Collins in The Racket (1951)

Ray Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American actor in film, stage, radio, and television. Image File history File links Ray_Collins. ... Image File history File links Ray_Collins. ... Movie, stage and radio actor Ray Collins (December 10, 1889 - July 11, 1965) made his screen debut as Boss Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane and was one of the voices in Orson Welles infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Born in Sacramento, California, Collins started acting on stage at the age of 14. In the mid-1930s, now an established stage and radio actor, Collins began working with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre leading to some of his most memorable roles. Having already appeared on radio with Welles on The Shadow (a regular as Commissioner Weston) and in Welles' serial adaptation of Les Miserables from 1937, Collins became a regular on The Mercury Theatre on the Air; through the run of the series, he played many roles in literary adaptations, from Squire Livesey from Treasure Island and Dr. Watson to Mr. Pickwick in an adaptation of Pickwick Papers. Collins' best known (albeit uncredited) work on this series, however, was in the infamous The War of the Worlds broadcast, playing three roles, including Mr. Wilmuth (on whose farm the Martian craft lands) and the newscaster who describes the destruction of New York. Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... The 1930s (years from 1930-1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American theatre and film producer and director, and a theatre, radio and film actor. ... The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. ... Who knows what evil lurks. ... Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of buccaneers and buried gold. First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the childrens magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island. ... Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character, the sidekick of Sherlock Holmes, the fictional 19th century detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle. ... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ... Orson Welles famous radio adaptation of H. G. Wells classic novel The War of the Worlds was performed by Mercury Theatre on the Air as a Halloween special on October 30, 1938. ...

Along with other Mercury Theatre players, Collins made his first notable screen appearance in Citizen Kane, as ruthless Boss Jim Gettys. He would also play key roles in Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons and Touch of Evil. Collins appeared in over 90 films in all, including Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Crack-Up (1946) A Double Life (1947), two entries in the Ma and Pa Kettle series (as in-law Benjamin Parker). He displayed a remarkable comic ability in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), and The Man from Colorado (1948). Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures, the first feature film directed by Orson Welles. ... The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington. ... Touch of Evil (1958) is considered one of the last examples of film noir in the genres classic era (from the early 1940s until the late 1950s). ... Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 20th Century Fox film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain, with Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, and Chill Wills. ... Crack-Up is a 1946 film in the film noir style. ... A Double Life is a 1947 film noir film which tells the story of an actor whose personal life takes on the characters that he is portraying. ... Ma and Pa Kettle were the featured characters in a series of popular light comedic movies in the 1940s and 1950s. ... www. ... The Man from Colorado is a 1948 American western movie directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and William Holden. ...

He may be best remembered for his work on television, playing Lt. Tragg on Perry Mason in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also a regular as John Merriweather on the television version of The Halls of Ivy starring Ronald Colman. Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio comedy from 1950 to 1952 and later a CBS television comedy from 1954 to 1955. ... Ronald Colman (February 9, 1891 – May 19, 1958) was an English actor. ...

Collins died of emphysema at the age of 75.

External links

• [1] Find-A-Grave profile for Ray Collins

• Ray Collins (I) at the Internet Movie Database