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Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Actor · Died July 11, 1965, aged 75 · Sacramento, California, USA

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, 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 irascible Lieutenant Arthur Tragg on the television series Perry Mason.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 10, 1889
Died
July 11, 1965 (aged 75)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 1% in 30 days

What are Ray Collins' films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Power
13%
Society
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 24 · Serious 9 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 15 · Charged 21 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
6 of 19
Shadow
6 of 19
Mentor
4 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Joyful
15
Warm
17
Melancholic
16
Romantic
12
Other
45

How their films linger

Feel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy29
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ray Collins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ray Collins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

99 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jamaica's Cool Runners: Pushcarts and the Art of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles(2014)

    as Jack Amberson (clip from The Magnificent Ambersons (1942))

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Viva la clase media (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • I'll Give My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as John Bradford

  • Touch of Evil(1958)

    as District Attorney Adair

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 271 episodes · as Lieutenant Tragg

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Spoilers of the Forest(1957)

    as Eric Warren

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Harris Clayton

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Evan Gracie

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Corbett

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956)

    as Alfred Metcalfe

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Never Say Goodbye(1956)

    as Dr. Bailey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Go-Getter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as J.P. Miller (sometimes called J.B. Miller)

  • The Miracle on 34th Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Judge Harper

  • Texas Lady(1955)

    as Mica Ralston (rancher)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Callicott · as Judge Harper

  • The Desperate Hours(1955)

    as Sheriff Masters

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert Brenner

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Athena(1954)

    as Mr. Tremaine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Halls of Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 38 episodes · Actor

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerome Harris

  • Father Knows Best(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Wilson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Rose Marie(1954)

    as Insp. Appleby

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bad for Each Other(1953)

    as Dan Reasonover

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Kid from Left Field(1953)

    as Fred F. Whacker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Gen. Birabeau

  • Column South(1953)

    as Storey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jonathan Parker

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Webster

  • Dreamboat(1952)

    as Timothy Stone

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Young Man with Ideas(1952)

    as Edmund Jethrow

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Invitation(1952)

    as Warren Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • I Want You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Judge Kenneth Turner

  • The Racket(1951)

    as Mortimer Welsh

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Reunion in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Judge Thomas Kneeland

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jonathan Parker

  • You're in the Navy Now(1951)

    as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Vengeance Valley(1951)

    as Arch Strobie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Barton Keyes · as Max

  • Summer Stock(1950)

    as Jasper G. Wingait

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Reformer and the Redhead(1950)

    as Commodore Parker

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Kill the Umpire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jonah Evans

  • Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. Fredericks

  • Francis(1950)

    as Colonel Hooker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Free For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as A B Blair

  • The Heiress(1949)

    as Jefferson Almond

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Fountainhead(1949)

    as Roger Enright

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • It Happens Every Spring(1949)

    as Alfred Greenleaf

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Red Stallion In The Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Matthew 'Matt' Simpson

  • The Price of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Thomas Vollmer

  • Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Arthur Burdett, alias Philip J. Fogarty

  • Command Decision(1948)

    as Maj. Desmond Lansing

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Sam Woolery

  • For the Love of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Harvey Elwood

  • Good Sam(1948)

    as Rev. Daniels

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Colorado(1948)

    as Big Ed Carter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(1948)

    as Lt. Col. Avery Silver

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as MacCoppin

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet(1947)

    as Fred Houlihan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Double Life(1947)

    as Victor Donlan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer(1947)

    as Beemish

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Red Stallion(1947)

    as Perry Barton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Trail Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Return of Monte Cristo(1946)

    as Emil Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as Mr. Milton

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Two Years Before the Mast(1946)

    as Gordon Stewart

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Three Wise Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Judge Watson

  • Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Dr. Lowell

  • Boys' Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Davis Banton

  • Badman's Territory(1946)

    as Colonel Farewell / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Night in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Leonides

  • Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)

    as Dr. Elijah Howe

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Up Goes Maisie(1946)

    as Mr. Floyd Henderickson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Leave Her to Heaven(1945)

    as Glen Robie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Phillip Treadway

  • Roughly Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as John Chase Randall

  • Can't Help Singing(1944)

    as Senator Frost

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Barbary Coast Gent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Johnny Adair

  • The Seventh Cross(1944)

    as Wallau

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Eve of St. Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Deckman West

  • The Hitler Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cardinal von Faulhaber

  • Main Street Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Otis Bird

  • See Here, Private Hargrove(1944)

    as Brodie S. Griffith

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Whistling in Brooklyn(1943)

    as Grover Kendall

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Salute to the Marines(1943)

    as Col. John Mason

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Crime Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. John Carey

  • Slightly Dangerous(1943)

    as Snodgrass

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Human Comedy(1943)

    as Mr. Macauley

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942)

    as Johan Bergesen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Navy Comes Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Capt. McCall

  • Highways by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ben Van Steel, Tommy's Uncle

  • The Big Street(1942)

    as Professor B

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)

    as Jack Amberson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Kane(1941)

    as Jim W. Gettys

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mayor (voice)

  • The Trans-Atlantic Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Waite

  • Words & Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Lambert (uncredited)

  • One Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Police Sergeant on Bicycle (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1931 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Touch of Evil (1958)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Citizen Kane (1941)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Perry Mason (1957)

Film career

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s52 · acting1950s40 · acting1960s1 · acting1980s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
414651

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ray Collins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Citizen Kane (1941)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ray Collins' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles3–22 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles11–57 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ray Collins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ray Collins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agnes Moorehead shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles