Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 12, 1864
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 - Movies
Happy Days
as End Man - Minstrel Show
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Brock
Broadway to Hollywood
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
Up the River
as Pop
The Brat
as Judge O'Flaherty
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Ed Moresby
After Tomorrow
as Willie Taylor
Love on a Bet
as Uncle Carlton MacCreigh
Josette
as David Brassard Sr.
Thanks for the Memory
as Jim Platt