1941Winner
Best Performance
Citizen Kane
Ray Collins
Actor
Sacramento, California, USA
December 10, 1889
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1958Winner
Best Performance
Touch of Evil
1946Winner
Best Performance
The Best Years of Our Lives
Career Highlights
1950Highlight
Best Performance
Summer Stock
1948Highlight
Best Performance
Good Sam
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Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
The Best Years of Our Lives