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William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Known for: Acting

Born 12/02/1902
Died 1987-02-05
Place of birth New York City, New York, USA

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

Stranded Film ★ 10,0

Stranded

Johnny Nash

1927

Little Caesar Film ★ 6,9

Little Caesar

Tony Passa

1931

Cimarron Film ★ 5,6

Cimarron

The Kid

1931

The Show of Shows Film ★ 6,6

The Show of Shows

Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

1929

Pleasure Mad Film ★ 8,0

Pleasure Mad

Howard Benton

1923

So This Is Love Film ★ 5,8

So This Is Love

Jerry McGuire

1928

Forgotten Film ★ 7,0

Forgotten

Joseph Meyers

1933

The Story of Temple Drake Film ★ 6,5

The Story of Temple Drake

Toddy Gowan

1933

The Verdict Film ★ 8,0

The Verdict

Jimmy Mason

1925

Free and Easy Film ★ 6,2

Free and Easy

Master of Ceremonies

1930

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Series ★ 7,5

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

1987

Film ★ 7,0

Two Men and a Maid

Jim Oxford

1929

Dearie Film ★ 8,0

Dearie

Stephen Darling

1927

Street Scene Film ★ 6,8

Street Scene

Sam Kaplan

1931

Cardigan Film ★ 9,0

Cardigan

Michael Cardigan

1922

Just Another Blonde Film ★ 6,5

Just Another Blonde

Scotty

1926

Eve's Secret Film ★ 9,0

Eve's Secret

Pierre

1925

The College Coquette Film ★ 10,0

The College Coquette

Tom Marion

1929

Backstage Film ★ 9,0

Backstage

Owen Mackay

1927

The Bachelor Girl Film ★ 7,0

The Bachelor Girl

Jimmy

1929

Everybody's Sweetheart Film ★ 7,7

Everybody's Sweetheart

John

1920

The Sea Hawk Film ★ 6,8

The Sea Hawk

Marsak

1924

Wine of Youth Film ★ 8,3

Wine of Youth

Max Cooper

1924

The Girl from Porcupine Film ★ 10,0

The Girl from Porcupine

Jim McTavish

1921

At the Stage Door Film ★ 7,0

At the Stage Door

Arthur Bates

1921

The Red Sword Film ★ 9,0

The Red Sword

Paul

1929

The Big Gamble Film ★ 6,1

The Big Gamble

Johnnie Ames

1931

Rain or Shine Film ★ 6,5

Rain or Shine

Bud Conway

1930

God Gave Me Twenty Cents Film ★ 9,0

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

Barney Tapman

1926

Back Stage Film ★ 6,3

Back Stage

Stagehand

1919

The People's Enemy Film ★ 7,0

The People's Enemy

Tony Falcone

1935

Reducing Film ★ 5,1

Reducing

Johnnie Beasley

1931

The Lucky Lady Film ★ 7,0

The Lucky Lady

Clarke

1926

Fools Highway Film ★ 9,0

Fools Highway

Max Davidson

1924

Broadminded Film ★ 4,1

Broadminded

Jack Hackett

1931

Tide of Empire Film ★ 6,3

Tide of Empire

Romauldo Guerrero

1929

The Mine with the Iron Door Film ★ 8,0

The Mine with the Iron Door

Chico

1924

Soul of the Slums Film ★ 6,7

Soul of the Slums

Jerry Harris

1931

The Devil's Cargo Film ★ 9,0

The Devil's Cargo

John Joyce

1925

The Melody Man Film ★ 3,0

The Melody Man

Al Tyler

1930

The Donovan Affair Film ★ 7,5

The Donovan Affair

Cornish

1929

Convoy Film ★ 8,0

Convoy

John Dodge

1927

The Secret Witness Film ★ 4,3

The Secret Witness

Arthur Jones aka Casey

1931

Enemies of Women Film ★ 6,5

Enemies of Women

Gaston de Lille

1923

The Sunset Derby Film ★ 8,0

The Sunset Derby

Jimmy Burke

1927

The Rainmaker Film ★ 9,0

The Rainmaker

Bobby Robertson

1926

The County Fair Film ★ 7,0

The County Fair

Jimmie Dolan

1932

Dancers in the Dark Film ★ 5,7

Dancers in the Dark

Floyd Stevens

1932

Film

The Reckless Sex

Juan

1925

The Lighthouse by the Sea Film ★ 8,5

The Lighthouse by the Sea

Albert Dorn

1924

The Wanderer Film ★ 3,0

The Wanderer

Jether

1925

The Lady of the Harem Film ★ 7,0

The Lady of the Harem

Rafi

1926

Public Stenographer Film ★ 5,7

Public Stenographer

James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

1934

The Age of Desire Film ★ 10,0

The Age of Desire

Ranny - Age 21

1923

One Stolen Night Film ★ 10,0

One Stolen Night

Bob

1929

New Orleans Film ★ 9,0

New Orleans

Billy Slade

1929

The College Widow Film ★ 10,0

The College Widow

Billy Bolton

1927

File 113 Film ★ 7,0

File 113

Prosper Botomy

1933

The Broken Gate Film ★ 7,0

The Broken Gate

Don Lane

1927

The Tragedy of Youth Film ★ 3,0

The Tragedy of Youth

Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)

1928

The Phantom Express Film ★ 5,0

The Phantom Express

Bruce Harrington

1932

Speed Demon Film ★ 6,0

Speed Demon

Speed Morrow

1932

New Movietone Follies of 1930 Film ★ 10,0

New Movietone Follies of 1930

Conrad Sterling

1930

Her Secret Film ★ 9,0

Her Secret

Johnny Norton

1933

Hardboiled Rose Film ★ 8,0

Hardboiled Rose

Edward Malo

1929

Secrets of Paris Film ★ 9,0

Secrets of Paris

François

1922

The Good Provider Film ★ 10,0

The Good Provider

Izzy Binswanger

1922

A Royal Romance Film ★ 7,0

A Royal Romance

John Hale

1930

Beware of Bachelors Film ★ 10,0

Beware of Bachelors

Ed

1928

The Floating College Film ★ 8,0

The Floating College

George Dewey

1928

Film ★ 8,0

A Night of Mystery

1928

The Lion and the Mouse Film ★ 9,0

The Lion and the Mouse

Jefferson Ryder

1928

The Fighting Gentleman Film ★ 8,0

The Fighting Gentleman

Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman

1932

The Soul of Youth Film ★ 5,2

The Soul of Youth

Dick Armstrong

1920

Playing with Souls Film ★ 9,0

Playing with Souls

Matthew Dale Jr.

1925

Film ★ 7,0

The Heart of Maryland

Lloyd Calvert

1921

Women They Talk About Film ★ 7,0

Women They Talk About

Steve Harrison

1928

The Desired Woman Film ★ 10,0

The Desired Woman

Lieutenant Larry Trent

1927

Film ★ 8,0

Sporting Chance

Terry Nolan

1931