Monte Collins
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
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 Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Honeymooniacs
Techno-Crazy
Woman Haters
Mad Youth
Running Hollywood
Campus Sleuth
Stage Frights
Hollywood Trouble
Midnight Blunders
Midnight Limited
Hollywood Halfbacks
Wedding Slips
Kathleen
Lucky Dog
Shall We Dance
General Nuisance
That Man Jack!
Hollywood Runaround
A Plumbing We Will Go
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Star Reporter
Heroes in Blue
Keep Laughing
Cold Turkey
The Mystery Man
Sarge Goes to College
Hot Sports
Made for Each Other
Hollywood Round-Up
New News
A Lady Takes a Chance
The Cowboy and the Countess
Three Missing Links
The Miracle Man
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Mooching Through Georgia
The Cup of Life
Show Business
Behind the Mike
Look out Below
Three Tough Onions
Matri-Phony
Henry the Ache
The Arizona Wildcat
His Wedding Scare
The Town Went Wild
Captain Fly-by-Night
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
Gobs of Trouble
I'm No Angel
The Super Snooper
Sue My Lawyer
Men
Moonlight and Monkey Business
The Midnight Limited
Three Girls About Town
Love and Hisses
To Beat the Band
The Heckler
The Gay Nighties
Come on Over
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
Guest Pests
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Cactus Makes Perfect
Smart Politics
Buck Benny Rides Again
It's a Cinch
This Band Age
Maisie Gets Her Man
Dad Knows Best
Fall In
Scandal Sheet
Anybody's Goat
House of Errors
Oh, My Nerves
Gum Shoes
Just Speeding
Quick Service
The Lost Laugh
Why Bring That Up?
Unrelated Relations
Free Rent
Troubles Galore
She's Oil Mine
Girl Crazy
Peace and Harmony
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
A Slip at the Switch
Born to Fight
How's My Baby?
All Around Frying Pan
Moron Than Off
Bury the Hatchet
It's Me
In a Pig's Eye
Calling All Curtains
Boobs in the Night
Fiddling Around
You're Next!
Just Plain Folks
