Charles Coleman
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- March 8, 1951
- Active Years
- 1920–1955 (36 Years)
- Total Credits
- 161 credits in database
Acting Born Dec 21, 1885 Died Mar 8, 1951 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 161 credits
Biography
Charles Coleman works in acting. Born December 21, 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died March 8, 1951. Archytele tracks 161 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Cedric Hardwicke
2 shared titles
Alan Mowbray
2 shared titles
Charles Richman
2 shared titles
Bunny Beatty
2 shared titles
Harry Davenport
2 shared titles
Franklyn Farnum
2 shared titles
Miriam Hopkins
1 shared title
Frances Dee
1 shared title
Billie Burke
1 shared title
Alison Skipworth
1 shared title
Career timeline
MGM Parade
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMy Friend Irma
Three Daring DaughtersGrand Canyon Trail
LuredVariety GirlDanger StreetThe Pilgrim Lady
I've Always Loved YouNever Say GoodbyeThe Imperfect LadyThe Magnificent RogueThe Runaround
Anchors AweighHangover SquareVoice of the WhistlerRoughly SpeakingKitty
The White Cliffs of DoverFrenchman's CreekMarriage Is a Private AffairIn SocietyThe Whistler
Jane EyreDu Barry Was a LadyIt Ain't HayTwo Tickets to LondonThe West Side Kid
Arabian NightsTwin BedsLady in a JamThe Great ImpersonationPittsburgh
Buck PrivatesSis HopkinsIt Started with EveDesign for ScandalMaisie Was a Lady
Boom TownBoom TownThe WesternerBrother OrchidAndy Hardy Meets Debutante
In Name OnlyThree Smart Girls Grow UpYou Can't Cheat an Honest ManFirst LoveThey Shall Have Music
A Christmas CarolThe Cowboy and the LadyBlond CheatAlexander's Ragtime BandLittle Miss Broadway
Captains CourageousShall We DanceThe Go-GetterBroadway Melody of 1938Danger – Love at Work
Three Smart GirlsHer Master's VoiceThe Devil Is a SissyThe White AngelDon’t Get Personal
His Family TreeBecky SharpKind Lady3 Kids and a QueenThe Murder Man
The Gay DivorceeHousewifeThe Richest Girl in the WorldThe Little MinisterThe Merry Frinks
Baby FaceDiplomaniacsI Loved a WomanThe Little GiantAs the Devil Commands
Merrily We Go to HellJewel RobberyOne Hour with YouUnion DepotThe Washington Masquerade
Manhattan ParadeYoung as You FeelBeyond VictoryBachelor ApartmentHigh Stakes
What a ManLawful Larceny
Good Morning, Judge
That's My Daddy
Sandy
The Vagabond Trail
Big DanSecond Hand Love
The Place of Honeymoons
The Love Cheat
When We Were Twenty-OneThe Mummy and the Humming-Bird
Full Filmography
161 titles- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
- My Friend Irma (1949) as Henry
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) as William (uncredited)
- Grand Canyon Trail (1948) as J. Malcolm Vanderpool
- Lured (1947) as Sir Charles (uncredited)
- Variety Girl (1947) as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
- Danger Street (1947) as Plumley
- The Pilgrim Lady (1947) as Noel
- I've Always Loved You (1946) as Butler
- Never Say Goodbye (1946) as Withers (uncredited)
- The Imperfect Lady (1946) as Sam Travers
- The Magnificent Rogue (1946) as Jefferson O'Neal
- The Runaround (1946) as Butler
- Oh, Professor Behave! (1946) as The Butler
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
- Hangover Square (1945) as Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945) as Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
- Roughly Speaking (1945) as The Butler (uncredited)
- Kitty (1945) as Majordomo
- Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) as 2nd Butler
- The Missing Corpse (1945) as Egbert
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Captain Davis (uncredited)
- Frenchman's Creek (1944) as Thomas (uncredited)
- Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) as Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
- In Society (1944) as Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
- The Whistler (1944) as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
- Jane Eyre (1943) as Guard on Coach to Lowood
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Charlie (uncredited)
- It Ain't Hay (1943) as Doorman (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to London (1943) as Commander (uncredited)
- The West Side Kid (1943) as Butler
- Fired Wife (1943) as Butler
- He Hired the Boss (1943) as Crane
- Arabian Nights (1942) as Eunuch
- Twin Beds (1942) as Butler
- Lady in a Jam (1942) as Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
- The Great Impersonation (1942) as Mangan
- Pittsburgh (1942) as Mike (Markham's Butler)
- Between Us Girls (1942) as Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
- Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Sidney, the Butler
- Almost Married (1942) as Michael
- What's Cookin'? (1942) as Butler
- Buck Privates (1941) as Edmunds (uncredited)
- Sis Hopkins (1941) as Butler
- It Started with Eve (1941) as Roberts
- Design for Scandal (1941) as Wilton
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941) as Butler (Uncredited)
- Repent at Leisure (1941) as Jerome
- Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) as Butler
- West Point Widow (1941) as Mr. Appleton
- Melody Lane (1941) as Mr. Abercrombie
- Boom Town (1940) as McMasters' Butler
- Boom Town (1940) as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
- The Westerner (1940) as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
- Brother Orchid (1940) as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
- Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Mexican Spitfire (1940) as Bosby - the Butler
- Phantom Raiders (1940) as U.S. Agent Hilton
- Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) as Ponsby
- Cross-Country Romance (1940) as Hotel Doorman
- Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) as Ponsby - the Butler
- In Name Only (1939) as Archie Duross (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) as Henry
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
- First Love (1939) as George, Clinton's Butler
- They Shall Have Music (1939) as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
- Man About Town (1939) as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
- Beauty for the Asking (1939) as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
- Maisie (1939) as Hicks (Uncredited)
- Bridal Suite (1939) as Henry - Bath Attendant
- The Under-Pup (1939) as Butler
- A Christmas Carol (1938) as Charity Solicitor Brummage
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
- Blond Cheat (1938) as Officer Salsby (uncredited)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Head Waiter
- Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Simmons
- The Rage of Paris (1938) as Rigley
- The Shining Hour (1938) as Henry's Butler (uncredited)
- That Certain Age (1938) as Stevens
- The Affairs of Annabel (1938) as Perkins (uncredited)
- Lord Jeff (1938) as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Gateway (1938) as Purser
- Radio City Revels (1938) as Butler
- Little Orphan Annie (1938) as The Butler
- Captains Courageous (1937) as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
- Shall We Dance (1937) as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter (1937) as Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) as Louis (uncredited)
- Danger – Love at Work (1937) as Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
- Big Town Girl (1937) as Doorman
- Fight for Your Lady (1937) as Densmore's Butler
- Love Is News (1937) as Bevins
- Too Many Wives (1937) as Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Stevens
- Her Master's Voice (1936) as Craddock
- The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) as Doorman
- The White Angel (1936) as Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
- Don’t Get Personal (1936) as The Butler
- Mummy's Boys (1936) as Kendall
- Lloyd's of London (1936) as Waiter #3
- Walking on Air (1936) as Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
- Colleen (1936) as Butler
- Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) as Stebbins
- Everybody's Old Man (1936) as Mansfield
- Sins of Man (1936) as Doorman
- Master Will Shakespeare (1936) as John Decker (uncredited)
- The Border Patrolman (1936) as Collins the Servant
- His Family Tree (1935) as Hopkins - the Butler
- Becky Sharp (1935) as Bowles
- Kind Lady (1935) as Doorman (uncredited)
- 3 Kids and a Queen (1935) as Chef
- The Murder Man (1935) as Doorman (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
- Rendezvous (1935) as Café Doorman (uncredited)
- No More Ladies (1935) as Stafford (uncredited)
- Magnificent Obsession (1935) as Simpson
- The Perfect Gentleman (1935) as First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
- The Goose and the Gander (1935) as Jones the Butler
- The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935) as Torrent's Butler
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) as Valet
- Housewife (1934) as Bolton
- The Richest Girl in the World (1934) as (uncredited)
- The Little Minister (1934) as Sergeant of the Guard
- The Merry Frinks (1934) as Witherspoon
- Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) as Sir Guy
- David Harum (1934) as Flowers (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as Towers (Uncredited)
- Shock (1934) as Colonel
- Baby Face (1933) as Hodges (uncredited)
- Diplomaniacs (1933) as Butler
- I Loved a Woman (1933) as Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
- The Little Giant (1933) as Tailor
- As the Devil Commands (1933) as Malcom
- Hunting Trouble (1933) as Winchell
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Richard Damery
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as Charles (uncredited)
- One Hour with You (1932) as Marcel (uncredited)
- Union Depot (1932) as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
- The Washington Masquerade (1932) as Bitler's Butler
- The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) as Waiter
- A Successful Calamity (1932) as Emmy's Musicale Butler
- The Heart of New York (1932) as The butler
- Manhattan Parade (1931) as Laffingwell - Hired Butler
- Young as You Feel (1931) as Butler
- Beyond Victory (1931) as Sparrow
- Bachelor Apartment (1931) as Rollins, Wayne's Butler
- High Stakes (1931) as Murray
- What a Man (1930) as William
- Lawful Larceny (1930) as Butler
- Good Morning, Judge (1928) as Butler
- That's My Daddy (1927) as Norton's Butler
- Sandy (1926) as Bob McNeil
- The Vagabond Trail (1924) as Aces
- Big Dan (1923) as Doc Snyder
- Second Hand Love (1923) as Dugg
- The Place of Honeymoons (1920) as Jimmie Harrigan
- The Love Cheat (1919) as William West
- When We Were Twenty-One (1915) as The Trinity
- The Mummy and the Humming-Bird (1915) as Ronalds
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Charles Coleman best known for?
Charles Coleman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including MGM Parade (1955), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), My Friend Irma (1949), Red Shoes (2021).
When and where was Charles Coleman born?
Charles Coleman was born on December 21, 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They passed away on March 8, 1951.
How many credits does Charles Coleman have?
Charles Coleman has accumulated over 161 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1955.
What is Charles Coleman's background in cinema and television?
Australia native Charles Coleman was a stage, screen, and television actor who most frequently portrayed butlers or manservants.
Charles Coleman by the numbers
161credits
160films
1TV series
1915–1955active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self — aged about 69
- The Westerner (1940) as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited) — aged about 54
- A Christmas Carol (1938) as Charity Solicitor Brummage — aged about 52
- My Friend Irma (1949) as Henry — aged about 63
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) as Charles the Butler (uncredited) — aged about 64
- It Ain't Hay (1943) as Doorman (uncredited) — aged about 57
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