Charles Coleman
Known for
Acting
Life
1885 – 1951 (aged 65)
Born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
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Biography
Australia native Charles Coleman was a stage, screen, and television actor who most frequently portrayed butlers or manservants.
Known For
Captains Courageous
25 Jun 1937
Anchors Aweigh
13 Aug 1945
Baby Face
13 Jul 1933
Jane Eyre
24 Dec 1943
A Christmas Carol
16 Dec 1938
The Gay Divorcee
12 Oct 1934
The Westerner
18 Sep 1940
Shall We Dance
07 May 1937
Photos
Filmography
1950
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Townas Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1949
- My Friend Irmaas Henry
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courtas Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
1948
- Grand Canyon Trailas J. Malcolm Vanderpool
- Three Daring Daughtersas William (uncredited)
1947
- Variety Girlas Man at Steambath (uncredited)
- Luredas Sir Charles (uncredited)
- Danger Streetas Plumley
- The Pilgrim Ladyas Noel
1946
- I've Always Loved Youas Butler
- The Imperfect Ladyas Sam Travers
- Never Say Goodbyeas Withers (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Rogueas Jefferson O'Neal
- The Runaroundas Butler
- Oh, Professor Behave!as The Butler
1945
- Voice of the Whistleras Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
- Kittyas Majordomo
- Anchors Aweighas Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
- The Missing Corpseas Egbert
- Earl Carroll Vanitiesas 2nd Butler
- Hangover Squareas Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
- Roughly Speakingas The Butler (uncredited)
1944
- Frenchman's Creekas Thomas (uncredited)
- Marriage Is a Private Affairas Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
- In Societyas Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
- The White Cliffs of Doveras Captain Davis (uncredited)
- The Whistleras Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
1943
- Jane Eyreas Guard on Coach to Lowood
- Fired Wifeas Butler
- The West Side Kidas Butler
- Du Barry Was a Ladyas Charlie (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to Londonas Commander (uncredited)
- He Hired the Bossas Crane
- It Ain't Hayas Doorman (uncredited)
1942
- Arabian Nightsas Eunuch
- The Great Impersonationas Mangan
- Pittsburghas Mike (Markham's Butler)
- Between Us Girlsas Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
- Lady in a Jamas Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
- Miss Annie Rooneyas Sidney, the Butler
- Almost Marriedas Michael
- Twin Bedsas Butler
- What's Cookin'?as Butler
1941
- Melody Laneas Mr. Abercrombie
- Design for Scandalas Wilton
- Moonlight in Hawaiias Butler
- It Started with Eveas Roberts
- West Point Widowas Mr. Appleton
- Sis Hopkinsas Butler
- Repent at Leisureas Jerome
- Buck Privatesas Edmunds (uncredited)
- Maisie Was a Ladyas Butler (Uncredited)
1940
- Michael Shayne: Private Detectiveas Ponsby
- Mexican Spitfire Out Westas Ponsby - the Butler
- The Westerneras Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
- Boom Townas Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
- Cross-Country Romanceas Hotel Doorman
- Andy Hardy Meets Debutanteas Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Brother Orchidas English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
- Phantom Raidersas U.S. Agent Hilton
- Mexican Spitfireas Bosby - the Butler
1939
- First Loveas George, Clinton's Butler
- The Under-Pupas Butler
- They Shall Have Musicas Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
- In Name Onlyas Archie Duross (uncredited)
- Man About Townas Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
- Maisieas Hicks (Uncredited)
- Bridal Suiteas Henry - Bath Attendant
- Three Smart Girls Grow Upas Henry
- Beauty for the Askingas Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
1938
- A Christmas Carolas Charity Solicitor Brummage
- Little Orphan Annieas The Butler
- The Shining Houras Henry's Butler (uncredited)
- The Cowboy and the Ladyas Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
- That Certain Ageas Stevens
- The Affairs of Annabelas Perkins (uncredited)
- Gatewayas Purser
- Little Miss Broadwayas Simmons
- Blond Cheatas Officer Salsby (uncredited)
- Lord Jeffas Hotel Desk Clerk
- The Rage of Parisas Rigley
- Alexander's Ragtime Bandas Head Waiter
- Radio City Revelsas Butler
1937
- Big Town Girlas Doorman
- Fight for Your Ladyas Densmore's Butler
- Danger – Love at Workas Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
- Broadway Melody of 1938as Louis (uncredited)
- Captains Courageousas Burns the Butler (uncredited)
- The Go-Getteras Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
- Shall We Danceas Policeman (uncredited)
- Too Many Wivesas Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
- Love Is Newsas Bevins
1936
- Three Smart Girlsas Stevens
- Lloyd's of Londonas Waiter #3
- Mummy's Boysas Kendall
- The Devil Is a Sissyas Doorman
- Walking on Airas Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
- Poor Little Rich Girlas Stebbins
- The White Angelas Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
- The Border Patrolmanas Collins the Servant
- Sins of Manas Doorman
- Master Will Shakespeareas John Decker (uncredited)
- Colleenas Butler
- Everybody's Old Manas Mansfield
- Don’t Get Personalas The Butler
- Her Master's Voiceas Craddock
1935
- Magnificent Obsessionas Simpson
- The Widow from Monte Carloas Torrent's Butler
- Kind Ladyas Doorman (uncredited)
- The Perfect Gentlemanas First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
- Rendezvousas Café Doorman (uncredited)
- 3 Kids and a Queenas Chef
- His Family Treeas Hopkins - the Butler
- The Goose and the Ganderas Jones the Butler
- The Murder Manas Doorman (uncredited)
- Becky Sharpas Bowles
- No More Ladiesas Stafford (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1935as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
1934
- The Little Ministeras Sergeant of the Guard
- The Gay Divorceeas Valet
- The Richest Girl in the Worldas (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Ransomas Towers (Uncredited)
- Down to Their Last Yachtas Sir Guy
- Housewifeas Bolton
- Shockas Colonel
- The Merry Frinksas Witherspoon
- David Harumas Flowers (uncredited)
1933
- I Loved a Womanas Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
- As the Devil Commandsas Malcom
- Baby Faceas Hodges (uncredited)
- The Little Giantas Tailor
- Diplomaniacsas Butler
- Hunting Troubleas Winchell
1932
- A Successful Calamityas Emmy's Musicale Butler
- The Washington Masqueradeas Bitler's Butler
- Jewel Robberyas Charles (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hellas Richard Damery
- The Heart of New Yorkas The butler
- One Hour with Youas Marcel (uncredited)
- The Greeks Had a Word for Themas Waiter
- Union Depotas Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
1931
- Manhattan Paradeas Laffingwell - Hired Butler
- High Stakesas Murray
- Young as You Feelas Butler
- Bachelor Apartmentas Rollins, Wayne's Butler
- Beyond Victoryas Sparrow
1930
- Lawful Larcenyas Butler
- What a Manas William
1928
- Good Morning, Judgeas Butler
1927
- That's My Daddyas Norton's Butler
1926
- Sandyas Bob McNeil
1924
- The Vagabond Trailas Aces
1923
- Big Danas Doc Snyder
- Second Hand Loveas Dugg
1920
- The Place of Honeymoonsas Jimmie Harrigan
1919
- The Love Cheatas William West
1915
- The Mummy and the Humming-Birdas Ronalds
- When We Were Twenty-Oneas The Trinity