William Collier Jr.
Acting
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.
The Fighting Gentleman
as Jack Duncan - aka The Fighting Gentleman
Age 30 (now 84)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Conrad Sterling
Age 28 (now 84)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Age 27 (now 84)
The Tragedy of Youth
as Dick Wayne (as Buster Collier)
Age 26 (now 84)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
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Also Known As
Charles F. Gall Jr., Buster Collier, Buster Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier Jr., William 'Buster' Collier
IMDB
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