Ray Corrigan
Born
February 14, 1902
Died
August 10, 1976 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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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.
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
Bat Men of Africa
Bonga
1966
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
1958
Domino Kid
1957
Zombies of Mora Tau
Sailor
1957
Hook a Crook
Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
Hot Ice
Gorilla
1955
Apache Ambush
Hank Calvin
1955
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Gorilla
1952
Fraidy Cat
Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
1951
Trail of Robin Hood
Crash Corrigan
1950
Forbidden Jungle
Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
1950
Zamba
Zamba the Gorilla
1949
Microspook
1949
The Lost Tribe
Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949
Unknown Island
Monster (uncredited)
1948
Miraculous Journey
Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
Renegade Girl
William Quantrill
1946
White Pongo
White Pongo (uncredited)
1945
The White Gorilla
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
1945
The Monster and the Ape
Thor
1945
Jungle Woman
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
1944
Nabonga
Nabonga der Gorilla
1944
Bullets and Saddles
Crash Corrigan
1943
Black Market Rustlers
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1943
Cowboy Commandos
Crash Corrigan
1943
Captive Wild Woman
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
1943
Land of Hunted Men
'Crash' Corrigan
1943
Dizzy Detectives
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
1943
Arizona Stage Coach
Crash Corrigan
1942
Texas Trouble Shooters
'Crash' Corrigan
1942
Boot Hill Bandits
Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
1942
Rock River Renegades
Crash Corrigan
1942
Thunder River Feud
Crash Corrigan
1942
Underground Rustlers
Crash Corrigan
1941
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
Saddle Mountain Roundup
Crash Corrigan
1941
Fugitive Valley
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
Wrangler's Roost
Crash Corrigan
1941
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
1941
The Kid's Last Ride
Crash Corrigan
1941
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
Crash Corrigan
1941
West of Pinto Basin
Crash Corrigan
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1940
The Ape
Nabu
1940
The Range Busters
'Crash' Corrigan
1940
New Frontier
Tucson Smith
1939
Wyoming Outlaw
Tucson Smith
1939
Three Texas Steers
Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
1939
The Night Riders
Tucson Smith
1939
Red River Range
Tucson Smith
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Tucson Smith
1938
Overland Stage Raiders
Tucson Smith
1938
Pals of the Saddle
Tucson Smith
1938
Heroes of the Hills
Tucson Smith
1938
Three Missing Links
The Gorilla (Naba)
1938
Riders of the Black Hills
Tucson Smith
1938
Outlaws of Sonora
Tucson Smith
1938
Call The Mesquiteers
'Tucson' Smith
1938
The Purple Vigilantes
Tucson Smith
1938
Wild Horse Rodeo
Tucson Smith
1937
The Trigger Trio
Tucson Smith
1937
Heart of the Rockies
Tucson Smith
1937
Range Defenders
Tucson Smith
1937
The Painted Stallion
Clark Stuart
1937
Come on, Cowboys
Tucson Smith
1937
Gunsmoke Ranch
Tucson Smith
1937
Hit the Saddle
Tucson Smith
1937
Join the Marines
Lt. Hodge
1937
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Tucson Smith
1937
Roarin' Lead
Tucson Smith
1936
Country Gentlemen
Briggs
1936
Ghost-Town Gold
Tucson Smith
1936
The Three Mesquiteers
Tucson Smith
1936
Sharad of Atlantis
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Officer of the Day (uncredited)
1936
Darkest Africa
Bonga / Samabi
1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
Tomorrow's Children
Interne (uncredited)
1934
Murder in the Private Car
Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1934
Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
1932
Corriganville
Self