Ray "Crash" Corrigan (born Raymond Benitz; February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976) was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies (among these the Three Mesquiteers and The Range Busters film series).

Ray Corrigan. Actor: Pals of the Saddle. Ray Corrigan was a physical culturist and very good athlete. He began working in Hollywood, as a physical fitness trainer for movie stars.

Popular western movie hero Ray “Crash” Corrigan provided scheduled western entertainment that drew large crowds. Corriganville became as well known as Knott’s Berry Farm, attracting visitors from across the nation and even from overseas. Ray Corrigan’s custom black and white gorilla suits; the actress is Maris Wrixon in White Pongo (1945).

In twenty The Range Busters series films, his character, named Ray Crash Corrigan, is the lead member of the crime-fighting cowboy trio. Corrigan's days as a cowboy hero ended in 1943, after more than forty series Westerns.

The ranch, owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan, was located in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains in the Santa Susana Pass area of Simi Valley in eastern Ventura County, California. It was destroyed by wildfires in 1970 and 1979.

Born Raymond Benitz, he was best known as "Crash" Corrigan. He played in movies such as "Trail of the Silver Spurs," "Wrangler's Roost" and "Thunder River Feud." Also, from 1940 to 1943 he played in 20 of the 24 "The Range Busters" series.

Ray Corrigan was a physical culturist and very good athlete. He began working in Hollywood, as a physical fitness trainer for movie stars. Bit parts in 1932 led to action roles in the Undersea Kingdom (1936) and The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936) , the same year he began his role as Tucson Smith in Republic Pictures' "Three Mesquiteer" series ...

The January 25, 1936 issue of Motion Picture Daily carried a blurb on Corrigan and Republic Pictures: "Hollywood, Jan. 24 - Republic has signed Ray 'Crash' Corrigan to a five-year contract. He will be starred in 'The Undersea Kingdom' as his first assignment."

74 year old Tom Corrigan, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's son and owner of Corrigan's Steakhouse in Thousand Oaks, California, passed away at his home on March 14, 2018: https://www.theacorn.com/articles/corrigan-rides-off-into-the-sunset/

Ray “Crash” Corrigan was an American actor who is best known for his work in Westerns and science fiction films. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1916 and began his acting career in the late 1930s.