Ray Actis

Name: Ray Actis
Alias: Excelsior Assassin
Birth Name: Raymond Louis Actis
Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1997-02-14 (Age:85)
Stance: Orthodox
Pro Boxer: Record

Ray Actis was nicknamed the "Excelsior Assassin" and "The Italian Stanley Ketchel."

• He had been born (according to the California birth index) as Raymond Louis Actis on August 26, 1911. The 1920 census lists his family as Charles and Matilda (maiden name Talletto) Accis (later corrected to Actis), both born in Italy, with two older brothers, Domenick and Albert.
• Two articles in Australia when he fought there said he was baptized "Raymond Actis Caporali"

US Social Security Death Index:

• Ray L. Actis
• Birth date: August 26, 1911
• Place of Issue: California
• Death date: February 14, 1997

[Primary Source: Bob Yalen]

• "Ray Actis: The Excelsior Assassin" by Dan Cuoco: [1]