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