William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

b. 1902 — d. 1987 (aged 85) New York City, New York, USA

Actor Writer

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.

Known For

The Rainmaker

Little Caesar

Broadminded

Speed Demon

Filmography

The Sunday Round-Up

The Sunday Round-Up

The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

Public Stenographer

Public Stenographer

James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-7

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

Forgotten

Hollywood on Parade No. A-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

The Girl from Georgia

The Girl from Georgia

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

The Phantom Express

The Phantom Express

Bruce Harrington

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

The Fighting Gentleman

The Fighting Gentleman

Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman

Speed Demon

Behind Jury Doors

Behind Jury Doors

File 113

The County Fair

The County Fair

Little Caesar

Cimarron

Street Scene

Broadminded

Reducing

Johnnie Beasley

The Big Gamble

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

Arthur Jones - aka Casey

Soul of the Slums

Soul of the Slums

Sporting Chance

Sporting Chance

Rain or Shine

New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

Conrad Sterling

A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

The Melody Man

The March of Time

The March of Time

1930 Self Actor

Tide of Empire

Romauldo Guerrero

The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair

Hardboiled Rose

Hardboiled Rose

The College Coquette

The College Coquette

New Orleans

Two Men and a Maid

Two Men and a Maid

The Red Sword

One Stolen Night

One Stolen Night

The Bachelor Girl

The Bachelor Girl

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

Women They Talk About

Women They Talk About

The Tragedy of Youth

The Tragedy of Youth

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

Jefferson Ryder

The Floating College

The Floating College

Beware of Bachelors

Beware of Bachelors

A Night of Mystery

A Night of Mystery

Jérôme D'Egremont

The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

Lieutenant Larry Trent

Stranded

The Broken Gate

The Broken Gate

The College Widow

The College Widow

Convoy

The Sunset Derby

The Sunset Derby

Dearie

Stephen Darling

Backstage

The Lucky Lady

Just Another Blonde

Just Another Blonde

The Lady of the Harem

The Lady of the Harem

The Rainmaker

Bobby Robertson

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

The Wanderer

The Devil's Cargo

The Devil's Cargo

Eve's Secret

The Reckless Sex

Playing with Souls

Playing with Souls

Matthew Dale Jr.

Wine of Youth

The Lighthouse by the Sea

The Lighthouse by the Sea

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door

Great Diamond Mystery

Fools Highway

Leave It to Gerry

Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

Gaston de Lille

Sinner or Saint

Sinner or Saint

Pleasure Mad

Loyal Lives

The Age of Desire

The Age of Desire

Cardigan

Michael Cardigan

Secrets of Paris

Secrets of Paris

The Good Provider

The Good Provider

Izzy Binswanger

The Girl from Porcupine

At the Stage Door

At the Stage Door

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

Everybody's Sweetheart

Everybody's Sweetheart

The Servant Question

The Servant Question

Back Stage

Pathé's Weekly, No. 35

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