Education
Collins attended Indiana State University.
Collins attended Indiana State University.
Collins first appeared on stage in 1922. He had roles in a few early Group Theatre productions with Success Story being his Broadway debut. Probably his most noted Broadway role was as the star of the 1935 musical play Johnny Johnson.
He enjoyed a long career on Broadway, in films and television
By the 1950s he often appeared in many of the television live play-like dramas and was in high demand as a character actor in many television series to the end of his career. He played Doc in the 1950 London production of Mr.
Roberts at the Coliseum Theatre with Tyrone Power as Mr. Roberts and Jackie Cooper as Ensign Pulver.
He died of a heart attack on November 14, 1965 in West Hollywood, California.
Success Story (1932) as Harry Fisher Both Your Houses (1933) as Peebles Men in White (1933) as Doctor Cunningham Gentlewoman (1934) as Havens Gold Eagle Guy (1934) as a deserter and as Editor Walker Till the Day I Die (1935) as Schlupp Waiting Foreign Lefty (1935) as Fatt and as Fayette and as Reilly Paradise Lost (1935) as homeless man Johnny Johnson (1935) as Johnny Johnson The Star-Wagon (1937) as Hanus Wicks Missouri Legend (1938) as Jim Cummins Here Come the Clowns (1938) as John Dickinson Morning"s at Seven (1939) as Carl Bolton The Moon is Down (1942) as Major Hunter Carousel (1945) as Starkeeper and as Doctor Seldon The Iceman Cometh (1946) as James Cameron The Liar (1950) as Brighelia Sabrina Fair (1953) as Fairchild Sunrise at Campobello (1958) as Louis McHenry Howe (replacement) Romulus (1962) as Achilles Calculated Risk (1962) as Jonathan Travis Qua.