Deceased

How Did Ray Collins Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asRaymond Bidwell Collins, Ray Bidwell CollinsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/12/1889Born inSacramento, California, USADied11/07/1965Died inSanta MonicaCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ1550341 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14518 ↗

Ray Bidwell Collins 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.

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Filmography62 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1980	Viva la clase mediaMovie	—	91
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Lieutenant Tragg	68
1957	Spoilers of the ForestMovie	Eric Warren	68
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Evan Gracie	67
1956	Never Say GoodbyeMovie	Dr. Bailey	67
1956	On TrialSeries	Corbett	67
1956	The Solid Gold CadillacMovie	Alfred Metcalfe	67
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Herbert Brenner	66
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Callicott	66
1955	The Desperate HoursMovie	Sheriff Masters	66
1955	The Miracle on 34th StreetMovie	Judge Harper	66
1954	Climax!Series	Jerome Harris	65
1954	Rose MarieMovie	Insp. Appleby	65
1954	AthenaMovie	Mr. Tremaine	65
1953	Bad for Each OtherMovie	Dan Reasonover	64
1953	The Kid from Left FieldMovie	Fred F. Whacker	64
1952	InvitationMovie	Warren Pritchard	63
1952	Young Man with IdeasMovie	Edmund Jethrow	63
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Daniel Webster	63
1952	DreamboatMovie	Timothy Stone	63
1951	I Want YouMovie	Judge Kenneth Turner	62
1951	Vengeance ValleyMovie	Arch Strobie	62
1951	Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the FarmMovie	Jonathan Parker	62
1951	Reunion in RenoMovie	Judge Thomas Kneeland	62
1951	The RacketMovie	Mortimer Welsh	62
1951	You're in the Navy NowMovie	Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant	62
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Barton Keyes	61
1950	The Reformer and the RedheadMovie	Commodore Parker	61
1950	Kill the UmpireMovie	Jonah Evans	61
1950	Summer StockMovie	Jasper G. Wingait	61
1950	FrancisMovie	Colonel Hooker	61
1949	Free For AllMovie	A B Blair	60
1949	It Happens Every SpringMovie	Alfred Greenleaf	60
1949	The FountainheadMovie	Roger Enright	60
1949	The HeiressMovie	Jefferson Almond	60
1948	Studio OneSeries	Gen. Sam Woolery	59
1948	Command DecisionMovie	Maj. Desmond Lansing	59
1948	For the Love of MaryMovie	Harvey Elwood	59
1948	HomecomingMovie	Lt. Col. Avery Silver	59
1947	A Double LifeMovie	Victor Donlan	58
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie	Beemish	58
1947	The Senator Was IndiscreetMovie	Fred Houlihan	58
1946	The Best Years of Our LivesMovie	Mr. Milton	57
1946	Night in ParadiseMovie	Leonides	57
1946	Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie	Dr. Elijah Howe	57
1946	Boys' RanchMovie	Davis Banton	57
1946	The Return of Monte CristoMovie	Emil Blanchard	57
1945	Leave Her to HeavenMovie	Glen Robie	56
1945	Roughly SpeakingMovie	John Chase Randall	56
1945	The Hidden EyeMovie	Phillip Treadway	56
1944	Can't Help SingingMovie	Senator Frost	55
1944	The Seventh CrossMovie	Wallau	55
1944	Barbary Coast GentMovie	Johnny Adair	55
1943	The Human ComedyMovie	Mr. Macauley	54
1943	Crime DoctorMovie	Dr. John Carey	54
1943	Madame CurieMovie	Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)	54
1943	Slightly DangerousMovie	Snodgrass	54
1943	Whistling in BrooklynMovie	Grover Kendall	54
1942	The Big StreetMovie	Professor B	53
1942	Commandos Strike at DawnMovie	Johan Bergesen	53
1942	The Navy Comes ThroughMovie	Capt. McCall	53
1941	Citizen KaneMovie	Jim W. Gettys	52