Ray Collins Net Worth
By Marcus Vance
Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio and television. One of his best remembered roles was that of Lt. Arthur Tragg in the long-running series Perry Mason (1957). Collins was born in Sacramento, California, to Lillie Bidwell and William C. Collins, a newspaper drama editor. He started acting on stage at the age of 14. In ...
| Net Worth | $2 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 10, 1889 |
| Place Of Birth | Sacramento, California, USA |
| Height | 5' 8½" (1.74 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Collins was descended from a pioneer California family. His great-grandfather was John Ridwell, commandant of Sutter's Fort before the Gold Rush. He was also the son of William Collins, drama critic of the "California Bee". |
| 2 | Made his stage debut at 14 in Vancouver and toured in vaudeville, where he met his future wife Joan. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slightly Dangerous | 1943 | Snodgrass | |
| The Human Comedy | 1943 | Mr. Macauley | |
| Commandos Strike at Dawn | 1942 | Johan Bergesen | |
| The Navy Comes Through | 1942 | Capt. McCall | |
| Highways by Night | 1942 | Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle | |
| The Big Street | 1942 | Professor B | |
| The Magnificent Ambersons | 1942 | Jack Amberson | |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | James W. Gettys | |
| You're Killing Me | 1933 | Short | |
| The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | 1932 | Short | Waite |
| The Side Show Mystery | 1932 | Short | |
| Hot Dog | 1932 | Short | Mr. Schofield (uncredited) |
| His Honor -- Penrod | 1932 | Short | George Schofield |
| Detectuvs | 1932 | Short | Mr. Schofield (uncredited) |
| One Good Deed | 1931 | Short | Mr. Schofield (uncredited) |
| The Season's Greetings | 1931 | Short | Penrod's Father |
| Words & Music | 1931 | Short | Mr. Lambert (uncredited) |
| Snakes Alive | 1931 | Short | Mr. Schofield (uncredited) |
| Masquerade | 1931 | Short | |
| One Way Out | 1931 | Short | Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited) |
| The Pest of Honor | 1930 | Short | |
| Perry Mason | 1957-1965 | TV Series | Lt. Tragg Lt Tragg Lt. Arthur Tragg |
| I'll Give My Life | 1960 | John Bradford | |
| Touch of Evil | 1958 | District Attorney Adair | |
| Spoilers of the Forest | 1957 | Eric Warren | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Harris Clayton |
| The Go-Getter | 1956 | J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller) | |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | 1956 | TV Series | Corbett |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1956 | TV Series | Herbert Brenner |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1956 | TV Series | Evan Gracie |
| Science Fiction Theatre | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Dr. Paul Sinclair / Hugh Fredericks / Dr. Milton Otis |
| Father Knows Best | 1956 | TV Series | Dean Walton |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1956 | TV Series | Gen. Sam Woolery |
| The Solid Gold Cadillac | 1956 | Alfred Metcalfe | |
| Real George | 1956 | TV Movie | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Max / Barton Keyes |
| Ford Star Jubilee | 1956 | TV Series | Oliver Webb |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Callicott / Judge Harper |
| Never Say Goodbye | 1956 | Dr. Bailey | |
| Front Row Center | 1956 | TV Series | Crocker |
| Texas Lady | 1955 | Mica Ralston | |
| The Desperate Hours | 1955 | Sheriff Masters | |
| The Halls of Ivy | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Professor Merriwether / Prof. Merriwether / Professsor Merriwether / ... |
| You Are There | 1955 | TV Series | P.T. Barnum |
| Climax! | 1955 | TV Series | Jerome Harris |
| Athena | 1954 | Mr. Tremaine | |
| Rose Marie | 1954 | Insp. Appleby | |
| Bad for Each Other | 1953 | Dan Reasonover | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1953 | TV Series | Daniel Webster |
| The Kid from Left Field | 1953 | Fred F. Whacker | |
| Column South | 1953 | Brig. Gen. Storey | |
| The Desert Song | 1953 | Gen. Birabeau | |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | 1953 | Jonathan Parker | |
| Dreamboat | 1952 | Timothy Stone | |
| Young Man with Ideas | 1952 | Edmund Jethrow | |
| Invitation | 1952 | Dr. Warren Pritchard | |
| I Want You | 1951 | Judge Turner | |
| The Racket | 1951 | Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh | |
| Reunion in Reno | 1951 | Judge Thomas Kneeland | |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | 1951 | Jonathan Parker | |
| You're in the Navy Now | 1951 | Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant | |
| Vengeance Valley | 1951 | Arch Strobie | |
| Summer Stock | 1950 | Jasper G. Wingait | |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | 1950 | Commodore John Balwind Parker | |
| Kill the Umpire | 1950 | Jonah Evans | |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | 1950 | Jonathan Parker (scenes deleted) | |
| Francis | 1950 | Col. Hooker | |
| Paid in Full | 1950 | Dr. Fredericks | |
| Free for All | 1949 | A.B. Blair | |
| The Heiress | 1949 | Jefferson Almond | |
| The Fountainhead | 1949 | Roger Enright | |
| It Happens Every Spring | 1949 | Prof. Alfred Greenleaf | |
| Red Stallion in the Rockies | 1949 | Matthew 'Matt' Simpson | |
| The Price of Freedom | 1949 | Short | |
| Hideout | 1949 | Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty | |
| Command Decision | 1948 | Major Desmond Lansing | |
| For the Love of Mary | 1948 | Harvey Elwood | |
| Good Sam | 1948 | Reverend Daniels | |
| The Man from Colorado | 1948 | Big Ed Carter | |
| Homecoming | 1948 | Lt. Col. Avery Silver | |
| The Swordsman | 1948 | MacCoppin - A MacArden | |
| The Senator Was Indiscreet | 1947 | Fred Houlihan | |
| A Double Life | 1947 | Victor Donlan | |
| The Red Stallion | 1947 | Perry Barton | |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | 1947 | Dr. Matthew Beemish | |
| Trail Street | 1947 | Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) | |
| The Return of Monte Cristo | 1946 | Emil Blanchard | |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | 1946 | Mr. Milton | |
| Three Wise Fools | 1946 | Judge Watson | |
| Crack-Up | 1946 | Dr. Lowell | |
| Boys' Ranch | 1946 | Davis Banton | |
| Night in Paradise | 1946 | Leonides | |
| Badman's Territory | 1946 | Col. Farewell | |
| Two Years Before the Mast | 1946 | Gordon Stewart | |
| Miss Susie Slagle's | 1946 | Dr. Elijah Howe | |
| Up Goes Maisie | 1946 | Floyd Hendrickson | |
| Leave Her to Heaven | 1945 | Glen Robie | |
| The Hidden Eye | 1945 | Phillip Treadway | |
| The Unseen | 1945 | Off-screen narrator (voice, uncredited) | |
| Roughly Speaking | 1945 | Mr. John Chase Randall | |
| Can't Help Singing | 1944 | Senator Martin Frost | |
| Barbary Coast Gent | 1944 | Johnny Adair | |
| The Seventh Cross | 1944 | Wallau | |
| The Eve of St. Mark | 1944 | Deckman West | |
| The Hitler Gang | 1944 | Cardinal von Faulhaber | |
| Main Street Today | 1944 | Short | Otis Bird |
| See Here, Private Hargrove | 1944 | Brody S. Griffith | |
| Madame Curie | 1943 | Lecturer (voice, uncredited) | |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | 1943 | Grover Kendall | |
| Salute to the Marines | 1943 | Col. John Mason | |
| Crime Doctor | 1943 | Dr. John Carey |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magnificent Ambersons | 1942 | performer: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" 1892 - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Town | 1940 | Documentary | Mayor (voice) |
