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Ray Corrigan

​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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Born:
Feb 14, 1902 In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
79
First Appeared:
In the movie Tarzan the Ape Man 1932-04-02
Latest Project:
Movie Horrible Horror 1986-01-01
Known For
Poster of Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Poster of Pals of the Saddle
Poster of Three Missing Links
Filmography
Movie Horrible Horror Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom' 1986-01-01
Movie It! The Terror from Beyond Space It 1958-07-31
Movie Zombies of Mora Tau Sailor 1957-03-01
Movie Domino Kid 1957-10-01
Movie Apache Ambush Hank Calvin 1955-08-24
Movie Hot Ice Gorilla 1955-10-06
Movie Hook a Crook Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited) 1955-11-24
Movie Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla Gorilla 1952-09-04
Movie Fraidy Cat Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed) 1951-12-13
Movie Forbidden Jungle Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited) 1950-03-02
Movie Trail of Robin Hood Crash Corrigan 1950-12-15
Movie The Lost Tribe Simba the Gorilla (uncredited) 1949-04-19
Movie Zamba Zamba the Gorilla 1949-09-01
Movie Miraculous Journey Gorilla (uncredited) 1948-09-17
Movie Unknown Island Monster (uncredited) 1948-10-15
Movie Renegade Girl William Quantrill 1946-12-25
Movie The Monster and the Ape Thor 1945-04-20
Movie The White Gorilla Steve Collins / The White Gorilla 1945-07-12
Movie White Pongo White Pongo (uncredited) 1945-11-02
Movie Nabonga Nabonga der Gorilla 1944-01-25
Movie Jungle Woman Cheela (archive footage / uncredited) 1944-06-01
Movie Land of Hunted Men 'Crash' Corrigan 1943-03-26
Movie Cowboy Commandos Crash Corrigan 1943-06-04
Movie Dizzy Detectives Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited) 1943-02-05
Movie Captive Wild Woman Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) 1943-06-04
Movie Bullets and Saddles Crash Corrigan 1943-10-29
Movie Black Market Rustlers 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) 1943-08-27
Movie Rock River Renegades Crash Corrigan 1942-02-27
Movie Thunder River Feud Crash Corrigan 1942-01-09
Movie Boot Hill Bandits Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan 1942-04-24
Movie Texas Trouble Shooters 'Crash' Corrigan 1942-06-12
Movie Arizona Stage Coach Crash Corrigan 1942-09-04
Movie Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) 1941-04-19
Movie Wrangler's Roost Crash Corrigan 1941-06-04
Movie The Kid's Last Ride Crash Corrigan 1941-02-10
Movie The Trail of the Silver Spurs Crash Corrigan 1941-01-04
Movie Fugitive Valley Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) 1941-07-30
Movie Underground Rustlers Crash Corrigan 1941-11-21
Movie Tonto Basin Outlaws Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) 1941-10-09
Movie Saddle Mountain Roundup Crash Corrigan 1941-08-29
Movie The Ape Nabu 1940-09-30
Movie The Range Busters 'Crash' Corrigan 1940-08-22
Movie Trailing Double Trouble Ray 'Crash' Corrigan 1940-10-10
Movie West of Pinto Basin Crash Corrigan 1940-11-25
Movie The Night Riders Tucson Smith 1939-04-12
Movie Three Texas Steers Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla 1939-05-12
Movie Wyoming Outlaw Tucson Smith 1939-06-27
Movie New Frontier Tucson Smith 1939-08-10
Movie Riders of the Black Hills Tucson Smith 1938-06-15
Movie Outlaws of Sonora Tucson Smith 1938-04-14
Movie Three Missing Links The Gorilla (Naba) 1938-07-29
Movie Call The Mesquiteers 'Tucson' Smith 1938-03-07
Movie The Purple Vigilantes Tucson Smith 1938-01-24
Movie Heroes of the Hills Tucson Smith 1938-08-01
Movie Santa Fe Stampede Tucson Smith 1938-11-18
Movie Red River Range Tucson Smith 1938-12-22
Movie Pals of the Saddle Tucson Smith 1938-08-28
Movie Overland Stage Raiders Tucson Smith 1938-09-20
Movie Gunsmoke Ranch Tucson Smith 1937-05-05
Movie The Riders of the Whistling Skull Tucson Smith 1937-01-04
Movie Come on, Cowboys Tucson Smith 1937-05-24
Movie Join the Marines Lt. Hodge 1937-01-25
Movie Hit the Saddle Tucson Smith 1937-03-03
Movie The Painted Stallion Clark Stuart 1937-06-05
Movie Wild Horse Rodeo Tucson Smith 1937-12-06
Movie The Trigger Trio Tucson Smith 1937-10-18
Movie Range Defenders Tucson Smith 1937-06-29
Movie Heart of the Rockies Tucson Smith 1937-09-06
Movie The Leathernecks Have Landed Officer of the Day (uncredited) 1936-02-17
Movie Darkest Africa Bonga / Samabi 1936-02-15
Movie Sharad of Atlantis Ray 'Crash' Corrigan 1936-05-30
Movie Ghost-Town Gold Tucson Smith 1936-10-26
Movie Roarin' Lead Tucson Smith 1936-12-09
Movie Country Gentlemen Briggs 1936-11-08
Movie The Three Mesquiteers Tucson Smith 1936-09-22
Movie Mutiny on the Bounty Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) 1935-11-22
Movie Tomorrow's Children Interne (uncredited) 1934-07-02
Movie Murder in the Private Car Naba the Gorilla (uncredited) 1934-06-29
Movie Tarzan the Ape Man Ape (uncredited) 1932-04-02