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