William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Buster Collier

Birth Date

2/12/1902 (Age 84)

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Death Date

2/5/1987

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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 r...

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

3

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Best Known For

Tony Passa

The Kid

Sam Kaplan

Frequent Collaborators

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

1 film together

King Vidor

King Vidor

1 film together

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

1 film together

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

1 film together

Gregg Toland

1 film together

George Barnes

1 film together

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