William Collier Sr.

Personal Info

Birthday

November 12, 1864

Day of Death

1944-01-13

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Morenus

Willie

William Collier Sr.

Biography

William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the River (1930). He was married to Paula Marr and Louise Allen. He died on January 13, 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, from pneumonia.

Known For

After Tomorrow

Thanks for the Memory

Disputed Passage

The Murder Man

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Invitation to Happiness

Give Us This Night

The Washington Masquerade

Filmography

1941
The Hard-Boiled Canary
as Dr. Joseph E. Maddy
1939
Miracle on Main Street
as Dr. Miles
Disputed Passage
as Dr. William Cunningham
Television Spy
as James Llewellyn
Invitation to Happiness
as Mr. Wayne
I'm from Missouri
as Smith
Persons in Hiding
as Burt Nast
1938
Say It in French
as Howland
Thanks for the Memory
as Jim Platt
Josette
as David Brassard Sr.
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Ed Moresby
Cain and Mabel
as Pop Walters
Give Us This Night
as Priest
Love on a Bet
as Uncle Carlton MacCreigh
1935
The Bride Comes Home
as Alfred Desmereau
Annapolis Farewell
as Rumboat Charlie
The Murder Man
as 'Pop' Grey
1934
A Successful Failure
as Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
Cheaters
as K.C. Kelly
The Crosby Case
as The Detective--Police Sgt. Melody
All of Me
as Jerry Helman
1933
Broadway to Hollywood
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
1932
Madison Square Garden
as Doc Williams
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Brock
The Washington Masquerade
as Peter Babcock
After Tomorrow
as Willie Taylor
1931
The Brat
as Judge O'Flaherty
Annabelle's Affairs
as Wickham
Six Cylinder Love
as Richard Burton
Mr. Lemon Of Orange
as Mr. Blake
1930
Up the River
as Pop
She's My Weakness
as David Tuttle
High Society Blues
as Horace Divine
Harmony at Home
as Joe Haller
1929
Happy Days
as End Man - Minstrel Show
1916
Wife and Auto Trouble
as The Meek Husband (as William Collier)
1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as William Collier - Broadway Star