Quick Facts
Born:
1902-02-12
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
79 Total Roles
William Collier Jr.
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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.
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
Little Caesar
Tony Passa
Cimarron
The Kid
Back Stage
Stagehand
The Story of Temple Drake
Toddy Gowan
Street Scene
Sam Kaplan
The Sea Hawk
Marsak
So This Is Love
Jerry McGuire
Free and Easy
Master of Ceremonies
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow TV | Self |
| 1935 | The People's Enemy MOVIE | Tony Falcone |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer MOVIE | James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. |
| 1933 | Her Secret MOVIE | Johnny Norton |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake MOVIE | Toddy Gowan |
| 1933 | Forgotten MOVIE | Joseph Meyers |
| 1933 | File 113 MOVIE | Prosper Botomy |
| 1932 | Speed Demon MOVIE | Speed Morrow |
| 1932 | The Fighting Gentleman MOVIE | Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman |
| 1932 | The Phantom Express MOVIE | Bruce Harrington |