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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File 113 | Prosper Botomy | 1933-01-05 |
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Forgotten | Joseph Meyers | 1933-02-14 |
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Her Secret | Johnny Norton | 1933-12-18 |
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The Story of Temple Drake | Toddy Gowan | 1933-05-06 |
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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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The Phantom Express | Bruce Harrington | 1932-08-15 |
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Dancers in the Dark | Floyd Stevens | 1932-03-11 |
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The Fighting Gentleman | Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman | 1932-10-07 |
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Broadminded | Jack Hackett | 1931-08-01 |
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Street Scene | Sam Kaplan | 1931-09-05 |
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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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Little Caesar | Tony Passa | 1931-01-25 |
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Cimarron | The Kid | 1931-01-26 |
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The Secret Witness | Arthur Jones aka Casey | 1931-12-12 |
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Reducing | Johnnie Beasley | 1931-01-03 |
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The Big Gamble | Johnnie Ames | 1931-09-04 |
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Rain or Shine | Bud Conway | 1930-08-15 |
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The Melody Man | Al Tyler | 1930-01-15 |
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Free and Easy | Master of Ceremonies | 1930-03-22 |
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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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Tide of Empire | Romauldo Guerrero | 1929-03-23 |
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One Stolen Night | Bob | 1929-03-15 |
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The Red Sword | Paul | 1929-02-17 |
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The College Coquette | Tom Marion | 1929-08-05 |
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The Bachelor Girl | Jimmy | 1929-05-20 |
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New Orleans | Billy Slade | 1929-06-01 |
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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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The Lion and the Mouse | Jefferson Ryder | 1928-05-21 |
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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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The Tragedy of Youth | Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) | 1928-03-01 |
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A Night of Mystery | 1928-04-07 | |
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So This Is Love | Jerry McGuire | 1928-02-06 |
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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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Backstage | Owen Mackay | 1927-04-01 |
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Convoy | John Dodge | 1927-04-24 |
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Dearie | Stephen Darling | 1927-06-18 |
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The Broken Gate | Don Lane | 1927-02-15 |
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The Sunset Derby | Jimmy Burke | 1927-06-05 |
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God Gave Me Twenty Cents | Barney Tapman | 1926-11-20 |
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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 Rainmaker | Bobby Robertson | 1926-05-10 |
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The Lady of the Harem | Rafi | 1926-11-01 |
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The Verdict | Jimmy Mason | 1925-04-16 |
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The Wanderer | Jether | 1925-08-19 |
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The Reckless Sex | Juan | 1925-02-05 |
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The Devil's Cargo | John Joyce | 1925-02-02 |
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Eve's Secret | Pierre | 1925-05-11 |
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Playing with Souls | Matthew Dale Jr. | 1925-04-30 |
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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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Wine of Youth | Max Cooper | 1924-09-15 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Chico | 1924-10-02 |
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The Lighthouse by the Sea | Albert Dorn | 1924-12-01 |
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The Age of Desire | Ranny - Age 21 | 1923-09-01 |
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Pleasure Mad | Howard Benton | 1923-11-05 |
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Enemies of Women | Gaston de Lille | 1923-04-15 |
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The Good Provider | Izzy Binswanger | 1922-04-02 |
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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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At the Stage Door | Arthur Bates | 1921-12-11 |
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The Heart of Maryland | Lloyd Calvert | 1921-05-01 |
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The Girl from Porcupine | Jim McTavish | 1921-10-26 |
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Everybody's Sweetheart | John | 1920-10-04 |
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The Soul of Youth | Dick Armstrong | 1920-08-15 |
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Back Stage | Stagehand | 1919-09-07 |
