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