Acting
William Collier Jr.
EN, XX cinema · 78 credits
Born
12 February 1902
Died
5 February 1987 (aged 84)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Charles F. Gall Jr. · Buster Collier · Buster Collier Jr. · William 'Buster' Collier Jr. · William 'Buster' Collier
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.
Known for
Filmography
The People's Enemy
as Tony Falcone
Public Stenographer
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy Gowan
Her Secret
as Johnny Norton
Forgotten
as Joseph Meyers
File 113
as Prosper Botomy
The Phantom Express
as Bruce Harrington
Dancers in the Dark
as Floyd Stevens
Speed Demon
as Speed Morrow
The County Fair
as Jimmie Dolan
The Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
Sporting Chance
1931
Sporting Chance
as Terry Nolan
Little Caesar
as Tony Passa
Cimarron
as The Kid
The Big Gamble
as Johnnie Ames
Street Scene
as Sam Kaplan
Broadminded
as Jack Hackett
Reducing
as Johnnie Beasley
The Secret Witness
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
Soul of the Slums
as Jerry Harris
Free and Easy
as Master of Ceremonies
Rain or Shine
as Bud Conway
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
A Royal Romance
as John Hale
The Melody Man
as Al Tyler
The Donovan Affair
as Cornish
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Hardboiled Rose
as Edward Malo
Tide of Empire
as Romauldo Guerrero
New Orleans
as Billy Slade
The Bachelor Girl
as Jimmy
The College Coquette
as Tom Marion
The Red Sword
as Paul
Two Men and a Maid
1929
Two Men and a Maid
as Jim Oxford
A Night of Mystery
1928
A Night of Mystery
as Jérôme D'Egremont
The Lion and the Mouse
as Jefferson Ryder
Women They Talk About
as Steve Harrison
The Floating College
as George Dewey
So This Is Love
as Jerry McGuire
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
The Sunset Derby
as Jimmy Burke
Stranded
as Johnny Nash
Convoy
as John Dodge
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
The College Widow
as Billy Bolton
Backstage
as Owen Mackay
The Broken Gate
as Don Lane
Dearie
as Stephen Darling
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Barney Tapman
The Lucky Lady
as Clarke
The Rainmaker
as Bobby Robertson
Just Another Blonde
as Scotty
Playing with Souls
as Matthew Dale Jr.
The Devil's Cargo
as John Joyce
The Wanderer
as Jether
Eve's Secret
as Pierre
The Verdict
as Jimmy Mason
The Sea Hawk
as Marsak
The Lighthouse by the Sea
as Albert Dorn
Wine of Youth
as Max Cooper
Fools Highway
as Max Davidson
Pleasure Mad
as Howard Benton
The Age of Desire
as Ranny - Age 21
Enemies of Women
as Gaston de Lille
The Good Provider
as Izzy Binswanger
Secrets of Paris
as François
Cardigan
as Michael Cardigan
The Heart of Maryland
1921
The Heart of Maryland
as Lloyd Calvert
The Girl from Porcupine
as Jim McTavish
At the Stage Door
as Arthur Bates
The Soul of Youth
as Dick Armstrong
Back Stage
as Stagehand