Charles Coleman

Acting

Charles Coleman

Born 21 December 1885 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Died 8 March 1951 at 65

Australia native Charles Coleman was a stage, screen, and television actor who most frequently portrayed butlers or manservants.

Known for

Highlights

Captains Courageous1937 · Film · Burns the Butler (uncredited)
Baby Face1933 · Film · Hodges (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol1938 · Film · Charity Solicitor Brummage
Shall We Dance1937 · Film · Policeman (uncredited)
The Westerner1940 · Film · Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Jane Eyre1943 · Film · Guard on Coach to Lowood

Filmography

Movies

156 films

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950 · Film · Charles the Butler (uncredited)
My Friend Irma1949 · Film · Henry
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · Film · Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail1948 · Film · J. Malcolm Vanderpool
Three Daring Daughters1948 · Film · William (uncredited)
Variety Girl1947 · Film · Man at Steambath (uncredited)
Lured1947 · Film · Sir Charles (uncredited)
Danger Street1947 · Film · Plumley
The Pilgrim Lady1947 · Film · Noel
I've Always Loved You1946 · Film · Butler
The Imperfect Lady1946 · Film · Sam Travers
Never Say Goodbye1946 · Film · Withers (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue1946 · Film · Jefferson O'Neal
The Runaround1946 · Film · Butler
Oh, Professor Behave!1946 · Film · The Butler
Voice of the Whistler1945 · Film · Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
Kitty1945 · Film · Majordomo
Anchors Aweigh1945 · Film · Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
The Missing Corpse1945 · Film · Egbert
Earl Carroll Vanities1945 · Film · 2nd Butler
Hangover Square1945 · Film · Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking1945 · Film · The Butler (uncredited)
Frenchman's Creek1944 · Film · Thomas (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair1944 · Film · Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
In Society1944 · Film · Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · Film · Captain Davis (uncredited)
The Whistler1944 · Film · Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
Jane Eyre1943 · Film · Guard on Coach to Lowood
Fired Wife1943 · Film · Butler
The West Side Kid1943 · Film · Butler
Du Barry Was a Lady1943 · Film · Charlie (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London1943 · Film · Commander (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss1943 · Film · Crane
It Ain't Hay1943 · Film · Doorman (uncredited)
Arabian Nights1942 · Film · Eunuch
The Great Impersonation1942 · Film · Mangan
Pittsburgh1942 · Film · Mike (Markham's Butler)
Between Us Girls1942 · Film · Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam1942 · Film · Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney1942 · Film · Sidney, the Butler
Almost Married1942 · Film · Michael
Twin Beds1942 · Film · Butler
What's Cookin'?1942 · Film · Butler
Melody Lane1941 · Film · Mr. Abercrombie
Design for Scandal1941 · Film · Wilton
Moonlight in Hawaii1941 · Film · Butler
It Started with Eve1941 · Film · Roberts
West Point Widow1941 · Film · Mr. Appleton
Sis Hopkins1941 · Film · Butler
Repent at Leisure1941 · Film · Jerome
Buck Privates1941 · Film · Edmunds (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady1941 · Film · Butler (Uncredited)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective1940 · Film · Ponsby
Mexican Spitfire Out West1940 · Film · Ponsby - the Butler
The Westerner1940 · Film · Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Boom Town1940 · Film · McMasters' Butler
Cross-Country Romance1940 · Film · Hotel Doorman
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante1940 · Film · Headwaiter (uncredited)
Brother Orchid1940 · Film · English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders1940 · Film · U.S. Agent Hilton
Mexican Spitfire1940 · Film · Bosby - the Butler
First Love1939 · Film · George, Clinton's Butler
The Under-Pup1939 · Film · Butler
They Shall Have Music1939 · Film · Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
In Name Only1939 · Film · Archie Duross (uncredited)
Man About Town1939 · Film · Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Maisie1939 · Film · Hicks (Uncredited)
Bridal Suite1939 · Film · Henry - Bath Attendant
Three Smart Girls Grow Up1939 · Film · Henry
Beauty for the Asking1939 · Film · Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · Film · Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol1938 · Film · Charity Solicitor Brummage
The Shining Hour1938 · Film · Henry's Butler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · Film · Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
That Certain Age1938 · Film · Stevens
The Affairs of Annabel1938 · Film · Perkins (uncredited)
Gateway1938 · Film · Purser
Little Miss Broadway1938 · Film · Simmons
Blond Cheat1938 · Film · Officer Salsby (uncredited)
Lord Jeff1938 · Film · Hotel Desk Clerk
The Rage of Paris1938 · Film · Rigley
Alexander's Ragtime Band1938 · Film · Head Waiter
Radio City Revels1938 · Film · Butler
Big Town Girl1937 · Film · Doorman
Fight for Your Lady1937 · Film · Densmore's Butler
Danger – Love at Work1937 · Film · Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
Broadway Melody of 19381937 · Film · Louis (uncredited)
Captains Courageous1937 · Film · Burns the Butler (uncredited)
The Go-Getter1937 · Film · Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
Shall We Dance1937 · Film · Policeman (uncredited)
Too Many Wives1937 · Film · Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
Love Is News1937 · Film · Bevins
Three Smart Girls1936 · Film · Stevens
Lloyd's of London1936 · Film · Waiter #3
Mummy's Boys1936 · Film · Kendall
The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · Film · Doorman
Walking on Air1936 · Film · Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
Poor Little Rich Girl1936 · Film · Stebbins
The White Angel1936 · Film · Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
The Border Patrolman1936 · Film · Collins the Servant
Sins of Man1936 · Film · Doorman
Master Will Shakespeare1936 · Film · John Decker (uncredited)
Colleen1936 · Film · Butler
Everybody's Old Man1936 · Film · Mansfield
Her Master's Voice1936 · Film · Craddock
Magnificent Obsession1935 · Film · Simpson
The Widow from Monte Carlo1935 · Film · Torrent's Butler
Kind Lady1935 · Film · Doorman (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman1935 · Film · First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
Rendezvous1935 · Film · Café Doorman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen1935 · Film · Chef
His Family Tree1935 · Film · Hopkins - the Butler
The Goose and the Gander1935 · Film · Jones the Butler
The Murder Man1935 · Film · Doorman (uncredited)
Becky Sharp1935 · Film · Bowles
No More Ladies1935 · Film · Stafford (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 19351935 · Film · Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
The Little Minister1934 · Film · Sergeant of the Guard
The Gay Divorcee1934 · Film · Valet
The Richest Girl in the World1934 · Film · (uncredited)
Million Dollar Ransom1934 · Film · Towers (Uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht1934 · Film · Sir Guy
Housewife1934 · Film · Bolton
Shock1934 · Film · Colonel
The Merry Frinks1934 · Film · Witherspoon
David Harum1934 · Film · Flowers (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman1933 · Film · Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
As the Devil Commands1933 · Film · Malcom
Baby Face1933 · Film · Hodges (uncredited)
The Little Giant1933 · Film · Tailor
Diplomaniacs1933 · Film · Butler
A Successful Calamity1932 · Film · Emmy's Musicale Butler
The Washington Masquerade1932 · Film · Bitler's Butler
Jewel Robbery1932 · Film · Charles (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell1932 · Film · Richard Damery
The Heart of New York1932 · Film · The butler
One Hour with You1932 · Film · Marcel (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them1932 · Film · Waiter
Union Depot1932 · Film · Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade1931 · Film · Laffingwell - Hired Butler
High Stakes1931 · Film · Murray
Young as You Feel1931 · Film · Butler
Bachelor Apartment1931 · Film · Rollins, Wayne's Butler
Beyond Victory1931 · Film · Sparrow
Lawful Larceny1930 · Film · Butler
What a Man1930 · Film · William
Good Morning, Judge1928 · Film · Butler
That's My Daddy1927 · Film · Norton's Butler
Sandy1926 · Film · Bob McNeil
The Vagabond Trail1924 · Film · Aces
Big Dan1923 · Film · Doc Snyder
Second Hand Love1923 · Film · Dugg
The Place of Honeymoons1920 · Film · Jimmie Harrigan
The Love Cheat1919 · Film · William West
The Mummy and the Humming-Bird1915 · Film · Ronalds
When We Were Twenty-One1915 · Film · The Trinity