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