William Collier Jr.

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 12, 1902

died

February 5, 1987

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Charles F. Gall Jr. · Buster Collier · Buster Collier Jr. · William 'Buster' Collier Jr.

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Little Caesar
6.9

Little Caesar

1931as Tony Passa
Cimarron
5.6

Cimarron

1931as The Kid
The Story of Temple Drake
6.5

The Story of Temple Drake

1933as Toddy Gowan
The Show of Shows
6.8

The Show of Shows

1929as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Dearie
8.0

Dearie

1927as Stephen Darling
Street Scene
6.8

Street Scene

1931as Sam Kaplan
The Secret Witness
4.3

The Secret Witness

1931as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Enemies of Women
6.5

Enemies of Women

1923as Gaston de Lille
Free and Easy
6.2

Free and Easy

1930as Master of Ceremonies
The Lighthouse by the Sea
8.5

The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924as Albert Dorn
Broadminded
4.1

Broadminded

1931as Jack Hackett
So This Is Love
5.8

So This Is Love

1928as Jerry McGuire
Convoy
8.0

Convoy

1927as John Dodge
Speed Demon
6.0

Speed Demon

1932as Speed Morrow
The Sunset Derby
8.0

The Sunset Derby

1927as Jimmy Burke
A Royal Romance
7.0

A Royal Romance

1930as John Hale
The Big Gamble
6.1

The Big Gamble

1931as Johnnie Ames
The County Fair
7.0

The County Fair

1932as Jimmie Dolan
The Age of Desire
10.0

The Age of Desire

1923as Ranny - Age 21
The Devil's Cargo
9.0

The Devil's Cargo

1925as John Joyce
The Lady of the Harem
7.0

The Lady of the Harem

1926as Rafi
Forgotten
7.0

Forgotten

1933as Joseph Meyers
The Mine with the Iron Door
8.0

The Mine with the Iron Door

1924as Chico
Reducing
5.1

Reducing

1931as Johnnie Beasley
The Donovan Affair
7.5

The Donovan Affair

1929as Cornish
File 113
7.0

File 113

1933as Prosper Botomy
Hardboiled Rose
8.0

Hardboiled Rose

1929as Edward Malo
Rain or Shine
6.6

Rain or Shine

1930as Bud Conway
The Wanderer
3.0

The Wanderer

1925as Jether
The Lion and the Mouse
9.0

The Lion and the Mouse

1928as Jefferson Ryder
Just Another Blonde
6.5

Just Another Blonde

1926as Scotty
The Sea Hawk
6.8

The Sea Hawk

1924as Marsak
The Verdict
8.0

The Verdict

1925as Jimmy Mason
Playing with Souls
9.0

Playing with Souls

1925as Matthew Dale Jr.
The Bachelor Girl
7.0

The Bachelor Girl

1929as Jimmy
Back Stage
6.3

Back Stage

1919as Stagehand
Wine of Youth
8.3

Wine of Youth

1924as Max Cooper
The Broken Gate
7.0

The Broken Gate

1927as Don Lane
New Orleans
9.0

New Orleans

1929as Billy Slade
Her Secret
9.0

Her Secret

1933as Johnny Norton
The College Coquette
10.0

The College Coquette

1929as Tom Marion
The College Widow
10.0

The College Widow

1927as Billy Bolton
Tide of Empire
6.3

Tide of Empire

1929as Romauldo Guerrero
The Good Provider
10.0

The Good Provider

1922as Izzy Binswanger
Backstage
9.0

Backstage

1927as Owen Mackay
At the Stage Door
7.0

At the Stage Door

1921as Arthur Bates
Stranded
10.0

Stranded

1927as Johnny Nash
The Tragedy of Youth
3.0

The Tragedy of Youth

1928as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
Dancers in the Dark
5.7

Dancers in the Dark

1932as Floyd Stevens
The Lucky Lady
7.0

The Lucky Lady

1926as Clarke