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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.
Filmography
all 79
Movies 77
TV Shows 2
Writer 2
self 2
Producer 1
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
The People's Enemy (1935)
Public Stenographer (1934)
Her Secret (1933)
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Forgotten (1933)
File 113 (1933)
Speed Demon (1932)
The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
The Phantom Express (1932)
The County Fair (1932)
Dancers in the Dark (1932)
The Secret Witness (1931)
Soul of the Slums (1931)
Sporting Chance (1931)
Street Scene (1931)
The Big Gamble (1931)
Broadminded (1931)
Cimarron (1931)
Little Caesar (1931)
Reducing (1931)
Rain or Shine (1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
Free and Easy (1930)
A Royal Romance (1930)
The Melody Man (1930)
Show of Shows (1929)
The College Coquette (1929)
L'oasis d'amour (1929)
New Orleans (1929)
Hardboiled Rose (1929)
Tide of Empire (1929)
The Floating College (1928)
Women They Talk About (1928)
The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
A Night of Mystery (1928)
The Tragedy of Youth (1928)
So This Is Love (1928)
The College Widow (1927)
The Desired Woman (1927)
Stranded (1927)
Dearie (1927)
The Sunset Derby (1927)
Convoy (1927)
Backstage (1927)
The Broken Gate (1927)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
The Rainmaker (1926)
The Wanderer (1925)
Eve's Secret (1925)
Playing with Souls (1925)
The Devil's Cargo (1925)
Wine of Youth (1924)
The Sea Hawk (1924)
Fools Highway (1924)
Pleasure Mad (1923)
The Age of Desire (1923)
Enemies of Women (1923)
Secrets of Paris (1922)
The Good Provider (1922)
The Heart of Maryland (1921)
The Soul of Youth (1920)
Back Stage (1919)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-02-12
Deathday1987-02-05 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
Height
FatherWilliam Collier Sr.
MotherPaula Marr
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsCharles F. Gall Jr., Buster Collier, Buster Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier
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