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