Ray Collins
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dec 10, 1889 Sacramento, CA |
| Died | Jul 11, 1965 Santa Monica, CA |
| Age | Died at 75 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) | |
Ray Collins | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1930-1965 |
| Top Roles | Jefferson Almond, Jasper G. Wingait, Judge Jonathan Turner, Jack, James W. Gettys |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Western, War, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Orson Welles, William Wyler (Director), Agnes Moorehead, Gottfried Reinhardt (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lamour, Una Merkel see more.. |
Ray Collins Overview:
Actor, Ray Collins, was born on Dec 10, 1889 in Sacramento, CA. Collins died at the age of 75 on Jul 11, 1965 in Santa Monica, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
Ray Collins was affable, avuncular-type who came to Hollywood in his early fifties as a member of the Orson Welles Company, Mercury Theater. He made his feature film debut in 1941's Citizen Kane and remained in the business for over 20 years as a character actor. He later became universally recognized as the dogged Lieutenant Traggon in the TV series Perry Mason. He died from an Emphysema attack in 1965 at the age of 75.
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, Happy Birthday, 1889-1965 (2)
By C. S. Williams on Dec 10, 2013 From Classic Film AficionadosCollins began his, what some would call ?a solid career?, on Broadway, (The Blue Bandanna, 1924; Conscience, 1924; Eve?s Leaves, 1925; Bridge of Distances,1925;? The Donovan Affair, 1926; On Call, 1928; A Strong Man’s House, 1929 and Paging Danger, 1931) he worked on a series of short films ba... Read full article
, Happy Birthday, 1889-1965
By C. S. Williams on Dec 10, 2013 From Classic Film AficionadosCollins began his, what some would call ?a solid career?, on Broadway, (The Blue Bandanna, 1924; Conscience, 1924; Eve?s Leaves, 1925; Bridge of Distances,1925;? The Donovan Affair, 1926; On Call, 1928; A Strong Man’s House, 1929 and Paging Danger, 1931) he worked on a series of short films ba... Read full article
, Happy Birthday, 1889-1965
By C. S. Williams on Dec 10, 2013 From Classic Film AficionadosCollins began his, what some would call ?a solid career?, on Broadway, (The Blue Bandanna, 1924; Conscience, 1924; Eve?s Leaves, 1925; Bridge of Distances,1925;? The Donovan Affair, 1926; On Call, 1928; A Strong Man’s House, 1929 and Paging Danger, 1931) he worked on a series of short films ba... Read full article
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Ray Collins Quotes:
Johan Garme: The herring will run, Germans or no Germans.
Richard Nugent: How'd you get in here?
Matt Beemish: Well, the door was closed, so I opened it and came right in.
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