William Collier Jr.
Known For
Acting
Born
1902-02-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1987-02-05
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.
Most Known For
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
The Reckless Sex
as Juan
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Cimarron
as The Kid
The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
The Verdict
as Jimmy Mason
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
The Lady of the Harem
as Rafi
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens