William Collier Jr.
Age: 84 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1902-02-12 08:12:36
Death: 1987-02-05 08:12:36
Aliases: Charles F. Gall Jr. , Buster Collier , William “Buster” Collier , Buster Collier Jr. , William 'Buster' Collier Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 46
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Little Caesar
(1931) Tony Passa
Cimarron
(1931) The Kid
The Mine with the Iron Door
(1924) Chico
Public Stenographer
(1934) James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
Street Scene
(1931) Sam Kaplan
The Lion and the Mouse
(1928) Jefferson Ryder
Dancers in the Dark
(1932) Floyd Stevens
The Story of Temple Drake
(1933) Toddy GowanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1935 | Tony Falcone | |
| 1934 | James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. | |
| 1933 | Johnny Norton | |
| Toddy Gowan | ||
| Joseph Meyers | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1932 | Bruce Harrington | |
| Jimmie Dolan | ||
| Floyd Stevens | ||
| 1931 | Arthur Jones aka Casey | |
| Jerry Harris | ||
| Terry Nolan | ||
| Sam Kaplan | ||
| Johnnie Ames | ||
| Jack Hackett | ||
| The Kid | ||
| Tony Passa | ||
| Johnnie Beasley | ||
| 1930 | Bud Conway | |
| N/A | ||
| Master of Ceremonies | ||
| John Hale | ||
| Al Tyler | ||
| 1929 | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | |
| Tom Marion | ||
| Billy Slade | ||
| Jimmy | ||
| Cornish | ||
| Edward Malo | ||
| Romauldo Guerrero | ||
| Bob | ||
| 1928 | George Dewey | |
| Ed | ||
| Steve Harrison | ||
| Jefferson Ryder | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) | ||
| Jerry McGuire | ||
| 1927 | Billy Bolton | |
| Lieutenant Larry Trent | ||
| Johnny Nash | ||
| Jimmy Burke | ||
| John Dodge | ||
| Owen Mackay | ||
| Don Lane | ||
| 1926 | Scotty | |
| Barney Tapman | ||
| Rafi | ||
| Bobby Robertson | ||
| Clarke | ||
| 1925 | Jether | |
| Pierre | ||
| Matthew Dale Jr. | ||
| John Joyce | ||
| 1924 | Albert Dorn | |
| Chico | ||
| Max Cooper | ||
| Marsak | ||
| Max Davidson | ||
| 1923 | Howard Benton | |
| Ranny - Age 21 | ||
| Gaston de Lille | ||
| 1922 | François | |
| N/A | ||
| 1920 | John | |
| Dick Armstrong | ||
| 1919 | Stagehand | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
