William Collier Jr.

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1902-02-12

Deathday 1987-02-05 (84 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Charles F. Gall Jr., Buster Collier, Buster Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier

William Collier Jr.

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.

Known For

Actor

1935
The People's Enemy

as Tony Falcone

1934
Public Stenographer

as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

1933
Her Secret

as Johnny Norton

1933
1933
Forgotten

as Joseph Meyers

1933
File 113

as Prosper Botomy

1932
Speed Demon

as Speed Morrow

1932
The Fighting Gentleman

as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman

1932
The Phantom Express

as Bruce Harrington

1932
The County Fair

as Jimmie Dolan

1932
Dancers in the Dark

as Floyd Stevens

1931
The Secret Witness

as Arthur Jones aka Casey

1931
Soul of the Slums

as Jerry Harris

1931
Sporting Chance

as Terry Nolan

1931
Street Scene

as Sam Kaplan

1931
The Big Gamble

as Johnnie Ames

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

1930
A Royal Romance

as John Hale

1930
The Melody Man

as Al Tyler

1929
Show of Shows

as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

1929
The College Coquette

as Tom Marion

1929
New Orleans

as Billy Slade

1929
1929
1929
Hardboiled Rose

as Edward Malo

1929
Tide of Empire

as Romauldo Guerrero

1929
1928
The Floating College

as George Dewey

1928
Women They Talk About

as Steve Harrison

1928
The Lion and the Mouse

as Jefferson Ryder

1928
The Tragedy of Youth

as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)

1928
So This Is Love

as Jerry McGuire

1927
The College Widow

as Billy Bolton

1927
The Desired Woman

as Lieutenant Larry Trent

1927
Stranded

as Johnny Nash

1927
The Sunset Derby

as Jimmy Burke

1927
Convoy

as John Dodge

1927
Backstage

as Owen Mackay

1927
The Broken Gate

as Don Lane

1926
1926
God Gave Me Twenty Cents

as Barney Tapman

1926
The Rainmaker

as Bobby Robertson

1926
The Lucky Lady

as Clarke

1925
The Wanderer

as Jether

1925
Eve's Secret

as Pierre

1925
Playing with Souls

as Matthew Dale Jr.

1925
1925
The Devil's Cargo

as John Joyce

1924
1924
Wine of Youth

as Max Cooper

1924
The Sea Hawk

as Marsak

1924
Fools Highway

as Max Davidson

1923
Pleasure Mad

as Howard Benton

1923
The Age of Desire

as Ranny - Age 21

1923
Enemies of Women

as Gaston de Lille

1922
Secrets of Paris

as François

1922
The Good Provider

as Izzy Binswanger

1921
The Heart of Maryland

as Lloyd Calvert

1920
The Soul of Youth

as Dick Armstrong

1919
Back Stage

as Stagehand

Producer

1952
Mr. & Mrs. North

as Producer