William Collier Jr.
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.
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- 1987 · Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow as
- 1935 · The People's Enemy as Tony Falcone
- 1934 · Public Stenographer as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
- 1933 · Her Secret as Johnny Norton
- 1933 · The Story of Temple Drake as Toddy Gowan
- 1933 · Forgotten as Joseph Meyers
- 1933 · File 113 as Prosper Botomy
- 1932 · Speed Demon as Speed Morrow
- 1932 · The Fighting Gentleman as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
- 1932 · The Phantom Express as Bruce Harrington
- 1932 · The County Fair as Jimmie Dolan
- 1932 · Dancers in the Dark as Floyd Stevens
- 1931 · The Secret Witness as Arthur Jones aka Casey
- 1931 · Soul of the Slums as Jerry Harris
- 1931 · Sporting Chance as Terry Nolan
- 1931 · Street Scene as Sam Kaplan
- 1931 · The Big Gamble as Johnnie Ames
- 1931 · Broadminded as Jack Hackett
- 1931 · Cimarron as The Kid
- 1931 · Little Caesar as Tony Passa
- 1931 · Reducing as Johnnie Beasley
- 1930 · Rain or Shine as Bud Conway
- 1930 · New Movietone Follies of 1930 as
- 1930 · Free and Easy as Master of Ceremonies
- 1930 · A Royal Romance as John Hale
- 1930 · The Melody Man as Al Tyler
- 1929 · Show of Shows as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
- 1929 · The College Coquette as Tom Marion
- 1929 · New Orleans as Billy Slade
- 1929 · The Bachelor Girl as Jimmy
- 1929 · The Donovan Affair as Cornish
- 1929 · Hardboiled Rose as Edward Malo
- 1929 · Tide of Empire as Romauldo Guerrero
- 1929 · One Stolen Night as Bob
- 1928 · The Floating College as George Dewey
- 1928 · Beware of Bachelors as Ed
- 1928 · Women They Talk About as Steve Harrison
- 1928 · The Lion and the Mouse as Jefferson Ryder
- 1928 · A Night of Mystery as
- 1928 · The Tragedy of Youth as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
- 1928 · So This Is Love as Jerry McGuire
- 1927 · The College Widow as Billy Bolton
- 1927 · The Desired Woman as Lieutenant Larry Trent
- 1927 · Stranded as Johnny Nash
- 1927 · The Sunset Derby as Jimmy Burke
- 1927 · Convoy as John Dodge
- 1927 · Backstage as Owen Mackay
- 1927 · The Broken Gate as Don Lane
- 1926 · Just Another Blonde as Scotty
- 1926 · God Gave Me Twenty Cents as Barney Tapman
- 1926 · The Lady of the Harem as Rafi
- 1926 · The Rainmaker as Bobby Robertson
- 1926 · The Lucky Lady as Clarke
- 1925 · The Wanderer as Jether
- 1925 · Eve's Secret as Pierre
- 1925 · Playing with Souls as Matthew Dale Jr.
- 1925 · The Reckless Sex as Juan
- 1925 · The Devil's Cargo as John Joyce
- 1924 · The Lighthouse by the Sea as Albert Dorn
- 1924 · The Mine with the Iron Door as Chico
- 1924 · Wine of Youth as Max Cooper
- 1924 · The Sea Hawk as Marsak
- 1924 · Fools Highway as Max Davidson
- 1923 · Pleasure Mad as Howard Benton
- 1923 · The Age of Desire as Ranny - Age 21
- 1923 · Enemies of Women as Gaston de Lille
- 1922 · Secrets of Paris as François
- 1922 · The Good Provider as Izzy Binswanger
- 1921 · The Heart of Maryland as Lloyd Calvert
- 1920 · Everybody's Sweetheart as John
- 1920 · The Soul of Youth as Dick Armstrong
- 1919 · Back Stage as Stagehand