Ray Collins
Acting
Born December 10, 1889 · Sacramento, California, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Father Knows Best
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Climax!
Studio One
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lux Video Theatre
Citizen Kane
Cavalcade of America
The Halls of Ivy
On Trial
Touch of Evil
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Magnificent Ambersons
Leave Her to Heaven
The Desperate Hours
The Fountainhead
Vengeance Valley
The Heiress
Good Sam
Summer Stock
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Human Comedy
Madame Curie
Athena
A Double Life
Command Decision
See Here, Private Hargrove
Never Say Goodbye
The Big Street
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Texas Lady
The Reformer and the Redhead
I Want You
Invitation
Slightly Dangerous
Night in Paradise
The Man from Colorado
Commandos Strike at Dawn