Ray Collins

Ray Collins

1889-12-10 Sacramento, California, USA 84 Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 politica...

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Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living

2014

Acting

Jamaica, famous for its decelerated lifestyle and home of the Reggae music, is also the birthplace of the unique, multi-purpose steerable pushcart: an...

Viva la clase media

Viva la clase media

1980

5.3
Acting

Drama based on the true life of a group of middle class and members of the Communist Party of Spain, who were involved in clandestine political activi...

I'll Give My Life

I'll Give My Life

1960

as John Bradford

6.0
Acting

This story opens with John Bradford throwing a graduation party for his son, Jim, who has just earned a degree in engineering. John has planned to mak...

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958

as District Attorney Adair

7.8
Acting

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along ...

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

as Eric Warren

Acting

Vera Ralston plays Joan Milna, who shares several thousand acres of valuable Montana timberland with her stepfather (John Alderson). Coveting Joan's p...

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956

as Alfred Metcalfe

6.3
Acting

Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends he...

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1956

as Dr. Bailey

6.6
Acting

In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist ...

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1956

as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)

Acting

The Go-Getter (1956)

The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955

as Judge Harper

5.2
Acting

One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this i...

Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

as Mica Ralston (rancher)

5.4
Acting

Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. He...

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Sheriff Masters

7.0
Acting

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

Athena

Athena

1954

as Mr. Tremaine

5.6
Acting

A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

as Insp. Appleby

4.0
Acting

Rose Marie Lemaitre, an orphan living in the Canadian wilderness, falls in love with her guardian, Mike Malone, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mount...

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953

as Dan Reasonover

5.7
Acting

A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

1953

as Fred F. Whacker

7.2
Acting

Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, C...

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Gen. Birabeau

6.5
Acting

Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The R...

Column South

Column South

1953

as Storey

6.0
Acting

In the weeks prior to the start of the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers hope to help their cause by inciting a Navajo war in the New Mexico Territo...

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

1952

as Jonathan Parker

7.2
Acting

The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he i...

Dreamboat

Dreamboat

1952

as Timothy Stone

6.0
Acting

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been vio...

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Edmund Jethrow

4.7
Acting

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Invitation

Invitation

1952

as Warren Pritchard

6.5
Acting

A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.

I Want You

I Want You

1951

as Judge Kenneth Turner

5.2
Acting

The scene is a small town in the Eastern United States, where the outbreak of hostilities in Korea has a profound effect on several people. WWII veter...

The Racket

The Racket

1951

as D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh

6.3
Acting

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the...

Reunion in Reno

Reunion in Reno

1951

as Judge Thomas Kneeland

6.0
Acting

A little girl enlists the aid of an attorney to obtain a divorce from her parents. Breezy B comedy was loosely remade as Irreconcilable Differences.

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

1951

as Jonathan Parker

6.3
Acting

The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs. Parker, fight over whether t...

You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

1951

as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

4.4
Acting

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teake...

Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

1951

as Arch Strobie

5.2
Acting

A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, a...

Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950

as Jasper G. Wingait

6.7
Acting

To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores ...

The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

as Commodore Parker

6.3
Acting

A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950

as Jonah Evans

6.3
Acting

Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson, failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Ev...

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

1950

as Dr. Fredericks

6.6
Acting

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.

Francis

Francis

1950

as Colonel Hooker

5.5
Acting

The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic a...

Free For All

Free For All

1949

as A B Blair

6.0
Acting

The discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young inventor.

The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

as Jefferson Almond

7.8
Acting

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or ...

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

as Roger Enright

6.9
Acting

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to ...

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949

as Alfred Greenleaf

6.4
Acting

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

Red Stallion In The Rockies

Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949

as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson

Acting

Horse story with Dynamite, The Red Stallion...

The Price of Freedom

1949

as Thomas Vollmer

Acting

The son of a newspaper editor visits his uncle in Germany and learns how government control gradually took away the freedom of the people. He returns ...

Hideout

Hideout

1949

as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty

5.4
Acting

Philip Ford's crime thriller stars Lloyd Bridges as a city attorney who comes to the dawning realization that a jewelry heist may be behind the discov...

Command Decision

Command Decision

1948

as Maj. Desmond Lansing

6.4
Acting

High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties ...

Good Sam

Good Sam

1948

as Rev. Daniels

6.0
Acting

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and un...

For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

1948

as Harvey Elwood

5.8
Acting

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

as Big Ed Carter

6.7
Acting

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to ...

Homecoming

Homecoming

1948

as Lt. Col. Avery Silver

7.0
Acting

Self-absorbed Dr. Lee Johnson enlists with the Army medical corps during World War II, more out of a feeling that it's "the thing to do" rather than d...

The Swordsman

The Swordsman

1948

as MacCoppin

Acting

Young lovers brings two fighting clans together.

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

as Fred Houlihan

5.4
Acting

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary ...

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Victor Donlan

6.3
Acting

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

as Dr. Matt Beemish

6.9
Acting

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sist...

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

1947

as Perry Barton

Acting

Family film about an elderly rancher, her young grandson, and the horse that the child raises from a colt.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Mr. Milton

7.8
Acting

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrive...

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as Gordon Stewart

6.2
Acting

In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ship...

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Judge Watson

5.0
Acting

An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.

Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1946

as Dr. Lowell

5.6
Acting

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

1946

as Davis Banton

6.5
Acting

A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

as Colonel Farewell / Narrator

5.7
Acting

After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law s...

Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

1946

as Leonides

4.0
Acting

Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.

Miss Susie Slagle's

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946

as Dr. Elijah Howe

10.0
Acting

A student nurse falls in love with a young intern in 1910 Baltimore, but tragedy ensues when he contracts a fatal disease.

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

1946

as Mr. Floyd Henderickson

6.7
Acting

A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Glen Robie

7.4
Acting

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye

1945

as Phillip Treadway

7.6
Acting

A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of murder.

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

1945

as John Chase Randall

6.8
Acting

In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and m...

Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944

as Senator Frost

5.1
Acting

With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has hi...

Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

as Johnny Adair

4.6
Acting

Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and headed for the gold rush region of Nevada. He disc...

The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

1944

as Wallau

6.7
Acting

In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee ...

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

1944

as Deckman West

5.8
Acting

Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and...

The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

1944

as Cardinal von Faulhaber

6.0
Acting

The Hitler Gang adopts the style of a gangster film as it charts Adolf Hitler’s rise from small-time politico to dictator of Germany.

Main Street Today

Main Street Today

1944

as Otis Bird

6.2
Acting

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional work...

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

as Brodie S. Griffith

6.0
Acting

Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic trai...

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concern...

Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

as Grover Kendall

6.3
Acting

Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.

Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

1943

as Col. John Mason

6.8
Acting

It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first ...

Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

1943

as Dr. John Carey

6.2
Acting

Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading criminal...

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Snodgrass

6.0
Acting

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

as Mr. Macauley

6.3
Acting

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to w...

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

as Johan Bergesen

5.4
Acting

A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force a...

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through

1942

as Capt. McCall

5.6
Acting

A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.

Highways by Night

Highways by Night

1942

as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle

6.0
Acting

A young millionaire (Richard Carlson) joins the real world and meets a maid (Jane Randolph) and mobsters.

The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

as Professor B

5.8
Acting

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Jack Amberson

7.3
Acting

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Jim W. Gettys

8.0
Acting

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, ty...

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

1940

as Mayor (voice)

8.0
Acting

A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town.

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

1932

as Waite

4.3
Acting

A couple of murderous crooks try to smuggle the famous Stanhope diamonds into New York but they're double-crossed and killed before reaching New York.

Words & Music

1931

as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)

Acting

Singer Ruth Eton is looking for some new songs to use in her act. Don Hopkins is a songwriter who wants to break into the business, but knows it is di...

One Way Out

1931

as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)

Acting

A man in the mythical Elyria tries to kill himself but a cop stops him from doing so. In Elyria, one needs a permit to commit suicide, so off the man ...