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Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

ProductionActorCrew Feb 14 (died age 74) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 1932–1970 (38 year career)
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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

Mutiny on the Bounty
Film

Mutiny on the Bounty

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
Film

Tarzan the Ape Man

Ape (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Film

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It
Flash Gordon
Film

Flash Gordon

Orangopoid
Captive Wild Woman
Film

Captive Wild Woman

Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
Film

Zombies of Mora Tau

Sailor
The Ape
Film

The Ape

Nabu
New Frontier
Film

New Frontier

Tucson Smith

Filmography

Acting (85)

Movies (85)

Bat Men of Africa

Bat Men of Africa

1966

as Bonga

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

as It

5.8
Zombies of Mora Tau

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957

as Sailor

5.4
Domino Kid

Domino Kid

1957
5.7
Hot Ice

Hot Ice

1955

as Gorilla

5.8
Hook a Crook

Hook a Crook

1955

as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Apache Ambush

Apache Ambush

1955

as Hank Calvin

6.0
Killer Ape

Killer Ape

1953

as Norley

4.8
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1952

as Gorilla

3.3
Fraidy Cat

Fraidy Cat

1951

as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

Trail of Robin Hood

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

as Crash Corrigan

5.2
Forbidden Jungle

Forbidden Jungle

1950

as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

4.0
Zamba

Zamba

1949

as Zamba the Gorilla

3.5
Microspook

Microspook

1949
The Lost Tribe

The Lost Tribe

1949

as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)

5.0
Unknown Island

Unknown Island

1948

as Monster (uncredited)

5.0
Miraculous Journey

Miraculous Journey

1948

as Gorilla (uncredited)

4.7
Tall, Dark and Gruesome

Tall, Dark and Gruesome

1948

as Gorilla (uncredited)

Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl

1946

as William Quantrill

3.7
White Pongo

White Pongo

1945

as White Pongo (uncredited)

3.8
The White Gorilla

The White Gorilla

1945

as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

3.8
The Monster and the Ape

The Monster and the Ape

1945

as Thor

6.1
Jungle Woman

Jungle Woman

1944

as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

4.9
Nabonga

Nabonga

1944

as Nabonga der Gorilla

4.3
Captive Wild Woman

Captive Wild Woman

1943

as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

5.2
Black Market Rustlers

Black Market Rustlers

1943

as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Dizzy Detectives

Dizzy Detectives

1943

as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)

6.5
Bullets and Saddles

Bullets and Saddles

1943

as Crash Corrigan

5.0
Cowboy Commandos

Cowboy Commandos

1943

as Crash Corrigan

Land of Hunted Men

Land of Hunted Men

1943

as 'Crash' Corrigan

Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach

1942

as Crash Corrigan

4.5
Texas Trouble Shooters

Texas Trouble Shooters

1942

as 'Crash' Corrigan

6.5
Thunder River Feud

Thunder River Feud

1942

as Crash Corrigan

5.0
Rock River Renegades

Rock River Renegades

1942

as Crash Corrigan

6.0
Boot Hill Bandits

Boot Hill Bandits

1942

as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan

5.6
The Kid's Last Ride

The Kid's Last Ride

1941

as Crash Corrigan

3.7
Saddle Mountain Roundup

Saddle Mountain Roundup

1941

as Crash Corrigan

6.0
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

1941

as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Fugitive Valley

Fugitive Valley

1941

as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

5.7
Wrangler's Roost

Wrangler's Roost

1941

as Crash Corrigan

6.0
Tonto Basin Outlaws

Tonto Basin Outlaws

1941

as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

1941

as Crash Corrigan

4.5
Underground Rustlers

Underground Rustlers

1941

as Crash Corrigan

5.0
Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble

1940

as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

6.0
The Range Busters

The Range Busters

1940

as 'Crash' Corrigan

5.2
The Ape

The Ape

1940

as Nabu

4.8
West of Pinto Basin

West of Pinto Basin

1940

as Crash Corrigan

4.0
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers

1939

as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

4.9
New Frontier

New Frontier

1939

as Tucson Smith

5.6
Wyoming Outlaw

Wyoming Outlaw

1939

as Tucson Smith

5.6
The Night Riders

The Night Riders

1939

as Tucson Smith

5.5
Three Missing Links

Three Missing Links

1938

as The Gorilla (Naba)

5.8
Santa Fe Stampede

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

as Tucson Smith

5.5
Pals of the Saddle

Pals of the Saddle

1938

as Tucson Smith

5.2
Outlaws of Sonora

Outlaws of Sonora

1938

as Tucson Smith

5.0
Overland Stage Raiders

Overland Stage Raiders

1938

as Tucson Smith

5.0
Red River Range

Red River Range

1938

as Tucson Smith

5.0
Heroes of the Hills

Heroes of the Hills

1938

as Tucson Smith

6.0
Call The Mesquiteers

Call The Mesquiteers

1938

as 'Tucson' Smith

4.0
Riders of the Black Hills

Riders of the Black Hills

1938

as Tucson Smith

The Purple Vigilantes

The Purple Vigilantes

1938

as Tucson Smith

3.0
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

as Tucson Smith

5.2
Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1937

as Tucson Smith

6.0
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

as Tucson Smith

3.6
Come on, Cowboys

Come on, Cowboys

1937

as Tucson Smith

5.5
Range Defenders

Range Defenders

1937

as Tucson Smith

2.5
Wild Horse Rodeo

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937

as Tucson Smith

Hit the Saddle

Hit the Saddle

1937

as Tucson Smith

5.2
The Painted Stallion

The Painted Stallion

1937

as Clark Stuart

4.5
Join the Marines

Join the Marines

1937

as Lt. Hodge

3.0
The Trigger Trio

The Trigger Trio

1937

as Tucson Smith

6.0
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

4.2
Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1936

as Orangopoid

6.4
Roarin' Lead

Roarin' Lead

1936

as Tucson Smith

5.0
Country Gentlemen

Country Gentlemen

1936

as Briggs

4.7
Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa

1936

as Bonga / Samabi

7.9
Ghost Town Gold

Ghost Town Gold

1936

as Tucson Smith

4.5
The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers

1936

as Tucson Smith

5.0
The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

as Officer of the Day (uncredited)

5.0
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

7.4
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934

as Gorilla (uncredited)

5.8
Tomorrow's Children

Tomorrow's Children

1934

as Interne (uncredited)

4.6
Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

5.3
Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

as Ape (uncredited)

6.6
Corriganville

Corriganville

as Self