Acting
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.
Filmography
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Series · 1987
The People's Enemy
Film · 1935
Public Stenographer
Film · 1934
The Story of Temple Drake
Film · 1933
Her Secret
Film · 1933
Forgotten
Film · 1933
File 113
Film · 1933
The Phantom Express
Film · 1932
Dancers in the Dark
Film · 1932
Speed Demon
Film · 1932
The County Fair
Film · 1932
The Fighting Gentleman
Film · 1932
Sporting Chance
Film · 1931
Little Caesar
Film · 1931
Cimarron
Film · 1931
The Big Gamble
Film · 1931
Street Scene
Film · 1931
Broadminded
Film · 1931
Reducing
Film · 1931
The Secret Witness
Film · 1931
Soul of the Slums
Film · 1931
Free and Easy
Film · 1930
Rain or Shine
Film · 1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Film · 1930
A Royal Romance
Film · 1930
The Melody Man
Film · 1930
The Donovan Affair
Film · 1929
The Show of Shows
Film · 1929
One Stolen Night
Film · 1929
Hardboiled Rose
Film · 1929
Tide of Empire
Film · 1929
New Orleans
Film · 1929
The Bachelor Girl
Film · 1929
The College Coquette
Film · 1929
The Red Sword
Film · 1929
Two Men and a Maid
Film · 1929
A Night of Mystery
Film · 1928
The Lion and the Mouse
Film · 1928
Women They Talk About
Film · 1928
Beware of Bachelors
Film · 1928
The Floating College
Film · 1928
So This Is Love
Film · 1928
The Tragedy of Youth
Film · 1928
The Sunset Derby
Film · 1927
Stranded
Film · 1927
Convoy
Film · 1927
The Desired Woman
Film · 1927
The College Widow
Film · 1927
Backstage
Film · 1927
The Broken Gate
Film · 1927
Dearie
Film · 1927
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Film · 1926
The Lady of the Harem
Film · 1926
The Lucky Lady
Film · 1926
The Rainmaker
Film · 1926
Just Another Blonde
Film · 1926
Playing with Souls
Film · 1925
The Devil's Cargo
Film · 1925
The Reckless Sex
Film · 1925
The Wanderer
Film · 1925
Eve's Secret
Film · 1925
The Verdict
Film · 1925
The Mine with the Iron Door
Film · 1924
The Sea Hawk
Film · 1924
The Lighthouse by the Sea
Film · 1924
Wine of Youth
Film · 1924
Fools Highway
Film · 1924
Pleasure Mad
Film · 1923
The Age of Desire
Film · 1923
Enemies of Women
Film · 1923
The Good Provider
Film · 1922
Secrets of Paris
Film · 1922
Cardigan
Film · 1922
The Heart of Maryland
Film · 1921
The Girl from Porcupine
Film · 1921
At the Stage Door
Film · 1921
The Soul of Youth
Film · 1920
Everybody's Sweetheart
Film · 1920
Back Stage
Film · 1919