Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 12, 1902 (124 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
| 1987 | Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Followas | |
| 1935 | The People's Enemyas Tony Falcone | |
| 1934 | Public Stenographeras James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. | |
| 1933 | Her Secretas Johnny Norton | |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drakeas Toddy Gowan | |
| 1933 | Forgottenas Joseph Meyers | |
| 1933 | File 113as Prosper Botomy | |
| 1932 | Speed Demonas Speed Morrow | |
| 1932 | The Fighting Gentlemanas Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman | |
| 1932 | The Phantom Expressas Bruce Harrington | |
| 1932 | The County Fairas Jimmie Dolan | |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Darkas Floyd Stevens | |
| 1931 | The Secret Witnessas Arthur Jones aka Casey | |
| 1931 | Soul of the Slumsas Jerry Harris | |
| 1931 | Sporting Chanceas Terry Nolan | |
| 1931 | Street Sceneas Sam Kaplan | |
| 1931 | The Big Gambleas Johnnie Ames | |
| 1931 | Broadmindedas Jack Hackett | |
| 1931 | Cimarronas The Kid | |
| 1931 | Little Caesaras Tony Passa | |
| 1931 | Reducingas Johnnie Beasley | |
| 1930 | Rain or Shineas Bud Conway | |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930as Conrad Sterling | |
| 1930 | Free and Easyas Master of Ceremonies | |
| 1930 | A Royal Romanceas John Hale | |
| 1930 | The Melody Manas Al Tyler | |
| 1929 | The Show of Showsas Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | The College Coquetteas Tom Marion | |
| 1929 | Two Men and a Maidas Jim Oxford | |
| 1929 | New Orleansas Billy Slade | |
| 1929 | The Bachelor Girlas Jimmy | |
| 1929 | The Donovan Affairas Cornish | |
| 1929 | Hardboiled Roseas Edward Malo | |
| 1929 | Tide of Empireas Romauldo Guerrero | |
| 1929 | One Stolen Nightas Bob | |
| 1929 | The Red Swordas Paul | |
| 1928 | The Floating Collegeas George Dewey | |
| 1928 | Beware of Bachelorsas Ed | |
| 1928 | Women They Talk Aboutas Steve Harrison | |
| 1928 | The Lion and the Mouseas Jefferson Ryder | |
| 1928 | A Night of Mysteryas | |
| 1928 | The Tragedy of Youthas Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) | |
| 1928 | So This Is Loveas Jerry McGuire | |
| 1927 | The College Widowas Billy Bolton | |
| 1927 | The Desired Womanas Lieutenant Larry Trent | |
| 1927 | Strandedas Johnny Nash | |
| 1927 | Dearieas Stephen Darling | |
| 1927 | The Sunset Derbyas Jimmy Burke | |
| 1927 | Convoyas John Dodge | |
| 1927 | Backstageas Owen Mackay | |
| 1927 | The Broken Gateas Don Lane | |
| 1926 | Just Another Blondeas Scotty | |
| 1926 | God Gave Me Twenty Centsas Barney Tapman | |
| 1926 | The Lady of the Haremas Rafi | |
| 1926 | The Rainmakeras Bobby Robertson | |
| 1926 | The Lucky Ladyas Clarke | |
| 1925 | The Wandereras Jether | |
| 1925 | Eve's Secretas Pierre | |
| 1925 | Playing with Soulsas Matthew Dale Jr. | |
| 1925 | The Verdictas Jimmy Mason | |
| 1925 | The Reckless Sexas Juan | |
| 1925 | The Devil's Cargoas John Joyce | |
| 1924 | The Lighthouse by the Seaas Albert Dorn | |
| 1924 | The Mine with the Iron Dooras Chico | |
| 1924 | Wine of Youthas Max Cooper | |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawkas Marsak | |
| 1924 | Fools Highwayas Max Davidson | |
| 1923 | Pleasure Madas Howard Benton | |
| 1923 | The Age of Desireas Ranny - Age 21 | |
| 1923 | Enemies of Womenas Gaston de Lille | |
| 1922 | Secrets of Parisas François | |
| 1922 | The Good Provideras Izzy Binswanger | |
| 1922 | Cardiganas Michael Cardigan | |
| 1921 | At the Stage Dooras Arthur Bates | |
| 1921 | The Girl from Porcupineas Jim McTavish | |
| 1921 | The Heart of Marylandas Lloyd Calvert | |
| 1920 | Everybody's Sweetheartas John | |
| 1920 | The Soul of Youthas Dick Armstrong | |
| 1919 | Back Stageas Stagehand |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North...Producer |
