Monte Collins
Acting
🎂 1898-12-02
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.
Cast credits(101)
Picnic Master of Ceremonies
1939
Moving Man
1941
Bartender
1932
Usher-Messenger (uncredited)
1937
Poker Player
1943
Juror (uncredited)
1939
Dean McKinley
1947
Stewart - Singing Bridge Player
1940
Danny
1938
Sailor at Circus (uncredited)
1933
Reporter Collins
1931
Butler
1932
Emperor's Aide (uncredited)
1942
Man in Office (Uncredited)
1942
Baseball Spectator with Pipe
1940
Collins
1932
1931
Dean McKinley
1948
College-Dean McKinley
1948
Detective Collins
1938
Bellboy
1940
1932
Gloomy Gus
1936
Abel Krantz
1940
Dunn, Reporter
1935
Herbert Herringbone - Director
1938
Alberts
1937
1937
Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins)
1943
Drunk
1922
Low Jack Wilkins
1927
Tipsy Poker Player
1941
Freddie Foster
1937
1935
Jimmy
1932
Monte Collins
1937
Skeets
1929
Moe
1939
The Washing Machine Salesman
1928
Professor Stark
1942
1932
Duke Craven
1923
Prof. Bilbo (uncredited)
1940
Mr. Zero (uncredited)
1934
Hogan
1939
Dugan
1922
1943
Night Club Patron
1926
Slim (as Monte Collins Jr.)
1926
Ma Stooge (uncredited)
1942
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1926
Sgt. Michael Collins
1941
Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother
1939
1932
Monte Piper, plumber
1941
The Newlywed Bridegroom
1929
Minister
1930
Bob (uncredited)
1935
1930
Collins
1932
Joe Glick
1946
1928
The husband
1928
Landlord
1940
Oscar, Public Defender
1944
Larry Donovan
1921
Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend
1942
Mike Selby
1925
The Newlywed Husband
1928
Jimmy - Technocracy Believer
1933
François
1924
Reynolds - the Butler
1934
Hotel Detective
1933
Drunk #3
1933
Pruitt
1940
1930
1926
The Coroner
1935
Chutney, the Butler
1934
1932
Monte
1936
1925
Waiter
1929
1935
1935
Know-It-All Neighbor
1945
1936
1936
Operator
1932
Billings
1930
1935
1929
Thomas Culpeper
1934
Monte Collins
1938
1935
1935
1937
Monte (as Monty Collins)
1937
Mr. Collins
1936
1927
1928
