About

Known credits:
73
Birthday:
1902-02-12
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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William Collier Jr.

Overview

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

Acting
1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Actor 69
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1935 The People's Enemy Actor Tony Falcone 59
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1934 Public Stenographer Actor James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. 58
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1933 Her Secret Actor Johnny Norton N/A
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1933 The Story of Temple Drake Actor Toddy Gowan 59
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1933 Forgotten Actor Joseph Meyers 59
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1933 File 113 Actor Prosper Botomy N/A
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1932 Speed Demon Actor Speed Morrow 58
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1932 The Fighting Gentleman Actor Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman N/A
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1932 The Phantom Express Actor Bruce Harrington 58
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1932 The County Fair Actor Jimmie Dolan N/A
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1932 Dancers in the Dark Actor Floyd Stevens 58
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1931 The Secret Witness Actor Arthur Jones aka Casey 58
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1931 Soul of the Slums Actor Jerry Harris 58
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1931 Sporting Chance Actor Terry Nolan N/A
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1931 Street Scene Actor Sam Kaplan 59
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1931 The Big Gamble Actor Johnnie Ames 59
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1931 Broadminded Actor Jack Hackett 58
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1931 Cimarron Actor The Kid 58
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1931 Little Caesar Actor Tony Passa 62
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1931 Reducing Actor Johnnie Beasley 58
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1930 Rain or Shine Actor Bud Conway 58
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1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930 Actor N/A
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1930 Free and Easy Actor Master of Ceremonies 59
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1930 A Royal Romance Actor John Hale N/A
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1930 The Melody Man Actor Al Tyler 58
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1929 Show of Shows Actor Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) 58
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1929 The College Coquette Actor Tom Marion N/A
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1929 New Orleans Actor Billy Slade N/A
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1929 The Bachelor Girl Actor Jimmy N/A
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1929 The Donovan Affair Actor Cornish 59
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1929 Hardboiled Rose Actor Edward Malo N/A
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1929 Tide of Empire Actor Romauldo Guerrero 59
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1929 One Stolen Night Actor Bob N/A
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1928 The Floating College Actor George Dewey N/A
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1928 Beware of Bachelors Actor Ed N/A
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1928 Women They Talk About Actor Steve Harrison N/A
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1928 The Lion and the Mouse Actor Jefferson Ryder N/A
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1928 A Night of Mystery Actor N/A
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1928 The Tragedy of Youth Actor Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) 58
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1928 So This Is Love Actor Jerry McGuire 58
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1927 The College Widow Actor Billy Bolton N/A
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1927 The Desired Woman Actor Lieutenant Larry Trent N/A
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1927 Stranded Actor Johnny Nash N/A
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1927 The Sunset Derby Actor Jimmy Burke N/A
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1927 Convoy Actor John Dodge N/A
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1927 Backstage Actor Owen Mackay N/A
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1927 The Broken Gate Actor Don Lane N/A
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1926 Just Another Blonde Actor Scotty 58
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1926 God Gave Me Twenty Cents Actor Barney Tapman N/A
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1926 The Lady of the Harem Actor Rafi N/A
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1926 The Rainmaker Actor Bobby Robertson N/A
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1926 The Lucky Lady Actor Clarke 59
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1925 The Wanderer Actor Jether 58
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1925 Eve's Secret Actor Pierre N/A
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1925 Playing with Souls Actor Matthew Dale Jr. N/A
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1925 The Reckless Sex Actor Juan N/A
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1925 The Devil's Cargo Actor John Joyce N/A
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1924 The Lighthouse by the Sea Actor Albert Dorn 59
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1924 The Mine with the Iron Door Actor Chico N/A
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1924 Wine of Youth Actor Max Cooper 59
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1924 The Sea Hawk Actor Marsak 59
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1924 Fools Highway Actor Max Davidson N/A
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1923 Pleasure Mad Actor Howard Benton N/A
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1923 The Age of Desire Actor Ranny - Age 21 N/A
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1923 Enemies of Women Actor Gaston de Lille 58
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1922 Secrets of Paris Actor François N/A
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1922 The Good Provider Actor Izzy Binswanger N/A
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1921 The Heart of Maryland Actor Lloyd Calvert N/A
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1920 Everybody's Sweetheart Actor John 59
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1920 The Soul of Youth Actor Dick Armstrong 58
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1919 Back Stage Actor Stagehand 59
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Production
1952 Mr. & Mrs. North Production Producer 67
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