Ray Corrigan

Biography

​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.

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Tarzan the Ape Man

as Ape (uncredited)

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

as It

The Ape

as Nabu

Captive Wild Woman

as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

as Gorilla

Zombies of Mora Tau

as Sailor

New Frontier

as Tucson Smith

Unknown Island

as Monster (uncredited)

Jungle Woman

as Cheela (archive footage / uncredited)