Ray Corrigan

Born: 1902-02-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 1976-08-10

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

1970

Take It Out in Trade ... (Associate Producer)

1955

Apache Ambush as Hank Calvin
Hot Ice as Gorilla
Hook a Crook as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

1953

Killer Ape as Norley

1952

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla as Gorilla

1951

Fraidy Cat as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

1950

Trail of Robin Hood as Crash Corrigan
Forbidden Jungle as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

1949

Zamba as Zamba the Gorilla
The Lost Tribe as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sir Galahad as One-Eye (uncredited)
Microspook

1948

Unknown Island as Monster (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Gruesome as Gorilla (uncredited)
Miraculous Journey as Gorilla (uncredited)

1946

Renegade Girl as William Quantrill

1945

White Pongo as White Pongo (uncredited)
The Monster and the Ape as Thor
The White Gorilla as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

1944

Jungle Woman as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Nabonga as Nabonga der Gorilla

1943

Captive Wild Woman as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Bullets and Saddles as Crash Corrigan
Land of Hunted Men as 'Crash' Corrigan
Dizzy Detectives as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Black Market Rustlers as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Cowboy Commandos as Crash Corrigan

1942

Boot Hill Bandits as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters as 'Crash' Corrigan
Arizona Stage Coach as Crash Corrigan
Rock River Renegades as Crash Corrigan
Dr. Renault's Secret ... (Stunts)
Thunder River Feud as Crash Corrigan

1941

The Trail of the Silver Spurs as Crash Corrigan
Underground Rustlers as Crash Corrigan
Fugitive Valley as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Wrangler's Roost as Crash Corrigan
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Tonto Basin Outlaws as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Saddle Mountain Roundup as Crash Corrigan
The Kid's Last Ride as Crash Corrigan

1940

The Ape as Nabu
The Range Busters as 'Crash' Corrigan
West of Pinto Basin as Crash Corrigan
Trailing Double Trouble as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

1939

Three Texas Steers as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
New Frontier as Tucson Smith
Wyoming Outlaw as Tucson Smith
The Night Riders as Tucson Smith

1938

Red River Range as Tucson Smith
Santa Fe Stampede as Tucson Smith
The Purple Vigilantes as Tucson Smith
Overland Stage Raiders as Tucson Smith
Heroes of the Hills as Tucson Smith
Three Missing Links as The Gorilla (Naba)
Riders of the Black Hills as Tucson Smith
Call The Mesquiteers as 'Tucson' Smith
Pals of the Saddle as Tucson Smith
Outlaws of Sonora as Tucson Smith

1937

The Riders of the Whistling Skull as Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch as Tucson Smith
Hit the Saddle as Tucson Smith
Come on, Cowboys as Tucson Smith
Join the Marines as Lt. Hodge
Heart of the Rockies as Tucson Smith
Range Defenders as Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion as Clark Stuart
The Trigger Trio as Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Rodeo as Tucson Smith

1936

Flash Gordon as Orangopoid
The Leathernecks Have Landed as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold as Tucson Smith
Sharad of Atlantis as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Darkest Africa as Bonga / Samabi
Country Gentlemen as Briggs
The Three Mesquiteers as Tucson Smith
Roarin' Lead as Tucson Smith

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1934

Hollywood Party as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children as Interne (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

1932

Tarzan the Ape Man as Ape (uncredited)