William Collier Jr.
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1902-02-12
- Died
- 1987-02-05
- 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
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (78)
Little Caesar
1931
as Tony Passa
File 113
1933
as Prosper Botomy
Public Stenographer
1934
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
Hardboiled Rose
1929
as Edward Malo
Speed Demon
1932
as Speed Morrow
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Toddy Gowan
The Wanderer
1925
as Jether
Her Secret
1933
as Johnny Norton
Cimarron
1931
as The Kid
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Everybody's Sweetheart
1920
as John
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Marsak
Dearie
1927
as Stephen Darling
Free and Easy
1930
as Master of Ceremonies
The People's Enemy
1935
as Tony Falcone
Women They Talk About
1928
as Steve Harrison
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand
Sporting Chance
1931
as Terry Nolan
Rain or Shine
1930
as Bud Conway
Fools Highway
1924
as Max Davidson
Broadminded
1931
as Jack Hackett
Street Scene
1931
as Sam Kaplan
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Juan
The College Coquette
1929
as Tom Marion
The Sunset Derby
1927
as Jimmy Burke
The Rainmaker
1926
as Bobby Robertson
Convoy
1927
as John Dodge
The Age of Desire
1923
as Ranny - Age 21
Playing with Souls
1925
as Matthew Dale Jr.
Stranded
1927
as Johnny Nash
The Floating College
1928
as George Dewey
The Donovan Affair
1929
as Cornish
The Big Gamble
1931
as Johnnie Ames
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
New Orleans
1929
as Billy Slade
The Lighthouse by the Sea
1924
as Albert Dorn
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
as Jefferson Ryder
The Desired Woman
1927
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
The County Fair
1932
as Jimmie Dolan
Wine of Youth
1924
as Max Cooper
So This Is Love
1928
as Jerry McGuire
The Bachelor Girl
1929
as Jimmy
At the Stage Door
1921
as Arthur Bates
Enemies of Women
1923
as Gaston de Lille
Just Another Blonde
1926
as Scotty
The Secret Witness
1931
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Reducing
1931
as Johnnie Beasley
The Lucky Lady
1926
as Clarke
Tide of Empire
1929
as Romauldo Guerrero
Backstage
1927
as Owen Mackay
The Lady of the Harem
1926
as Rafi
A Royal Romance
1930
as John Hale
The Broken Gate
1927
as Don Lane
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924
as Chico
The Phantom Express
1932
as Bruce Harrington
Two Men and a Maid
1929
as Jim Oxford
The College Widow
1927
as Billy Bolton
One Stolen Night
1929
as Bob
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
as Barney Tapman
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Floyd Stevens
The Verdict
1925
as Jimmy Mason
Eve's Secret
1925
as Pierre
The Devil's Cargo
1925
as John Joyce
The Melody Man
1930
as Al Tyler
Forgotten
1933
as Joseph Meyers
Beware of Bachelors
1928
as Ed
The Soul of Youth
1920
as Dick Armstrong
A Night of Mystery
1928
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Conrad Sterling
Secrets of Paris
1922
as François
Pleasure Mad
1923
as Howard Benton
The Fighting Gentleman
1932
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The Good Provider
1922
as Izzy Binswanger
Soul of the Slums
1931
as Jerry Harris
The Girl from Porcupine
1921
as Jim McTavish
The Red Sword
1929
as Paul
The Heart of Maryland
1921
as Lloyd Calvert
Cardigan
1922
as Michael Cardigan
About William Collier Jr.
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, helpe… With 79 credits spanning from 1919 to 1987, William Collier Jr. has appeared in 78 films and 1 TV show.
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- Little Caesar (1931) — as Tony Passa
- File 113 (1933) — as Prosper Botomy
- Public Stenographer (1934) — as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
- Hardboiled Rose (1929) — as Edward Malo
- Speed Demon (1932) — as Speed Morrow
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