Biography
Collier was born as Charles F. Gal, Jr. in New York City. When his parents divorced, his mother married actor William Collier, Sr., who adopted Charles and gave the boy the new name William Collier Jr. Collier's stage experience (he first appeared on stage at age four) helped him to get his first movie role in 1916, The Bugle Call, at the age of 14.
Collier became a popular leading man. Collier's career spanned past his childhood and the advent of the sound film. In 1935, Collier retired. He died in San Francisco, California. Collier received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He went to Eufaula Highschool and graduated with a GPA 4.0
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