Monte Collins
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
101
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-12-02
Day of death
1951-06-01 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Monte Collins
Biography
From Wikipedia Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and often directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing together in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never established himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films and short subjects. One of his last credits was supplying material for Laurel and Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italian cast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for the English-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gags by Monty Collins." Collins was about to launch a career in television when he died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.
Known For
The Cowboy and the Countess
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
The Arizona Wildcat
Kathleen
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Captain Fly-by-Night
Sarge Goes to College
Stage Frights
Shall We Dance
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hollywood Trouble
His Wedding Scare
Behind the Mike
Midnight Blunders
Mad Youth
The Town Went Wild
Gobs of Trouble
Scandal Sheet
How's My Baby?
Smart Politics
Mooching Through Georgia
Lucky Dog
Heroes in Blue
Midnight Limited
Campus Sleuth
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Heckler
Woman Haters
Moonlight and Monkey Business
Running Hollywood
Hollywood Halfbacks
Sue My Lawyer
Star Reporter
The Miracle Man
Honeymooniacs
Three Missing Links
The Cup of Life
The Super Snooper
Hollywood Round-Up
Matri-Phony
Made for Each Other
The Midnight Limited
The Gay Nighties
Look out Below
A Lady Takes a Chance
General Nuisance
House of Errors
The Mystery Man
Love and Hisses
Hollywood Runaround
Three Girls About Town
This Band Age
All Around Frying Pan
Techno-Crazy
Moron Than Off
In a Pig's Eye
Maisie Gets Her Man
Show Business
I'm No Angel
To Beat the Band
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Come on Over
Cactus Makes Perfect
Cold Turkey
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
New News
Quick Service
A Plumbing We Will Go
Born to Fight
Why Bring That Up?
Anybody's Goat
A Slip at the Switch
Dad Knows Best
She's Oil Mine
Buck Benny Rides Again
Hot Sports
Men
Girl Crazy
Peace and Harmony
Wedding Slips
It's a Cinch
Three Tough Onions
Keep Laughing
Guest Pests
You're Next!
Fall In
The Lost Laugh
Just Speeding
Free Rent
Boobs in the Night
Unrelated Relations
Troubles Galore
Calling All Curtains
It's Me
Gum Shoes
Fiddling Around
Henry the Ache
Oh, My Nerves
Just Plain Folks
Bury the Hatchet
