Ray Corrigan
Acting
1902 – 1976 (aged 74)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
85 acting credits
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Mutiny on the Bounty
22 Nov 1935
Tarzan the Ape Man
22 Mar 1932
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
31 Jul 1958
Flash Gordon
06 Apr 1936
The Ape
30 Sep 1940
Captive Wild Woman
04 Jun 1943
Zombies of Mora Tau
19 Feb 1957
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
04 Sep 1952
Filmography
1966
- Bat Men of Africaas Bonga
1958
1957
- Domino Kid
- Zombies of Mora Tauas Sailor
1955
- Hook a Crookas Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hot Iceas Gorilla
- Apache Ambushas Hank Calvin
1953
- Killer Apeas Norley
1952
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorillaas Gorilla
1951
- Fraidy Catas Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
1950
- Trail of Robin Hoodas Crash Corrigan
- Forbidden Jungleas Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949
- The Adventures of Sir Galahadas One-Eye (uncredited)
- Zambaas Zamba the Gorilla
- Microspook
- The Lost Tribeas Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
- Unknown Islandas Monster (uncredited)
- Miraculous Journeyas Gorilla (uncredited)
- Tall, Dark and Gruesomeas Gorilla (uncredited)
1946
- Renegade Girlas William Quantrill
1945
- White Pongoas White Pongo (uncredited)
- The White Gorillaas Steve Collins
- The Monster and the Apeas Thor
1944
- Jungle Womanas Cheela (archive footage
- Nabongaas Nabonga der Gorilla
1943
- Bullets and Saddlesas Crash Corrigan
- Black Market Rustlersas 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- Cowboy Commandosas Crash Corrigan
- Captive Wild Womanas Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Land of Hunted Menas 'Crash' Corrigan
- Dizzy Detectivesas Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
1942
- Arizona Stage Coachas Crash Corrigan
- Texas Trouble Shootersas 'Crash' Corrigan
- Boot Hill Banditsas Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
- Rock River Renegadesas Crash Corrigan
- Thunder River Feudas Crash Corrigan
1941
- Underground Rustlersas Crash Corrigan
- Tonto Basin Outlawsas Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- Saddle Mountain Roundupas Crash Corrigan
- Fugitive Valleyas Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- Wrangler's Roostas Crash Corrigan
- Tumbledown Ranch In Arizonaas 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- The Kid's Last Rideas Crash Corrigan
- The Trail of the Silver Spursas Crash Corrigan
1940
- West of Pinto Basinas Crash Corrigan
- Trailing Double Troubleas Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- The Apeas Nabu
- The Range Bustersas 'Crash' Corrigan
1939
- New Frontieras Tucson Smith
- Wyoming Outlawas Tucson Smith
- Three Texas Steersas Tucson Smith
- The Night Ridersas Tucson Smith
1938
- Red River Rangeas Tucson Smith
- Santa Fe Stampedeas Tucson Smith
- Overland Stage Raidersas Tucson Smith
- Pals of the Saddleas Tucson Smith
- Heroes of the Hillsas Tucson Smith
- Three Missing Linksas The Gorilla (Naba)
- Riders of the Black Hillsas Tucson Smith
- Outlaws of Sonoraas Tucson Smith
- Call The Mesquiteersas 'Tucson' Smith
- The Purple Vigilantesas Tucson Smith
1937
- Wild Horse Rodeoas Tucson Smith
- The Trigger Trioas Tucson Smith
- Heart of the Rockiesas Tucson Smith
- Range Defendersas Tucson Smith
- The Painted Stallionas Clark Stuart
- Come on, Cowboysas Tucson Smith
- Gunsmoke Ranchas Tucson Smith
- Hit the Saddleas Tucson Smith
- Join the Marinesas Lt. Hodge
- The Riders of the Whistling Skullas Tucson Smith
1936
- Roarin' Leadas Tucson Smith
- Country Gentlemenas Briggs
- Ghost Town Goldas Tucson Smith
- The Three Mesquiteersas Tucson Smith
- Sharad of Atlantisas Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- Flash Gordonas Orangopoid
- The Leathernecks Have Landedas Officer of the Day (uncredited)
- Darkest Africaas Bonga
1935
- Mutiny on the Bountyas Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1934
- Tomorrow's Childrenas Interne (uncredited)
- Murder in the Private Caras Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Hollywood Partyas Gorilla (uncredited)
1932
- Tarzan the Ape Manas Ape (uncredited)