William Collier Jr.
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.
Little Caesar
as Tony PassaA small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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Cimarron
as The KidWhen the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat...
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Street Scene
as Sam KaplanThe setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as...
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Public Stenographer
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Show of Shows
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Dancers in the Dark
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The Rainmaker
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The Devil's Cargo
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Hardboiled Rose
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Back Stage
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Eve's Secret
as PierreEve's Secret is that she's not the elegant society woman she seems to be. In fact, Eve is an...
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Free and Easy
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A Royal Romance
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Her Secret
as Johnny NortonIn "Her Secret" (aka "The Girl from Georgia" in the UK in 1934 when shown there)Johnny, the son...
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Forgotten
as Joseph MeyersPapa Strauss, a widower, is being shifted around from one married-son's home to the other, and...
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The Broken Gate
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The Story of Temple Drake
as Toddy GowanThe coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’...
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as Jefferson RyderJudge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him,...
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New Orleans
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The Sunset Derby
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Convoy
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The Secret Witness
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The College Widow
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The Floating College
as George DeweyCollege Life - Love - and the big things of life under the light-heartedness of youth.
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The Melody Man
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The Donovan Affair
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The Age of Desire
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Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as uncreditedA series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
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