Monte Collins
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Born:
Dec 02, 1898

Died:
Jun 01, 1951

Age: 52 Deceased

From:
New York City, New York, USA

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 134

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Monte Collins

Also known as: Monty Francis Collins Jr., Monty Colins, Monte F. Collins, Monty F. Collins, Monty Collins

Biography

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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 Lau...

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