G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins
Born	George Percy Collins (1895-12-16)December 16, 1895 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1959(1959-08-05) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1922–1958
Spouse(s)	Billie Rhodes (1927–1959; his death)

G. Pat Collins, also known as George Pat Collins or Pat Collins (born George Percy Collins; December 16, 1895 – August 5, 1959) was an American actor of the stage and screen. After serving in US military during World War I, Collins began his acting career in the New York theater scene. His first Broadway appearance was in the 1922 play, The Bootleggers, a short-lived comedy which was produced at the 39th Street Theatre in November and December of that year. He would appear in ten plays between 1922 and 1938. His film career would last slightly longer, mostly as a character actor or in smaller roles, from 1928 through 1958, during which time he appeared in over 100 films. Collins often played earnest roles like police or military officers. His first film was a silent picture, the 1928 film, The Racket, which stars Louis Wolheim, and in which Collins had a featured role. It would be the only silent film he would make. Two years later, in 1930, Collins would have a featured role in another film with Wolheim, the classic All Quiet on the Western Front.

In 1922 he would marry the silent film actress, Billie Rhodes, and the two would remain married until Collins death. After finishing work on They Died With Their Boots On, in which he had a small role, Collins took a break from the film industry, and at the age of 47 re-enlisted in the armed services for the duration of World War II. He would return to films with a small role in 1947's Easy Come, Easy Go. Collins would continue to act in films through 1958, mostly in supporting and small roles. His final film would be in the Glenn Ford 1958 vehicle, The Sheepman. He died on August 5, 1959 in Los Angeles, aged 63.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

• The Racket (1928)
• Half Marriage (1929)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
• Be Yourself! (1930)
• Big Money (1930)
• Manslaughter (1930)
• Only Saps Work (1930)
• The Vice Squad (1931)
• A Woman of Experience (1931)
• No Limit (1931)
• Wicked (1931)
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
• Central Park (1932)
• 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
• Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
• Girl Missing (1933)
• Picture Snatcher (1933)
• The Mayor of Hell (1933)
• Heroes for Sale (1933)
• Parachute Jumper (1933)
• The Silk Express (1933)
• Fog (1933)
• He Was Her Man (1934)
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
• A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
• The Big Shakedown (1934)
• Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
• Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
• The Personality Kid (1934)
• The Crime Doctor (1934)
• The Girl from Missouri (1934)
• The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
• Black Fury (1935)
• Alibi Ike (1935)
• The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
• Baby Face Harrington (1935)
• West Point of the Air (1935)
• West of the Pecos (1935)
• Night Life of the Gods (1935)
• People Will Talk (1935)
• Mister Dynamite (1935)
• It Had to Happen (1936)
• Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
• 15 Maiden Lane (1936)
• Anything Goes (1936)
• Let's Make a Million (1936)
• Parole! (1936)
• With Love and Kisses (1936)
• Souls at Sea (1937)
• Carnival Queen (1937)
• Bad Guy (1937)
• Between Two Women (1937)
• Double Wedding (1937)
• Invisible Stripes (1939)
• Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
• Little Old New York (1940)
• Brother Orchid (1940)
• King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
• Navy Blues (1941)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
• Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
• Jungle Patrol (1948)
• The Naked City (1948)
• Romance on the High Seas (1948)
• Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
• The Snake Pit (1948)
• Up in Central Park (1948)
• The Clay Pigeon (1949)
• The Dark Past (1949)
• Flaming Fury (1949)
• The Fountainhead (1949)
• Scene of the Crime (1949)
• Top o' the Morning (1949)
• White Heat (1949)
• The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
• Father Makes Good (1950)
• Indian Territory (1950)
• Sideshow (1950)
• Southside 1-1000 (1950)
• Triple Trouble (1950)
• The Whip Hand (1951)
• Gambling House (1951)
• On Dangerous Ground (1952)
• The Las Vegas Story (1952)
• The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
• French Peep Show (1952)
• Sky Full of Moon (1952)
• The Wild North (1952)
• Above and Beyond (1952)
• The Clown (1953)
• Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
• The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
• Three Hours to Kill (1954)
• Betrayed Women (1955)
• The Big Tip Off (1955)
• The Naked Street (1955)
• Night Freight (1955)
• Ten Wanted Men (1955)
• The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
• Yaqui Drums (1956)
• Beau James (1957)
• Screaming Mimi (1958)
• The Sheepman (1958)

External links

German Wikipedia article on G. Pat Collins