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William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Birthday: 1902-02-12 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1935
The People's Enemy

as    Tony Falcone

1933
The Story of Temple Drake

as    Toddy Gowan

1932
The Phantom Express

as    Bruce Harrington

1931
The Big Gamble

as    Johnnie Ames

1931
Cimarron

as    The Kid

1931
Little Caesar

as    Tony Passa

1930
Rain or Shine

as    Bud Conway

1929
The Bachelor Girl

as    Jimmy

1927
The Desired Woman

as    Lieutenant Larry Trent

1926
The Lucky Lady

as    Clarke

1924
The Lighthouse by the Sea

as    Albert Dorn