William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

actor, producer, writer

William Collier Jr. was born on Feb 12, 1902 in USA. William Collier Jr.'s big-screen debut came with The Bugle Call directed by Reginald Barker in 1916, strarring Billy Andrews. William Collier Jr. is known for The Story of Temple Drake directed by Stephen Roberts, Miriam Hopkins stars as Temple Drake and William Gargan as Stephen Benbow. The most recent award William Collier Jr. achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie William Collier Jr. plays is London Town which will be released on Jul 22, 1953.

Buster Collier was born Charles F. Gall Jr. in New York and got his show-business start at the age of seven, his mother being an actress and his father being a theater manager. His parents later divorced and his mother married actor William Collier Sr., who adopted the boy and gave him his new name, William Collier Jr., nicknamed "Buster". Collier's stage experience got him his first film role, The Bugle Call (1916) at age 14. He soon became one of the most popular actors of the 1920s, easily making the transition from child actor to young romantic lead. In 1935 he retired from acting to become a producer, first in the US and then in England, where he moved in 1937 and stayed until the late 1940s. In the 1950s he produced several television series in the US.

  • Birthday

    Feb 12, 1902
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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