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Ray Corrigan
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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 r…
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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.
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Ray Corrigan's Filmography
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Bat Men of Africa
as Bonga
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as It
Domino Kid
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sailor
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Ice
as Gorilla
Apache Ambush
as Hank Calvin
Killer Ape
as Norley
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
as Gorilla
Fraidy Cat
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
Trail of Robin Hood
as Crash Corrigan
No Poster
Forbidden Jungle
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
as One-Eye (uncredited)
Zamba
as Zamba the Gorilla
No Poster
Microspook
The Lost Tribe
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Unknown Island
as Monster (uncredited)
Miraculous Journey
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Renegade Girl
as William Quantrill
White Pongo
as White Pongo (uncredited)
The White Gorilla
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
The Monster and the Ape
as Thor
Jungle Woman
as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)
Nabonga
as Nabonga der Gorilla
Bullets and Saddles
as Crash Corrigan
Black Market Rustlers
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Captive Wild Woman
as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)
Cowboy Commandos
as Crash Corrigan
Land of Hunted Men
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Dizzy Detectives
as Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Arizona Stage Coach
as Crash Corrigan
Texas Trouble Shooters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
Boot Hill Bandits
as Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan
Rock River Renegades
as Crash Corrigan
Thunder River Feud
as Crash Corrigan
Underground Rustlers
as Crash Corrigan
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as Crash Corrigan
Fugitive Valley
as Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Wrangler's Roost
as Crash Corrigan
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
as 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
The Kid's Last Ride
as Crash Corrigan
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
as Crash Corrigan
West of Pinto Basin
as Crash Corrigan
Trailing Double Trouble
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
The Ape
as Nabu
The Range Busters
as 'Crash' Corrigan
New Frontier
as Tucson Smith
Wyoming Outlaw
as Tucson Smith
Three Texas Steers
as Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla
The Night Riders
as Tucson Smith
Red River Range
as Tucson Smith
Santa Fe Stampede
as Tucson Smith
Overland Stage Raiders
as Tucson Smith
Pals of the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
Heroes of the Hills
as Tucson Smith
Three Missing Links
as The Gorilla (Naba)
Riders of the Black Hills
as Tucson Smith
Outlaws of Sonora
as Tucson Smith
Call The Mesquiteers
as 'Tucson' Smith
The Purple Vigilantes
as Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Rodeo
as Tucson Smith
The Trigger Trio
as Tucson Smith
Heart of the Rockies
as Tucson Smith
Range Defenders
as Tucson Smith
The Painted Stallion
as Clark Stuart
Come on, Cowboys
as Tucson Smith
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Tucson Smith
Hit the Saddle
as Tucson Smith
Join the Marines
as Lt. Hodge
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as Tucson Smith
Roarin' Lead
as Tucson Smith
Country Gentlemen
as Briggs
Ghost Town Gold
as Tucson Smith
The Three Mesquiteers
as Tucson Smith
Sharad of Atlantis
as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Flash Gordon
as Orangopoid
The Leathernecks Have Landed
as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
Darkest Africa
as Bonga / Samabi
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
as Interne (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
as Naba the Gorilla (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Ape (uncredited)
Corriganville
as Self