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William Collier Jr.
Actor, Producer
Born February 12, 1902Died February 5, 1987 (84 years)
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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.
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
| 1987 | Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV Series) |
| 1935 | The People's Enemy · as Tony Falcone |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer · as James 'jimmy' Martin Jr. |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake · as Toddy Gowan |
| 1933 | Forgotten · as Joseph Meyers |
| 1932 | The Phantom Express · as Bruce Harrington |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark · as Floyd Stevens |
| 1931 | The Secret Witness · as Arthur Jones Aka Casey |
| 1931 | Street Scene · as Sam Kaplan |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble · as Johnnie Ames |
| 1931 | Bought! · as Reporter |
| 1931 | Broadminded · as Jack Hackett |
| 1931 | Cimarron · as The Kid |
| 1931 | Little Caesar · as Tony Passa |
| 1931 | Reducing · as Johnnie Beasley |
| 1930 | Rain or Shine · as Bud Conway |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Master Of Ceremonies |
| 1929 | Show of Shows · as Performer In 'bicycle Built For Two' Number (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Donovan Affair · as Cornish |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire · as Romauldo Guerrero |
| 1928 | So This Is Love · as Jerry Mcguire |
| 1926 | Just Another Blonde · as Scotty |
| 1926 | The Rainmaker · as Bobby Robertson |
| 1926 | The Lucky Lady · as Clarke |
| 1925 | The Wanderer · as Jether |
| 1924 | The Lighthouse by the Sea · as Albert Dorn |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth · as Max Cooper |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawk · as Marsak |
| 1920 | The Soul of Youth · as Dick Armstrong |
| 1919 | Back Stage · as Stagehand |