Ray Corrigan
Ray Corrigan
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-02-14 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Acting

1966

Bat Men of Africa as Bonga

1957

Domino Kid as Not available

1957

Zombies of Mora Tau as Sailor

1955

Apache Ambush as Hank Calvin

1955

Hook a Crook as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

1955

Hot Ice as Gorilla

1951

Fraidy Cat as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

1950

Forbidden Jungle as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

1950

Trail of Robin Hood as Crash Corrigan

1949

The Lost Tribe as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)

1949

Microspook as Not available

1949

Zamba as Zamba the Gorilla

1948

Unknown Island as Monster (uncredited)

1948

Miraculous Journey as Gorilla (uncredited)

1948

Tall, Dark and Gruesome as Gorilla (uncredited)

1946

Renegade Girl as William Quantrill

1945

The White Gorilla as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

1945

White Pongo as White Pongo (uncredited)

1944

Jungle Woman as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

1944

Nabonga as Nabonga der Gorilla

1943

Captive Wild Woman as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

1943

Bullets and Saddles as Crash Corrigan

1943

Cowboy Commandos as Crash Corrigan

1943

Black Market Rustlers as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

1943

Land of Hunted Men as 'Crash' Corrigan

1943

Dizzy Detectives as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)

1942

Boot Hill Bandits as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan

1942

Thunder River Feud as Crash Corrigan

1942

Rock River Renegades as Crash Corrigan

1942

Texas Trouble Shooters as 'Crash' Corrigan

1942

Arizona Stage Coach as Crash Corrigan

1941

The Trail of the Silver Spurs as Crash Corrigan

1941

The Kid's Last Ride as Crash Corrigan

1941

Underground Rustlers as Crash Corrigan

1941

Fugitive Valley as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

1941

Wrangler's Roost as Crash Corrigan

1941

Tonto Basin Outlaws as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

1941

Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

1941

Saddle Mountain Roundup as Crash Corrigan

1940

Trailing Double Trouble as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

1940

The Ape as Nabu

1940

The Range Busters as 'Crash' Corrigan

1940

West of Pinto Basin as Crash Corrigan

1939

New Frontier as Tucson Smith

1939

Three Texas Steers as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

1939

Wyoming Outlaw as Tucson Smith

1939

The Night Riders as Tucson Smith

1938

Red River Range as Tucson Smith

1938

Overland Stage Raiders as Tucson Smith

1938

Pals of the Saddle as Tucson Smith

1938

Riders of the Black Hills as Tucson Smith

1938

Santa Fe Stampede as Tucson Smith

1938

Three Missing Links as The Gorilla (Naba)

1938

Outlaws of Sonora as Tucson Smith

1938

Call The Mesquiteers as 'Tucson' Smith

1938

The Purple Vigilantes as Tucson Smith

1938

Heroes of the Hills as Tucson Smith

1937

Hit the Saddle as Tucson Smith

1937

Come on, Cowboys as Tucson Smith

1937

Heart of the Rockies as Tucson Smith

1937

Gunsmoke Ranch as Tucson Smith

1937

Range Defenders as Tucson Smith

1937

Wild Horse Rodeo as Tucson Smith

1937

Join the Marines as Lt. Hodge

1937

The Trigger Trio as Tucson Smith

1937

The Painted Stallion as Clark Stuart

1936

Sharad of Atlantis as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

1936

The Three Mesquiteers as Tucson Smith

1936

Country Gentlemen as Briggs

1936

Ghost-Town Gold as Tucson Smith

1936

Roarin' Lead as Tucson Smith

1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed as Officer of the Day (uncredited)

1936

Darkest Africa as Bonga / Samabi

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1934

Murder in the Private Car as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

1934

Tomorrow's Children as Interne (uncredited)

1932

Tarzan the Ape Man as Ape (uncredited)

NaN

Corriganville as Self
Crew

1970

Take It Out in Trade Associate Producer

1932

Tarzan the Ape Man Stunts