William Collier Jr.
Born
February 12, 1902
Died
February 5, 1987 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
(3 episodes)
1987
The People's Enemy
Tony Falcone
1935
Public Stenographer
James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
1934
Her Secret
Johnny Norton
1933
The Story of Temple Drake
Toddy Gowan
1933
Forgotten
Joseph Meyers
1933
File 113
Prosper Botomy
1933
Speed Demon
Speed Morrow
1932
The Fighting Gentleman
Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
1932
The Phantom Express
Bruce Harrington
1932
The County Fair
Jimmie Dolan
1932
Dancers in the Dark
Floyd Stevens
1932
The Secret Witness
Arthur Jones aka Casey
1931
Soul of the Slums
Jerry Harris
1931
Sporting Chance
Terry Nolan
1931
Street Scene
Sam Kaplan
1931
The Big Gamble
Johnnie Ames
1931
Broadminded
Jack Hackett
1931
Cimarron
The Kid
1931
Little Caesar
Tony Passa
1931
Reducing
Johnnie Beasley
1931
Rain or Shine
Bud Conway
1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Conrad Sterling
1930
Free and Easy
Master of Ceremonies
1930
A Royal Romance
John Hale
1930
The Melody Man
Al Tyler
1930
Show of Shows
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
The College Coquette
Tom Marion
1929
New Orleans
Billy Slade
1929
The Bachelor Girl
Jimmy
1929
The Donovan Affair
Cornish
1929
Hardboiled Rose
Edward Malo
1929
Tide of Empire
Romauldo Guerrero
1929
One Stolen Night
Bob
1929
The Floating College
George Dewey
1928
Beware of Bachelors
Ed
1928
Women They Talk About
Steve Harrison
1928
The Lion and the Mouse
Jefferson Ryder
1928
A Night of Mystery
1928
The Tragedy of Youth
Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
1928
So This Is Love
Jerry McGuire
1928
The College Widow
Billy Bolton
1927
The Desired Woman
Lieutenant Larry Trent
1927
Stranded
Johnny Nash
1927
Dearie
Stephen Darling
1927
The Sunset Derby
Jimmy Burke
1927
Convoy
John Dodge
1927
Backstage
Owen Mackay
1927
The Broken Gate
Don Lane
1927
Just Another Blonde
Scotty
1926
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Barney Tapman
1926
The Lady of the Harem
Rafi
1926
The Rainmaker
Bobby Robertson
1926
The Lucky Lady
Clarke
1926
The Wanderer
Jether
1925
Eve's Secret
Pierre
1925
Playing with Souls
Matthew Dale Jr.
1925
The Reckless Sex
Juan
1925
The Devil's Cargo
John Joyce
1925
The Lighthouse by the Sea
Albert Dorn
1924
The Mine with the Iron Door
Chico
1924
Wine of Youth
Max Cooper
1924
The Sea Hawk
Marsak
1924
Fools Highway
Max Davidson
1924
Pleasure Mad
Howard Benton
1923
The Age of Desire
Ranny - Age 21
1923
Enemies of Women
Gaston de Lille
1923
Secrets of Paris
François
1922
The Good Provider
Izzy Binswanger
1922
The Heart of Maryland
Lloyd Calvert
1921
Everybody's Sweetheart
John
1920
The Soul of Youth
Dick Armstrong
1920
Back Stage
Stagehand
1919