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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

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 tha

Born

Dec 10, 1889

Sacramento, California, USA

Died

Jul 11, 1965

Known For

Acting

Movies

87 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.9

Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 as Jim W. Gettys
★ 8.0
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 as District Attorney Adair
★ 7.8
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 as Jack Amberson
★ 7.3
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 as Glen Robie
★ 7.4
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 as Mr. Milton
★ 7.8
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 as Jefferson Almond
★ 7.8
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 as Sheriff Masters
★ 7.0
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 as Roger Enright
★ 6.8
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 as Dr. Matt Beemish
★ 6.9
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 as Wallau
★ 6.8
The Racket
The Racket
1951 as Mortimer Welsh
★ 6.3
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
1948 as Big Ed Carter
★ 6.7
Summer Stock
Summer Stock
1950 as Jasper G. Wingait
★ 6.6
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 as Arch Strobie
★ 5.2
Francis
Francis
1950 as Colonel Hooker
★ 5.6
Dreamboat
Dreamboat
1952 as Timothy Stone
★ 5.9
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1956 as Dr. Bailey
★ 6.4
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
★ 5.7
Column South
Column South
1953 as Storey
★ 6.0
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
1943 as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Athena
Athena
1954 as Mr. Tremaine
★ 5.6
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942 as Professor B
★ 5.6
Good Sam
Good Sam
1948 as Rev. Daniels
★ 6.2
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1946 as Dr. Lowell
★ 5.6
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 as Fred Houlihan
★ 5.4
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
1943 as Col. John Mason
★ 6.8
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 as Dr. John Carey
★ 6.2
Homecoming
Homecoming
1948 as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
★ 7.0
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now
1951 as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
★ 4.4
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
1949 as Alfred Greenleaf
★ 6.5
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 as Alfred Metcalfe
★ 6.2
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947 as Victor Donlan
★ 6.3
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 as Gordon Stewart
★ 6.1
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 as Johnny Adair
★ 4.6
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
1945 as John Chase Randall
★ 6.8
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 as Brodie S. Griffith
★ 6.0
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 as Mr. Macauley
★ 6.2
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 as Capt. McCall
★ 5.6
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1954 as Insp. Appleby
★ 4.0
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948 as Maj. Desmond Lansing
★ 6.4
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951 as Jonathan Parker
★ 6.7
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
1955 as Mica Ralston (rancher)
★ 5.4
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 as Snodgrass
★ 6.0
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
1950 as Dr. Fredericks
★ 6.6
Hideout
Hideout
1949 as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
★ 5.7
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942 as Johan Bergesen
★ 5.4
movie
The Price of Freedom
1949 as Thomas Vollmer
I'll Give My Life
I'll Give My Life
1960 as John Bradford
★ 6.0
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 as Grover Kendall
★ 6.3
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field
1953 as Fred F. Whacker
★ 7.2
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 as Jonah Evans
★ 6.3
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 as Judge Harper
★ 5.2
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 as Davis Banton
★ 6.5
The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye
1945 as Phillip Treadway
★ 7.5
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 as Edmund Jethrow
★ 4.7
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing
1944 as Senator Frost
★ 5.8
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1953 as Gen. Birabeau
★ 6.5
I Want You
I Want You
1951 as Judge Kenneth Turner
★ 4.7
The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark
1944 as Deckman West
★ 5.8
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
1942 as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
★ 6.0
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946 as Emil Blanchard
★ 6.0
Spoilers of the Forest
Spoilers of the Forest
1957 as Eric Warren
★ 5.0
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 as Judge Watson
★ 5.0
Invitation
Invitation
1952 as Warren Pritchard
★ 6.5
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie
1946 as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
★ 6.7
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
1946 as Leonides
★ 4.0
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952 as Jonathan Parker
★ 7.6
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 as Commodore Parker
★ 7.0
The Swordsman
The Swordsman
1948 as MacCoppin
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 as Dan Reasonover
★ 5.7
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
1944 as Otis Bird
★ 6.2
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
★ 4.5
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957 as Harris Clayton
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary
1948 as Harvey Elwood
★ 5.8
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion
1947 as Perry Barton
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949 as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Free For All
Free For All
1949 as A B Blair
★ 6.0
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 as Dr. Elijah Howe
★ 10.0
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
1951 as Judge Thomas Kneeland
★ 6.0
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang
1944 as Cardinal von Faulhaber
★ 6.1
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1956 as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
★ 8.0
movie
One Way Out
1931 as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
Words & Music
Words & Music
1931 as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)