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William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Actor · Born 1902-02-12 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Collier Jr. (born Charles F. Gall Jr., February 12, 1902 – February 5, 1987) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in 89 films. William Collier (nicknamed "Buster") was born in New York City. When his parents divorced, his mother, the actress Paula Marr, remarried the actor William Collier Sr. who adopted Charles (the two did share a resemblance) and gave the boy the new name William Collier Jr. Collier's acting experience in childhood, having first appeared on stage at age seven, helped him to get his first movie role at the age of 14 in The Bugle Call (1916). He went on to become a popular leading man in the 1920s and made the transition from silent into sound film, however he retired from acting in 1935, and in 1937 went to work as a movie producer in England. At the end of the 1940s he returned to America and went on to produce drama series for television. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Little Caesar (1931) — Tony Passa
  2. Cimarron (1931) — The Kid
  3. Back Stage (1919) — Stagehand
  4. Street Scene (1931) — Sam Kaplan
  5. The Story of Temple Drake (1933) — Toddy Gowan
  6. The Sea Hawk (1924) — Marsak
  7. So This Is Love (1928) — Jerry McGuire
  8. Free and Easy (1930) — Master of Ceremonies
  9. Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
  10. Rain or Shine (1930) — Bud Conway
  11. Tide of Empire (1929) — Romauldo Guerrero
  12. The Soul of Youth (1920) — Dick Armstrong
  13. The Big Gamble (1931) — Johnnie Ames
  14. The Phantom Express (1932) — Bruce Harrington
  15. Reducing (1931) — Johnnie Beasley
  16. Broadminded (1931) — Jack Hackett
  17. Dancers in the Dark (1932) — Floyd Stevens
  18. The Show of Shows (1929) — Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
  19. The Secret Witness (1931) — Arthur Jones aka Casey
  20. Forgotten (1933) — Joseph Meyers
  21. Public Stenographer (1934) — James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
  22. Wine of Youth (1924) — Max Cooper
  23. The Lucky Lady (1926) — Clarke
  24. The Wanderer (1925) — Jether
  25. The Melody Man (1930) — Al Tyler
  26. The Tragedy of Youth (1928) — Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
  27. Soul of the Slums (1931) — Jerry Harris
  28. Enemies of Women (1923) — Gaston de Lille
  29. Everybody's Sweetheart (1920) — John
  30. The People's Enemy (1935) — Tony Falcone
  31. The Donovan Affair (1929) — Cornish
  32. Speed Demon (1932) — Speed Morrow
  33. The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924) — Albert Dorn
  34. The Rainmaker (1926) — Bobby Robertson
  35. Just Another Blonde (1926) — Scotty
  36. Sporting Chance (1931) — Terry Nolan
  37. The Mine with the Iron Door (1924) — Chico
  38. Playing with Souls (1925) — Matthew Dale Jr.
  39. The Sunset Derby (1927) — Jimmy Burke
  40. The Devil's Cargo (1925) — John Joyce