Biography

From Wikipedia William Collier, 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 as Charles F. Gall, Jr. in New York City. When his parents divorced his mother, the actress Paula Marr, re-married the actor William Collier, Sr. who adopted Charles 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 & 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.

Birthday: 1902-02-12

Born At: New York City - New York - USA