William Collier Jr.
Born February 12, 1902 (Age: 124)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Speed Demon
1932
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as Speed Morrow
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Age: 30
The Fighting Gentleman
1932
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as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
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Age: 30
The Phantom Express
1932
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as Bruce Harrington
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Age: 30
The County Fair
1932
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as Jimmie Dolan
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Age: 30
Dancers in the Dark
1932
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as Floyd Stevens
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Age: 30
The Secret Witness
1931
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as Arthur Jones aka Casey
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Age: 29
Soul of the Slums
1931
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as Jerry Harris
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Age: 29
No Image
Sporting Chance
1931
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as Terry Nolan
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Age: 29
Street Scene
1931
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as Sam Kaplan
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Age: 29
The Big Gamble
1931
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as Johnnie Ames
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Age: 29
Broadminded
1931
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as Jack Hackett
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Age: 29
Cimarron
1931
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as The Kid
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Age: 28
Little Caesar
1931
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as Tony Passa
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Age: 28
Reducing
1931
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as Johnnie Beasley
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Age: 28
Rain or Shine
1930
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as Bud Conway
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Age: 28
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
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as Conrad Sterling
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Age: 28
Free and Easy
1930
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as Master of Ceremonies
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Age: 28
A Royal Romance
1930
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as John Hale
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Age: 28
The Melody Man
1930
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as Al Tyler
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Age: 27
Cardigan
1922
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as Michael Cardigan
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Age: 20
At the Stage Door
1921
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as Arthur Bates
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Age: 19
The Girl from Porcupine
1921
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as Jim McTavish
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Age: 19
No Image
The Heart of Maryland
1921
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as Lloyd Calvert
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Age: 19