People
Ray Corrigan
- Name: Ray Corrigan
- Birthday: 1902-02-14
- Also known as: Ray 'Crash' Corrigan,Raymond Benitz
- Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Popularity: 0.747
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Horrible Horror as Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom' | 1986-01-01 |
| It! The Terror from Beyond Space as It | 1958-07-31 |
| Domino Kid | 1957-10-01 |
| Zombies of Mora Tau as Sailor | 1957-03-01 |
| Hook a Crook as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1955-11-24 |
| Hot Ice as Gorilla | 1955-10-06 |
| Apache Ambush as Hank Calvin | 1955-08-24 |
| Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla as Gorilla | 1952-09-04 |
| Fraidy Cat as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed) | 1951-12-13 |
| Trail of Robin Hood as Crash Corrigan | 1950-12-15 |
| Forbidden Jungle as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1950-03-02 |
| Zamba as Zamba the Gorilla | 1949-09-01 |
| Microspook | 1949-06-09 |
| The Lost Tribe as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1949-04-19 |
| Unknown Island as Monster (uncredited) | 1948-10-15 |
| Miraculous Journey as Gorilla (uncredited) | 1948-09-17 |
| Tall, Dark and Gruesome as Gorilla (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
| Renegade Girl as William Quantrill | 1946-12-25 |
| White Pongo as White Pongo (uncredited) | 1945-11-02 |
| The White Gorilla as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla | 1945-07-12 |
| The Monster and the Ape as Thor | 1945-04-20 |
| Jungle Woman as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited) | 1944-06-01 |
| Nabonga as Nabonga der Gorilla | 1944-01-25 |
| Bullets and Saddles as Crash Corrigan | 1943-10-29 |
| Black Market Rustlers as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1943-08-27 |
| Cowboy Commandos as Crash Corrigan | 1943-06-04 |
| Captive Wild Woman as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1943-06-04 |
| Land of Hunted Men as 'Crash' Corrigan | 1943-03-26 |
| Dizzy Detectives as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1943-02-05 |
| Arizona Stage Coach as Crash Corrigan | 1942-09-04 |
| Texas Trouble Shooters as 'Crash' Corrigan | 1942-06-12 |
| Boot Hill Bandits as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan | 1942-04-24 |
| Rock River Renegades as Crash Corrigan | 1942-02-27 |
| Thunder River Feud as Crash Corrigan | 1942-01-09 |
| Underground Rustlers as Crash Corrigan | 1941-11-21 |
| Tonto Basin Outlaws as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-10-09 |
| Saddle Mountain Roundup as Crash Corrigan | 1941-08-29 |
| Fugitive Valley as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-07-30 |
| Wrangler's Roost as Crash Corrigan | 1941-06-04 |
| Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941-04-19 |
| The Kid's Last Ride as Crash Corrigan | 1941-02-10 |
| The Trail of the Silver Spurs as Crash Corrigan | 1941-01-04 |
| West of Pinto Basin as Crash Corrigan | 1940-11-25 |
| Trailing Double Trouble as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940-10-10 |
| The Ape as Nabu | 1940-09-30 |
| The Range Busters as 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940-08-22 |
| New Frontier as Tucson Smith | 1939-08-10 |
| Wyoming Outlaw as Tucson Smith | 1939-06-27 |
| Three Texas Steers as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla | 1939-05-12 |
| The Night Riders as Tucson Smith | 1939-04-12 |
| Red River Range as Tucson Smith | 1938-12-22 |
| Santa Fe Stampede as Tucson Smith | 1938-11-18 |
| Overland Stage Raiders as Tucson Smith | 1938-09-20 |
| Pals of the Saddle as Tucson Smith | 1938-08-28 |
| Heroes of the Hills as Tucson Smith | 1938-08-01 |
| Three Missing Links as The Gorilla (Naba) | 1938-07-29 |
| Riders of the Black Hills as Tucson Smith | 1938-06-15 |
| Outlaws of Sonora as Tucson Smith | 1938-04-14 |
| Call The Mesquiteers as 'Tucson' Smith | 1938-03-07 |
| The Purple Vigilantes as Tucson Smith | 1938-01-24 |
| Wild Horse Rodeo as Tucson Smith | 1937-12-06 |
| The Trigger Trio as Tucson Smith | 1937-10-18 |
| Heart of the Rockies as Tucson Smith | 1937-09-06 |
| Range Defenders as Tucson Smith | 1937-06-29 |
| The Painted Stallion as Clark Stuart | 1937-06-05 |
| Come on, Cowboys as Tucson Smith | 1937-05-24 |
| Gunsmoke Ranch as Tucson Smith | 1937-05-05 |
| Hit the Saddle as Tucson Smith | 1937-03-03 |
| Join the Marines as Lt. Hodge | 1937-01-25 |
| The Riders of the Whistling Skull as Tucson Smith | 1937-01-04 |
| Roarin' Lead as Tucson Smith | 1936-12-09 |
| Country Gentlemen as Briggs | 1936-11-08 |
| Ghost-Town Gold as Tucson Smith | 1936-10-26 |
| The Three Mesquiteers as Tucson Smith | 1936-09-22 |
| Sharad of Atlantis as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1936-05-30 |
| The Leathernecks Have Landed as Officer of the Day (uncredited) | 1936-02-17 |
| Darkest Africa as Bonga / Samabi | 1936-02-15 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
| Tomorrow's Children as Interne (uncredited) | 1934-07-02 |
| Murder in the Private Car as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited) | 1934-06-29 |
| Tarzan the Ape Man as Ape (uncredited) | 1932-04-02 |
