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Monte Collins(1898-1951)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Monte Collins was born on 3 December 1898 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Campus Sleuth (1948), The Green Promise (1949) and Cactus Makes Perfect (1942). He died on 1 June 1951 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornDecember 3, 1898
DiedJune 1, 1951(52)
BornDecember 3, 1898
DiedJune 1, 1951(52)
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Known for

Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Campus Sleuth (1948)
Campus Sleuth
6.2
  • Dean McKinley(as Monty F. Collins)
  • 1948
Natalie Wood, Walter Brennan, Marguerite Chapman, and Robert Paige in The Green Promise (1949)
The Green Promise
6.5
  • Writer(as Monty F. Collins)
  • 1949
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
Cactus Makes Perfect
7.3
Short
  • Ma Stooge(uncredited)
  • 1942
Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis, Andy Devine, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, and Fuzzy Knight in Frisco Sal (1945)
Frisco Sal
5.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1945

Credits

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Actor



  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Campus Sleuth (1948)
    Campus Sleuth
    6.2
    • Dean McKinley (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Smart Politics (1948)
    Smart Politics
    6.5
    • College-Dean McKinley (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Training for Trouble
    6.0
    Short
    • Johnson - Manager
    • 1947
  • Alan Hale Jr., Candy Candido, Frankie Darro, Abe Lyman, Wingy Manone, Warren Mills, Noel Neill, Les Paul, June Preisser, Jess Stacy, Freddie Stewart, Joe Venuti, Jerry Wald, Jack McVea, and The Jam Session in Sarge Goes to College (1947)
    Sarge Goes to College
    6.2
    • Dean McKinley
    • 1947
  • Sterling Holloway in Moron Than Off (1946)
    Moron Than Off
    4.1
    Short
    • Joe Glick
    • 1946
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Monte Collins, and Ray Walker in Reno-Vated (1946)
    Reno-Vated
    5.4
    Short
    • Frank Fosdick, Vera's Lawyer
    • 1946
  • Guest Pests
    6.7
    Short
    • Know-It-All Neighbor
    • 1945
  • Andy Devine, Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Arthur Treacher, and June Vincent in L'esprit fait du swing (1945)
    L'esprit fait du swing
    7.2
    • Bellhop (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Edward Everett Horton and Tom Tully in The Town Went Wild (1944)
    The Town Went Wild
    5.6
    • Oscar, Public Defender
    • 1944
  • Robert Benchley in My Tomato (1943)
    My Tomato
    6.2
    Short
    • Neighbor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Monte Collins and Una Merkel in Quack Service (1943)
    Quack Service
    7.3
    Short
    • Dr. Brown (as Monty Collins)
    • 1943
  • John Wayne and Jean Arthur in La Fille et son cow-boy (1943)
    La Fille et son cow-boy
    6.3
    • Poker Player (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Boobs in the Night
    Short
    • 1943
  • Two Saplings
    Short
    • (as Monty Collins)
    • 1943
  • El Brendel, Monte Collins, and Dudley Dickerson in His Wedding Scare (1943)
    His Wedding Scare
    6.3
    Short
    • Elmer - Susie's 2rd HJusband (as Monty Collins)
    • 1943

Writer



  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1956
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Atoll K (1951)
    Atoll K
    5.5
    • additional material
    • 1951
  • Natalie Wood, Walter Brennan, Marguerite Chapman, and Robert Paige in The Green Promise (1949)
    The Green Promise
    6.5
    • original story
    • screenplay (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1949
  • Stanley Clements, William Frawley, Joe Kirkwood Jr., and Elyse Knox in Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948)
    Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
    6.2
    • additional dialogue (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Charles Cane, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., and Elyse Knox in Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)
    Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
    6.2
    • additional dialogue (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Smart Politics (1948)
    Smart Politics
    6.5
    • original story (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Sterling Holloway in Hectic Honeymoon (1947)
    Hectic Honeymoon
    5.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1947
  • Kenneth Farrell, Edward Norris, Sheila Ryan, and Chill Wills in Heartaches (1947)
    Heartaches
    5.6
    • original story (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1947
  • Symona Boniface, Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger, and Christine McIntyre in Slappily Married (1946)
    Slappily Married
    6.4
    Short
    • story (as Monty Collins)
    • 1946
  • Maria Montez in Tanger (1946)
    Tanger
    6.2
    • screenplay (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1946
  • You Drive Me Crazy (1945)
    You Drive Me Crazy
    7.1
    Short
    • screen play (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1945
  • Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms in Shady Lady (1945)
    Shady Lady
    6.8
    • additional dialogue (as Monty Collins)
    • 1945
  • Leon Errol in Triple Trouble (1944)
    Triple Trouble
    6.0
    Short
    • screen play (as Monty Collins)
    • 1944
  • Harry Langdon and Una Merkel in To Heir Is Human (1944)
    To Heir Is Human
    5.8
    Short
    • story and screenplay (as Monty Collins)
    • 1944
  • Who's Hugh? (1943)
    Who's Hugh?
    5.8
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story (as Monty Collins)
    • 1943

Additional Crew



  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Smart Politics (1948)
    Smart Politics
    6.5
    • dialogue director (as Monte F. Collins)
    • 1948
  • Benny Bartlett, Tommy Bond, Jan Bryant, Milton Parsons, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Michael Whalen, and Rudy Wissler in The Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)
    The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
    5.8
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Alan Hale Jr., Candy Candido, Frankie Darro, Abe Lyman, Wingy Manone, Warren Mills, Noel Neill, Les Paul, June Preisser, Jess Stacy, Freddie Stewart, Joe Venuti, Jerry Wald, Jack McVea, and The Jam Session in Sarge Goes to College (1947)
    Sarge Goes to College
    6.2
    • dialogue director
    • 1947
  • Rod Cameron and Ella Raines in The Runaround (1946)
    The Runaround
    6.5
    • dialogue director (as Monty Collins)
    • 1946
  • Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, and Jack Oakie in She Wrote the Book (1946)
    She Wrote the Book
    6.4
    • dialogue director (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1946
  • Robert Lowery, Doris Merrick, Nestor Paiva, and Eddie Quillan in Sensation Hunters (1945)
    Sensation Hunters
    5.4
    • dialogue coach (as Monty F. Collins)
    • 1945
  • Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, Pinky Lee, and Collette Lyons in Blonde Ransom (1945)
    Blonde Ransom
    5.8
    • dialogue director (as Monty Collins)
    • 1945
  • Ann Miller and William Wright in Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
    Eve Knew Her Apples
    5.7
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis, Andy Devine, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, and Fuzzy Knight in Frisco Sal (1945)
    Frisco Sal
    5.7
    • dialogue director
    • 1945
  • Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Till Risso, Al Torrieri, The Vagabonds, Don Germano, Pete Peterson, and Bill Hughes in Swing Out the Blues (1943)
    Swing Out the Blues
    7.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Monty Colins
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • December 3, 1898
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 1, 1951
    • North Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Stage and vaudeville actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1942, Collins had plastic surgery done on his nose and Jules White had noticed this and told him he was not funny-looking anymore. He was easily offended by this remark and one wonders if his surgery had sputtered his film career to a halt.

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