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Ray "Crash" Corrigan, born Raymond Benard, was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies. He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas using his own gorilla costumes.
Birth Name
Raymond Benitz
Born
Friday, 14 February 1902
Died
Tuesday, 10 August 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Crash Corrigan | 2017 |
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Visiting... with Huell Howser | Self | 1993 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Crash Corrigan (clip from Undersea Kingdom (1936)) | 1991 |
| Horrible Horror | Crash Corrigan, In clips from 'Undersea Kingdom' / Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom' | 1986 |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Hero | 1976 |
| Arena | Tucson Smith (clip from Overland Stage Raiders (1938)) | 1975 |
| It! The Terror from Beyond Space | It | 1958 |
| The Bride and the Beast | Spanky (the wife-stealing gorilla) | 1958 |
| Domino Kid | Buck | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Crash Corrigan | 2017 |
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Visiting... with Huell Howser | Self | 1993 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | Crash Corrigan (clip from Undersea Kingdom (1936)) | 1991 |
| Horrible Horror | Crash Corrigan, In clips from 'Undersea Kingdom' / Crash Corrigan in 'Undersea Kingdom' | 1986 |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Hero | 1976 |
| Arena | Tucson Smith (clip from Overland Stage Raiders (1938)) | 1975 |
| It! The Terror from Beyond Space | It | 1958 |
| The Bride and the Beast | Spanky (the wife-stealing gorilla) | 1958 |
| Domino Kid | Buck | 1957 |
| Zombies of Mora Tau | Sailor | 1957 |
| Hook a Crook | Gorilla | 1955 |
| Hot Ice | Gorilla | 1955 |
| Apache Ambush | Hank Calvin | 1955 |
| Man with the Steel Whip | Painted Stallion Character | 1954 |
| Killer Ape | Norley | 1953 |
| The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | Docklin | 1953 |
| Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Gorilla | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | AB Blocker | 1952 |
| Trail of Robin Hood | Crash Corrigan | 1950 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self - Cowboy Actor | 1950 |
| Forbidden Jungle | Gege - the Gorilla | 1950 |
| The Adventures of Sir Galahad | One-Eye - the Innkeeper | 1949 |
| The Lost Tribe | Simba the Gorilla | 1949 |
| Zamba | Zamba the Gorilla | 1949 |
| Crime on Their Hands | Gorilla | 1948 |
| Congo Bill | Gorilla | 1948 |
| Unknown Island | Monster | 1948 |
| Miraculous Journey | Gorilla | 1948 |
| Tall, Dark and Gruesome | Gorilla | 1948 |
| Renegade Girl | William Quantrill | 1946 |
| White Pongo | White Pongo | 1945 |
| The White Gorilla | Narrator / Steve Collins / Konga - the White Gorilla / The White Gorilla | 1945 |
| The Monster and the Ape | Thor / Thor the Gorilla | 1945 |
| The Hairy Ape | Goliath the Gorilla | 1944 |
| Jungle Woman | Cheela | 1944 |
| The Monster Maker | Gorilla | 1944 |
| Nabonga | Gorilla / Nabonga der Gorilla | 1944 |
| The Phantom | Brutus the Gorilla | 1943 |
| She's for Me | Gorilla Man | 1943 |
| Bullets and Saddles | 'Crash' Corrigan / Crash Corrigan | 1943 |
| Black Market Rustlers | 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) / 'Crash' Corrigan | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Cheela the Gorilla | 1943 |
| Cowboy Commandos | Crash Corrigan | 1943 |
| Land of Hunted Men | 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) / 'Crash' Corrigan | 1943 |
| Dizzy Detectives | Bonzo the Gorilla | 1943 |
| Dr. Renault's Secret | Ape | 1942 |
| Arizona Stage Coach | Crash Corrigan | 1942 |
| Texas Trouble Shooters | 'Crash' Corrigan | 1942 |
| Boot Hill Bandits | Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan / Marshal 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1942 |
| The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Nbongo the Gorilla | 1942 |
| Rock River Renegades | 'Crash' Corrigan / Crash Corrigan | 1942 |
| Thunder River Feud | 'Crash' Corrigan / Crash Corrigan | 1942 |
| Underground Rustlers | 'Crash' Corrigan / Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Tonto Basin Outlaws | Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) / Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Saddle Mountain Roundup | Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Fugitive Valley | Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) / Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Wrangler's Roost | Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona | 'Crash' Corrigan / 'Crash' Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) | 1941 |
| The Kid's Last Ride | Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| Trail of the Silver Spurs | Crash Corrigan | 1941 |
| West of Pinto Basin | 'Crash' Corrigan / Crash Corrigan | 1940 |
| Trailing Double Trouble | 'Crash' Corrigan / Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940 |
| The Ape | Nabu / Nabu the Gorilla | 1940 |
| The Range Busters | 'Crash' Corrigan / Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1940 |
| You're Next! | Gorilla | 1940 |
| New Frontier | Tucson Smith | 1939 |
| Wyoming Outlaw | Tucson Smith | 1939 |
| Three Texas Steers | Willie the Gorilla (as Naba) / Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla | 1939 |
| The Night Riders | Tucson Smith | 1939 |
| Red River Range | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Santa Fe Stampede | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Overland Stage Raiders | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Pals of the Saddle | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Heroes of the Hills | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Three Missing Links | Naba - The Gorilla / The Gorilla (Naba) | 1938 |
| Riders of the Black Hills | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Outlaws of Sonora | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Call the Mesquiteers | Tucson Smith / 'Tucson' Smith | 1938 |
| The Purple Vigilantes | Tucson Smith | 1938 |
| Wild Horse Rodeo | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| The Trigger Trio | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Range Defenders | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| The Painted Stallion | Clark Stuart | 1937 |
| Come on, Cowboys | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Gunsmoke Ranch | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Hit the Saddle | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Round-Up Time in Texas | Gorilla | 1937 |
| Join the Marines | Lt. Hodge | 1937 |
| Riders of the Whistling Skull | Tucson Smith | 1937 |
| Roarin' Lead | Tucson Smith | 1936 |
| Country Gentlemen | Briggs | 1936 |
| Ghost-Town Gold | Tucson Smith | 1936 |
| The Three Mesquiteers | Tucson Smith | 1936 |
| The Vigilantes Are Coming | Captain Fremont | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Fight Arena Doorman | 1936 |
| Undersea Kingdom | Crash Corrigan / Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | 1936 |
| Flash Gordon | Orangopoid | 1936 |
| The Leathernecks Have Landed | Officer of the Day | 1936 |
| Darkest Africa | Samabi / Bonga | 1936 |
| The Singing Vagabond | Private Hobbs | 1935 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Able Bodied Seaman | 1935 |
| Dante's Inferno | Devil | 1935 |
| She | Guard | 1935 |
| Night Life of the Gods | Apollo | 1935 |
| The Phantom Empire | Thunder Rider | 1935 |
| Tomorrow's Children | Intern | 1934 |
| Murder in the Private Car | Naba the Gorilla | 1934 |
| Hollywood Party | Ping Pong the Gorilla | 1934 |
| Tarzan and His Mate | Gorilla | 1934 |
| Tarzan the Ape Man | Ape | 1932 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Take It Out in Trade | 1970 |
