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

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

1921

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

1920

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

1919

Back Stage as Stagehand