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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Little Caesar
Little Caesar

1931

as Tony Passa

Cardigan
Cardigan

1922

as Michael Cardigan

Cimarron
Cimarron

1931

as The Kid

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows

1929

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

Forgotten
Forgotten

1933

as Joseph Meyers

Stranded
Stranded

1927

as Johnny Nash

So This Is Love
So This Is Love

1928

as Jerry McGuire

Free and Easy
Free and Easy

1930

as Master of Ceremonies

Backstage
Backstage

1927

as Owen Mackay

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Toddy Gowan

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1924

as Marsak

Dearie
Dearie

1927

as Stephen Darling

Rain or Shine
Rain or Shine

1930

as Bud Conway

Street Scene
Street Scene

1931

as Sam Kaplan

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble

1931

as Johnnie Ames

The Verdict
The Verdict

1925

as Jimmy Mason

The College Coquette
The College Coquette

1929

as Tom Marion

The Lucky Lady
The Lucky Lady

1926

as Clarke

Eve's Secret
Eve's Secret

1925

as Pierre

Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth

1924

as Max Cooper