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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Acting • 1889-12-10 • Sacramento, California, USA

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 Tragg on the television series Perry Mason.

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Perry Mason7.7

Perry Mason

1957

Citizen Kane8.0

Citizen Kane

1941

Touch of Evil7.7

Touch of Evil

1958

The Magnificent Ambersons7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Leave Her to Heaven7.5

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer6.9

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

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