William Collier Jr.

Born: 1902-02-12 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1987-02-05

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1934

Public Stenographer as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

1933

Forgotten as Joseph Meyers
The Story of Temple Drake as Toddy Gowan
File 113 as Prosper Botomy
Her Secret as Johnny Norton

1932

Dancers in the Dark as Floyd Stevens
Speed Demon as Speed Morrow
The Fighting Gentleman as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The County Fair as Jimmie Dolan
The Phantom Express as Bruce Harrington

1931

Little Caesar as Tony Passa
Cimarron as The Kid
Street Scene as Sam Kaplan
The Big Gamble as Johnnie Ames
Reducing as Johnnie Beasley
The Secret Witness as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Broadminded as Jack Hackett
Soul of the Slums as Jerry Harris
Sporting Chance as Terry Nolan

1930

Free and Easy as Master of Ceremonies
Rain or Shine as Bud Conway
The Melody Man as Al Tyler
A Royal Romance as John Hale
New Movietone Follies of 1930 as Conrad Sterling

1929

The Show of Shows as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Two Men and a Maid as Jim Oxford
The Red Sword as Paul
The College Coquette as Tom Marion
The Donovan Affair as Cornish
The Bachelor Girl as Jimmy
Tide of Empire as Romauldo Guerrero
One Stolen Night as Bob
New Orleans as Billy Slade
Hardboiled Rose as Edward Malo

1928

So This Is Love as Jerry McGuire
The Tragedy of Youth as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
The Lion and the Mouse as Jefferson Ryder
A Night of Mystery
Beware of Bachelors as Ed
The Floating College as George Dewey
Women They Talk About as Steve Harrison

1927

Stranded as Johnny Nash
Backstage as Owen Mackay
Dearie as Stephen Darling
The Sunset Derby as Jimmy Burke
The College Widow as Billy Bolton
The Broken Gate as Don Lane
Convoy as John Dodge
The Desired Woman as Lieutenant Larry Trent

1926

The Lucky Lady as Clarke
Just Another Blonde as Scotty
The Rainmaker as Bobby Robertson
God Gave Me Twenty Cents as Barney Tapman
The Lady of the Harem as Rafi

1925

The Wanderer as Jether
The Verdict as Jimmy Mason
The Reckless Sex as Juan
Eve's Secret as Pierre
The Devil's Cargo as John Joyce
Playing with Souls as Matthew Dale Jr.

1924

Fools Highway as Max Davidson
Wine of Youth as Max Cooper
The Mine with the Iron Door as Chico
The Lighthouse by the Sea as Albert Dorn
The Sea Hawk as Marsak

1923

Pleasure Mad as Howard Benton
Enemies of Women as Gaston de Lille
The Age of Desire as Ranny - Age 21

1922

Cardigan as Michael Cardigan
The Good Provider as Izzy Binswanger
Secrets of Paris as François

1921

At the Stage Door as Arthur Bates
The Girl from Porcupine as Jim McTavish
The Heart of Maryland as Lloyd Calvert

1920

Everybody's Sweetheart as John
The Soul of Youth as Dick Armstrong

1919

Back Stage as Stagehand