1902-02-12 New York City, New York, USA
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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The People's Enemy | Tony Falcone | 1935-04-29 |
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Public Stenographer | James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. | 1934-01-09 |
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Her Secret | Johnny Norton | 1933-12-18 |
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File 113 | Prosper Botomy | 1933-01-05 |
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The Story of Temple Drake | Toddy Gowan | 1933-05-06 |
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Forgotten | Joseph Meyers | 1933-02-14 |
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Speed Demon | Speed Morrow | 1932-11-11 |
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The County Fair | Jimmie Dolan | 1932-03-31 |
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Dancers in the Dark | Floyd Stevens | 1932-03-11 |
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The Phantom Express | Bruce Harrington | 1932-08-15 |
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The Fighting Gentleman | Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman | 1932-10-07 |
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The Big Gamble | Johnnie Ames | 1931-09-04 |
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Cimarron | The Kid | 1931-01-26 |
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Reducing | Johnnie Beasley | 1931-01-03 |
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The Secret Witness | Arthur Jones aka Casey | 1931-12-12 |
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Little Caesar | Tony Passa | 1931-01-25 |
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Street Scene | Sam Kaplan | 1931-09-05 |
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Broadminded | Jack Hackett | 1931-08-01 |
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Sporting Chance | Terry Nolan | 1931-10-25 |
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Soul of the Slums | Jerry Harris | 1931-11-15 |
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Free and Easy | Master of Ceremonies | 1930-03-22 |
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Rain or Shine | Bud Conway | 1930-08-15 |
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A Royal Romance | John Hale | 1930-03-17 |
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New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Conrad Sterling | 1930-05-04 |
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The Melody Man | Al Tyler | 1930-01-15 |
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The Red Sword | Paul | 1929-02-17 |
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One Stolen Night | Bob | 1929-03-15 |
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Two Men and a Maid | Jim Oxford | 1929-06-10 |
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New Orleans | Billy Slade | 1929-06-01 |
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The Bachelor Girl | Jimmy | 1929-05-20 |
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The College Coquette | Tom Marion | 1929-08-05 |
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Tide of Empire | Romauldo Guerrero | 1929-03-23 |
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Hardboiled Rose | Edward Malo | 1929-03-30 |
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The Donovan Affair | Cornish | 1929-04-11 |
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The Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
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Women They Talk About | Steve Harrison | 1928-08-10 |
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The Floating College | George Dewey | 1928-11-10 |
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So This Is Love | Jerry McGuire | 1928-02-06 |
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A Night of Mystery | 1928-04-07 | |
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The Lion and the Mouse | Jefferson Ryder | 1928-05-21 |
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The Tragedy of Youth | Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) | 1928-03-01 |
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Beware of Bachelors | Ed | 1928-10-27 |
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Stranded | Johnny Nash | 1927-08-15 |
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The College Widow | Billy Bolton | 1927-10-15 |
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The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Larry Trent | 1927-08-27 |
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Convoy | John Dodge | 1927-04-24 |
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Dearie | Stephen Darling | 1927-06-18 |
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Backstage | Owen Mackay | 1927-04-01 |
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The Sunset Derby | Jimmy Burke | 1927-06-05 |
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The Broken Gate | Don Lane | 1927-02-15 |
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God Gave Me Twenty Cents | Barney Tapman | 1926-11-20 |
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The Rainmaker | Bobby Robertson | 1926-05-10 |
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The Lucky Lady | Clarke | 1926-04-25 |
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Just Another Blonde | Scotty | 1926-12-13 |
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The Lady of the Harem | Rafi | 1926-11-01 |
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Eve's Secret | Pierre | 1925-05-11 |
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The Reckless Sex | Juan | 1925-02-05 |
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The Verdict | Jimmy Mason | 1925-04-16 |
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Playing with Souls | Matthew Dale Jr. | 1925-04-30 |
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The Wanderer | Jether | 1925-08-19 |
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The Devil's Cargo | John Joyce | 1925-02-02 |
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The Lighthouse by the Sea | Albert Dorn | 1924-12-01 |
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Wine of Youth | Max Cooper | 1924-09-15 |
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Fools Highway | Max Davidson | 1924-03-01 |
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The Sea Hawk | Marsak | 1924-06-14 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Chico | 1924-10-02 |
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Pleasure Mad | Howard Benton | 1923-11-05 |
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The Age of Desire | Ranny - Age 21 | 1923-09-01 |
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Enemies of Women | Gaston de Lille | 1923-04-15 |
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Secrets of Paris | François | 1922-10-01 |
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Cardigan | Michael Cardigan | 1922-02-19 |
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The Good Provider | Izzy Binswanger | 1922-04-02 |
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At the Stage Door | Arthur Bates | 1921-12-11 |
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The Girl from Porcupine | Jim McTavish | 1921-10-26 |
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The Heart of Maryland | Lloyd Calvert | 1921-05-01 |
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The Soul of Youth | Dick Armstrong | 1920-08-15 |
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Everybody's Sweetheart | John | 1920-10-04 |
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Back Stage | Stagehand | 1919-09-07 |
