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 โ€“ 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

File 113
File 113

1933

as Prosper Botomy

Public Stenographer
Public Stenographer

1934

as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose

1929

as Edward Malo

Speed Demon
Speed Demon

1932

as Speed Morrow

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Toddy Gowan

The Wanderer
The Wanderer

1925

as Jether

Her Secret
Her Secret

1933

as Johnny Norton

Cimarron
Cimarron

1931

as The Kid

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows

1929

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

Everybody's Sweetheart
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1924

as Marsak

Dearie
Dearie

1927

as Stephen Darling

Free and Easy
Free and Easy

1930

as Master of Ceremonies

The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy

1935

as Tony Falcone

Women They Talk About
Women They Talk About

1928

as Steve Harrison

Back Stage
Back Stage

1919

as Stagehand

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Sporting Chance

1931

as Terry Nolan

Rain or Shine
Rain or Shine

1930

as Bud Conway

Fools Highway
Fools Highway

1924

as Max Davidson