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.
Acted in 74
1980s
- 1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
TV
1930s
- 1935
The People's Enemy
Tony Falcone
- 1934
Public Stenographer
James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
- 1933
Her Secret
Johnny Norton
The Story of Temple Drake
Toddy Gowan
Forgotten
Joseph Meyers
File 113
Prosper Botomy
- 1932
Speed Demon
Speed Morrow
The Fighting Gentleman
Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
The Phantom Express
Bruce Harrington
The County Fair
Jimmie Dolan
Dancers in the Dark
Floyd Stevens
- 1931
The Secret Witness
Arthur Jones aka Casey
Soul of the Slums
Jerry Harris
The Big Gamble
Johnnie Ames
Broadminded
Jack Hackett
Reducing
Johnnie Beasley
- 1930
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Conrad Sterling
Free and Easy
Master of Ceremonies
A Royal Romance
John Hale
The Melody Man
Al Tyler
1920s
- 1929
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The College Coquette
Tom Marion
New Orleans
Billy Slade
The Bachelor Girl
Jimmy
The Donovan Affair
Cornish
Hardboiled Rose
Edward Malo
Tide of Empire
Romauldo Guerrero
One Stolen Night
Bob
The Red Sword
Paul
- 1928
The Floating College
George Dewey
Beware of Bachelors
Ed
Women They Talk About
Steve Harrison
The Lion and the Mouse
Jefferson Ryder
The Tragedy of Youth
Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
So This Is Love
Jerry McGuire
- 1927
The College Widow
Billy Bolton
The Desired Woman
Lieutenant Larry Trent
Stranded
Johnny Nash
Dearie
Stephen Darling
The Sunset Derby
Jimmy Burke
Convoy
John Dodge
Backstage
Owen Mackay
The Broken Gate
Don Lane
- 1926
Just Another Blonde
Scotty
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Barney Tapman
The Lady of the Harem
Rafi
The Rainmaker
Bobby Robertson
The Lucky Lady
Clarke
- 1925
The Wanderer
Jether
Eve's Secret
Pierre
Playing with Souls
Matthew Dale Jr.
The Devil's Cargo
John Joyce
- 1924
The Lighthouse by the Sea
Albert Dorn
The Mine with the Iron Door
Chico
Wine of Youth
Max Cooper
The Sea Hawk
Marsak
Fools Highway
Max Davidson
- 1923
Pleasure Mad
Howard Benton
The Age of Desire
Ranny - Age 21
Enemies of Women
Gaston de Lille
- 1922
Secrets of Paris
François
The Good Provider
Izzy Binswanger
Cardigan
Michael Cardigan
- 1921
At the Stage Door
Arthur Bates
The Girl from Porcupine
Jim McTavish
- 1920
Everybody's Sweetheart
John
The Soul of Youth
Dick Armstrong
1910s
- 1919
Back Stage
Stagehand
Produced 2
1950s
- 1955
Crossroads
Producer
- 1952
