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Charles Coleman

Acting

Born December 21, 1885 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died March 8, 1951

Also known as Charles Pearce Coleman · Charles C. Coleman

Biography

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

Filmography50+ titles

Diplomaniacs

1933as Butler

Captains Courageous

1937as Burns the Butler (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939as Henry

Shall We Dance

1937as Policeman (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

1941as Roberts

The Border Patrolman

1936as Collins the Servant

Baby Face

1933as Hodges (uncredited)

The Westerner

1940as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

1941as Butler (Uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)

In Name Only

1939as Archie Duross (uncredited)

A Christmas Carol

1938as Charity Solicitor Brummage

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936as Doorman

Jane Eyre

1943as Guard on Coach to Lowood

Boom Town

1940as McMasters' Butler

The Gay Divorcee

1934as Valet

The Little Giant

1933as Tailor

My Friend Irma

1949as Henry

Anchors Aweigh

1945as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938as Head Waiter

Buck Privates

1941as Edmunds (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

1940as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937as Louis (uncredited)

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936as Stebbins

Danger Street

1947as Plumley

The Magnificent Rogue

1946as Jefferson O'Neal

I've Always Loved You

1946as Butler

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943as Charlie (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

1943as Doorman (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

1939as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)

Little Miss Broadway

1938as Simmons

Three Smart Girls

1936as Stevens

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)

Jewel Robbery

1932as Charles (uncredited)

One Hour with You

1932as Marcel (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932as Richard Damery

Miss Annie Rooney

1942as Sidney, the Butler

Lured

1947as Sir Charles (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye

1946as Withers (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)

Arabian Nights

1942as Eunuch

Bachelor Apartment

1931as Rollins, Wayne's Butler

Three Daring Daughters

1948as William (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris

1938as Rigley

Becky Sharp

1935as Bowles

Grand Canyon Trail

1948as J. Malcolm Vanderpool

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940as Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932as Waiter

Beauty for the Asking

1939as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)