William Collier Jr.
78 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 12, 1902
- Died
- Feb 5, 1987 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Charles F. Gall Jr. · Buster Collier · Buster Collier Jr. · William 'Buster' Collier Jr.
Biography
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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.
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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.
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Known for
William Collier Jr.: movies and TV shows
Acting (79)
- 1987
- 1935 The People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone
- 1934 Public Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
- 1933 Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
- 1933 The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
- 1933 Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
- 1933 File 113
as Prosper Botomy
- 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
- 1932 Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens
- 1931 The Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
- 1931 Soul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris
- 1931 Sporting Chance
as Terry Nolan
- 1931 Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
- 1931 The Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames
- 1931 Broadminded
as Jack Hackett
- 1931 Cimarron
as The Kid
- 1931 Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
- 1931 Reducing
as Johnnie Beasley
- 1930 Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
- 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
- 1930 Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
- 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 The College Coquette
as Tom Marion
- 1929 Two Men and a Maid
as Jim Oxford
- 1929 New Orleans
as Billy Slade
- 1929 The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
- 1929 The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
- 1929 Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
- 1929 Tide of Empire
as Romauldo Guerrero
- 1929 One Stolen Night
as Bob
- 1929 The Red Sword
as Paul
- 1928 The Floating College
as George Dewey
- 1928 Beware of Bachelors
as Ed
- 1928 Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
- 1928 The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
- 1928
- 1928 The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
- 1928 So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
- 1927 The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
- 1927 The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
- 1927 Stranded
as Johnny Nash
- 1927 Dearie
as Stephen Darling
- 1927 The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
- 1927 Convoy
as John Dodge
- 1927 Backstage
as Owen Mackay
- 1927 The Broken Gate
as Don Lane
- 1926 Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
- 1926 God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
- 1926 The Lady of the Harem
as Rafi
- 1926 The Rainmaker
as Bobby Robertson
- 1926 The Lucky Lady
as Clarke
- 1925 The Wanderer
as Jether
- 1925 Eve's Secret
as Pierre
- 1925 Playing with Souls
as Matthew Dale Jr.
- 1925 The Verdict
as Jimmy Mason
- 1925 The Reckless Sex
as Juan
- 1925 The Devil's Cargo
as John Joyce
- 1924 The Lighthouse by the Sea
as Albert Dorn
- 1924 The Mine with the Iron Door
as Chico
- 1924 Wine of Youth
as Max Cooper
- 1924 The Sea Hawk
as Marsak
- 1924 Fools Highway
as Max Davidson
- 1923 Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
- 1923 The Age of Desire
as Ranny - Age 21
- 1923 Enemies of Women
as Gaston de Lille
- 1922 Secrets of Paris
as François
- 1922 The Good Provider
as Izzy Binswanger
- 1922 Cardigan
as Michael Cardigan
- 1921 At the Stage Door
as Arthur Bates
- 1921 The Girl from Porcupine
as Jim McTavish
- 1921 The Heart of Maryland
as Lloyd Calvert
- 1920 Everybody's Sweetheart
as John
- 1920 The Soul of Youth
as Dick Armstrong
- 1919 Back Stage
as Stagehand
Behind the camera (2)
- 1955
- 1952