William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

1902-02-12 – 1987-02-05 (age 84) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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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Little Caesar
Little Caesar

1931

as Tony Passa

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Toddy Gowan

Cimarron
Cimarron

1931

as The Kid

Just Another Blonde
Just Another Blonde

1926

as Scotty

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble

1931

as Johnnie Ames

The Tragedy of Youth
The Tragedy of Youth

1928

as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)

Forgotten
Forgotten

1933

as Joseph Meyers

At the Stage Door
At the Stage Door

1921

as Arthur Bates

The Verdict
The Verdict

1925

as Jimmy Mason

Her Secret
Her Secret

1933

as Johnny Norton

So This Is Love
So This Is Love

1928

as Jerry McGuire

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows

1929

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

Secrets of Paris
Secrets of Paris

1922

as François

Public Stenographer
Public Stenographer

1934

as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

Soul of the Slums
Soul of the Slums

1931

as Jerry Harris

Free and Easy
Free and Easy

1930

as Master of Ceremonies

The Desired Woman
The Desired Woman

1927

as Lieutenant Larry Trent

The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924

as Albert Dorn

The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire

1923

as Ranny - Age 21

Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire

1929

as Romauldo Guerrero