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