Ray Corrigan
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1902-02-14 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- 1976-08-10
Known for
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — Ape (uncredited)
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) — It
- Flash Gordon (1936) — Orangopoid
- The Ape (1940) — Nabu
- Captive Wild Woman (1943) — Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) — Sailor
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) — Gorilla
- Unknown Island (1948) — Monster (uncredited)
- New Frontier (1939) — Tucson Smith
- Jungle Woman (1944) — Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
- Nabonga (1944) — Nabonga der Gorilla
- Sharad of Atlantis (1936) — Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
- Murder in the Private Car (1934) — Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
- Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) — Stunts
- Three Missing Links (1938) — The Gorilla (Naba)