Ray Collins

(1889-1965)

American actor

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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 ruthless political rival. Collins appeared in more than 75 films and had one of his best-remembered roles on television, as the disarming but determined police Lieutenant Arthur Tragg on the television series Perry Mason.

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Born	Raymond Bidwell Collins 10 December 1889 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Died	11 July 1965 (aged 75) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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