🎬Ray 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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Touch of Evil (1958)	District Attorney Adair		7.2
2	The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)	Alfred Metcalfe	-	-
3	The Desperate Hours (1955)	Sheriff Masters		4
4	The Racket (1951)	Mortimer Welsh		5
5	The Heiress (1949)	Jefferson Almond		8.5
6	The Fountainhead (1949)	Roger Enright		4.5
7	Good Sam (1948)	Rev. Daniels		6
8	A Double Life (1947)	Victor Donlan		5
9	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)	Beemish		8
10	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	Mr. Milton		6.5
11	Crack-Up (1946)	Dr. Lowell		4
12	Leave Her to Heaven (1945)	Glen Robie		7
13	The Hitler Gang (1944)	Cardinal von Faulhaber		1
14	Madame Curie (1943)	Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)		5
15	The Human Comedy (1943)	Mr. Macauley		5
16	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)	Jack Amberson		5.5
17	The Big Street (1942)	Professor B		5
18	Citizen Kane (1941)	Jim W. Gettys		7.8