Monte Collins

Biography

From WikipediaMonte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3,1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appearedin 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and1951.Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent shortcomedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures andoften directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effecton Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel andHardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered bytalkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent singtogether in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never establishedhimself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondaryroles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature filmsand short subjects.One of his last credits was supplying material for Laureland Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italiancast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for theEnglish-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gagsby Monty Collins."Collins was about to launch a career in television when hedied of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.