Ray Corrigan

from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Artwork for Mutiny on the BountyImage of 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.

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Timeline

1970Aged 68

  • Poster for Take It Out in Trade

    Associate Producer

1966Aged 64

  • Poster for Bat Men of Africa

    Bonga

1958Aged 56

  • Poster for It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    It

1957Aged 55

  • Poster for Zombies of Mora Tau

    Sailor

  • Poster for Domino Kid

    (Unknown)

1955Aged 53

  • Poster for Apache Ambush

    Hank Calvin

  • Poster for Hot Ice

    Gorilla

  • Poster for Hook a Crook

    Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

1953Aged 51

  • Poster for Killer Ape

    Norley

1952Aged 50

  • Poster for Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

    Gorilla

1951Aged 49

1950Aged 48

1949Aged 47

  • Poster for The Lost Tribe

    Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Microspook

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Zamba

    Zamba the Gorilla

  • Poster for The Adventures of Sir Galahad

    One-Eye (uncredited)

1948Aged 46

  • Poster for Tall, Dark and Gruesome

    Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Miraculous Journey

    Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Unknown Island

    Monster (uncredited)

1946Aged 44

  • Poster for Renegade Girl

    William Quantrill

1945Aged 43

  • Poster for The Monster and the Ape

    Thor

  • Poster for The White Gorilla

    Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

  • Poster for White Pongo

    White Pongo (uncredited)

1944Aged 42

  • Poster for Nabonga

    Nabonga der Gorilla

  • Poster for Jungle Woman

    Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

1943Aged 41

  • Poster for Dizzy Detectives

    Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Land of Hunted Men

    'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for Cowboy Commandos

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Captive Wild Woman

    Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Black Market Rustlers

    'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

  • Poster for Bullets and Saddles

    Crash Corrigan

1942Aged 40

  • Poster for Thunder River Feud

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Rock River Renegades

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Boot Hill Bandits

    Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for Texas Trouble Shooters

    'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for Arizona Stage Coach

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Dr. Renault's Secret

    Stunts

1941Aged 39

  • Poster for The Trail of the Silver Spurs

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for The Kid's Last Ride

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

    'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

  • Poster for Wrangler's Roost

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Fugitive Valley

    Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

  • Poster for Saddle Mountain Roundup

    Crash Corrigan

  • Poster for Tonto Basin Outlaws

    Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

  • Poster for Underground Rustlers

    Crash Corrigan

1940Aged 38

  • Poster for The Range Busters

    'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for The Ape

    Nabu

  • Poster for Trailing Double Trouble

    Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for West of Pinto Basin

    Crash Corrigan

1939Aged 37

  • Poster for The Night Riders

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Three Texas Steers

    Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

  • Poster for Wyoming Outlaw

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for New Frontier

    Tucson Smith

1938Aged 36

  • Poster for The Purple Vigilantes

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for The Painted Stallion

    Clark Stewart

  • Poster for Call The Mesquiteers

    'Tucson' Smith

  • Poster for Outlaws of Sonora

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Riders of the Black Hills

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Three Missing Links

    The Gorilla (Naba)

  • Poster for Heroes of the Hills

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Pals of the Saddle

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Overland Stage Raiders

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Santa Fe Stampede

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Red River Range

    Tucson Smith

1937Aged 35

  • Poster for The Riders of the Whistling Skull

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Join the Marines

    Lt. Hodge

  • Poster for Hit the Saddle

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Gunsmoke Ranch

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Come on, Cowboys

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for The Painted Stallion

    Clark Stuart

  • Poster for Range Defenders

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Heart of the Rockies

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for The Trigger Trio

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Wild Horse Rodeo

    Tucson Smith

1936Aged 34

  • Poster for Darkest Africa

    Bonga / Samabi

  • Poster for The Leathernecks Have Landed

    Officer of the Day (uncredited)

  • Poster for Flash Gordon

    Orangopoid

  • Poster for Sharad of Atlantis

    Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

  • Poster for The Three Mesquiteers

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Ghost Town Gold

    Tucson Smith

  • Poster for Country Gentlemen

    Briggs

  • Poster for Roarin' Lead

    Tucson Smith

1935Aged 33

  • Poster for Mutiny on the Bounty

    Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1934Aged 32

  • Poster for Hollywood Party

    Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Murder in the Private Car

    Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

  • Poster for Tomorrow's Children

    Interne (uncredited)

1932Aged 30

  • Poster for Tarzan the Ape Man

    Ape (uncredited)

Year unknown

  • Poster for Corriganville

    Self