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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Lost Tribe
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as Tucson Smith
1937
Miraculous Journey
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as Crash Corrigan
1941
Nabonga
as Nabonga der Gorilla
1944
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as It
1958
Arizona Stage Coach
as Crash Corrigan
1942
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sailor
1957
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
as Gorilla
1952
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Tucson Smith
1937
New Frontier
as Tucson Smith
1939
Sharad of Atlantis
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1936
Santa Fe Stampede
as Tucson Smith
1938
The White Gorilla
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
1945
Zamba
as Zamba the Gorilla
1949
Call The Mesquiteers
as 'Tucson' Smith
1938
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
1936
Renegade Girl
as William Quantrill
1946
Three Texas Steers
as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
1939