953)
Storey
The Desert Song
(1953)
Gen. Birabeau
The Kid from Left Field
(1953)
Fred F. Whacker
Rose Marie
(1954)
Insp. Appleby
Athena
(1954)
Mr. Tremaine
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Sheriff Masters
The Miracle on 34th Street
(1955)
Judge Harper
Texas Lady
(1955)
Mica Ralston (rancher)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
(1956)
Alfred Metcalfe
Never Say Goodbye
(1956)
Dr. Bailey
The Go-Getter
(1956)
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Spoilers of the Forest
(1957)
Eric Warren
Touch of Evil
(1958)
District Attorney Adair
I'll Give My Life
(1960)
John Bradford
Viva la clase media
(1980)
Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living
(2014)