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 Tragg on the television series Perry Mason.
Filmography41 titles
The Red Stallion
Citizen Kane
The Kid from Left Field
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Heiress
The Best Years of Our Lives
Touch of Evil
Perry Mason
Leave Her to Heaven
The Magnificent Ambersons
Madame Curie
Salute to the Marines
The Desperate Hours
Homecoming
Whistling in Brooklyn
The Man from Colorado
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Fountainhead
Up Goes Maisie
Invitation
Summer Stock
Lux Video Theatre
Command Decision
It Happens Every Spring
The Racket
Badman's Territory
The Human Comedy
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Column South
Dreamboat
Bad for Each Other
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Athena
Francis
The Big Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Vengeance Valley
I Want You
Cavalcade of America
Rose Marie