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