Ray Collins, born in 1889, was a versatile American actor whose career spanned stage and screen. He made a notable impact in Citizen Kane (1941), where he played the role of James W. Gettys, Kane's formidable political adversary. His work in The Big Street (1942) further showcased his ability to embody complex characters in the realm of classic cinema. Collins' extensive background in radio and theater, coupled with his collaboration with Orson Welles, solidified his status as a significant figure in the evolution of American film and cult cinema.
Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
