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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 tr…
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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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William Collier Jr.'s Filmography
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The People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone
Public Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
File 113
as Prosper Botomy
Speed Demon
as Speed Morrow
The Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The Phantom Express
as Bruce Harrington
The County Fair
as Jimmie Dolan
Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens
The Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Soul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris
No Poster
Sporting Chance
as Terry Nolan
Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
The Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames
Broadminded
as Jack Hackett
Cimarron
as The Kid
Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
Reducing
as Johnnie Beasley
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
A Royal Romance
as John Hale
The Melody Man
as Al Tyler
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The College Coquette
as Tom Marion
No Poster
Two Men and a Maid
as Jim Oxford
New Orleans
as Billy Slade
The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
Tide of Empire
as Romauldo Guerrero
One Stolen Night
as Bob
The Red Sword
as Paul
The Floating College
as George Dewey
Beware of Bachelors
as Ed
Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
No Poster
A Night of Mystery
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
Convoy
as John Dodge
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
The Broken Gate
as Don Lane
Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
The Lady of the Harem
as Rafi
The Rainmaker
as Bobby Robertson
The Lucky Lady
as Clarke
The Wanderer
as Jether
Eve's Secret
as Pierre
Playing with Souls
as Matthew Dale Jr.
The Verdict
as Jimmy Mason
No Poster
The Reckless Sex
as Juan
The Devil's Cargo
as John Joyce
The Lighthouse by the Sea
as Albert Dorn
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Chico
Wine of Youth
as Max Cooper
The Sea Hawk
as Marsak
Fools Highway
as Max Davidson
Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
The Age of Desire
as Ranny - Age 21
Enemies of Women
as Gaston de Lille
Secrets of Paris
as François
The Good Provider
as Izzy Binswanger
Cardigan
as Michael Cardigan
At the Stage Door
as Arthur Bates
The Girl from Porcupine
as Jim McTavish
No Poster
The Heart of Maryland
as Lloyd Calvert
Everybody's Sweetheart
as John
The Soul of Youth
as Dick Armstrong
Back Stage
as Stagehand