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Alf Collins(1866-1951)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Cinematographer
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Alf Collins was born on 16 June 1866 in Newington, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The Dancing Girl (1908), Rescued by Lifeboat (1906) and A Race for a Rose (1908). He died on 20 December 1951 in Clapham, London, England, UK.
BornJune 16, 1866
DiedDecember 20, 1951(85)
BornJune 16, 1866
DiedDecember 20, 1951(85)
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Known for

The Dancing Girl
Short
  • Director
  • 1908
Rescued by Lifeboat
Short
  • Director
  • 1906
A Race for a Rose
Short
  • Director
  • 1908
Trained Dogs
Short
  • Director
  • 1902

Credits

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Director

  • A Maid of the Alps
    Short
    • Director
    • 1912
  • Algie's Expensive Stick
    Short
    • Director
    • 1912
  • Algy Goes on the Stage
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • Winning a Widow
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • The Sleep Breakers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • Father Minds the Baby
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • Wait and See
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • The Coster's Phantom Fortune
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • Algy Tries for Physical Culture
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • The Travelling Stiltwalkers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1910
  • How Percy Won the Beauty Competition (1909)
    How Percy Won the Beauty Competition
    5.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1909
  • Quicksilver Pudding
    Short
    • Director
    • 1909
  • From Servant Girl to Duchess
    Short
    • Director
    • 1909
  • The Four Tomboys
    Short
    • Director
    • 1909
  • The Boxing Waiter
    Short
    • Director
    • 1909

Actor

  • Algie's Expensive Stick
    Short
    • Algie
    • 1912
  • The Coster's Phantom Fortune
    Short
    • Alf
    • 1910
  • How Percy Won the Beauty Competition (1909)
    How Percy Won the Beauty Competition
    5.1
    Short
    • Percy
    • 1909
  • I Get Dizzy When I Do That Twostep
    Short
    • 1908
  • Won't You Throw Me a Kiss
    Short
    • 1907
  • This Little Girl and That Little Girl
    Short
    • 1907
  • Fixing the Swing
    5.3
    Short
    • Father
    • 1904
  • A Pugilistic Parson
    Short
    • The Parson
    • 1903
  • Murphy's Wake
    Short
    • 1903
  • The Mysterious Mechanical Toy
    Short
    • Man from Audience
    • 1903
  • Little Nell and Burglar Bill
    Short
    • 1903
  • Rip Van Winkle
    Short
    • 1903
  • Welshed - A Derby Day Incident
    Short
    • 1903

Cinematographer

  • How Percy Won the Beauty Competition (1909)
    How Percy Won the Beauty Competition
    5.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1909

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alfred Collins
  • Born
    • June 16, 1866
    • Newington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 20, 1951
    • Clapham, London, England, UK

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  • Trivia
    English comic actor who began in music hall. He was also one of Britain's earliest film directors, specializing in chase films.

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