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Ray Collins

1889 - 1965

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Collins is the 6,865th most popular actor (up from 6,884th in 2019), the 10,646th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,164th in 2019) and the 3,174th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ray Collins ranks 6,865 out of 13,578Before him are Lewis Wilson, Dawn French, Juhi Chawla, Bud Luckey, Nadja Regin, and Mammootty. After him are Kirron Kher, Ryu Jun-yeol, Arjun Kapoor, Kim Sa-rang, Deepika Padukone, and Maggie Wheeler.

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Among people born in 1889, Ray Collins ranks 280Before him are Minta Durfee, Irene Steer, Leslie Boardman, Harry Clarke, Jan Kok, and Fanny Durack. After him are Eugene Pallette, Hans Beyer, Amedee Reyburn, George Hutson, Annie Speirs, and William Keighley. Among people deceased in 1965, Ray Collins ranks 217Before him are Hugh Latimer Dryden, Spike Jones, Samuel King Allison, Gilbert Colgate, Frances Perkins, and Halvdan Koht. After him are David Smith, Gheorghe Ciolac, Herb Drury, Hans Beyer, Robert Sjursen, and Felix Frankfurter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Collins ranks 10,648 out of 20,380Before him are Walter Forward (1786), Mike Mansfield (1903), Lewis Wilson (1920), Bud Luckey (1934), Kathryn Stockett (1969), and Deborah Harkness (1965). After him are Charles Bradley (1948), Herbert Stothart (1885), Billy Corgan (1967), Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dusty Anderson (1918), and Stuart Davis (1892).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ray Collins ranks 3,175Before him are Charles Dierkop (1936), Barry Shabaka Henley (1954), Michael Dunn (1934), Richard Arlen (1899), Lewis Wilson (1920), and Bud Luckey (1934). After him are Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dusty Anderson (1918), Florence Henderson (1934), Aja Naomi King (1985), Paul Johansson (1964), and John Bunny (1863).