William Collier Jr.

Biography

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

Little Caesar

Cimarron

The Story of Temple Drake

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

The Lighthouse by the Sea

So This Is Love

The Show of Shows

The Big Gamble

All Movies (78)

• The People's Enemy1935 · as Tony Falcone
• Public Stenographer1934 · as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
• Her Secret1933 · as Johnny Norton
• The Story of Temple Drake1933 · as Toddy Gowan
• Forgotten1933 · as Joseph Meyers
• File 1131933 · as Prosper Botomy
• Speed Demon1932 · as Speed Morrow
• The Fighting Gentleman1932 · as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
• The Phantom Express1932 · as Bruce Harrington
• The County Fair1932 · as Jimmie Dolan
• Dancers in the Dark1932 · as Floyd Stevens
• The Secret Witness1931 · as Arthur Jones aka Casey
• Soul of the Slums1931 · as Jerry Harris
• Sporting Chance1931 · as Terry Nolan
• Street Scene1931 · as Sam Kaplan
• The Big Gamble1931 · as Johnnie Ames
• Broadminded1931 · as Jack Hackett
• Cimarron1931 · as The Kid
• Little Caesar1931 · as Tony Passa
• Reducing1931 · as Johnnie Beasley
• Rain or Shine1930 · as Bud Conway
• New Movietone Follies of 19301930 · as Conrad Sterling
• Free and Easy1930 · as Master of Ceremonies
• A Royal Romance1930 · as John Hale
• The Melody Man1930 · as Al Tyler
• The Show of Shows1929 · as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
• The College Coquette1929 · as Tom Marion
• Two Men and a Maid1929 · as Jim Oxford
• New Orleans1929 · as Billy Slade
• The Bachelor Girl1929 · as Jimmy
• The Donovan Affair1929 · as Cornish
• Hardboiled Rose1929 · as Edward Malo
• Tide of Empire1929 · as Romauldo Guerrero
• One Stolen Night1929 · as Bob
• The Red Sword1929 · as Paul
• The Floating College1928 · as George Dewey
• Beware of Bachelors1928 · as Ed
• Women They Talk About1928 · as Steve Harrison
• The Lion and the Mouse1928 · as Jefferson Ryder
• A Night of Mystery1928
• The Tragedy of Youth1928 · as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
• So This Is Love1928 · as Jerry McGuire
• The College Widow1927 · as Billy Bolton
• The Desired Woman1927 · as Lieutenant Larry Trent
• Stranded1927 · as Johnny Nash
• Dearie1927 · as Stephen Darling
• The Sunset Derby1927 · as Jimmy Burke
• Convoy1927 · as John Dodge
• Backstage1927 · as Owen Mackay
• The Broken Gate1927 · as Don Lane
• Just Another Blonde1926 · as Scotty
• God Gave Me Twenty Cents1926 · as Barney Tapman
• The Lady of the Harem1926 · as Rafi
• The Rainmaker1926 · as Bobby Robertson
• The Lucky Lady1926 · as Clarke
• The Wanderer1925 · as Jether
• Eve's Secret1925 · as Pierre
• Playing with Souls1925 · as Matthew Dale Jr.
• The Verdict1925 · as Jimmy Mason
• The Reckless Sex1925 · as Juan
• The Devil's Cargo1925 · as John Joyce
• The Lighthouse by the Sea1924 · as Albert Dorn
• The Mine with the Iron Door1924 · as Chico
• Wine of Youth1924 · as Max Cooper
• The Sea Hawk1924 · as Marsak
• Fools Highway1924 · as Max Davidson
• Pleasure Mad1923 · as Howard Benton
• The Age of Desire1923 · as Ranny - Age 21
• Enemies of Women1923 · as Gaston de Lille
• Secrets of Paris1922 · as François
• The Good Provider1922 · as Izzy Binswanger
• Cardigan1922 · as Michael Cardigan
• At the Stage Door1921 · as Arthur Bates
• The Girl from Porcupine1921 · as Jim McTavish
• The Heart of Maryland1921 · as Lloyd Calvert
• Everybody's Sweetheart1920 · as John
• The Soul of Youth1920 · as Dick Armstrong
• Back Stage1919 · as Stagehand

All TV Shows (1)

• Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow1987