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Ray Collins (actor)
American actor (1889–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 (1941), as Kane's political rival. Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg in the CBS-TV series Perry Mason.
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Born | Ray Bidwell Collins (1889-12-10)December 10, 1889 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Died | July 11, 1965(1965-07-11) (aged 75) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1902–1964 |
Spouses | Margaret Marriott
(m. 1909; div. 1924)Joan Uron
(m. 1926) |
Children | 1 |