Charles Coleman

Personal Info

Birthday

December 21, 1885

Day of Death

1951-03-08

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Charles Pearce Coleman

Charles C. Coleman

Charles Coleman

Biography

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

Known For

Housewife

Baby Face

Becky Sharp

Anchors Aweigh

Captains Courageous

The Westerner

Merrily We Go to Hell

The White Cliffs of Dover

Filmography

1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1949
My Friend Irma
as Henry
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
1948
Grand Canyon Trail
as J. Malcolm Vanderpool
Three Daring Daughters
as William (uncredited)
1947
Variety Girl
as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
Lured
as Sir Charles (uncredited)
Danger Street
as Plumley
The Pilgrim Lady
as Noel
1946
I've Always Loved You
as Butler
The Imperfect Lady
as Sam Travers
Never Say Goodbye
as Withers (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue
as Jefferson O'Neal
The Runaround
as Butler
Oh, Professor Behave!
as The Butler
1945
Voice of the Whistler
as Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
Kitty
as Majordomo
Anchors Aweigh
as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
The Missing Corpse
as Egbert
Earl Carroll Vanities
as 2nd Butler
Hangover Square
as Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
as The Butler (uncredited)
1944
Frenchman's Creek
as Thomas (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
In Society
as Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Captain Davis (uncredited)
The Whistler
as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
1943
Jane Eyre
as Guard on Coach to Lowood
Fired Wife
as Butler
The West Side Kid
as Butler
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Charlie
Two Tickets to London
as Commander (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss
as Crane
It Ain't Hay
as Doorman (uncredited)
1942
Arabian Nights
as Eunuch
The Great Impersonation
as Mangan
Pittsburgh
as Mike (Markham's Butler)
Between Us Girls
as Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Sidney, the Butler
Almost Married
as Michael
Twin Beds
as Butler
What's Cookin'?
as Butler
1941
Melody Lane
as Mr. Abercrombie
Design for Scandal
as Wilton
Moonlight in Hawaii
as Butler
It Started with Eve
as Roberts
West Point Widow
as Mr. Appleton
Sis Hopkins
as Butler
Repent at Leisure
as Jerome
Buck Privates
as Edmunds (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Butler (Uncredited)
1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Ponsby
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Ponsby - the Butler
The Westerner
as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Boom Town
as McMasters' Butler
Cross-Country Romance
as Hotel Doorman
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
as U.S. Agent Hilton
Mexican Spitfire
as Bosby - the Butler
1939
First Love
as George, Clinton's Butler
The Under-Pup
as Butler
In Name Only
as Archie Duross (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Man About Town
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Maisie
as Hicks (Uncredited)
Bridal Suite
as Henry - Bath Attendant
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Henry
Beauty for the Asking
as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
1938
A Christmas Carol
as Charity Solicitor Brummage
Little Orphan Annie
as The Butler
The Shining Hour
as Henry's Butler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
That Certain Age
as Stevens
The Affairs of Annabel
as Perkins (uncredited)
Gateway
as Purser
Little Miss Broadway
as Simmons
Lord Jeff
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Blond Cheat
as Officer Salsby (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
as Rigley
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Head Waiter
Radio City Revels
as Butler
1937
Big Town Girl
as Doorman
Fight for Your Lady
as Densmore's Butler
Danger – Love at Work
as Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Louis (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
as Policeman (uncredited)
Too Many Wives
as Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
Love Is News
as Bevins
1936
Three Smart Girls
as Stevens
Lloyd's of London
as Waiter #3
Mummy's Boys
as Kendall
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Doorman
Walking on Air
as Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Stebbins
The White Angel
as Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
The Border Patrolman
as Collins the Servant
Sins of Man
as Doorman
Master Will Shakespeare
as John Decker (uncredited)
Colleen
as Butler
Everybody's Old Man
as Mansfield
Her Master's Voice
as Craddock
1935
Magnificent Obsession
as Simpson
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Torrent's Butler
Kind Lady
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
as First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
Rendezvous
as Café Doorman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Chef
His Family Tree
as Hopkins - the Butler
The Goose and the Gander
as Jones the Butler
The Murder Man
as Doorman (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
as Bowles
No More Ladies
as Stafford (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
1934
The Little Minister
as Sergeant of the Guard
The Gay Divorcee
as Valet
Million Dollar Ransom
as Towers (Uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Sir Guy
Housewife
as Bolton
Shock
as Colonel
The Merry Frinks
as Witherspoon
David Harum
as Flowers (uncredited)
1933
I Loved a Woman
as Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
As the Devil Commands
as Malcom
Baby Face
as Hodges (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Tailor
Diplomaniacs
as Butler
Hunting Trouble
as Winchell
1932
A Successful Calamity
as Emmy's Musicale Butler
The Washington Masquerade
as Bitler's Butler
Jewel Robbery
as Charles (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Richard Damery
The Heart of New York
as The butler
One Hour with You
as Marcel (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Waiter
Union Depot
as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
1931
Manhattan Parade
as Laffingwell - Hired Butler
High Stakes
as Murray
Young as You Feel
as Butler
Bachelor Apartment
as Rollins, Wayne's Butler
Beyond Victory
as Sparrow
1930
Lawful Larceny
as Butler
What a Man
as William
1928
Good Morning, Judge
as Butler
1927
That's My Daddy
as Norton's Butler
1926
Sandy
as Bob McNeil
1924
The Vagabond Trail
as Aces
1923
Big Dan
as Doc Snyder
Second Hand Love
as Dugg
1920
The Place of Honeymoons
as Jimmie Harrigan
1919
The Love Cheat
as William West
1915
The Mummy and the Humming-Bird
as Ronalds
When We Were Twenty-One
as The Trinity