Ray Corrigan
Known For
Acting
Born
1902-02-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died
1976-08-10
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 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.
Most Known For
Hot Ice
as Gorilla
Sharad of Atlantis
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Renegade Girl
as William Quantrill
Texas Trouble Shooters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Ape (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Overland Stage Raiders
as Tucson Smith
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Dizzy Detectives
as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as It
Flash Gordon
as Orangopoid
Fraidy Cat
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Microspook
Roarin' Lead
as Tucson Smith
Forbidden Jungle
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Ape
as Nabu
New Frontier
as Tucson Smith
Range Defenders
as Tucson Smith
Santa Fe Stampede
as Tucson Smith