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

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

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