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William Collier Jr.

Cast & creator

William Collier Jr.

1902-02-12 (died at 84) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Mr. & Mrs. North, Crossroads, Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

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.

Also known as: Charles F. Gall Jr., Buster Collier, Buster Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier

Movies

78

film credits

Series

3

television credits

Career

79

1919–1987 · acting roles

Credit score

7.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

Producer · 1952

Crossroads

Crossroads

Producer · 1955

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Acting · 1987

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Tony Passa · 1931

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

Dick Armstrong · 1920

Across film & television

Filmography (81)

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Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

Producer

Crossroads

Crossroads

Producer

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Tony Passa

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

Dick Armstrong

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

Toddy Gowan

Cimarron

Cimarron

The Kid

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

Jerry McGuire

Cardigan

Cardigan

Michael Cardigan

The Verdict

The Verdict

Jimmy Mason

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

Floyd Stevens

Pleasure Mad

Pleasure Mad

Howard Benton

At the Stage Door

At the Stage Door

Arthur Bates

Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

Bud Conway

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

Master of Ceremonies

Street Scene

Street Scene

Sam Kaplan

The Girl from Porcupine

The Girl from Porcupine

Jim McTavish

Forgotten

Forgotten

Joseph Meyers

The Lighthouse by the Sea

The Lighthouse by the Sea

Albert Dorn

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

Barney Tapman

New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

Conrad Sterling

Two Men and a Maid

Jim Oxford

Dearie

Dearie

Stephen Darling

The Devil's Cargo

The Devil's Cargo

John Joyce

The Lady of the Harem

The Lady of the Harem

Rafi

Eve's Secret

Eve's Secret

Pierre

The Tragedy of Youth

The Tragedy of Youth

Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door

Chico

Backstage

Backstage

Owen Mackay

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

Johnnie Ames

Women They Talk About

Women They Talk About

Steve Harrison

Soul of the Slums

Soul of the Slums

Jerry Harris

Stranded

Stranded

Johnny Nash

The Reckless Sex

Juan

A Night of Mystery

Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

Gaston de Lille

The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

Tony Falcone

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

Jefferson Ryder

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Marsak

The Heart of Maryland

Lloyd Calvert

Back Stage

Back Stage

Stagehand

A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

John Hale

The Age of Desire

The Age of Desire

Ranny - Age 21

The College Coquette

The College Coquette

Tom Marion

The Red Sword

The Red Sword

Paul

Reducing

Reducing

Johnnie Beasley

The College Widow

The College Widow

Billy Bolton

Just Another Blonde

Just Another Blonde

Scotty

The Fighting Gentleman

The Fighting Gentleman

Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

Arthur Jones aka Casey

The Bachelor Girl

The Bachelor Girl

Jimmy

Broadminded

Broadminded

Jack Hackett

Secrets of Paris

Secrets of Paris

François

File 113

File 113

Prosper Botomy

The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair

Cornish

The Lucky Lady

The Lucky Lady

Clarke

The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

Lieutenant Larry Trent

Wine of Youth

Wine of Youth

Max Cooper

The Good Provider

The Good Provider

Izzy Binswanger

The Melody Man

The Melody Man

Al Tyler

Speed Demon

Speed Demon

Speed Morrow

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Jether

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

Romauldo Guerrero

Beware of Bachelors

Beware of Bachelors

Ed

Everybody's Sweetheart

Everybody's Sweetheart

John

One Stolen Night

One Stolen Night

Bob

Hardboiled Rose

Hardboiled Rose

Edward Malo

Her Secret

Her Secret

Johnny Norton

Playing with Souls

Playing with Souls

Matthew Dale Jr.

The County Fair

The County Fair

Jimmie Dolan

The Broken Gate

The Broken Gate

Don Lane

Sporting Chance

Terry Nolan

Fools Highway

Fools Highway

Max Davidson

The Phantom Express

The Phantom Express

Bruce Harrington

The Sunset Derby

The Sunset Derby

Jimmy Burke

Convoy

Convoy

John Dodge

New Orleans

New Orleans

Billy Slade

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Bobby Robertson

Public Stenographer

Public Stenographer

James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.

The Floating College

The Floating College

George Dewey