Ray Mayer

Biography

Career Overview

Ray Mayer has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1928. Signature works include When East Meets West, The Cowboy and the Girl, Swing It, Sailor!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1901-04-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Lexington, Nebraska, USA

Known For

• When East Meets West
• The Cowboy and the Girl
• 

  Swing It, Sailor!
• 

  Hot Tip
• 

  We Who Are About to Die
• 

  Prison Nurse

Frequent Collaborators

• Edith Evans (2 collaborations)
• Willie Best (2 collaborations)
• Dell Henderson (2 collaborations)
• Donald Kerr (2 collaborations)
• Harry Bowen (2 collaborations)
• Frank Marlowe (2 collaborations)
• Wallace Ford (1 collaborations)
• Isabel Jewell (1 collaborations)
• Mary Treen (1 collaborations)
• Tom Kennedy (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (40 credits)

  • Tied Hands

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Victor Christopher (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • High Wall

    Tom Delaney

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Snafu

    Detective

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Broadway Serenade

    Mr. Woods (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • King of Chinatown

    Potatoes

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oklahoma Kid

    Piano Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Comet Over Broadway

    Brogan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Garden of the Moon

    Musician

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Merrily We Live

    Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Prison Nurse

    Jackpot

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Husky Stone

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Hideaway

    Eddie Baxter

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Meet the Missus

    John White

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Make Way for Tomorrow

    Robert Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Top of the Town

    Roger

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Racing Lady

    Warbler

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • We Who Are About to Die

    Bright Boy Schultz

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • M'Liss

    Whitey

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Last Outlaw

    Henchman Joe

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Special Investigator

    Dutch

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • I Married a Doctor

    Miles Bjornstam

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Farmer in the Dell

    Spike

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Follow the Fleet

    Dopey Williams

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Mr. Bland

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • To Beat the Band

    McCrory

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • His Family Tree

    Bat Gilligan

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Powdersmoke Range

    Chan Bell

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Return Of Peter Grimm

    Circus Clown

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Hot Tip

    Tyler

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Arizonian

    Henchman Frank McClosky

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Village Tale

    Gabby

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Break of Hearts

    Song Promoter at Music Publisher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Gay Bride

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Jealousy

    Hook

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Call It Luck

    'Brainwave' Flynn

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Hell Cat

    Evans

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Big Benefit

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • When East Meets West

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Cowboy and the Girl

    Himself - Pianist and Singer

    actor

    actors
    1928