William Collier Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1902, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 5, 1987
- Movies
- 78
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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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1935 | The People's Enemy | Tony Falcone |
| 1934 | Public Stenographer | James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr. |
| 1933 | Her Secret | Johnny Norton |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake | Toddy Gowan |
| 1933 | Forgotten | Joseph Meyers |
| 1933 | File 113 | Prosper Botomy |
| 1932 | Speed Demon | Speed Morrow |
| 1932 | The Fighting Gentleman | Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman |
| 1932 | The Phantom Express | Bruce Harrington |
| 1932 | The County Fair | Jimmie Dolan |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark | Floyd Stevens |
| 1931 | The Secret Witness | Arthur Jones aka Casey |
| 1931 | Soul of the Slums | Jerry Harris |
| 1931 | Sporting Chance | Terry Nolan |
| 1931 | Street Scene | Sam Kaplan |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble | Johnnie Ames |
| 1931 | Broadminded | Jack Hackett |
| 1931 | Cimarron | The Kid |
| 1931 | Little Caesar | Tony Passa |
| 1931 | Reducing | Johnnie Beasley |
| 1930 | Rain or Shine | Bud Conway |
| 1930 | New Movietone Follies of 1930 | Conrad Sterling |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1930 | A Royal Romance | John Hale |
| 1930 | The Melody Man | Al Tyler |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The College Coquette | Tom Marion |
| 1929 | Two Men and a Maid | Jim Oxford |
| 1929 | New Orleans | Billy Slade |
| 1929 | The Bachelor Girl | Jimmy |
| 1929 | The Donovan Affair | Cornish |
| 1929 | Hardboiled Rose | Edward Malo |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire | Romauldo Guerrero |
| 1929 | One Stolen Night | Bob |
| 1929 | The Red Sword | Paul |
| 1928 | The Floating College | George Dewey |
| 1928 | Beware of Bachelors | Ed |
| 1928 | Women They Talk About | Steve Harrison |
| 1928 | The Lion and the Mouse | Jefferson Ryder |
| 1928 | A Night of Mystery | Jérôme D'Egremont |
| 1928 | The Tragedy of Youth | Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier) |
| 1928 | So This Is Love | Jerry McGuire |
| 1927 | The College Widow | Billy Bolton |
| 1927 | The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Larry Trent |
| 1927 | Stranded | Johnny Nash |
| 1927 | Dearie | Stephen Darling |
| 1927 | The Sunset Derby | Jimmy Burke |
| 1927 | Convoy | John Dodge |
| 1927 | Backstage | Owen Mackay |
| 1927 | The Broken Gate | Don Lane |
| 1926 | Just Another Blonde | Scotty |
| 1926 | God Gave Me Twenty Cents | Barney Tapman |
| 1926 | The Lady of the Harem | Rafi |
| 1926 | The Rainmaker | Bobby Robertson |
| 1926 | The Lucky Lady | Clarke |
| 1925 | The Wanderer | Jether |
| 1925 | Eve's Secret | Pierre |
| 1925 | Playing with Souls | Matthew Dale Jr. |
| 1925 | The Verdict | Jimmy Mason |
| 1925 | The Reckless Sex | Juan |
| 1925 | The Devil's Cargo | John Joyce |
| 1924 | The Lighthouse by the Sea | Albert Dorn |
| 1924 | The Mine with the Iron Door | Chico |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Max Cooper |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawk | Marsak |
| 1924 | Fools Highway | Max Davidson |
| 1923 | Pleasure Mad | Howard Benton |
| 1923 | The Age of Desire | Ranny - Age 21 |
| 1923 | Enemies of Women | Gaston de Lille |
| 1922 | Secrets of Paris | François |
| 1922 | The Good Provider | Izzy Binswanger |
| 1922 | Cardigan | Michael Cardigan |
| 1921 | At the Stage Door | Arthur Bates |
| 1921 | The Girl from Porcupine | Jim McTavish |
| 1921 | The Heart of Maryland | Lloyd Calvert |
| 1920 | Everybody's Sweetheart | John |
| 1920 | The Soul of Youth | Dick Armstrong |
| 1919 | Back Stage | Stagehand |
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