Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 02, 1898
Died
Jun 01, 1951
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
122 titles
Monte Collins
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Green Promise
Screenplay
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Additional Dialogue
Campus Sleuth
Dean McKinley
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Additional Dialogue
Smart Politics
Dean McKinley
Heartaches
Story
Sarge Goes to College
Dean McKinley
Moron Than Off
Joe Glick
Slappily Married
Story
Tangier
Screenplay
Guest Pests
Know-It-All Neighbor
Shady Lady
Additional Dialogue
The Town Went Wild
Oscar, Public Defender
Triple Trouble
Writer
Phony Express
Writer
A Lady Takes a Chance
Poker Player
Higher Than a Kite
Writer
Three Little Twirps
Screenplay
Boobs in the Night
A Maid Made Mad
Story
His Wedding Scare
Elmer - Susie's 2rd Husband (as Monty Collins)
They Stooge to Conga
Story
Phoney Cronies
Homeowner
Matri-Phony
Emperor's Aide (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
Man in Office (Uncredited)
A Study in Socks
Car Thief
Cactus Makes Perfect
Ma Stooge (uncredited)
House of Errors
Professor Stark
Groom and Bored
Screenplay
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
Bill, Aggie's Boy Friend
Kathleen
Moving Man
She's Oil Mine
Monte Piper, plumber
Three Girls About Town
Tipsy Poker Player
General Nuisance
Sgt. Michael Collins
Cold Turkey
Landlord
Buck Benny Rides Again
Bellboy
Mad Youth
Stewart - Singing Bridge Player
You're Next!
Pruitt
A Plumbing We Will Go
Prof. Bilbo (uncredited)
Midnight Limited
Abel Krantz
The Heckler
Baseball Spectator with Pipe
Heroes in Blue
Moe
Mooching Through Georgia
Cyrus Cobb, Homer's Brother
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Picnic Master of Ceremonies
Star Reporter
Hogan
Made for Each Other
Juror (uncredited)
Sue My Lawyer
Detective Collins
Three Missing Links
Herbert Herringbone - Director
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Danny
Fiddling Around
Monte Collins