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Ray Corrigan

Feb 14, 1902 - Aug 10, 1976 (74 years old) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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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Known For

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Tarzan the Ape Man
Ape (uncredited)
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The White Gorilla
Steve Collins / The White Gorilla
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It
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Renegade Girl
William Quantrill
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The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Tucson Smith
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
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The Ape
Nabu
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Domino Kid
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Apache Ambush
Hank Calvin
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Sharad of Atlantis
Ray 'Crash' Corrigan

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