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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Cimarron
Cimarron

1931

as The Kid

Little Caesar
Little Caesar

1931

as Tony Passa

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Toddy Gowan

Street Scene
Street Scene

1931

as Sam Kaplan

Dearie
Dearie

1927

as Stephen Darling

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows

1929

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

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble

1931

as Johnnie Ames

The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924

as Albert Dorn

Dancers in the Dark
Dancers in the Dark

1932

as Floyd Stevens

The Age of Desire
The Age of Desire

1923

as Ranny - Age 21

Broadminded
Broadminded

1931

as Jack Hackett

The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy

1935

as Tony Falcone

Speed Demon
Speed Demon

1932

as Speed Morrow

So This Is Love
So This Is Love

1928

as Jerry McGuire

The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness

1931

as Arthur Jones aka Casey

Reducing
Reducing

1931

as Johnnie Beasley

Backstage
Backstage

1927

as Owen Mackay

Free and Easy
Free and Easy

1930

as Master of Ceremonies

The Lady of the Harem
Enemies of Women
Enemies of Women

1923

as Gaston de Lille