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
The Murder Man
as 'Pop' Grey
Up the River
as Pop
Happy Days
as End Man - Minstrel Show
Persons in Hiding
as Burt Nast
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Brock
Love on a Bet
as Uncle Carlton MacCreigh
I'm from Missouri
as Smith
Cain and Mabel
as Pop Walters
Broadway to Hollywood
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
The Brat
as Judge O'Flaherty