Ray Corrigan
Acting
Born: 1902-02-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
Flash Gordon
Orangopoid
The Ape
Nabu
Captive Wild Woman
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Zombies of Mora Tau
Sailor
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Gorilla
New Frontier
Tucson Smith
Unknown Island
Monster (uncredited)
Jungle Woman
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Nabonga
Nabonga der Gorilla
Sharad of Atlantis
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Murder in the Private Car
Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
White Pongo
White Pongo (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
Gorilla (uncredited)
Santa Fe Stampede
Tucson Smith
Three Missing Links
The Gorilla (Naba)
Overland Stage Raiders
Tucson Smith
Dizzy Detectives
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Three Texas Steers
Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
Apache Ambush
Hank Calvin
Red River Range
Tucson Smith
The White Gorilla
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
Wyoming Outlaw
Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
Tucson Smith
The Night Riders
Tucson Smith
Renegade Girl
William Quantrill
Domino Kid
Tomorrow's Children
Interne (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch
Tucson Smith
Hit the Saddle
Tucson Smith
The Monster and the Ape
Thor
Hot Ice
Gorilla
Boot Hill Bandits
Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Trail of Robin Hood
Crash Corrigan
Arizona Stage Coach
Crash Corrigan
The Range Busters
'Crash' Corrigan