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Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

Birthday: 1902-02-14 | Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in B-Western movies. He also performed stunts and frequently appeared in a gorilla costume at both the beginning and end of his film career; Corrigan owned his own ape costume. In 1937, Corrigan purchased land in the Santa Susana Mountains foothills in Simi Valley and developed it into a movie ranch called "Corriganville." The movie ranch was used for location filming in film serials, feature films and television shows, as well as for the performance of live western shows for tourists. Bob Hope bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it 'Hopetown,' it is now a Regional Park and nature preserve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray "Crash" Corrigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1957
Zombies of Mora Tau

as    Sailor

1951
Fraidy Cat

as    Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

1950
Forbidden Jungle

as    Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

1948
Unknown Island

as    Monster (uncredited)

1946
Renegade Girl

as    William Quantrill

1945
The White Gorilla

as    Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

1944
Nabonga

as    Nabonga der Gorilla

1942
Texas Trouble Shooters

as    'Crash' Corrigan

1942
Rock River Renegades

as    Crash Corrigan

1942
Arizona Stage Coach

as    Crash Corrigan

1941
The Trail of the Silver Spurs

as    Crash Corrigan

1941
Underground Rustlers

as    Crash Corrigan

1941
Fugitive Valley

as    Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

1940
West of Pinto Basin

as    Crash Corrigan

1940
Trailing Double Trouble

as    Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

1939
New Frontier

as    Tucson Smith

1939
Wyoming Outlaw

as    Tucson Smith

1939
The Night Riders

as    Tucson Smith

1939
Three Texas Steers

as    Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

1938
Call The Mesquiteers

as    'Tucson' Smith

1938
Santa Fe Stampede

as    Tucson Smith

1938
Red River Range

as    Tucson Smith

1938
Overland Stage Raiders

as    Tucson Smith

1938
Pals of the Saddle

as    Tucson Smith

1938
Heroes of the Hills

as    Tucson Smith

1938
Riders of the Black Hills

as    Tucson Smith

1938
The Purple Vigilantes

as    Tucson Smith

1937
Gunsmoke Ranch

as    Tucson Smith

1937
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as    Tucson Smith