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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.
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Known For
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Sharad of Atlantis
(1936)
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Renegade Girl
(1946)
William Quantrill
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
(1952)
Gorilla
Full Filmography
Acting
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Ape (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
(1934)
Interne (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
(1934)
Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Sharad of Atlantis
(1936)
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Ghost-Town Gold
(1936)
Tucson Smith
Country Gentlemen
(1936)
Briggs
Darkest Africa
(1936)
Bonga / Samabi
Roarin' Lead
(1936)
Tucson Smith
The Three Mesquiteers
(1936)
Tucson Smith
The Leathernecks Have Landed
(1936)
Officer of the Day (uncredited)
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch
(1937)
Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion
(1937)
Clark Stuart
Hit the Saddle
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Heart of the Rockies
(1937)
Tucson Smith
The Trigger Trio
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Come on, Cowboys
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Rodeo
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Range Defenders
(1937)
Tucson Smith
Join the Marines
(1937)
Lt. Hodge
Santa Fe Stampede
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Call The Mesquiteers
(1938)
'Tucson' Smith
Three Missing Links
(1938)
The Gorilla (Naba)
Overland Stage Raiders
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Red River Range
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
(1938)
Tucson Smith
The Purple Vigilantes
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Riders of the Black Hills
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Outlaws of Sonora
(1938)
Tucson Smith
Heroes of the Hills
(1938)
Tucson Smith
New Frontier
(1939)
Tucson Smith
Three Texas Steers
(1939)
Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
The Night Riders
(1939)
Tucson Smith
Wyoming Outlaw
(1939)
Tucson Smith
The Range Busters
(1940)
'Crash' Corrigan
Trailing Double Trouble
(1940)
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
West of Pinto Basin
(1940)
Crash Corrigan
The Ape
(1940)
Nabu
Saddle Mountain Roundup
(1941)
Crash Corrigan
The Kid's Last Ride
(1941)
Crash Corrigan
Wrangler's Roost
(1941)
Crash Corrigan
Underground Rustlers
(1941)
Crash Corrigan
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
(1941)
Crash Corrigan
Fugitive Valley
(1941)
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Tonto Basin Outlaws
(1941)
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
(1941)
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Arizona Stage Coach
(1942)
Crash Corrigan
Thunder River Feud
(1942)
Crash Corrigan
Rock River Renegades
(1942)
Crash Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters
(1942)
'Crash' Corrigan
Boot Hill Bandits
(1942)
Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Black Market Rustlers
(1943)
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Bullets and Saddles
(1943)
Crash Corrigan
Cowboy Commandos
(1943)
Crash Corrigan
Land of Hunted Men
(1943)
'Crash' Corrigan
Dizzy Detectives
(1943)
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
(1943)
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Nabonga
(1944)
Nabonga der Gorilla
Jungle Woman
(1944)
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
The White Gorilla
(1945)
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
The Monster and the Ape
(1945)
Thor
White Pongo
(1945)
White Pongo (uncredited)
Renegade Girl
(1946)
William Quantrill
Unknown Island
(1948)
Monster (uncredited)
Miraculous Journey
(1948)
Gorilla (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
(1948)
Gorilla (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
(1949)
Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Microspook
(1949)
Zamba
(1949)
Zamba the Gorilla
Trail of Robin Hood
(1950)
Crash Corrigan
Forbidden Jungle
(1950)
Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
(1951)
Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
(1952)
Gorilla
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Hank Calvin
Hook a Crook
(1955)
Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Ice
(1955)
Gorilla
Zombies of Mora Tau
(1957)
Sailor
Domino Kid
(1957)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
(1958)
It
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom'
Crew
Production