
William Collier Jr.
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1902-02-12 – 1987-02-05
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for

Back Stage
1919StagehandSporting Chance
1931Terry Nolan
Little Caesar
1931Tony Passa
The Story of Temple Drake
1933Toddy Gowan
Free and Easy
1930Master of Ceremonies
Cimarron
1931The Kid
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924Chico
The Big Gamble
1931Johnnie Ames
Playing with Souls
1925Matthew Dale Jr.
The Sunset Derby
1927Jimmy Burke
The Devil's Cargo
1925John Joyce
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926Barney TapmanA Night of Mystery
1928
Pleasure Mad
1923Howard Benton
The Lady of the Harem
1926Rafi
The People's Enemy
1935Tony Falcone
The Phantom Express
1932Bruce Harrington
Street Scene
1931Sam Kaplan
The Donovan Affair
1929Cornish