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 (1941), as Kane's ruthless 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 10, 1889 (Sacramento), Died July 11, 1965 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | MS-76356 | 16-in. | 5/26/1933 | Charlie Chan. Behind the curtain. Episode 13 | Unidentified radio performer(s) | Radio broadcast : Drama | speaker | |
Victor | MS-76357 | 16-in. | 5/26/1933 | Charlie Chan. Behind the curtain. Episode 13 | Ray Collins | Radio broadcast : Drama | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Ray," accessed September 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102227.
Collins, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102227.
"Collins, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Ray Collins (actor)
Discogs: Ray Collins
IMDb: Ray Collins
Britannica: Ray Collins
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Collins, Ray, 1889-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78053192
Wikidata: Ray Collins (actor) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1550341
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10038005
ISNI: 0000 0000 8089 4067 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080894067
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