
Also known as: Raymond Bidwell Collins, Ray Bidwell 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 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.
Acting
December 10, 1889
July 11, 1965
75 years old
Sacramento, California, USA
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Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living

Viva la clase media

I'll Give My Life
John Bradford

Touch of Evil
District Attorney Adair

Spoilers of the Forest
Eric Warren

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Harris Clayton

Perry Mason
Lieutenant Tragg

The Solid Gold Cadillac
Alfred Metcalfe

Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Bailey

The Go-Getter
J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Evan Gracie
On Trial
Corbett

The Desperate Hours
Sheriff Masters

The Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Harper

Texas Lady
Mica Ralston (rancher)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Herbert Brenner

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Callicott

Rose Marie
Insp. Appleby

Athena
Mr. Tremaine

Climax!
Jerome Harris
The Halls of Ivy

Father Knows Best
Dean Wilson

Bad for Each Other
Dan Reasonover

Column South
Storey

The Desert Song
Gen. Birabeau

The Kid from Left Field
Fred F. Whacker

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Jonathan Parker

Invitation
Warren Pritchard

Young Man with Ideas
Edmund Jethrow

Dreamboat
Timothy Stone

Cavalcade of America
Daniel Webster

The Racket
Mortimer Welsh

Vengeance Valley
Arch Strobie

You're in the Navy Now
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

I Want You
Judge Kenneth Turner

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Jonathan Parker

Reunion in Reno
Judge Thomas Kneeland

Summer Stock
Jasper G. Wingait

The Reformer and the Redhead
Commodore Parker

Paid in Full
Dr. Fredericks

Francis
Colonel Hooker

Kill the Umpire
Jonah Evans
Lux Video Theatre
Barton Keyes
The Price of Freedom
Thomas Vollmer

The Fountainhead
Roger Enright

The Heiress
Jefferson Almond

Hideout
Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty

It Happens Every Spring
Alfred Greenleaf

Red Stallion In The Rockies
Matthew 'Matt' Simpson

Free For All
A B Blair

The Man from Colorado
Big Ed Carter

Homecoming
Lt. Col. Avery Silver

Good Sam
Rev. Daniels

For the Love of Mary
Harvey Elwood

Command Decision
Maj. Desmond Lansing

The Swordsman
MacCoppin

Studio One
Gen. Sam Woolery

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Beemish

A Double Life
Victor Donlan

The Senator Was Indiscreet
Fred Houlihan

The Red Stallion
Perry Barton

Trail Street
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Milton

Crack-Up
Dr. Lowell

Badman's Territory
Colonel Farewell / Narrator

Night in Paradise
Leonides

Up Goes Maisie
Mr. Floyd Henderickson

Boys' Ranch
Davis Banton

Three Wise Fools
Judge Watson

Two Years Before the Mast
Gordon Stewart

Miss Susie Slagle's
Dr. Elijah Howe

The Return of Monte Cristo
Emil Blanchard

Leave Her to Heaven
Glen Robie

The Hidden Eye
Phillip Treadway

Roughly Speaking
John Chase Randall

Can't Help Singing
Senator Frost

See Here, Private Hargrove
Brodie S. Griffith

The Eve of St. Mark
Deckman West

Barbary Coast Gent
Johnny Adair

Main Street Today
Otis Bird

The Seventh Cross
Wallau

The Hitler Gang
Cardinal von Faulhaber

The Human Comedy
Mr. Macauley

Whistling in Brooklyn
Grover Kendall

Crime Doctor
Dr. John Carey

Salute to the Marines
Col. John Mason

Slightly Dangerous
Snodgrass

Madame Curie
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons
Jack Amberson

The Big Street
Professor B

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Johan Bergesen

Highways by Night
Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle

The Navy Comes Through
Capt. McCall

Citizen Kane
Jim W. Gettys

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Mayor (voice)

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Waite

Words & Music
Mr. Lambert (uncredited)
One Way Out
Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)