Monte Collins
Age: 52 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1898-12-03 03:36:02
Death: 1951-06-01 03:36:02
Aliases: Monty Francis Collins Jr. , Monty Colins , Monte F. Collins , Monty F. Collins , Monty Collins
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Men
(1924) François
New News
(1937) Monte Collins
Scandal Sheet
(1931) Reporter Collins
You're Next!
(1940) Pruitt
Captain Fly-by-Night
(1922) Drunk
The Mystery Man
(1935) Dunn, Reporter
Hollywood Round-Up
(1937) Freddie Foster
Star Reporter
(1939) HoganActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Dean McKinley | |
| College-Dean McKinley | ||
| 1947 | Dean McKinley | |
| 1946 | Joe Glick | |
| 1945 | Know-It-All Neighbor | |
| 1944 | Oscar, Public Defender | |
| 1943 | Poker Player | |
| N/A | ||
| Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins) | ||
| 1942 | Emperor's Aide (uncredited) | |
| Man in Office (Uncredited) | ||
| Ma Stooge (uncredited) | ||
| Professor Stark | ||
| Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend | ||
| 1941 | Moving Man | |
| Monte Piper, plumber | ||
| Tipsy Poker Player | ||
| Sgt. Michael Collins | ||
| 1940 | Landlord | |
| Bellboy | ||
| Stewart - Singing Bridge Player | ||
| Pruitt | ||
| Prof. Bilbo (uncredited) | ||
| Abel Krantz | ||
| Baseball Spectator with Pipe | ||
| 1939 | Moe | |
| Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother | ||
| Picnic Master of Ceremonies | ||
| Hogan | ||
| Juror (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Detective Collins | |
| Herbert Herringbone - Director | ||
| Danny | ||
| Monte Collins | ||
| 1937 | Freddie Foster | |
| N/A | ||
| Alberts | ||
| Monte (as Monty Collins) | ||
| Usher-Messenger (uncredited) | ||
| Monte Collins | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1936 | N/A | |
| Monte | ||
| Gloomy Gus | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1935 | The Coroner | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bob (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dunn, Reporter | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1934 | Chutney, the Butler | |
| Reynolds - the Butler | ||
| Mr. Zero (uncredited) | ||
| Thomas Culpeper | ||
| 1933 | Sailor at Circus (uncredited) | |
| Hotel Detective | ||
| Drunk #3 | ||
| Jimmy - Technocracy Believer | ||
| 1932 | Jimmy | |
| N/A | ||
| Collins | ||
| Operator | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Butler | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1931 | Reporter Collins | |
| 1930 | Minister | |
| N/A | ||
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| 1929 | Skeets | |
| Waiter | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Newlywed Bridegroom | ||
| 1928 | N/A | |
| The Washing Machine Salesman | ||
| The husband | ||
| The Newlywed Husband | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1927 | N/A | |
| Low Jack Wilkins (as Monte Collins Jr.) | ||
| 1926 | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | |
| Slim (as Monte Collins Jr.) | ||
| 1925 | Mike Selby | |
| N/A | ||
| 1924 | François | |
| 1922 | Drunk | |
| Dugan | ||
| 1921 | Larry Donovan | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1948 | Writer | |
| 1947 | Story | |
| Dialogue | ||
| 1946 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1944 | Writer | |
| 1943 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Story | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Story | ||
| Story | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| 1942 | Story | |
| Writer | ||
| 1936 | Story | |
| Story | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Additional Dialogue | |
| Additional Dialogue | ||
| 1945 | Additional Dialogue | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
