Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

Acting
Born Feb 14, 1902
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died Aug 10, 1976

​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

Filmography — Acting

Tarzan the Ape Man
6.6
1932

Tarzan the Ape Man

Ape (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Flash Gordon
6.4
1936

Flash Gordon

Orangopoid

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
3.3
1952

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Gorilla

Domino Kid
5.7
1957

Domino Kid

Apache Ambush
6.1
1955

Apache Ambush

Hank Calvin

Jungle Woman
4.9
1944

Jungle Woman

Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
5.8
1958

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It

The Night Riders
5.5
1939

The Night Riders

Tucson Smith

Tomorrow's Children
4.6
1934

Tomorrow's Children

Interne (uncredited)

Zamba
3.5
1949

Zamba

Zamba the Gorilla

The Leathernecks Have Landed
5.0
1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed

Officer of the Day (uncredited)

The Ape
4.7
1940

The Ape

Nabu

Ghost Town Gold
4.5
1936

Ghost Town Gold

Tucson Smith

Thunder River Feud
5.0
1942

Thunder River Feud

Crash Corrigan

The Trail of the Silver Spurs
4.5
1941

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

Crash Corrigan

White Pongo
3.8
1945

White Pongo

White Pongo (uncredited)

Red River Range
5.0
1938

Red River Range

Tucson Smith

Nabonga
4.3
1944

Nabonga

Nabonga der Gorilla

Zombies of Mora Tau
5.4
1957

Zombies of Mora Tau

Sailor

Captive Wild Woman
5.2
1943

Captive Wild Woman

Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

Three Texas Steers
4.9
1939

Three Texas Steers

Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

New Frontier
5.6
1939

New Frontier

Tucson Smith

Hot Ice
5.8
1955

Hot Ice

Gorilla

Fugitive Valley
5.7
1941

Fugitive Valley

Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Tonto Basin Outlaws
1941

Tonto Basin Outlaws

Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Overland Stage Raiders
5.0
1938

Overland Stage Raiders

Tucson Smith

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
5.2
1937

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

Tucson Smith

Gunsmoke Ranch
3.6
1937

Gunsmoke Ranch

Tucson Smith

Trail of Robin Hood
5.8
1950

Trail of Robin Hood

Crash Corrigan

Sharad of Atlantis
4.2
1936

Sharad of Atlantis

Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Hollywood Party
5.8
1934

Hollywood Party

Gorilla (uncredited)

Killer Ape
4.8
1953

Killer Ape

Norley

Riders of the Black Hills
1938

Riders of the Black Hills

Tucson Smith

Dizzy Detectives
6.5
1943

Dizzy Detectives

Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)

Unknown Island
5.0
1948

Unknown Island

Monster (uncredited)

The Monster and the Ape
6.3
1945

The Monster and the Ape

Thor

The Painted Stallion
4.5
1937

The Painted Stallion

Clark Stuart

Darkest Africa
7.9
1936

Darkest Africa

Bonga / Samabi

The Range Busters
5.2
1940

The Range Busters

'Crash' Corrigan

The White Gorilla
3.9
1945

The White Gorilla

Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

Pals of the Saddle
5.2
1938

Pals of the Saddle

Tucson Smith

West of Pinto Basin
4.0
1940

West of Pinto Basin

Crash Corrigan

Arizona Stage Coach
4.5
1942

Arizona Stage Coach

Crash Corrigan

Murder in the Private Car
5.3
1934

Murder in the Private Car

Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

Wyoming Outlaw
5.6
1939

Wyoming Outlaw

Tucson Smith

Santa Fe Stampede
5.5
1938

Santa Fe Stampede

Tucson Smith

The Lost Tribe
5.0
1949

The Lost Tribe

Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)

Join the Marines
3.0
1937

Join the Marines

Lt. Hodge

Land of Hunted Men
1943

Land of Hunted Men

'Crash' Corrigan

Hook a Crook
1955

Hook a Crook

Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Underground Rustlers
5.0
1941

Underground Rustlers

Crash Corrigan

Bat Men of Africa
1966

Bat Men of Africa

Bonga

Call The Mesquiteers
4.0
1938

Call The Mesquiteers

'Tucson' Smith

Come on, Cowboys
5.5
1937

Come on, Cowboys

Tucson Smith

Bullets and Saddles
5.0
1943

Bullets and Saddles

Crash Corrigan

The Purple Vigilantes
3.0
1938

The Purple Vigilantes

Tucson Smith

Fraidy Cat
1951

Fraidy Cat

Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

The Three Mesquiteers
5.0
1936

The Three Mesquiteers

Tucson Smith

Hit the Saddle
5.2
1937

Hit the Saddle

Tucson Smith

Cowboy Commandos
1943

Cowboy Commandos

Crash Corrigan

The Kid's Last Ride
3.7
1941

The Kid's Last Ride

Crash Corrigan

Heroes of the Hills
6.0
1938

Heroes of the Hills

Tucson Smith

Miraculous Journey
4.7
1948

Miraculous Journey

Gorilla (uncredited)

Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
1941

Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

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

Outlaws of Sonora
5.0
1938

Outlaws of Sonora

Tucson Smith

Country Gentlemen
4.7
1936

Country Gentlemen

Briggs

Boot Hill Bandits
5.6
1942

Boot Hill Bandits

Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan

The Trigger Trio
6.0
1937

The Trigger Trio

Tucson Smith

4.0
1950

Forbidden Jungle

Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

Wrangler's Roost
6.0
1941

Wrangler's Roost

Crash Corrigan

Heart of the Rockies
6.0
1937

Heart of the Rockies

Tucson Smith

Rock River Renegades
6.0
1942

Rock River Renegades

Crash Corrigan

Range Defenders
2.5
1937

Range Defenders

Tucson Smith

Roarin' Lead
5.0
1936

Roarin' Lead

Tucson Smith

Renegade Girl
3.7
1946

Renegade Girl

William Quantrill

1949

Microspook

Trailing Double Trouble
6.0
1940

Trailing Double Trouble

Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Texas Trouble Shooters
6.5
1942

Texas Trouble Shooters

'Crash' Corrigan

Three Missing Links
5.8
1938

Three Missing Links

The Gorilla (Naba)

Tall, Dark and Gruesome
1948

Tall, Dark and Gruesome

Gorilla (uncredited)

Wild Horse Rodeo
1937

Wild Horse Rodeo

Tucson Smith

Black Market Rustlers
1943

Black Market Rustlers

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

Saddle Mountain Roundup
6.0
1941

Saddle Mountain Roundup

Crash Corrigan

Corriganville

Corriganville

Self