William Collier Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

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

  • Cimarron

    Cimarron

  • Sporting Chance

    Sporting Chance

  • Reducing

    Reducing

  • The Donovan Affair

    The Donovan Affair

  • The Bachelor Girl

    The Bachelor Girl

  • Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

  • Dearie

    Dearie

  • Street Scene

    Street Scene

  • Backstage

    Backstage

  • Pleasure Mad

    Pleasure Mad

  • Everybody's Sweetheart

    Everybody's Sweetheart

  • The Big Gamble

    The Big Gamble

  • Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Convoy

    Convoy

  • The Sunset Derby

    The Sunset Derby

  • The College Coquette

    The College Coquette

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Just Another Blonde

    Just Another Blonde

  • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

    Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

  • Playing with Souls

    Playing with Souls

  • Broadminded

    Broadminded

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • The College Widow

    The College Widow

  • Forgotten

    Forgotten

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • One Stolen Night

    One Stolen Night

  • God Gave Me Twenty Cents

    God Gave Me Twenty Cents

  • Little Caesar

    Little Caesar

  • Public Stenographer

    Public Stenographer

  • Dancers in the Dark

    Dancers in the Dark

  • Two Men and a Maid

    Two Men and a Maid

  • The Lucky Lady

    The Lucky Lady

  • The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    The Mine with the Iron Door

  • The Tragedy of Youth

    The Tragedy of Youth

  • Back Stage

    Back Stage

  • A Royal Romance

    A Royal Romance

  • Fools Highway

    Fools Highway

  • Eve's Secret

    Eve's Secret

  • The Girl from Porcupine

    The Girl from Porcupine

  • The Melody Man

    The Melody Man

  • The Good Provider

    The Good Provider

  • Enemies of Women

    Enemies of Women

  • The Lady of the Harem

    The Lady of the Harem

  • Speed Demon

    Speed Demon

  • The Age of Desire

    The Age of Desire

  • The Phantom Express

    The Phantom Express

  • Her Secret

    Her Secret

  • Wine of Youth

    Wine of Youth

  • A Night of Mystery

    A Night of Mystery

  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

  • The Reckless Sex

    The Reckless Sex

  • The Devil's Cargo

    The Devil's Cargo

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair

  • Secrets of Paris

    Secrets of Paris

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea

    The Lighthouse by the Sea

  • The Floating College

    The Floating College

  • The Lion and the Mouse

    The Lion and the Mouse

  • The Desired Woman

    The Desired Woman

  • Soul of the Slums

    Soul of the Slums

  • File 113

    File 113

  • Cardigan

    Cardigan

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

  • The People's Enemy

    The People's Enemy

  • Women They Talk About

    Women They Talk About

  • New Movietone Follies of 1930

    New Movietone Follies of 1930

  • The Broken Gate

    The Broken Gate

  • The Fighting Gentleman

    The Fighting Gentleman

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • Hardboiled Rose

    Hardboiled Rose

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • Beware of Bachelors

    Beware of Bachelors

  • The Soul of Youth

    The Soul of Youth

  • The Red Sword

    The Red Sword

  • At the Stage Door

    At the Stage Door