Ray Corrigan
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 m...
Known For
Jungle Woman
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
Hollywood Party
Gorilla (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Orangopoid
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Gorilla
Captive Wild Woman
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Filmography
Bat Men of Africa
1966
as Bonga
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
as It
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
as Sailor
Domino Kid
1957
Hot Ice
1955
as Gorilla
Apache Ambush
1955
as Hank Calvin
Hook a Crook
1955
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Killer Ape
1953
as Norley
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
1952
as Gorilla
Fraidy Cat
1951
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
as Crash Corrigan
Forbidden Jungle
1950
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
1949
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Zamba
1949
as Zamba the Gorilla
Microspook
1949
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949
as One-Eye (uncredited)
Miraculous Journey
1948
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
1948
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Unknown Island
1948
as Monster (uncredited)
Renegade Girl
1946
as William Quantrill
The White Gorilla
1945
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
The Monster and the Ape
1945
as Thor
White Pongo
1945
as White Pongo (uncredited)
Nabonga
1944
as Nabonga der Gorilla
Jungle Woman
1944
as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Bullets and Saddles
1943
as Crash Corrigan
Cowboy Commandos
1943
as Crash Corrigan
Black Market Rustlers
1943
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Land of Hunted Men
1943
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Dizzy Detectives
1943
as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
1943
as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Arizona Stage Coach
1942
as Crash Corrigan
Thunder River Feud
1942
as Crash Corrigan
Rock River Renegades
1942
as Crash Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Saddle Mountain Roundup
1941
as Crash Corrigan
The Kid's Last Ride
1941
as Crash Corrigan
Wrangler's Roost
1941
as Crash Corrigan
Underground Rustlers
1941
as Crash Corrigan
Tonto Basin Outlaws
1941
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
1941
as Crash Corrigan
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
1941
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Fugitive Valley
1941
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Range Busters
1940
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
West of Pinto Basin
1940
as Crash Corrigan
The Ape
1940
as Nabu
New Frontier
1939
as Tucson Smith
Three Texas Steers
1939
as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Tucson Smith
The Night Riders
1939
as Tucson Smith
Santa Fe Stampede
1938
as Tucson Smith
Call The Mesquiteers
1938
as 'Tucson' Smith
Three Missing Links
1938
as The Gorilla (Naba)
Red River Range
1938
as Tucson Smith
Overland Stage Raiders
1938
as Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
1938
as Tucson Smith
Outlaws of Sonora
1938
as Tucson Smith
The Purple Vigilantes
1938
as Tucson Smith
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
as Tucson Smith
Heroes of the Hills
1938
as Tucson Smith
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
1937
as Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937
as Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion
1937
as Clark Stuart
Hit the Saddle
1937
as Tucson Smith
Heart of the Rockies
1937
as Tucson Smith
The Trigger Trio
1937
as Tucson Smith
Come on, Cowboys
1937
as Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937
as Tucson Smith
Range Defenders
1937
as Tucson Smith
Join the Marines
1937
as Lt. Hodge
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold
1936
as Tucson Smith
Roarin' Lead
1936
as Tucson Smith
Country Gentlemen
1936
as Briggs
Darkest Africa
1936
as Bonga / Samabi
The Three Mesquiteers
1936
as Tucson Smith
Flash Gordon
1936
as Orangopoid
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
1934
as Interne (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932
as Ape (uncredited)