William Collier Jr.
Known for: Acting
Born: February 12, 1902
Died: February 5, 1987
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
78 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
6.8
Crossroads
1955
5.0
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
7.0
The People's Enemy
1935
5.7
Public Stenographer
1934
9.0
Her Secret
1933
6.5
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
7.0
Forgotten
1933
7.0
File 113
1933
6.0
Speed Demon
1932
8.0
The Fighting Gentleman
1932
5.0
The Phantom Express
1932
7.0
The County Fair
1932
5.7
Dancers in the Dark
1932
4.3
The Secret Witness
1931
6.7
Soul of the Slums
19318.0
Sporting Chance
1931
6.8
Street Scene
1931
6.1
The Big Gamble
1931
4.1
Broadminded
1931
5.5
Cimarron
1931
6.9
Little Caesar
1931
5.1
Reducing
1931
6.5
Rain or Shine
1930
10.0
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
6.1
Free and Easy
1930
7.0
A Royal Romance
1930
3.0
The Melody Man
1930
6.6
The Show of Shows
1929
10.0
The College Coquette
19297.0
Two Men and a Maid
1929
9.0
New Orleans
1929
7.0
The Bachelor Girl
1929
7.5
The Donovan Affair
1929
8.0
Hardboiled Rose
1929
6.3
Tide of Empire
1929
10.0
One Stolen Night
1929
9.0
The Red Sword
1929
8.0
The Floating College
1928
10.0
Beware of Bachelors
1928
7.0
Women They Talk About
1928
9.0
The Lion and the Mouse
19288.0
A Night of Mystery
1928
3.0
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
5.8
So This Is Love
1928
10.0
The College Widow
1927
10.0
The Desired Woman
1927
10.0
Stranded
1927
8.0
Dearie
1927
8.0
The Sunset Derby
1927
8.0
Convoy
1927
9.0
Backstage
1927
7.0
The Broken Gate
1927
6.5
Just Another Blonde
1926
9.0
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
7.0
The Lady of the Harem
1926
9.0
The Rainmaker
1926
7.0
The Lucky Lady
1926
3.0
The Wanderer
1925
9.0
Eve's Secret
1925
9.0
Playing with Souls
1925
8.0
The Verdict
1925NR
The Reckless Sex
1925
9.0
The Devil's Cargo
1925
8.5
The Lighthouse by the Sea
1924
8.0
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924
8.3
Wine of Youth
1924
6.8
The Sea Hawk
1924
9.0
Fools Highway
1924
8.0
Pleasure Mad
1923
10.0
The Age of Desire
1923
6.5
Enemies of Women
1923
9.0
Secrets of Paris
1922
10.0
The Good Provider
1922
9.0
Cardigan
1922
7.0
At the Stage Door
1921
10.0
The Girl from Porcupine
19217.0
The Heart of Maryland
1921
7.7
Everybody's Sweetheart
1920
5.2
The Soul of Youth
1920
6.4
Back Stage
1919