Acting
Monte Collins
EN cinema · 122 credits
Born
2 December 1898
Died
1 June 1951 (aged 52)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Monty Francis Collins Jr. · Monty Colins · Monte F. Collins · Monty F. Collins · Monty Collins
From Wikipedia Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and often directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing together in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never established himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films and short subjects. One of his last credits was supplying material for Laurel and Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italian cast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for the English-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gags by Monty Collins." Collins was about to launch a career in television when he died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.
Known for
Filmography
The Green Promise
Story, Screenplay, Producer
Campus Sleuth
as Dean McKinley
Smart Politics
as Dean McKinley, Writer
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Additional Dialogue
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Additional Dialogue
Sarge Goes to College
as Dean McKinley, Dialogue
Moron Than Off
1946
Moron Than Off
as Joe Glick
Tangier
Screenplay
Guest Pests
1945
Guest Pests
as Know-It-All Neighbor
Shady Lady
Additional Dialogue
The Town Went Wild
as Oscar, Public Defender
His Wedding Scare
as Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins), Screenplay, Story
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Poker Player
Boobs in the Night
Actor, Screenplay
They Stooge to Conga
Story, Screenplay
Three Little Twirps
Screenplay
A Maid Made Mad
Story, Screenplay
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Ma Stooge (uncredited), Writer
Matri-Phony
as Emperor's Aide (uncredited), Story
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
as Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend
House of Errors
as Professor Stark
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Man in Office (Uncredited)
Phoney Cronies
1942
Phoney Cronies
as Homeowner
Groom and Bored
Screenplay
Kathleen
as Moving Man
General Nuisance
as Sgt. Michael Collins
She's Oil Mine
as Monte Piper, plumber
Three Girls About Town
as Tipsy Poker Player
A Plumbing We Will Go
as Prof. Bilbo (uncredited)
Cold Turkey
1940
Cold Turkey
as Landlord
The Heckler
as Baseball Spectator with Pipe
You're Next!
as Pruitt
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Bellboy
Mad Youth
as Stewart - Singing Bridge Player
Midnight Limited
as Abel Krantz
Mooching Through Georgia
as Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother
Star Reporter
as Hogan
Made for Each Other
as Juror (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Picnic Master of Ceremonies
Three Missing Links
as Herbert Herringbone - Director
Sue My Lawyer
as Detective Collins
Fiddling Around
1938
Fiddling Around
as Monte Collins
New News
1937
New News
as Monte Collins
Hollywood Round-Up
as Freddie Foster
Shall We Dance
as Usher-Messenger (uncredited)
Bury the Hatchet
1937
Bury the Hatchet
as Monte (as Monty Collins)
Behind the Mike
as Alberts
Born to Fight
as Gloomy Gus
Midnight Blunders
as Monte, Story
Free Rent
as Mr. Collins
To Beat the Band
as The Coroner
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
as Bob (uncredited)
The Mystery Man
as Dunn, Reporter
Henry the Ache
as Thomas Culpeper
Love and Hisses
1934
Love and Hisses
as Reynolds - the Butler
Woman Haters
as Mr. Zero (uncredited)
In a Pig's Eye
1934
In a Pig's Eye
as Chutney, the Butler
I'm No Angel
as Sailor at Circus (uncredited)
Lucky Dog
1933
Lucky Dog
as Drunk #3
The Gay Nighties
as Hotel Detective
Techno-Crazy
1933
Techno-Crazy
as Jimmy - Technocracy Believer
Hey, Nanny Nanny
1933
Hey, Nanny Nanny
as Baffles the Butler
Girl Crazy
as Bartender
It's a Cinch
as Jimmy
Show Business
as Collins
Scandal Sheet
as Reporter Collins
Honeymooniacs
1929
Honeymooniacs
as The Newlywed Bridegroom
Why Bring That Up?
as Skeets
Three Tough Onions
1928
Three Tough Onions
as The husband
Wedding Slips
as The Newlywed Husband
The Lost Laugh
as The Washing Machine Salesman
The Arizona Wildcat
as Low Jack Wilkins
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Countess
as Slim (as Monte Collins Jr.)
The Midnight Limited
as Night Club Patron
All Around Frying Pan
as Mike Selby
That Man Jack!
as Joe Leland
Men
as François
Come on Over
as Dugan
Captain Fly-by-Night
as Drunk
The Cup of Life
as Larry Donovan