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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 14, 1902
Died
August 10, 1976
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
- Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- Raymond Benitz
Ray Corrigan
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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 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.
Known For
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Bonga
Bat Men of Africa
1966
5.9
It
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
5.7
Domino Kid
1957
5.4
Sailor
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
0.0
Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hook a Crook
1955
5.8
Gorilla
Hot Ice
1955
6.0
Hank Calvin
Apache Ambush
1955
3.3
Gorilla
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
1952
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Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Fraidy Cat
1951
5.2
Crash Corrigan
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
Credits
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Bat Men of Africa
as Bonga
1966
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as It
1958
5.9
Domino Kid
1957
5.7
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sailor
1957
5.4
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
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Hot Ice
as Gorilla
1955
5.8
Apache Ambush
as Hank Calvin
1955
6.0
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
as Gorilla
1952
3.3
Fraidy Cat
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
1951
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Trail of Robin Hood
as Crash Corrigan
1950
5.2
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Forbidden Jungle
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
1950
4.0
Zamba
as Zamba the Gorilla
1949
3.5
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Microspook
1949
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The Lost Tribe
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949
5.0
Unknown Island
as Monster (uncredited)
1948
5.0
Miraculous Journey
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
4.7
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
0.0
Renegade Girl
as William Quantrill
1946
3.7
White Pongo
as White Pongo (uncredited)
1945
3.8
The White Gorilla
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
1945
3.8
The Monster and the Ape
as Thor
1945
6.1
Jungle Woman
as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
1944
4.9
Nabonga
as Nabonga der Gorilla
1944
4.3
Bullets and Saddles
as Crash Corrigan
1943
5.0
Black Market Rustlers
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1943
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Cowboy Commandos
as Crash Corrigan
1943
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Captive Wild Woman
as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
1943
5.2
Land of Hunted Men
as 'Crash' Corrigan
1943
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Dizzy Detectives
as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
1943
6.5
Arizona Stage Coach
as Crash Corrigan
1942
4.5
Texas Trouble Shooters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
1942
6.5
Boot Hill Bandits
as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
1942
5.6
Rock River Renegades
as Crash Corrigan
1942
6.0
Thunder River Feud
as Crash Corrigan
1942
5.0
Underground Rustlers
as Crash Corrigan
1941
5.0
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
0.0
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as Crash Corrigan
1941
6.0
Fugitive Valley
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
5.7
Wrangler's Roost
as Crash Corrigan
1941
6.0
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
0.0
The Kid's Last Ride
as Crash Corrigan
1941
3.7
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
as Crash Corrigan
1941
4.5
West of Pinto Basin
as Crash Corrigan
1940
4.0
Trailing Double Trouble
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1940
6.0
The Ape
as Nabu
1940
4.8
The Range Busters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
1940
5.2
New Frontier
as Tucson Smith
1939
5.5
Wyoming Outlaw
as Tucson Smith
1939
5.6
Three Texas Steers
as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
1939
4.9
The Night Riders
as Tucson Smith
1939
5.5
Red River Range
as Tucson Smith
1938
5.0
Santa Fe Stampede
as Tucson Smith
1938
5.5
Overland Stage Raiders
as Tucson Smith
1938
5.0
Pals of the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
1938
5.2
Heroes of the Hills
as Tucson Smith
1938
6.0
Three Missing Links
as The Gorilla (Naba)
1938
5.8
Riders of the Black Hills
as Tucson Smith
1938
0.0
Outlaws of Sonora
as Tucson Smith
1938
5.0
Call The Mesquiteers
as 'Tucson' Smith
1938
4.0
The Purple Vigilantes
as Tucson Smith
1938
3.0
Wild Horse Rodeo
as Tucson Smith
1937
0.0
The Trigger Trio
as Tucson Smith
1937
6.0
Heart of the Rockies
as Tucson Smith
1937
6.0
Range Defenders
as Tucson Smith
1937
2.5
The Painted Stallion
as Clark Stuart
1937
4.5
Come on, Cowboys
as Tucson Smith
1937
5.5
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Tucson Smith
1937
3.6
Hit the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
1937
5.2
Join the Marines
as Lt. Hodge
1937
3.0
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as Tucson Smith
1937
5.2
Roarin' Lead
as Tucson Smith
1936
5.0
Country Gentlemen
as Briggs
1936
4.7
Ghost Town Gold
as Tucson Smith
1936
4.5
The Three Mesquiteers
as Tucson Smith
1936
5.0
Sharad of Atlantis
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1936
4.2
Flash Gordon
as Orangopoid
1936
6.4
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
1936
5.0
Darkest Africa
as Bonga / Samabi
1936
7.9
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
7.3
Tomorrow's Children
as Interne (uncredited)
1934
4.6
Murder in the Private Car
as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1934
5.3
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Ape (uncredited)
1932
6.6
Corriganville
as Self
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