Ray Corrigan
February 14, 1902 (124 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1958 · It! The Terror from Beyond Space as It
- 1957 · Zombies of Mora Tau as Sailor
- 1955 · Hook a Crook as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1955 · Hot Ice as Gorilla
- 1955 · Apache Ambush as Hank Calvin
- 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
- 1950 · Forbidden Jungle as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1949 · The Adventures of Sir Galahad as One-Eye (uncredited)
- 1949 · Microspook as
- 1948 · Unknown Island as Monster (uncredited)
- 1948 · Tall, Dark and Gruesome as Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1946 · Renegade Girl as William Quantrill
- 1945 · The White Gorilla as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
- 1944 · Jungle Woman as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1943 · Bullets and Saddles as Crash Corrigan
- 1943 · Captive Wild Woman as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1943 · Land of Hunted Men as 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1943 · Dizzy Detectives as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1942 · Texas Trouble Shooters as 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1941 · Tonto Basin Outlaws as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941 · Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941 · The Kid's Last Ride as Crash Corrigan
- 1941 · The Trail of the Silver Spurs as Crash Corrigan
- 1940 · West of Pinto Basin as Crash Corrigan
- 1939 · New Frontier as Tucson Smith
- 1939 · The Night Riders as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Pals of the Saddle as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Heroes of the Hills as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Outlaws of Sonora as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Wild Horse Rodeo as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Come on, Cowboys as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · The Riders of the Whistling Skull as Tucson Smith
- 1936 · Roarin' Lead as Tucson Smith
- 1936 · The Three Mesquiteers as Tucson Smith
- 1936 · Sharad of Atlantis as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1936 · Flash Gordon as Orangopoid
- 1936 · Undersea Kingdom as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1936 · The Leathernecks Have Landed as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
- 1935 · Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- 1934 · Tomorrow's Children as Interne (uncredited)
- 1934 · Hollywood Party as Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1932 · Tarzan the Ape Man as Ape (uncredited)
- Future · Corriganville as Self
- 1966 · Bat Men of Africa as Bonga
- 1957 · Domino Kid as
- 1953 · Killer Ape as Norley
- 1951 · The Buckskin Rangers as Crash Corrigan
- 1949 · Zamba as Zamba the Gorilla
- 1949 · The Lost Tribe as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1948 · Miraculous Journey as Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1945 · White Pongo as White Pongo (uncredited)
- 1945 · The Monster and the Ape as Thor
- 1944 · Nabonga as Nabonga der Gorilla
- 1943 · Black Market Rustlers as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1943 · Cowboy Commandos as Crash Corrigan
- 1942 · Arizona Stage Coach as Crash Corrigan
- 1942 · Boot Hill Bandits as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1942 · Rock River Renegades as Crash Corrigan
- 1942 · Thunder River Feud as Crash Corrigan
- 1941 · Underground Rustlers as Crash Corrigan
- 1941 · Saddle Mountain Roundup as Crash Corrigan
- 1941 · Fugitive Valley as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941 · Wrangler's Roost as Crash Corrigan
- 1940 · Trailing Double Trouble as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1940 · The Ape as Nabu
- 1940 · The Range Busters as 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1939 · Wyoming Outlaw as Tucson Smith
- 1939 · Three Texas Steers as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
- 1938 · Red River Range as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Santa Fe Stampede as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Overland Stage Raiders as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Three Missing Links as The Gorilla (Naba)
- 1938 · Riders of the Black Hills as Tucson Smith
- 1938 · Call The Mesquiteers as 'Tucson' Smith
- 1938 · The Painted Stallion as Clark Stewart
- 1938 · The Purple Vigilantes as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · The Trigger Trio as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Heart of the Rockies as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Range Defenders as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · The Painted Stallion as Clark Stuart
- 1937 · Gunsmoke Ranch as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Hit the Saddle as Tucson Smith
- 1937 · Join the Marines as Lt. Hodge
- 1936 · Country Gentlemen as Briggs
- 1936 · Ghost Town Gold as Tucson Smith
- 1936 · Darkest Africa as Bonga / Samabi
- 1934 · Murder in the Private Car as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)