Person
Ray Corrigan
Acting · 1902–1976 · 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
Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
Sharad of Atlantis
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
Orangopoid
Forbidden Jungle
Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
Hot Ice
Gorilla
Jungle Woman
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Roarin' Lead
Tucson Smith
Filmography
- 1970Take It Out in TradeAssociate Producer
- 1966Bat Men of AfricaBonga
- 1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceIt
- 1957Domino Kid
- 1957Zombies of Mora TauSailor
- 1955Hook a CrookGorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1955Hot IceGorilla
- 1955Apache AmbushHank Calvin
- 1953Killer ApeNorley
- 1952Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn GorillaGorilla
- 1951Fraidy CatGorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
- 1950Trail of Robin HoodCrash Corrigan
- 1950Forbidden JungleGege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1949The Adventures of Sir GalahadOne-Eye (uncredited)
- 1949ZambaZamba the Gorilla
- 1949Microspook
- 1949The Lost TribeSimba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1948Unknown IslandMonster (uncredited)
- 1948Miraculous JourneyGorilla (uncredited)
- 1948Tall, Dark and GruesomeGorilla (uncredited)
- 1946Renegade GirlWilliam Quantrill
- 1945White PongoWhite Pongo (uncredited)
- 1945The White GorillaSteve Collins / The White Gorilla
- 1945The Monster and the ApeThor
- 1944Jungle WomanCheela (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1944NabongaNabonga der Gorilla
- 1943Bullets and SaddlesCrash Corrigan
- 1943Black Market Rustlers'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1943Cowboy CommandosCrash Corrigan
- 1943Captive Wild WomanCheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1943Land of Hunted Men'Crash' Corrigan
- 1943Dizzy DetectivesBonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1942Dr. Renault's SecretStunts
- 1942Arizona Stage CoachCrash Corrigan
- 1942Texas Trouble Shooters'Crash' Corrigan
- 1942Boot Hill BanditsMarshal 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1942Rock River RenegadesCrash Corrigan
- 1942Thunder River FeudCrash Corrigan
- 1941Underground RustlersCrash Corrigan
- 1941Tonto Basin OutlawsCrash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941Saddle Mountain RoundupCrash Corrigan
- 1941Fugitive ValleyCrash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941Wrangler's RoostCrash Corrigan
- 1941Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
- 1941The Kid's Last RideCrash Corrigan
- 1941The Trail of the Silver SpursCrash Corrigan
- 1940West of Pinto BasinCrash Corrigan
- 1940Trailing Double TroubleRay 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1940The ApeNabu
- 1940The Range Busters'Crash' Corrigan
- 1939New FrontierTucson Smith
- 1939Wyoming OutlawTucson Smith
- 1939Three Texas SteersTucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
- 1939The Night RidersTucson Smith
- 1938Red River RangeTucson Smith
- 1938Santa Fe StampedeTucson Smith
- 1938Overland Stage RaidersTucson Smith
- 1938Pals of the SaddleTucson Smith
- 1938Heroes of the HillsTucson Smith
- 1938Three Missing LinksThe Gorilla (Naba)
- 1938Riders of the Black HillsTucson Smith
- 1938Outlaws of SonoraTucson Smith
- 1938Call The Mesquiteers'Tucson' Smith
- 1938The Purple VigilantesTucson Smith
- 1937Wild Horse RodeoTucson Smith
- 1937The Trigger TrioTucson Smith
- 1937Heart of the RockiesTucson Smith
- 1937Range DefendersTucson Smith
- 1937The Painted StallionClark Stuart
- 1937Come on, CowboysTucson Smith
- 1937Gunsmoke RanchTucson Smith
- 1937Hit the SaddleTucson Smith
- 1937Join the MarinesLt. Hodge
- 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullTucson Smith
- 1936Roarin' LeadTucson Smith
- 1936Country GentlemenBriggs
- 1936Ghost Town GoldTucson Smith
- 1936The Three MesquiteersTucson Smith
- 1936Sharad of AtlantisRay 'Crash' Corrigan
- 1936Flash GordonOrangopoid
- 1936The Leathernecks Have LandedOfficer of the Day (uncredited)
- 1936Darkest AfricaBonga / Samabi
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- 1934Tomorrow's ChildrenInterne (uncredited)
- 1934Murder in the Private CarNaba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1934Hollywood PartyGorilla (uncredited)
- 1932Tarzan the Ape ManApe (uncredited)
- —CorriganvilleSelf
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