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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

1.3

Known For

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 • as Jim W. Gettys
★ 8.0
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
1958 • as District Attorney Adair
★ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 • as Mr. Milton
★ 7.7
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
1945 • as Glen Robie
★ 7.5
Good Sam
Good Sam
1948 • as Rev. Daniels
★ 6.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 • as Jack Amberson
★ 7.3
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 • as Jefferson Almond
★ 7.8
Athena
Athena
1954 • as Mr. Tremaine
★ 5.8
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 • as Davis Banton
★ 7.0
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 • as Roger Enright
★ 6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
★ 6.9
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 • as Sheriff Masters
★ 7.1
Summer Stock
Summer Stock
1950 • as Jasper G. Wingait
★ 6.7
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942 • as Professor B
★ 5.8
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
1955 • as Mica Ralston (rancher)
★ 5.7
Hideout
Hideout
1949 • as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
★ 5.9
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 • as Alfred Metcalfe
★ 6.3
Francis
Francis
1950 • as Colonel Hooker
★ 5.8
The Racket
The Racket
1951 • as Mortimer Welsh
★ 6.3
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 • as Brodie S. Griffith
★ 6.5
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1956 • as Dr. Bailey
★ 6.2
Madame Curie
Madame Curie
1943 • as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 • as Arch Strobie
★ 5.4
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942 • as Johan Bergesen
★ 5.5
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
1948 • as Big Ed Carter
★ 6.9
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 • as Commodore Parker
★ 7.6
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946 • as Emil Blanchard
★ 5.4
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 • as Gordon Stewart
★ 6.5
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 • as Judge Watson
★ 5.7
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other
1953 • as Dan Reasonover
★ 6.2
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 • as Mr. Macauley
★ 6.2
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now
1951 • as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
★ 5.5
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
1949 • as Alfred Greenleaf
★ 6.6
I Want You
I Want You
1951 • as Judge Kenneth Turner
★ 5.2
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • as Snodgrass
★ 6.0
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947 • as Victor Donlan
★ 6.4
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing
1944 • as Senator Frost
★ 6.0
Homecoming
Homecoming
1948 • as Lt. Col. Avery Silver
★ 7.0
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 • as Wallau
★ 6.8
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno
1951 • as Judge Thomas Kneeland
★ 6.3
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 • as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948 • as Maj. Desmond Lansing
★ 6.6
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1946 • as Dr. Lowell
★ 5.8
Column South
Column South
1953 • as Storey
★ 6.1
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
1946 • as Leonides
★ 6.5
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • as Edmund Jethrow
★ 5.2
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957 • as Harris Clayton
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
1942 • as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
★ 7.3
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field
1953 • as Fred F. Whacker
★ 7.7
I'll Give My Life
I'll Give My Life
1960 • as John Bradford
★ 8.0
The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark
1944 • as Deckman West
★ 5.9
Dreamboat
Dreamboat
1952 • as Timothy Stone
★ 6.1
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1956 • as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
★ 10.0
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 • as Colonel Farewell / Narrator
★ 6.3
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952 • as Jonathan Parker
★ 7.1
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 • as Dr. Elijah Howe
★ 8.5
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 • as Capt. McCall
★ 6.0
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary
1948 • as Harvey Elwood
★ 6.2
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • as Fred Houlihan
★ 6.3
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 • as Judge Harper
★ 5.7
The Swordsman
The Swordsman
1948 • as MacCoppin
★ 7.3
Free For All
Free For All
1949 • as A B Blair
★ 6.3
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion
1947 • as Perry Barton
★ 10.0
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 • as Grover Kendall
★ 7.0
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1953 • as Gen. Birabeau
★ 6.8
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
1945 • as John Chase Randall
★ 6.8
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1954 • as Insp. Appleby
★ 4.5
Invitation
Invitation
1952 • as Warren Pritchard
★ 6.6
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951 • as Jonathan Parker
★ 6.7
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
1943 • as Col. John Mason
★ 7.2
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie
1946 • as Mr. Floyd Henderickson
★ 6.8
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Jonah Evans
★ 6.9
Spoilers of the Forest
Spoilers of the Forest
1957 • as Eric Warren
★ 6.0
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949 • as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
★ 9.0
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • as Dr. John Carey
★ 6.4
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
★ 5.4
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
1950 • as Dr. Fredericks
★ 6.9
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 • as Johnny Adair
★ 5.5
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang
1944 • as Cardinal von Faulhaber
★ 6.3
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
1944 • as Otis Bird
★ 6.3
movie
The Price of Freedom
1949 • as Thomas Vollmer
★ 8.0
The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye
1945 • as Phillip Treadway
★ 7.9
Words & Music
Words & Music
1931 • as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
★ 7.5
movie
One Way Out
1931 • as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)
★ 7.0