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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting·1889–1965·84 films

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.

Filmography

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)Jim W. Gettys
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958)District Attorney Adair
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Mr. Milton
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)Jack Amberson
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)Glen Robie
The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)Jefferson Almond
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours (1955)Sheriff Masters
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)Roger Enright
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)Beemish
A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)Victor Donlan
Summer Stock
Summer Stock (1950)Jasper G. Wingait
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley (1951)Arch Strobie
Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado (1948)Big Ed Carter
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross (1944)Wallau
The Racket
The Racket (1951)Mortimer Welsh
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)Alfred Metcalfe
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)Mr. Macauley
Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1946)Dr. Lowell
Francis
Francis (1950)Colonel Hooker
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)Johan Bergesen
Command Decision
Command Decision (1948)Maj. Desmond Lansing
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949)Alfred Greenleaf
Good Sam
Good Sam (1948)Rev. Daniels
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1956)Dr. Bailey
The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)Professor B
Dreamboat
Dreamboat (1952)Timothy Stone
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now (1951)Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)Dr. John Carey
Trail Street
Trail Street (1947)Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory (1946)Colonel Farewell / Narrator
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)Judge Harper
Column South
Column South (1953)Storey
Bad for Each Other
Bad for Each Other (1953)Dan Reasonover
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)Jonathan Parker
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through (1942)Capt. McCall
Homecoming
Homecoming (1948)Lt. Col. Avery Silver
The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)Deckman West
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)Gordon Stewart
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing (1944)Senator Frost
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang (1944)Cardinal von Faulhaber
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas (1952)Edmund Jethrow
Paid in Full
Paid in Full (1950)Dr. Fredericks
Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1954)Insp. Appleby
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)Snodgrass
I Want You
I Want You (1951)Judge Kenneth Turner
Athena
Athena (1954)Mr. Tremaine
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)Jonathan Parker
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire (1950)Jonah Evans
Invitation
Invitation (1952)Warren Pritchard
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary (1948)Harvey Elwood
Hideout
Hideout (1949)Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty
The Hidden Eye
The Hidden Eye (1945)Phillip Treadway
Viva la clase media
Viva la clase media (1980)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)Fred Houlihan
Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)Mica Ralston (rancher)
The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1953)Gen. Birabeau
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking (1945)John Chase Randall
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines (1943)Col. John Mason
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)Commodore Parker
Main Street Today
Main Street Today (1944)Otis Bird
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch (1946)Davis Banton
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)Johnny Adair
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (1932)Waite
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)Grover Kendall
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field (1953)Fred F. Whacker
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)Emil Blanchard
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie (1946)Mr. Floyd Henderickson
Free For All
Free For All (1949)A B Blair
The Swordsman
The Swordsman (1948)MacCoppin
Highways by Night
Highways by Night (1942)Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1946)Judge Watson
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno (1951)Judge Thomas Kneeland
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)Brodie S. Griffith
I'll Give My Life
I'll Give My Life (1960)John Bradford
Spoilers of the Forest
Spoilers of the Forest (1957)Eric Warren
Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)Dr. Elijah Howe
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise (1946)Leonides
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men (1940)Mayor (voice)
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1956)J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)
The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion (1947)Perry Barton
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949)Matthew 'Matt' Simpson
Words & Music
Words & Music (1931)Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957)Harris Clayton