Charles Clyde Collins ( January â€" June ) was an American singer
and actor. He was particularly known for his work within musical
comedy, between broadway, films and television series.Collins made his
Broadway debut in in Harry Akst's Artists and Models. He went on to
star in several Broadway productions during the s, including Ripples
(), where he met Dorothy Stone. In , he married Dorothy in London on
September .He starred in Smiling Faces (), Say When (), Conjur Man
Dies (), Macbeth (), and Sea Legs () (with Dorothy). During this time
he also began to appear in Hollywood musical films beginning with
Shave It with Music in (with Dorothy). His other film roles during
this decade included the roles of Baxter in Paree, Paree () (with
Dorothy Stone and Bob Hope), and Jonathan Pride in Dancing Pirate ().
He also recorded music for the film Those Were the Days.Collins
appeared in two films during the s: Syncopation () and Swing Hostess
(). He recorded the song "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way" for the film
London Town. He returned to Broadway in to portray Boris Kolenkhov in
You Can't Take It with You (with Dorothy Stone and Fred Stone), and
again in to portray Gaston in The Red Mill (with Dorothy). In he
made his first television appearance as a guest star on the Adventures
of Wild Bill Hickok program. He appeared in small parts in three more
films during the s, Confidence Girl (), The Steel Trap (), and A
Blueprint for Murder (), after which his career considerably slowed
down.
and actor. He was particularly known for his work within musical
comedy, between broadway, films and television series.Collins made his
Broadway debut in in Harry Akst's Artists and Models. He went on to
star in several Broadway productions during the s, including Ripples
(), where he met Dorothy Stone. In , he married Dorothy in London on
September .He starred in Smiling Faces (), Say When (), Conjur Man
Dies (), Macbeth (), and Sea Legs () (with Dorothy). During this time
he also began to appear in Hollywood musical films beginning with
Shave It with Music in (with Dorothy). His other film roles during
this decade included the roles of Baxter in Paree, Paree () (with
Dorothy Stone and Bob Hope), and Jonathan Pride in Dancing Pirate ().
He also recorded music for the film Those Were the Days.Collins
appeared in two films during the s: Syncopation () and Swing Hostess
(). He recorded the song "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way" for the film
London Town. He returned to Broadway in to portray Boris Kolenkhov in
You Can't Take It with You (with Dorothy Stone and Fred Stone), and
again in to portray Gaston in The Red Mill (with Dorothy). In he
made his first television appearance as a guest star on the Adventures
of Wild Bill Hickok program. He appeared in small parts in three more
films during the s, Confidence Girl (), The Steel Trap (), and A
Blueprint for Murder (), after which his career considerably slowed
down.
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