Ray Corrigan

Birthday: 1902-02-14
Deathday: 1976-08-10
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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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Credits

Year Title Character
1966-01-01 Bat Men of Africa Bonga
1958-07-31 It! The Terror from Beyond Space It
1957-10-01 Domino Kid
1957-03-01 Zombies of Mora Tau Sailor
1955-10-06 Hot Ice Gorilla
1955-08-24 Apache Ambush Hank Calvin
1952-09-04 Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla Gorilla
1950-12-15 Trail of Robin Hood Crash Corrigan
1950-03-02 Forbidden Jungle Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949-09-01 Zamba Zamba the Gorilla
1949-06-09 Microspook
1949-04-19 The Lost Tribe Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1948-10-15 Unknown Island Monster (uncredited)
1948-09-17 Miraculous Journey Gorilla (uncredited)
1948-04-15 Tall, Dark and Gruesome Gorilla (uncredited)
1946-12-25 Renegade Girl William Quantrill
1945-11-02 White Pongo White Pongo (uncredited)
1945-07-12 The White Gorilla Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
1945-04-20 The Monster and the Ape Thor
1944-06-01 Jungle Woman Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
1944-01-25 Nabonga Nabonga der Gorilla
1943-10-29 Bullets and Saddles Crash Corrigan
1943-08-27 Black Market Rustlers 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1943-06-04 Cowboy Commandos Crash Corrigan
1943-06-04 Captive Wild Woman Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
1943-03-26 Land of Hunted Men 'Crash' Corrigan
1943-02-05 Dizzy Detectives Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
1942-09-04 Arizona Stage Coach Crash Corrigan
1942-06-12 Texas Trouble Shooters 'Crash' Corrigan
1942-04-24 Boot Hill Bandits Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
1942-02-27 Rock River Renegades Crash Corrigan
1942-01-09 Thunder River Feud Crash Corrigan
1941-11-21 Underground Rustlers Crash Corrigan
1941-10-09 Tonto Basin Outlaws Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941-08-29 Saddle Mountain Roundup Crash Corrigan
1941-07-30 Fugitive Valley Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941-06-04 Wrangler's Roost Crash Corrigan
1941-04-19 Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941-02-10 The Kid's Last Ride Crash Corrigan
1941-01-04 The Trail of the Silver Spurs Crash Corrigan
1940-11-25 West of Pinto Basin Crash Corrigan
1940-10-10 Trailing Double Trouble Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1940-09-30 The Ape Nabu
1940-08-22 The Range Busters 'Crash' Corrigan
1939-08-10 New Frontier Tucson Smith
1939-06-27 Wyoming Outlaw Tucson Smith
1939-05-12 Three Texas Steers Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
1939-04-12 The Night Riders Tucson Smith
1938-12-22 Red River Range Tucson Smith
1938-11-18 Santa Fe Stampede Tucson Smith
1938-09-20 Overland Stage Raiders Tucson Smith
1938-08-28 Pals of the Saddle Tucson Smith
1938-08-01 Heroes of the Hills Tucson Smith
1938-07-29 Three Missing Links The Gorilla (Naba)
1938-06-15 Riders of the Black Hills Tucson Smith
1938-04-14 Outlaws of Sonora Tucson Smith
1938-03-07 Call The Mesquiteers 'Tucson' Smith
1938-01-24 The Purple Vigilantes Tucson Smith
1937-12-06 Wild Horse Rodeo Tucson Smith
1937-10-18 The Trigger Trio Tucson Smith
1937-09-06 Heart of the Rockies Tucson Smith
1937-06-29 Range Defenders Tucson Smith
1937-06-05 The Painted Stallion Clark Stuart
1937-05-24 Come on, Cowboys Tucson Smith
1937-05-05 Gunsmoke Ranch Tucson Smith
1937-03-03 Hit the Saddle Tucson Smith
1937-01-25 Join the Marines Lt. Hodge
1937-01-04 The Riders of the Whistling Skull Tucson Smith
1936-12-09 Roarin' Lead Tucson Smith
1936-11-08 Country Gentlemen Briggs
1936-10-26 Ghost-Town Gold Tucson Smith
1936-09-22 The Three Mesquiteers Tucson Smith
1936-05-30 Sharad of Atlantis Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1936-02-17 The Leathernecks Have Landed Officer of the Day (uncredited)
1936-02-15 Darkest Africa Bonga / Samabi
1935-11-22 Mutiny on the Bounty Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1934-07-02 Tomorrow's Children Interne (uncredited)
1934-06-29 Murder in the Private Car Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1932-04-02 Tarzan the Ape Man Ape (uncredited)