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 | Smart Politics | College-Dean McKinley | 1948-01-03 |
Movie | Campus Sleuth | Dean McKinley | 1948-05-04 |
Movie | Sarge Goes to College | Dean McKinley | 1947-05-13 |
Movie | The Town Went Wild | Oscar, Public Defender | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | His Wedding Scare | Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins) | 1943-01-15 |
Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Poker Player | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Boobs in the Night | 1943-06-25 | |
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 | 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 | You're Next! | Pruitt | 1940-05-03 |
Movie | A Plumbing We Will Go | Prof. Bilbo (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Mad Youth | Stewart - Singing Bridge Player | 1940-05-05 |
Movie | Cold Turkey | Landlord | 1940-10-18 |
Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Bellboy | 1940-05-31 |
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 | Fiddling Around | Monte Collins | 1938-01-21 |
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 | Shall We Dance | Usher-Messenger (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
Movie | The Super Snooper | 1937-02-25 | |
Movie | New News | Monte Collins | 1937-04-01 |
Movie | Bury the Hatchet | Monte (as Monty Collins) | 1937-08-06 |
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 | 1936-01-23 | |
Movie | Unrelated Relations | 1936-01-09 | |
Movie | Born to Fight | Gloomy Gus | 1936-11-02 |
Movie | Free Rent | 1936-12-20 | |
Movie | Midnight Blunders | Monte | 1936-12-13 |
Movie | Gum Shoes | 1935-03-01 | |
Movie | The Mystery Man | Dunn, Reporter | 1935-02-12 |
Movie | Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) | Bob (uncredited) | 1935-04-29 |
Movie | Hollywood Trouble | 1935-01-01 | |
Movie | Stage Frights | 1935-06-01 | |
Movie | To Beat the Band | The Coroner | 1935-11-23 |
Movie | Gobs of Trouble | 1935-07-12 | |
Movie | Woman Haters | Mr. Zero (uncredited) | 1934-05-05 |
Movie | Henry the Ache | Thomas Culpeper | 1934-01-25 |
Movie | Love and Hisses | Reynolds - the Butler | 1934-06-07 |
Movie | The Gay Nighties | Hotel Detective | 1933-06-22 |
Movie | Lucky Dog | Drunk #3 | 1933-04-20 |
Movie | I'm No Angel | Sailor at Circus (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | The Miracle Man | 1932-04-01 | |
Movie | Running Hollywood | Butler | 1932-01-27 |
Movie | Just a Pain in the Parlor | 1932-04-25 | |
Movie | Girl Crazy | Bartender | 1932-03-24 |
Movie | Hollywood Runaround | 1932-12-18 | |
Movie | Show Business | Collins | 1932-08-20 |
Movie | A Slip at the Switch | Operator | 1932-08-08 |
Movie | Scandal Sheet | Reporter Collins | 1931-01-31 |
Movie | Moonlight and Monkey Business | Minister | 1930-11-15 |
Movie | Why Bring That Up? | Skeets | 1929-10-03 |
Movie | Look out Below | Waiter | 1929-08-17 |
Movie | Wedding Slips | The Newlywed Husband | 1928-01-15 |
Movie | The Lost Laugh | The Washing Machine Salesman | 1928-07-15 |
Movie | The King of Kings | Rich Judeaean | 1927-04-19 |
Movie | Painting the Town | Justice of the Peace | 1927-08-07 |
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 | 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 | Our Hospitality | The Parson | 1923-11-19 |
Movie | At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern | Jeremiah Bradford | 1922-01-22 |
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 Jailbird | Asa Grider (as Monty Collins) | 1920-10-10 |