Person
Charles Coleman
Acting · 1885–1951 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Australia native Charles Coleman was a stage, screen, and television actor who most frequently portrayed butlers or manservants.
Known for
Jane Eyre
Guard on Coach to Lowood
Baby Face
Hodges (uncredited)
MGM Parade
Self
Captains Courageous
Burns the Butler (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Edmunds (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
Charity Solicitor Brummage
Shall We Dance
Policeman (uncredited)
Housewife
Bolton
Anchors Aweigh
Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
Lured
Sir Charles (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1955MGM ParadeSelf
- 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownCharles the Butler (uncredited)
- 1949My Friend IrmaHenry
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtRichard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
- 1948Grand Canyon TrailJ. Malcolm Vanderpool
- 1948Three Daring DaughtersWilliam (uncredited)
- 1947Variety GirlMan at Steambath (uncredited)
- 1947LuredSir Charles (uncredited)
- 1947Danger StreetPlumley
- 1947The Pilgrim LadyNoel
- 1946I've Always Loved YouButler
- 1946The Imperfect LadySam Travers
- 1946Never Say GoodbyeWithers (uncredited)
- 1946The Magnificent RogueJefferson O'Neal
- 1946The RunaroundButler
- 1946Oh, Professor Behave!The Butler
- 1945Voice of the WhistlerSinclair's Butler (uncredited)
- 1945KittyMajordomo
- 1945Anchors AweighIturbi's Butler (uncredited)
- 1945The Missing CorpseEgbert
- 1945Earl Carroll Vanities2nd Butler
- 1945Hangover SquareMan at Bonfire (uncredited)
- 1945Roughly SpeakingThe Butler (uncredited)
- 1944Frenchman's CreekThomas (uncredited)
- 1944Marriage Is a Private AffairSelworth's Butler (uncredited)
- 1944In SocietyVan Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
- 1944The White Cliffs of DoverCaptain Davis (uncredited)
- 1944The WhistlerJennings, Butler (Uncredited)
- 1943Jane EyreGuard on Coach to Lowood
- 1943Fired WifeButler
- 1943The West Side KidButler
- 1943Du Barry Was a LadyCharlie (uncredited)
- 1943Two Tickets to LondonCommander (uncredited)
- 1943He Hired the BossCrane
- 1943It Ain't HayDoorman (uncredited)
- 1942Arabian NightsEunuch
- 1942The Great ImpersonationMangan
- 1942PittsburghMike (Markham's Butler)
- 1942Between Us GirlsNightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
- 1942Lady in a JamKiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
- 1942Miss Annie RooneySidney, the Butler
- 1942Almost MarriedMichael
- 1942Twin BedsButler
- 1942What's Cookin'?Butler
- 1941Melody LaneMr. Abercrombie
- 1941Design for ScandalWilton
- 1941Moonlight in HawaiiButler
- 1941It Started with EveRoberts
- 1941West Point WidowMr. Appleton
- 1941Sis HopkinsButler
- 1941Repent at LeisureJerome
- 1941Buck PrivatesEdmunds (uncredited)
- 1941Maisie Was a LadyButler (Uncredited)
- 1940Michael Shayne: Private DetectivePonsby
- 1940Mexican Spitfire Out WestPonsby - the Butler
- 1940The WesternerLily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
- 1940Boom TownMcMasters' Butler
- 1940Cross-Country RomanceHotel Doorman
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteHeadwaiter (uncredited)
- 1940Brother OrchidEnglish Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
- 1940Phantom RaidersU.S. Agent Hilton
- 1940Mexican SpitfireBosby - the Butler
- 1939First LoveGeorge, Clinton's Butler
- 1939The Under-PupButler
- 1939They Shall Have MusicHenry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
- 1939In Name OnlyArchie Duross (uncredited)
- 1939Man About TownHotel Doorman (uncredited)
- 1939MaisieHicks (Uncredited)
- 1939Bridal SuiteHenry - Bath Attendant
- 1939Three Smart Girls Grow UpHenry
- 1939Beauty for the AskingMrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
- 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManRobinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
- 1938A Christmas CarolCharity Solicitor Brummage
- 1938Little Orphan AnnieThe Butler
- 1938The Shining HourHenry's Butler (uncredited)
- 1938The Cowboy and the LadyHorace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
- 1938That Certain AgeStevens
- 1938The Affairs of AnnabelPerkins (uncredited)
- 1938GatewayPurser
- 1938Little Miss BroadwaySimmons
- 1938Blond CheatOfficer Salsby (uncredited)
- 1938Lord JeffHotel Desk Clerk
- 1938The Rage of ParisRigley
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandHead Waiter
- 1938Radio City RevelsButler
- 1937Big Town GirlDoorman
- 1937Fight for Your LadyDensmore's Butler
- 1937Danger – Love at WorkEdmond, MacMorrow's valet
- 1937Broadway Melody of 1938Louis (uncredited)
- 1937Captains CourageousBurns the Butler (uncredited)
- 1937The Go-GetterThomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
- 1937Shall We DancePoliceman (uncredited)
- 1937Too Many WivesRogers, the Jackson's Butler
- 1937Love Is NewsBevins
- 1936Three Smart GirlsStevens
- 1936Lloyd's of LondonWaiter #3
- 1936Mummy's BoysKendall
- 1936The Devil Is a SissyDoorman
- 1936Walking on AirVincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
- 1936Poor Little Rich GirlStebbins
- 1936The White AngelSentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
- 1936The Border PatrolmanCollins the Servant
- 1936Sins of ManDoorman
- 1936Master Will ShakespeareJohn Decker (uncredited)
- 1936ColleenButler
- 1936Everybody's Old ManMansfield
- 1936Don’t Get PersonalThe Butler
- 1936Her Master's VoiceCraddock
- 1935Magnificent ObsessionSimpson
- 1935The Widow from Monte CarloTorrent's Butler
- 1935Kind LadyDoorman (uncredited)
- 1935The Perfect GentlemanFirst Theater Doorman (uncredited)
- 1935RendezvousCafé Doorman (uncredited)
- 19353 Kids and a QueenChef
- 1935His Family TreeHopkins - the Butler
- 1935The Goose and the GanderJones the Butler
- 1935The Murder ManDoorman (uncredited)
- 1935Becky SharpBowles
- 1935No More LadiesStafford (uncredited)
- 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
- 1934The Little MinisterSergeant of the Guard
- 1934The Gay DivorceeValet
- 1934The Richest Girl in the World(uncredited)
- 1934Million Dollar RansomTowers (Uncredited)
- 1934Down to Their Last YachtSir Guy
- 1934HousewifeBolton
- 1934ShockColonel
- 1934The Merry FrinksWitherspoon
- 1934David HarumFlowers (uncredited)
- 1933I Loved a WomanHayden's First Butler (uncredited)
- 1933As the Devil CommandsMalcom
- 1933Baby FaceHodges (uncredited)
- 1933The Little GiantTailor
- 1933DiplomaniacsButler
- 1933Hunting TroubleWinchell
- 1932A Successful CalamityEmmy's Musicale Butler
- 1932The Washington MasqueradeBitler's Butler
- 1932Jewel RobberyCharles (uncredited)
- 1932Merrily We Go to HellRichard Damery
- 1932The Heart of New YorkThe butler
- 1932One Hour with YouMarcel (uncredited)
- 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemWaiter
- 1932Union DepotReverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
- 1931Manhattan ParadeLaffingwell - Hired Butler
- 1931High StakesMurray
- 1931Young as You FeelButler
- 1931Bachelor ApartmentRollins, Wayne's Butler
- 1931Beyond VictorySparrow
- 1930Lawful LarcenyButler
- 1930What a ManWilliam
- 1928Good Morning, JudgeButler
- 1927That's My DaddyNorton's Butler
- 1926SandyBob McNeil
- 1924The Vagabond TrailAces
- 1923Big DanDoc Snyder
- 1923Second Hand LoveDugg
- 1920The Place of HoneymoonsJimmie Harrigan
- 1919The Love CheatWilliam West
- 1915The Mummy and the Humming-BirdRonalds
- 1915When We Were Twenty-OneThe Trinity
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