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Monte Collins

From Wikipedia Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and often directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing together in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never established himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films and short subjects. One of his last credits was supplying material for Laurel and Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italian cast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for the English-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gags by Monty Collins." Collins was about to launch a career in television when he died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.


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Born:
Dec 3, 1898 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
77
First Appeared:
In the movie The Jailbird 1920-10-10
Latest Project:
Movie Campus Sleuth 1948-05-04
Known For
Poster of Love and Hisses
Filmography
Movie Campus Sleuth Dean McKinley 1948-05-04
Movie Smart Politics College-Dean McKinley 1948-01-03
Movie Sarge Goes to College Dean McKinley 1947-05-13
Movie The Town Went Wild Oscar, Public Defender 1944-12-15
Movie A Lady Takes a Chance Poker Player 1943-08-19
Movie His Wedding Scare Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins) 1943-01-15
Movie What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend 1942-03-26
Movie House of Errors Professor Stark 1942-04-10
Movie Cactus Makes Perfect Ma Stooge (uncredited) 1942-04-23
Movie Matri-Phony Emperor's Aide (uncredited) 1942-07-02
Movie Maisie Gets Her Man Man in Office (Uncredited) 1942-06-01
Movie General Nuisance Sgt. Michael Collins 1941-09-18
Movie Three Girls About Town Tipsy Poker Player 1941-10-23
Movie She's Oil Mine Monte Piper, plumber 1941-11-20
Movie Kathleen Moving Man 1941-12-18
Movie Midnight Limited Abel Krantz 1940-03-20
Movie The Heckler Baseball Spectator with Pipe 1940-02-16
Movie You're Next! Pruitt 1940-05-03
Movie A Plumbing We Will Go Prof. Bilbo (uncredited) 1940-04-19
Movie Cold Turkey Landlord 1940-10-18
Movie Buck Benny Rides Again Bellboy 1940-05-31
Movie Mad Youth Stewart - Singing Bridge Player 1940-05-05
Movie Made for Each Other Juror (uncredited) 1939-02-10
Movie Star Reporter Hogan 1939-02-22
Movie Mooching Through Georgia Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother 1939-08-11
Movie The Gracie Allen Murder Case Picnic Master of Ceremonies 1939-06-02
Movie Heroes in Blue Moe 1939-11-07
Movie The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Danny 1938-06-30
Movie Three Missing Links Herbert Herringbone - Director 1938-07-29
Movie Sue My Lawyer Detective Collins 1938-09-15
Movie The Super Snooper 1937-02-25
Movie Shall We Dance Usher-Messenger (uncredited) 1937-05-07
Movie New News Monte Collins 1937-04-01
Movie Hollywood Round-Up Freddie Foster 1937-11-06
Movie Behind the Mike Alberts 1937-09-26
Movie Born to Fight Gloomy Gus 1936-11-02
Movie Midnight Blunders Monte 1936-12-13
Movie The Mystery Man Dunn, Reporter 1935-02-12
Movie Hollywood Trouble 1935-01-01
Movie Gobs of Trouble 1935-07-12
Movie Stage Frights 1935-06-01
Movie To Beat the Band The Coroner 1935-11-23
Movie Henry the Ache Thomas Culpeper 1934-01-25
Movie Love and Hisses Reynolds - the Butler 1934-06-07
Movie Woman Haters Mr. Zero (uncredited) 1934-05-05
Movie Lucky Dog Drunk #3 1933-04-20
Movie I'm No Angel Sailor at Circus (uncredited) 1933-10-06
Movie The Gay Nighties Hotel Detective 1933-06-22
Movie Girl Crazy Bartender 1932-03-24
Movie The Miracle Man 1932-04-01
Movie Running Hollywood Butler 1932-01-27
Movie Show Business Collins 1932-08-20
Movie A Slip at the Switch Operator 1932-08-08
Movie Just a Pain in the Parlor Collins 1932-04-25
Movie Scandal Sheet Reporter Collins 1931-01-31
Movie Peace and Harmony 1930-05-18
Movie Moonlight and Monkey Business Minister 1930-11-15
Movie Look out Below Waiter 1929-08-17
Movie Why Bring That Up? Skeets 1929-10-03
Movie Wedding Slips The Newlywed Husband 1928-01-15
Movie Fall In 1928-01-02
Movie Three Tough Onions The husband 1928-05-20
Movie The Lost Laugh The Washing Machine Salesman 1928-07-15
Movie The King of Kings Rich Judeaean 1927-04-19
Movie The Arizona Wildcat Low Jack Wilkins (as Monte Collins Jr.) 1927-11-20
Movie Painting the Town Justice of the Peace 1927-08-07
Movie The Cowboy and the Countess Slim (as Monte Collins Jr.) 1926-01-31
Movie You'd Be Surprised Elderly Juror 1926-09-24
Movie 45 Minutes from Hollywood Hotel Guest (uncredited) 1926-12-26
Movie Tiger Love Father Zaspard 1924-06-30
Movie The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous Duke Craven 1923-04-07
Movie Our Hospitality The Parson 1923-11-19
Movie At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern Jeremiah Bradford 1922-01-22
Movie Come on Over Dugan 1922-03-11
Movie Captain Fly-by-Night Drunk 1922-12-24
Movie My Wife's Relations The Father 1922-05-15
Movie The Jailbird Asa Grider (as Monty Collins) 1920-10-10