
Known for
Acting
Born
February 14, 1902
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died
August 10, 1976 (aged 74)
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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...
TBA
as Self
1970
Associate Producer
1966
as Bonga
1958
1957
1957
as Sailor
1955
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
as Gorilla
1955
as Hank Calvin
1953
as Norley
1952
as Gorilla
1951
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)
1950
as Crash Corrigan
1950
as Gege - the Gorilla (uncredited)
1949
as One-Eye (uncredited)
1949
as Zamba the Gorilla
1949
1949
as Simba the Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
as Monster (uncredited)
1948
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1948
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1946
as William Quantrill
1945
as White Pongo (uncredited)
1945
as Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
1945
as Thor