William Collier Jr.
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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.
Acted in
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
The People's Enemy
1935
as Tony Falcone
Public Stenographer
1934
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
Her Secret
1933
as Johnny Norton
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Toddy Gowan
Forgotten
1933
as Joseph Meyers
File 113
1933
as Prosper Botomy
Speed Demon
1932
as Speed Morrow
The Fighting Gentleman
1932
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The Phantom Express
1932
as Bruce Harrington
The County Fair
1932
as Jimmie Dolan
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Floyd Stevens
The Secret Witness
1931
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Soul of the Slums
1931
as Jerry Harris
Sporting Chance
1931
as Terry Nolan
Street Scene
1931
as Sam Kaplan
The Big Gamble
1931
as Johnnie Ames
Broadminded
1931
as Jack Hackett
Cimarron
1931
as The Kid
Little Caesar
1931
as Tony Passa
Reducing
1931
as Johnnie Beasley
Rain or Shine
1930
as Bud Conway
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
Free and Easy
1930
as Master of Ceremonies
A Royal Romance
1930
as John Hale
The Melody Man
1930
as Al Tyler
Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The College Coquette
1929
as Tom Marion
New Orleans
1929
as Billy Slade
The Bachelor Girl
1929
as Jimmy
The Donovan Affair
1929
as Cornish
Hardboiled Rose
1929
as Edward Malo
Tide of Empire
1929
as Romauldo Guerrero
One Stolen Night
1929
as Bob
The Floating College
1928
as George Dewey
Beware of Bachelors
1928
as Ed
Women They Talk About
1928
as Steve Harrison
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
as Jefferson Ryder
A Night of Mystery
1928
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
So This Is Love
1928
as Jerry McGuire
The College Widow
1927
as Billy Bolton
The Desired Woman
1927
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
Stranded
1927
as Johnny Nash
The Sunset Derby
1927
as Jimmy Burke
Convoy
1927
as John Dodge
Backstage
1927
as Owen Mackay
The Broken Gate
1927
as Don Lane
Just Another Blonde
1926
as Scotty
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
as Barney Tapman
The Lady of the Harem
1926
as Rafi
The Rainmaker
1926
as Bobby Robertson
The Lucky Lady
1926
as Clarke
The Wanderer
1925
as Jether
Eve's Secret
1925
as Pierre
Playing with Souls
1925
as Matthew Dale Jr.
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Juan
The Devil's Cargo
1925
as John Joyce
The Lighthouse by the Sea
1924
as Albert Dorn
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924
as Chico
Wine of Youth
1924
as Max Cooper
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Marsak
Fools Highway
1924
as Max Davidson
Pleasure Mad
1923
as Howard Benton
The Age of Desire
1923
as Ranny - Age 21
Enemies of Women
1923
as Gaston de Lille
Secrets of Paris
1922
as François
The Good Provider
1922
as Izzy Binswanger
The Heart of Maryland
1921
as Lloyd Calvert
Everybody's Sweetheart
1920
as John
The Soul of Youth
1920
as Dick Armstrong
Back Stage
1919
as Stagehand