William Collier Jr.
Acting
1902-02-12 · 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(79)
tvBuster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as · 1987 · 7.5
movieThe People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone · 1935 · 7.0
moviePublic Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. · 1934 · 5.7
movieHer Secret
as Johnny Norton · 1933 · 9.0
movieThe Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan · 1933 · 6.5
movieForgotten
as Joseph Meyers · 1933 · 7.0
movieFile 113
as Prosper Botomy · 1933 · 7.0
movieSpeed Demon
as Speed Morrow · 1932 · 6.0
movieThe Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman · 1932 · 8.0
movieThe Phantom Express
as Bruce Harrington · 1932 · 5.0
movieThe County Fair
as Jimmie Dolan · 1932 · 7.0
movieDancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens · 1932 · 5.7
movieThe Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey · 1931 · 4.3
movieSoul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris · 1931 · 6.7
movieSporting Chance
as Terry Nolan · 1931 · 8.0
movieStreet Scene
as Sam Kaplan · 1931 · 6.8
movieThe Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames · 1931 · 6.1
movieBroadminded
as Jack Hackett · 1931 · 4.1
movieCimarron
as The Kid · 1931 · 5.6
movieLittle Caesar
as Tony Passa · 1931 · 6.9
movieReducing
as Johnnie Beasley · 1931 · 5.1
movieRain or Shine
as Bud Conway · 1930 · 6.6
movieNew Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling · 1930 · 10.0
movieFree and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies · 1930 · 6.2