William Collier Sr.

Biography

William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the River (1930). He was married to Paula Marr and Louise Allen. He died on January 13, 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, from pneumonia.

Most Famous Work

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The Murder Man

(1935) 'Pop' Grey

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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

(1936) Ed Moresby

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Hot Saturday

(1932) Mr. Brock

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Miracle on Main Street

(1939) Dr. Miles

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The Crosby Case

(1934) The Detective--Police Sgt. Melody

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Broadway to Hollywood

(1933) Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

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Annabelle's Affairs

(1931) Wickham

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Persons in Hiding

(1939) Burt Nast

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1941	Dr. Joseph E. Maddy	The Hard-Boiled Canary 1941-06-08 Movie
1939	Dr. Miles	Miracle on Main Street 1939-12-19 Movie
	Dr. William Cunningham	Disputed Passage 1939-10-25 Movie
	James Llewellyn	Television Spy 1939-10-20 Movie
	Mr. Wayne	Invitation to Happiness 1939-06-07 Movie
	Burt Nast	Persons in Hiding 1939-02-10 Movie
1938	Howland	Say It in French 1938-11-25 Movie
	Jim Platt	Thanks for the Memory 1938-11-11 Movie
	David Brassard Sr.	Josette 1938-06-03 Movie
1936	Ed Moresby	Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936-10-06 Movie
	Pop Walters	Cain and Mabel 1936-09-26 Movie
	Uncle Carlton MacCreigh	Love on a Bet 1936-03-06 Movie
	Priest	Give Us This Night 1936-03-06 Movie
1935	Alfred Desmereau	The Bride Comes Home 1935-12-25 Movie
	Rumboat Charlie	Annapolis Farewell 1935-08-23 Movie
	'Pop' Grey	The Murder Man 1935-07-12 Movie
1934	Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley	A Successful Failure 1934-10-14 Movie
	The Detective--Police Sgt. Melody	The Crosby Case 1934-03-05 Movie
	Jerry Helman	All of Me 1934-02-01 Movie
1933	Vaudeville Act (archive footage)	Broadway to Hollywood 1933-09-15 Movie
1932	Doc Williams	Madison Sq. Garden 1932-11-04 Movie
	Mr. Brock	Hot Saturday 1932-10-28 Movie
	Peter Babcock	The Washington Masquerade 1932-07-09 Movie
	Willie Taylor	After Tomorrow 1932-03-06 Movie
1931	Judge O'Flaherty	The Brat 1931-09-19 Movie
	Wickham	Annabelle's Affairs 1931-06-14 Movie
	Richard Burton	Six Cylinder Love 1931-05-10 Movie
	Mr. Blake	Mr. Lemon Of Orange 1931-03-22 Movie
1930	Pop	Up the River 1930-10-12 Movie
	David Tuttle	She's My Weakness 1930-08-01 Movie
	Horace Divine	High Society Blues 1930-03-23 Movie
	Joe Haller	Harmony at Home 1930-01-12 Movie
1929	End Man - Minstrel Show	Happy Days 1929-09-16 Movie
1916	The Meek Husband (as William Collier)	Wife and Auto Trouble 1916-03-05 Movie
1915	William Collier - Broadway Star	Fatty and the Broadway Stars 1915-12-15 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1930	Choreographer	Up the River 1930-10-12 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1930	Screenplay	Harmony at Home 1930-01-12 Movie
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