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Ray Corrigan is a Actor, Associate Producer and Stunts American born on 14 february 1902 at Milwaukee
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western films. He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas in gorilla costumes that he owned, both at the beginning and end of his film career.
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 later bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it "Hopetown". It is now a Regional Park and nature preserve.
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Ray Corrigan
Birth name Raymond Benitz
Nationality USA
Birth 14 february 1902 at Milwaukee
Death 10 august 1976 (at 74 years) at Brookings (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 february 1902 at Milwaukee
Death 10 august 1976 (at 74 years) at Brookings (USA)
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976), born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western films. He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas in gorilla costumes that he owned, both at the beginning and end of his film career.
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 later bought the ranch in 1966 and renamed it "Hopetown". It is now a Regional Park and nature preserve.
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Filmography of Ray Corrigan (72 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Take It Out in Trade | Associate Producer | |
| 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Actor | It |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Actor | Sailor |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | Actor | Hank Calvin |
| 1955 | Hot Ice | Actor | Gorilla |
| 1954 | Man with the Steel Whip | Actor | |
| 1953 | Killer Ape | Actor | |
| 1952 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Actor | Gorilla |
| 1950 | Trail of Robin Hood | Actor | Crash Corrigan |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Sir Galahad | Actor | One-Eye – the Innkeeper |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe | Actor | Simba the Gorilla (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Unknown Island | Actor | Monster (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Miraculous Journey | Actor | Gorilla (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Renegade Girl | Actor | William Quantrill |
| 1945 | The Monster and the Ape | Actor | Thor |
| 1945 | The White Gorilla | Actor | Steve Collins / The White Gorilla |
| 1945 | White Pongo | Actor | White Pongo (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman | Actor | Cheela (archive footage / uncredited) |
| 1944 | Nabonga | Actor | Nabonga der Gorilla |
| 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | Actor | Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dizzy Detectives | Actor | Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Land of Hunted Men | Actor | 'Crash' Corrigan |
| 1943 | The Phantom | Actor | |
| 1942 | Arizona Stage Coach | Actor | Crash Corrigan |
| 1942 | Boot Hill Bandits | Actor | Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan |
| 1942 | Dr. Renault's Secret | Stunts | |
| 1942 | Rock River Renegades | Actor | Crash Corrigan |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Actor | |
| 1941 | Fugitive Valley | Actor | Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) |
| 1941 | Saddle Mountain Roundup | Actor | Crash Corrigan |
| 1941 | Underground Rustlers | Actor | Crash Corrigan |
| 1940 | The Ape | Actor | Nabu |
| 1939 | New Frontier | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1939 | The Night Riders | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Actor | Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Call The Mesquiteers | Actor | 'Tucson' Smith |
| 1938 | Heroes of the Hills | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Outlaws of Sonora | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Overland Stage Raiders | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Pals of the Saddle | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | The Purple Vigilantes | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Red River Range | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Riders of the Black Hills | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Santa Fe Stampede | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1938 | Three Missing Links | Actor | The Gorilla (Naba) |
| 1937 | Come on, Cowboys | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | Gunsmoke Ranch | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | Heart of the Rockies | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | Hit the Saddle | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | The Painted Stallion | Actor | Clark Stuart |
| 1937 | Range Defenders | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | The Riders of the Whistling Skull | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | The Trigger Trio | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | Wild Horse Rodeo | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1937 | Join the Marines | Actor | Lt. Hodge |
| 1936 | Country Gentlemen | Actor | Briggs |
| 1936 | Darkest Africa | Actor | Bonga / Samabi |
| 1936 | Ghost-Town Gold | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1936 | Roarin' Lead | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1936 | The Three Mesquiteers | Actor | Tucson Smith |
| 1936 | Sharad of Atlantis | Actor | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming | Actor | Captain John Charles Fremont, US Army Captain |
| 1936 | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Actor | Officer of the Day (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Actor | Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | She | Actor | |
| 1935 | Dante's Inferno | Actor | |
| 1935 | Night Life of the Gods | Actor | Apollo |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Actor | Naba the Gorilla (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Tarzan and His Mate | Actor | |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Children | Actor | Interne (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Tarzan the Ape Man | Actor, Stunts | Ape (uncredited) |