William Collier Jr.
Acting • Born 1902-02-12 – Died 1987-02-05
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.
Filmography
79 credits
Back Stage
Movie • 1919
Stagehand
Sporting Chance
Movie • 1931
Terry Nolan
Little Caesar
Movie • 1931
Tony Passa
The Story of Temple Drake
Movie • 1933
Toddy Gowan
Free and Easy
Movie • 1930
Master of Ceremonies
Cimarron
Movie • 1931
The Kid
The Mine with the Iron Door
Movie • 1924
Chico
The Big Gamble
Movie • 1931
Johnnie Ames
Playing with Souls
Movie • 1925
Matthew Dale Jr.
The Sunset Derby
Movie • 1927
Jimmy Burke
The Devil's Cargo
Movie • 1925
John Joyce
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Movie • 1926
Barney Tapman
A Night of Mystery
Movie • 1928
Pleasure Mad
Movie • 1923
Howard Benton
The Lady of the Harem
Movie • 1926
Rafi
The People's Enemy
Movie • 1935
Tony Falcone
The Phantom Express
Movie • 1932
Bruce Harrington
Street Scene
Movie • 1931
Sam Kaplan
The Donovan Affair
Movie • 1929
Cornish
Her Secret
Movie • 1933
Johnny Norton
Broadminded
Movie • 1931
Jack Hackett
Public Stenographer
Movie • 1934
James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
Dancers in the Dark
Movie • 1932
Floyd Stevens
Reducing
Movie • 1931
Johnnie Beasley
Stranded
Movie • 1927
Johnny Nash
Convoy
Movie • 1927
John Dodge
Speed Demon
Movie • 1932
Speed Morrow
The Show of Shows
Movie • 1929
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Reckless Sex
Movie • 1925
Juan
Forgotten
Movie • 1933
Joseph Meyers
The Secret Witness
Movie • 1931
Arthur Jones aka Casey
Rain or Shine
Movie • 1930
Bud Conway
Hardboiled Rose
Movie • 1929
Edward Malo
Tide of Empire
Movie • 1929
Romauldo Guerrero
One Stolen Night
Movie • 1929
Bob
Beware of Bachelors
Movie • 1928
Ed
Women They Talk About
Movie • 1928
Steve Harrison
The Lion and the Mouse
Movie • 1928
Jefferson Ryder
The Desired Woman
Movie • 1927
Lieutenant Larry Trent
The Lucky Lady
Movie • 1926
Clarke
The Lighthouse by the Sea
Movie • 1924
Albert Dorn
Wine of Youth
Movie • 1924
Max Cooper
The Sea Hawk
Movie • 1924
Marsak
The Age of Desire
Movie • 1923
Ranny - Age 21
New Orleans
Movie • 1929
Billy Slade
The Wanderer
Movie • 1925
Jether
The Bachelor Girl
Movie • 1929
Jimmy
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Movie • 1930
Conrad Sterling
A Royal Romance
Movie • 1930
John Hale
The Floating College
Movie • 1928
George Dewey
The College Widow
Movie • 1927
Billy Bolton
The Melody Man
Movie • 1930
Al Tyler
The College Coquette
Movie • 1929
Tom Marion
File 113
Movie • 1933
Prosper Botomy
So This Is Love
Movie • 1928
Jerry McGuire
The Tragedy of Youth
Movie • 1928
Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
The Good Provider
Movie • 1922
Izzy Binswanger
Soul of the Slums
Movie • 1931
Jerry Harris
The Rainmaker
Movie • 1926
Bobby Robertson
Just Another Blonde
Movie • 1926
Scotty
Backstage
Movie • 1927
Owen Mackay
Eve's Secret
Movie • 1925
Pierre
Enemies of Women
Movie • 1923
Gaston de Lille
Fools Highway
Movie • 1924
Max Davidson
The Broken Gate
Movie • 1927
Don Lane
The County Fair
Movie • 1932
Jimmie Dolan
The Soul of Youth
Movie • 1920
Dick Armstrong
Everybody's Sweetheart
Movie • 1920
John
Secrets of Paris
Movie • 1922
François
The Fighting Gentleman
Movie • 1932
Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The Heart of Maryland
Movie • 1921
Lloyd Calvert
Dearie
Movie • 1927
Stephen Darling
The Girl from Porcupine
Movie • 1921
Jim McTavish
The Verdict
Movie • 1925
Jimmy Mason
At the Stage Door
Movie • 1921
Arthur Bates
Cardigan
Movie • 1922
Michael Cardigan
The Red Sword
Movie • 1929
Paul
Two Men and a Maid
Movie • 1929
Jim Oxford
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
TV • 1987