Ray Collins
An image from The Fountainhead, one of the productions that also features Ray Collins.
Ray Collins

Ray Collins

December 9, 1889 — Sacramento, California, USA

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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.

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947