
Monte Collins
Born: 1898-12-02
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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

Mooching Through Georgia

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?

The Miracle Man

Woman Haters

Show Business

General Nuisance

I'm No Angel

Star Reporter

Shall We Dance

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Mad Youth

Midnight Blunders

Matri-Phony

Cactus Makes Perfect

Kathleen

Three Missing Links

Midnight Limited

Hollywood Round-Up

Boobs in the Night

Captain Fly-by-Night

The Arizona Wildcat

Made for Each Other

The Cup of Life

Come on Over

The Lost Laugh

Behind the Mike

Oh, My Nerves

Wedding Slips

Men

A Lady Takes a Chance

The Mystery Man

Three Girls About Town

She's Oil Mine

The Gay Nighties

House of Errors

Scandal Sheet

The Town Went Wild

All Around Frying Pan

Free Rent

His Wedding Scare

Why Bring That Up?

Heroes in Blue

Campus Sleuth

It's a Cinch

Born to Fight

A Plumbing We Will Go

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

You're Next!

Smart Politics

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Cowboy and the Countess

Henry the Ache

The Midnight Limited

Buck Benny Rides Again

To Beat the Band

The Heckler

Maisie Gets Her Man

Girl Crazy

Sarge Goes to College

That Man Jack!

The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous

Peace and Harmony

How's My Baby?
