William Collier Jr.
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-02-12
Day of Death
1987-02-05 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
William Collier Jr.
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.
Acting
(1935)
The People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone
(1934)
Public Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
(1933)
The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
(1933)
File 113
as Prosper Botomy
(1933)
Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
(1933)
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens
(1932)
Speed Demon
as Speed Morrow
(1932)
The Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
(1932)
The Phantom Express
as Bruce Harrington
(1932)
The County Fair
as Jimmie Dolan
(1931)
Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
(1931)
Soul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris
(1931)
Reducing
as Johnnie Beasley
(1931)
Broadminded
as Jack Hackett
(1931)
Cimarron
as The Kid
(1931)
The Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
(1931)
Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
(1931)
Sporting Chance
as Terry Nolan
(1931)
The Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames
(1930)
A Royal Romance
as John Hale
(1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
(1930)
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
(1930)
The Melody Man
as Al Tyler
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
(1929)
Tide of Empire
as Romauldo Guerrero
(1929)
One Stolen Night
as Bob
(1929)
Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
(1929)
New Orleans
as Billy Slade
(1929)
The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
(1929)
The College Coquette
as Tom Marion
(1929)
The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
(1928)
The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
(1928)
(1928)
The Floating College
as George Dewey
(1928)
Beware of Bachelors
as Ed
(1928)
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
(1928)
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
(1928)
Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
(1927)
The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
(1927)
Convoy
as John Dodge
(1927)
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
(1927)
The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
(1927)
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
(1927)
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
(1927)
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
(1927)
The Broken Gate
as Don Lane
(1926)
The Rainmaker
as Bobby Robertson
(1926)
The Lady of the Harem
as Rafi
(1926)
Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
(1926)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
(1926)
The Lucky Lady
as Clarke
(1925)
The Wanderer
as Jether
(1925)
The Devil's Cargo
as John Joyce
(1925)
Playing with Souls
as Matthew Dale Jr.
(1925)
Eve's Secret
as Pierre
(1925)
The Reckless Sex
as Juan
(1924)
Wine of Youth
as Max Cooper
(1924)
Fools Highway
as Max Davidson
(1924)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Chico
(1924)
The Sea Hawk
as Marsak
(1924)
The Lighthouse by the Sea
as Albert Dorn
(1923)
Enemies of Women
as Gaston de Lille
(1923)
The Age of Desire
as Ranny - Age 21
(1923)
Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
(1922)
Secrets of Paris
as François
(1922)
The Good Provider
as Izzy Binswanger
(1921)
The Heart of Maryland
as Lloyd Calvert
(1920)
The Soul of Youth
as Dick Armstrong
(1920)
Everybody's Sweetheart
as John
(1919)
Back Stage
as Stagehand