Monte Collins

Monte Collins

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.

Acting

1948

Campus Sleuth
Movie

Dean McKinley

1948

Smart Politics
Movie

Dean McKinley

1944

The Town Went Wild
Movie

Oscar, Public Defender

1942

Matri-Phony
Movie

Emperor's Aide (uncredited)

1942

Cactus Makes Perfect
Movie

Ma Stooge (uncredited)

1940

Mad Youth
Movie

Stewart - Singing Bridge Player

1940

A Plumbing We Will Go
Movie

Prof. Bilbo (uncredited)

1940

The Heckler
Movie

Baseball Spectator with Pipe

1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Movie

Picnic Master of Ceremonies

1939

Made for Each Other
Movie

Juror (uncredited)

1938

Three Missing Links
Movie

Herbert Herringbone - Director

1937

Shall We Dance
Movie

Usher-Messenger (uncredited)

1935

The Mystery Man
Movie

Dunn, Reporter

1934

Woman Haters
Movie

Mr. Zero (uncredited)

1933

I'm No Angel
Movie

Sailor at Circus (uncredited)

1927

The Arizona Wildcat
Movie

Low Jack Wilkins

1926

45 Minutes from Hollywood
Movie

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1925

Writing

Infos

Full Name
Monte Collins
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/2/1898
Date of Death
6/1/1951
Also Known As

Monty Francis Collins Jr.

Monty Colins

Monte F. Collins

Monty F. Collins

Monty Collins