Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 12, 1902
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.
TVBuster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
MovieThe People's Enemy
1935
as Tony Falcone
MoviePublic Stenographer
1934
as James 'Jimmy' Martin Jr.
MovieHer Secret
1933
as Johnny Norton
MovieThe Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Toddy Gowan
MovieForgotten
1933
as Joseph Meyers
MovieFile 113
1933
as Prosper Botomy
MovieSpeed Demon
1932
as Speed Morrow
MovieThe Fighting Gentleman
1932
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
MovieThe Phantom Express
1932
as Bruce Harrington
MovieThe County Fair
1932
as Jimmie Dolan
MovieDancers in the Dark
1932
as Floyd Stevens
MovieThe Secret Witness
1931
as Arthur Jones aka Casey
MovieSoul of the Slums
1931
as Jerry Harris
Sporting Chance
1931
as Terry Nolan
MovieStreet Scene
1931
as Sam Kaplan
MovieThe Big Gamble
1931
as Johnnie Ames
MovieBroadminded
1931
as Jack Hackett
MovieCimarron
1931
as The Kid
MovieLittle Caesar
1931
as Tony Passa
MovieReducing
1931
as Johnnie Beasley
MovieRain or Shine
1930
as Bud Conway
MovieNew Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Conrad Sterling
MovieFree and Easy
1930
as Master of Ceremonies
MovieA Royal Romance
1930
as John Hale
MovieThe Melody Man
1930
as Al Tyler
MovieThe Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
MovieThe College Coquette
1929
as Tom Marion
Two Men and a Maid
1929
as Jim Oxford
MovieNew Orleans
1929
as Billy Slade
MovieThe Bachelor Girl
1929
as Jimmy
MovieThe Donovan Affair
1929
as Cornish
MovieHardboiled Rose
1929
as Edward Malo
MovieTide of Empire
1929
as Romauldo Guerrero
MovieOne Stolen Night
1929
as Bob
MovieThe Red Sword
1929
as Paul
MovieThe Floating College
1928
as George Dewey
MovieBeware of Bachelors
1928
as Ed
MovieWomen They Talk About
1928
as Steve Harrison
MovieThe Lion and the Mouse
1928
as Jefferson Ryder
A Night of Mystery
1928
MovieThe Tragedy of Youth
1928
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
MovieSo This Is Love
1928
as Jerry McGuire
MovieThe College Widow
1927
as Billy Bolton
MovieThe Desired Woman
1927
as Lieutenant Larry Trent
MovieStranded
1927
as Johnny Nash
MovieDearie
1927
as Stephen Darling
MovieThe Sunset Derby
1927
as Jimmy Burke
MovieConvoy
1927
as John Dodge
MovieBackstage
1927
as Owen Mackay
MovieThe Broken Gate
1927
as Don Lane
MovieJust Another Blonde
1926
as Scotty
MovieGod Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
as Barney Tapman
MovieThe Lady of the Harem
1926
as Rafi
MovieThe Rainmaker
1926
as Bobby Robertson
MovieThe Lucky Lady
1926
as Clarke
MovieThe Wanderer
1925
as Jether
MovieEve's Secret
1925
as Pierre
MoviePlaying with Souls
1925
as Matthew Dale Jr.
MovieThe Verdict
1925
as Jimmy Mason
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Juan
MovieThe Devil's Cargo
1925
as John Joyce
MovieThe Lighthouse by the Sea
1924
as Albert Dorn
MovieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1924
as Chico
MovieWine of Youth
1924
as Max Cooper
MovieThe Sea Hawk
1924
as Marsak
MovieFools Highway
1924
as Max Davidson
MoviePleasure Mad
1923
as Howard Benton
MovieThe Age of Desire
1923
as Ranny - Age 21
MovieEnemies of Women
1923
as Gaston de Lille
MovieSecrets of Paris
1922
as François
MovieThe Good Provider
1922
as Izzy Binswanger
MovieCardigan
1922
as Michael Cardigan
MovieAt the Stage Door
1921
as Arthur Bates
MovieThe Girl from Porcupine
1921
as Jim McTavish
The Heart of Maryland
1921
as Lloyd Calvert
MovieEverybody's Sweetheart
1920
as John
MovieThe Soul of Youth
1920
as Dick Armstrong
MovieBack Stage
1919
as Stagehand
