William Collier Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-02-12

Day of death

1987-02-05 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • A Royal Romance

    A Royal Romance

  • Little Caesar

    Little Caesar

  • The Soul of Youth

    The Soul of Youth

  • The Tragedy of Youth

    The Tragedy of Youth

  • Wine of Youth

    Wine of Youth

  • The Lion and the Mouse

    The Lion and the Mouse

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Secrets of Paris

    Secrets of Paris

  • Public Stenographer

    Public Stenographer

  • The Floating College

    The Floating College

  • The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • The Sunset Derby

    The Sunset Derby

  • Back Stage

    Back Stage

  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

  • The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

  • Hardboiled Rose

    Hardboiled Rose

  • The Good Provider

    The Good Provider

  • Reducing

    Reducing

  • A Night of Mystery

    A Night of Mystery

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • Soul of the Slums

    Soul of the Slums

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • New Movietone Follies of 1930

    New Movietone Follies of 1930

  • Fools Highway

    Fools Highway

  • Playing with Souls

    Playing with Souls

  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    The Mine with the Iron Door

  • Women They Talk About

    Women They Talk About

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

  • Beware of Bachelors

    Beware of Bachelors

  • One Stolen Night

    One Stolen Night

  • File 113

    File 113

  • Convoy

    Convoy

  • Enemies of Women

    Enemies of Women

  • The College Coquette

    The College Coquette

  • The Bachelor Girl

    The Bachelor Girl

  • Broadminded

    Broadminded

  • The Big Gamble

    The Big Gamble

  • The Devil's Cargo

    The Devil's Cargo

  • The College Widow

    The College Widow

  • The Fighting Gentleman

    The Fighting Gentleman

  • Dancers in the Dark

    Dancers in the Dark

  • The Age of Desire

    The Age of Desire

  • Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

  • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

    Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Sporting Chance

    Sporting Chance

  • Backstage

    Backstage

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea

    The Lighthouse by the Sea

  • The People's Enemy

    The People's Enemy

  • The Donovan Affair

    The Donovan Affair

  • The Desired Woman

    The Desired Woman

  • Street Scene

    Street Scene

  • Everybody's Sweetheart

    Everybody's Sweetheart

  • The Lady of the Harem

    The Lady of the Harem

  • Dearie

    Dearie

  • Speed Demon

    Speed Demon

  • God Gave Me Twenty Cents

    God Gave Me Twenty Cents

  • Just Another Blonde

    Just Another Blonde

  • The Phantom Express

    The Phantom Express

  • The Melody Man

    The Melody Man

  • Forgotten

    Forgotten

  • Pleasure Mad

    Pleasure Mad

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • The Lucky Lady

    The Lucky Lady

  • Eve's Secret

    Eve's Secret

  • The Reckless Sex

    The Reckless Sex

  • The Broken Gate

    The Broken Gate

  • Her Secret

    Her Secret

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair