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.
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 | Moron Than Off | Joe Glick | 1946-11-28 |
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 | Boobs in the Night | 1943-06-25 | |
Movie | House of Errors | Professor Stark | 1942-04-10 |
Movie | Cactus Makes Perfect | Ma Stooge (uncredited) | 1942-04-23 |
Movie | What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? | Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend | 1942-03-26 |
Movie | Maisie Gets Her Man | Man in Office (Uncredited) | 1942-06-01 |
Movie | Matri-Phony | Emperor's Aide (uncredited) | 1942-07-02 |
Movie | General Nuisance | Sgt. Michael Collins | 1941-09-18 |
Movie | Three Girls About Town | Tipsy Poker Player | 1941-10-23 |
Movie | Kathleen | Moving Man | 1941-12-18 |
Movie | She's Oil Mine | Monte Piper, plumber | 1941-11-20 |
Movie | Midnight Limited | Abel Krantz | 1940-03-20 |
Movie | The Heckler | Baseball Spectator with Pipe | 1940-02-16 |
Movie | A Plumbing We Will Go | Prof. Bilbo (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Bellboy | 1940-05-31 |
Movie | You're Next! | Pruitt | 1940-05-03 |
Movie | Cold Turkey | Landlord | 1940-10-18 |
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 | Heroes in Blue | Moe | 1939-11-07 |
Movie | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Picnic Master of Ceremonies | 1939-06-02 |
Movie | Mooching Through Georgia | Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother | 1939-08-11 |
Movie | Fiddling Around | Monte Collins | 1938-01-21 |
Movie | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Danny | 1938-06-30 |
Movie | Sue My Lawyer | Detective Collins | 1938-09-15 |
Movie | Three Missing Links | Herbert Herringbone - Director | 1938-07-29 |
Movie | New News | Monte Collins | 1937-04-01 |
Movie | The Super Snooper | 1937-02-25 | |
Movie | Bury the Hatchet | Monte (as Monty Collins) | 1937-08-06 |
Movie | Shall We Dance | Usher-Messenger (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
Movie | Behind the Mike | Alberts | 1937-09-26 |
Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Freddie Foster | 1937-11-06 |
Movie | Calling All Curtains | 1937-09-30 | |
Movie | Just Speeding | Unknown | 1936-01-23 |
Movie | Unrelated Relations | 1936-01-09 | |
Movie | Born to Fight | Gloomy Gus | 1936-11-02 |
Movie | Midnight Blunders | Monte | 1936-12-13 |
Movie | Free Rent | 1936-12-20 | |
Movie | Gum Shoes | 1935-03-01 | |
Movie | The Mystery Man | Dunn, Reporter | 1935-02-12 |
Movie | Hollywood Trouble | 1935-01-01 | |
Movie | Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) | Bob (uncredited) | 1935-04-29 |
Movie | Oh, My Nerves | Unknown | 1935-10-17 |
Movie | Stage Frights | Unknown | 1935-06-01 |
Movie | To Beat the Band | The Coroner | 1935-11-23 |
Movie | Gobs of Trouble | 1935-07-12 | |
Movie | Henry the Ache | Thomas Culpeper | 1934-01-25 |
Movie | Woman Haters | Mr. Zero (uncredited) | 1934-05-05 |
Movie | In a Pig's Eye | Chutney, the Butler | 1934-12-28 |
Movie | Love and Hisses | Reynolds - the Butler | 1934-06-07 |
Movie | Lucky Dog | Drunk #3 | 1933-04-20 |
Movie | Techno-Crazy | Jimmy - Technocracy Believer | 1933-03-12 |
Movie | The Gay Nighties | Hotel Detective | 1933-06-22 |
Movie | I'm No Angel | Sailor at Circus (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | Running Hollywood | Butler | 1932-01-27 |
Movie | Girl Crazy | Bartender | 1932-03-24 |
Movie | Anybody's Goat | Unknown | 1932-01-24 |
Movie | Keep Laughing | 1932-01-24 | |
Movie | The Miracle Man | 1932-04-01 | |
Movie | A Slip at the Switch | Operator | 1932-08-08 |
Movie | It's a Cinch | Jimmy | 1932-12-31 |
Movie | Hollywood Runaround | Unknown | 1932-12-18 |
Movie | Show Business | Collins | 1932-08-20 |
Movie | Just a Pain in the Parlor | Unknown | 1932-04-25 |
Movie | Scandal Sheet | Reporter Collins | 1931-01-31 |
Movie | Why Bring That Up? | Skeets | 1929-10-03 |
Movie | Honeymooniacs | The Newlywed Bridegroom | 1929-07-29 |
Movie | Look Out Below | Waiter | 1929-08-17 |
Movie | Fall In | Unknown | 1928-01-02 |
Movie | Wedding Slips | The Newlywed Husband | 1928-01-15 |
Movie | The Lost Laugh | The Washing Machine Salesman | 1928-07-15 |
Movie | Three Tough Onions | The husband | 1928-05-20 |
Movie | The King of Kings | Rich Judeaean | 1927-04-19 |
Movie | It's Me | 1927-12-04 | |
Movie | The Arizona Wildcat | Low Jack Wilkins (as Monte Collins Jr.) | 1927-11-20 |
Movie | The Cowboy and the Countess | Slim (as Monte Collins Jr.) | 1926-01-31 |
Movie | 45 Minutes from Hollywood | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1926-12-26 |
Movie | Just Plain Folks | 1925-02-18 | |
Movie | The Desert Flower | Mr. McQuade | 1925-06-21 |
Movie | All Around Frying Pan | Mike Selby | 1925-11-08 |
Movie | Men | François | 1924-05-04 |
Movie | Our Hospitality | The Parson | 1923-11-19 |
Movie | Captain Fly-by-Night | Drunk | 1922-12-24 |
Movie | Come on Over | Dugan | 1922-03-11 |
Movie | My Wife's Relations | The Father | 1922-05-15 |
Movie | The Cup of Life | Larry Donovan | 1921-08-07 |
Movie | A Desert Hero | The Old Man | 1919-06-15 |