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)
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
(1933)
File 113
as Prosper Botomy
(1933)
Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens
(1932)
Speed Demon
as Speed Morrow
(1932)
The Phantom Express
as Bruce Harrington
(1932)
The Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
(1932)
The County Fair
as Jimmie Dolan
(1931)
Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
(1931)
Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
(1931)
Cimarron
as The Kid
(1931)
The Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
(1931)
Reducing
as Johnnie Beasley
(1931)
Sporting Chance
as Terry Nolan
(1931)
The Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames
(1931)
Broadminded
as Jack Hackett
(1931)
Soul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
(1930)
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
(1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
(1930)
A Royal Romance
as John Hale
(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)
Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
(1929)
The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
(1929)
The College Coquette
as Tom Marion
(1929)
New Orleans
as Billy Slade
(1929)
One Stolen Night
as Bob
(1929)
The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
(1928)
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
(1928)
The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
(1928)
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
(1928)
Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
(1928)
(1928)
The Floating College
as George Dewey
(1928)
Beware of Bachelors
as Ed
(1927)
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
(1927)
The Broken Gate
as Don Lane
(1927)
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
(1927)
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
(1927)
The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
(1927)
The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
(1927)
Convoy
as John Dodge
(1927)
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
(1926)
The Lucky Lady
as Clarke
(1926)
The Lady of the Harem
as Rafi
(1926)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
(1926)
The Rainmaker
as Bobby Robertson
(1926)
Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
(1925)
The Devil's Cargo
as John Joyce
(1925)
The Wanderer
as Jether
(1925)
Playing with Souls
as Matthew Dale Jr.
(1925)
The Reckless Sex
as Juan
(1925)
Eve's Secret
as Pierre
(1924)
Wine of Youth
as Max Cooper
(1924)
The Sea Hawk
as Marsak
(1924)
The Lighthouse by the Sea
as Albert Dorn
(1924)
Fools Highway
as Max Davidson
(1924)
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Chico
(1923)
The Age of Desire
as Ranny - Age 21
(1923)
Enemies of Women
as Gaston de Lille
(1923)
Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
(1922)
The Good Provider
as Izzy Binswanger
(1922)
Secrets of Paris
as François
(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