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.
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Movies (48)
The People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone
1935
Public Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
1934
Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
1933
The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
1933
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
1933
File 113
as Prosper Botomy
1933
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
1932
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
1931
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
1930
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
1930
A Royal Romance
as John Hale
1930
The Melody Man
as Al Tyler
1930
The 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
The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
1929
The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
1929
Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
1929
Tide of Empire
as Romauldo Guerrero
1929
One Stolen Night
as Bob
1929
The Red Sword
as Paul
1929
The Floating College
as George Dewey
1928
Beware of Bachelors
as Ed
1928
Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
1928
The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
1928
A Night of Mystery
1928
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
1928
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
1928
The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
1927
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
1927
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
1927
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
1927
The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
1927
Convoy
as John Dodge
1927
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
1927
