
Ray Corrigan
Acting • Born 1902-02-14 – Died 1976-08-10
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.
Filmography
85 credits
The Lost Tribe
Movie • 1949
Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Miraculous Journey
Movie • 1948
Gorilla (uncredited)

Saddle Mountain Roundup
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan

Nabonga
Movie • 1944
Nabonga der Gorilla

Tall, Dark and Gruesome
Movie • 1948
Gorilla (uncredited)

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Movie • 1958
It

Arizona Stage Coach
Movie • 1942
Crash Corrigan

Zombies of Mora Tau
Movie • 1957
Sailor

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Movie • 1952
Gorilla

Gunsmoke Ranch
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

New Frontier
Movie • 1939
Tucson Smith

Sharad of Atlantis
Movie • 1936
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Santa Fe Stampede
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

The White Gorilla
Movie • 1945
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla

Zamba
Movie • 1949
Zamba the Gorilla

Call The Mesquiteers
Movie • 1938
'Tucson' Smith

The Leathernecks Have Landed
Movie • 1936
Officer of the Day (uncredited)

Renegade Girl
Movie • 1946
William Quantrill

Three Texas Steers
Movie • 1939
Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla

The Painted Stallion
Movie • 1937
Clark Stuart

Three Missing Links
Movie • 1938
The Gorilla (Naba)

The Kid's Last Ride
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan

The Range Busters
Movie • 1940
'Crash' Corrigan

Thunder River Feud
Movie • 1942
Crash Corrigan

Trailing Double Trouble
Movie • 1940
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

Hit the Saddle
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Rock River Renegades
Movie • 1942
Crash Corrigan

Overland Stage Raiders
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

Red River Range
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

Wyoming Outlaw
Movie • 1939
Tucson Smith

Pals of the Saddle
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

The Night Riders
Movie • 1939
Tucson Smith

Ghost Town Gold
Movie • 1936
Tucson Smith

Heart of the Rockies
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Outlaws of Sonora
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

The Trigger Trio
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Roarin' Lead
Movie • 1936
Tucson Smith

Country Gentlemen
Movie • 1936
Briggs

The Monster and the Ape
Movie • 1945
Thor

Microspook
Movie • 1949

Hot Ice
Movie • 1955
Gorilla

The Purple Vigilantes
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

West of Pinto Basin
Movie • 1940
Crash Corrigan

Come on, Cowboys
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Apache Ambush
Movie • 1955
Hank Calvin

Wild Horse Rodeo
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Wrangler's Roost
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan

Range Defenders
Movie • 1937
Tucson Smith

Riders of the Black Hills
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

Texas Trouble Shooters
Movie • 1942
'Crash' Corrigan

Darkest Africa
Movie • 1936
Bonga / Samabi

Underground Rustlers
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan

Fraidy Cat
Movie • 1951
Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)

Hook a Crook
Movie • 1955
Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Domino Kid
Movie • 1957

Tonto Basin Outlaws
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

The Trail of the Silver Spurs
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan

Tarzan the Ape Man
Movie • 1932
Ape (uncredited)

Heroes of the Hills
Movie • 1938
Tucson Smith

The Three Mesquiteers
Movie • 1936
Tucson Smith

Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie • 1935
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Tomorrow's Children
Movie • 1934
Interne (uncredited)

The Ape
Movie • 1940
Nabu

Murder in the Private Car
Movie • 1934
Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)

White Pongo
Movie • 1945
White Pongo (uncredited)

Bullets and Saddles
Movie • 1943
Crash Corrigan

Cowboy Commandos
Movie • 1943
Crash Corrigan

Boot Hill Bandits
Movie • 1942
Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan

Land of Hunted Men
Movie • 1943
'Crash' Corrigan

Black Market Rustlers
Movie • 1943
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
Movie • 1941
'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Fugitive Valley
Movie • 1941
Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)

Trail of Robin Hood
Movie • 1950
Crash Corrigan

Dizzy Detectives
Movie • 1943
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)

Join the Marines
Movie • 1937
Lt. Hodge

Captive Wild Woman
Movie • 1943
Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

Forbidden Jungle
Movie • 1950
Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)

Jungle Woman
Movie • 1944
Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)

Unknown Island
Movie • 1948
Monster (uncredited)

Corriganville
Movie
Self

Bat Men of Africa
Movie • 1966
Bonga

Flash Gordon
Movie • 1936
Orangopoid

Killer Ape
Movie • 1953
Norley

Hollywood Party
Movie • 1934
Gorilla (uncredited)