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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.
The roles that explain the career.
54 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond Space | It | Film |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Sailor | Film |
| 1955 | Hot Ice | Gorilla | Film |
| 1953 | Killer Ape | Norley | Film |
| 1952 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla | Gorilla | Film |
| 1950 | Trail of Robin Hood | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe | Simba the Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Sir Galahad | One-Eye (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Unknown Island | Monster (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Miraculous Journey | Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Renegade Girl | William Quantrill | Film |
| 1945 | White Pongo | White Pongo (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The White Gorilla | Steve Collins / The White Gorilla | Film |
| 1944 | Nabonga | Nabonga der Gorilla | Film |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman | Cheela (archive footage / uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Dizzy Detectives | Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Arizona Stage Coach | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1942 | Thunder River Feud | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1942 | Rock River Renegades | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1941 | Saddle Mountain Roundup | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1941 | The Kid's Last Ride | Crash Corrigan | Film |
| 1940 | The Ape | Nabu | Film |
| 1940 | The Range Busters | 'Crash' Corrigan | Film |
| 1940 | Trailing Double Trouble | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | Film |
| 1939 | New Frontier | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Tucson Smith / Willie the Gorilla | Film |
| 1939 | The Night Riders | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Three Missing Links | The Gorilla (Naba) | Film |
| 1938 | Overland Stage Raiders | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Call The Mesquiteers | 'Tucson' Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Santa Fe Stampede | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Red River Range | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Riders of the Black Hills | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Pals of the Saddle | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Outlaws of Sonora | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1937 | Heart of the Rockies | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1937 | The Riders of the Whistling Skull | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1937 | Gunsmoke Ranch | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1937 | Hit the Saddle | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1937 | The Painted Stallion | Clark Stuart | Film |
| 1937 | The Trigger Trio | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon | Orangopoid | Film |
| 1936 | Roarin' Lead | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1936 | Sharad of Atlantis | Ray 'Crash' Corrigan | Film |
| 1936 | Ghost Town Gold | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1936 | The Leathernecks Have Landed | Officer of the Day (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | The Three Mesquiteers | Tucson Smith | Film |
| 1936 | Country Gentlemen | Briggs | Film |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Naba the Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Children | Interne (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party | Gorilla (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Tarzan the Ape Man | Ape (uncredited) | Film |
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