Ray Corrigan
Actor
- Born
- February 14, 1902 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- August 10, 1976 (age 74)
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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.
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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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Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
November 22, 1935
Tarzan the Ape Man
March 22, 1932
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
July 31, 1958
Flash Gordon
April 6, 1936
The Ape
September 30, 1940
Captive Wild Woman
June 4, 1943
Zombies of Mora Tau
February 19, 1957
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
September 4, 1952
New Frontier
August 10, 1939
Unknown Island
October 15, 1948
Jungle Woman
June 1, 1944
Nabonga
January 25, 1944
Acting86
- 1966Bat Men of Africa as Bonga
- 1958It! The Terror from Beyond Space as It
- 1957Domino Kid
- 1957Zombies of Mora Tau as Sailor
- 1955Hook a Crook as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1955Hot Ice as Gorilla
- 1955Apache Ambush as Hank Calvin
- 1953Killer Ape as Norley
- 1952Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla as Gorilla
- 1951Fraidy Cat as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)