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Ray Corrigan

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Ray Corrigan

Born February 14, 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USADied August 10, 197682 films

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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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Tarzan the Ape Man poster6.6Tarzan the Ape Man1932It! The Terror from Beyond Space poster5.8It! The Terror from Beyond Space1958

Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. 1966Bat Men of AfricaBonga
  2. 1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceIt
  3. 1957Domino Kid
  4. 1957Zombies of Mora TauSailor
  5. 1955Hot IceGorilla
  6. 1955Apache AmbushHank Calvin
  7. 1953Killer ApeNorley
  8. 1952Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn GorillaGorilla
  9. 1950Trail of Robin HoodCrash Corrigan
  10. 1950Forbidden JungleGege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
  11. 1949The Adventures of Sir GalahadOne-Eye (uncredited)
  12. 1949ZambaZamba the Gorilla
  13. 1949Microspook
  14. 1949The Lost TribeSimba the Gorilla (uncredited)
  15. 1948Unknown IslandMonster (uncredited)
  16. 1948Miraculous JourneyGorilla (uncredited)
  17. 1948Tall, Dark and GruesomeGorilla (uncredited)
  18. 1946Renegade GirlWilliam Quantrill
  19. 1945White PongoWhite Pongo (uncredited)
  20. 1945The White GorillaSteve Collins / The White Gorilla
  21. 1945The Monster and the ApeThor
  22. 1944NabongaNabonga der Gorilla
  23. 1943Bullets and SaddlesCrash Corrigan
  24. 1943Black Market Rustlers'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
  25. 1943Cowboy CommandosCrash Corrigan
  26. 1943Captive Wild WomanCheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
  27. 1943Land of Hunted Men'Crash' Corrigan
  28. 1943Dizzy DetectivesBonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
  29. 1942Arizona Stage CoachCrash Corrigan
  30. 1942Texas Trouble Shooters'Crash' Corrigan
  31. 1942Boot Hill BanditsMarshal 'Crash' Corrigan
  32. 1942Rock River RenegadesCrash Corrigan
  33. 1942Thunder River FeudCrash Corrigan
  34. 1941Underground RustlersCrash Corrigan
  35. 1941Tonto Basin OutlawsCrash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
  36. 1941Saddle Mountain RoundupCrash Corrigan
  37. 1941Fugitive ValleyCrash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
  38. 1941Wrangler's RoostCrash Corrigan
  39. 1941Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
  40. 1941The Kid's Last RideCrash Corrigan
  41. 1941The Trail of the Silver SpursCrash Corrigan
  42. 1940West of Pinto BasinCrash Corrigan
  43. 1940Trailing Double TroubleRay 'Crash' Corrigan
  44. 1940The ApeNabu
  45. 1940The Range Busters'Crash' Corrigan
  46. 1939New FrontierTucson Smith
  47. 1939Wyoming OutlawTucson Smith
  48. 1939Three Texas SteersTucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
  49. 1939The Night RidersTucson Smith
  50. 1938Red River RangeTucson Smith
  51. 1938Santa Fe StampedeTucson Smith
  52. 1938Overland Stage RaidersTucson Smith
  53. 1938Pals of the SaddleTucson Smith
  54. 1938Heroes of the HillsTucson Smith
  55. 1938Three Missing LinksThe Gorilla (Naba)
  56. 1938Riders of the Black HillsTucson Smith
  57. 1938Outlaws of SonoraTucson Smith
  58. 1938Call The Mesquiteers'Tucson' Smith
  59. 1938The Purple VigilantesTucson Smith
  60. 1937Wild Horse RodeoTucson Smith
  61. 1937The Trigger TrioTucson Smith
  62. 1937Heart of the RockiesTucson Smith
  63. 1937Range DefendersTucson Smith
  64. 1937The Painted StallionClark Stuart
  65. 1937Come on, CowboysTucson Smith
  66. 1937Gunsmoke RanchTucson Smith
  67. 1937Hit the SaddleTucson Smith
  68. 1937Join the MarinesLt. Hodge
  69. 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullTucson Smith
  70. 1936Roarin' LeadTucson Smith
  71. 1936Country GentlemenBriggs
  72. 1936Ghost Town GoldTucson Smith
  73. 1936The Three MesquiteersTucson Smith
  74. 1936Sharad of AtlantisRay 'Crash' Corrigan
  75. 1936Flash GordonOrangopoid
  76. 1936The Leathernecks Have LandedOfficer of the Day (uncredited)
  77. 1936Darkest AfricaBonga / Samabi
  78. 1935Mutiny on the BountyAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
  79. 1934Tomorrow's ChildrenInterne (uncredited)
  80. 1934Murder in the Private CarNaba the Gorilla (uncredited)
  81. 1934Hollywood PartyGorilla (uncredited)
  82. 1932Tarzan the Ape ManApe (uncredited)