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Ray 'Crash' Corrigan
Raymond Benitz
Ray Corrigan
Acting
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 wel…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Bat Men of Africa
as Bonga
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as It
Domino Kid
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Sailor
Apache Ambush
as Hank Calvin
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Ice
as Gorilla
Killer Ape
as Norley
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
as Gorilla
Fraidy Cat
as Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed)