Charles Coleman

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
December 21, 1885 (65 years old)
Died
March 8, 1951
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Popular Genres
Romance Drama Comedy
Career Span
1915 – 1950

Charles Coleman

3 wins
20 nominations
3 Oscars
158 credits

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

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Personal Info

Born
Dec 21, 1885
From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Career
1915 – 1950

Known For

Baby Face
Baby Face
1933
as Hodges (uncredited)
Lured
Lured
1947
as Sir Charles (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp
1935
as Bowles
The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1943
as Guard on Coach to Lowood
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940
as McMasters' Butler
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940
as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940
as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as J. Malcolm Vanderpool
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Louis (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
3 shared projects
in "Becky Sharp"
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Frank Darien
Frank Darien
2 shared projects
in "Anchors Aweigh"
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Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
2 shared projects
in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
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Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
2 shared projects
in "Becky Sharp"
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Alan Napier
Alan Napier
2 shared projects
in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
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Florence Wix
Florence Wix
2 shared projects
in "Anchors Aweigh"
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Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
2 shared projects
in "Anchors Aweigh"
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Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
2 shared projects
in "Becky Sharp"
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Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
2 shared projects
in "Becky Sharp"
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Ottola Nesmith
Ottola Nesmith
2 shared projects
in "Becky Sharp"
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Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
1 shared project
in "Baby Face"
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George Brent
George Brent
1 shared project
in "Baby Face"
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Award Recognition

3
Wins
20
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1950

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Charles the Butler (uncredited)

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited) Award
My Friend Irma as Henry

1948

Grand Canyon Trail as J. Malcolm Vanderpool Award
Three Daring Daughters as William (uncredited)

1947

Lured as Sir Charles (uncredited) Award
Variety Girl as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
Danger Street as Plumley
The Pilgrim Lady as Noel

1946

Never Say Goodbye as Withers (uncredited)
The Imperfect Lady as Sam Travers
The Magnificent Rogue as Jefferson O'Neal
I've Always Loved You as Butler
The Runaround as Butler
Oh, Professor Behave! as The Butler

1945

Anchors Aweigh as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited) Award
Hangover Square as Man at Bonfire (uncredited) Award
Voice of the Whistler as Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities as 2nd Butler
The Missing Corpse as Egbert
Roughly Speaking as The Butler (uncredited)
Kitty as Majordomo

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover as Captain Davis (uncredited) Award
The Whistler as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
In Society as Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
Frenchman's Creek as Thomas (uncredited)

1943

Jane Eyre as Guard on Coach to Lowood Award
Du Barry Was a Lady as Charlie Award
It Ain't Hay as Doorman (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London as Commander (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss as Crane
The West Side Kid as Butler
Fired Wife as Butler

1942

Lady in a Jam as Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
Arabian Nights as Eunuch
Between Us Girls as Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney as Sidney, the Butler
Pittsburgh as Mike (Markham's Butler)
Almost Married as Michael
What's Cookin'? as Butler
Twin Beds as Butler
The Great Impersonation as Mangan

1941

It Started with Eve as Roberts
Maisie Was a Lady as Butler (Uncredited)
West Point Widow as Mr. Appleton
Repent at Leisure as Jerome
Buck Privates as Edmunds (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins as Butler
Design for Scandal as Wilton
Moonlight in Hawaii as Butler
Melody Lane as Mr. Abercrombie

1940

Boom Town as McMasters' Butler Award
Boom Town as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited) Award
Brother Orchid as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited) Award
The Westerner as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance as Hotel Doorman
Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Ponsby
Phantom Raiders as U.S. Agent Hilton
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Ponsby - the Butler
Mexican Spitfire as Bosby - the Butler

1939

In Name Only as Archie Duross (uncredited) Award
They Shall Have Music as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
First Love as George, Clinton's Butler
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Henry
Maisie as Hicks (Uncredited)
The Under-Pup as Butler
Man About Town as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
Bridal Suite as Henry - Bath Attendant

1938

Gateway as Purser
Alexander's Ragtime Band as Head Waiter
The Cowboy and the Lady as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
That Certain Age as Stevens
The Affairs of Annabel as Perkins (uncredited)
Lord Jeff as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Rage of Paris as Rigley
Blond Cheat as Officer Salsby (uncredited)
Little Orphan Annie as The Butler
Little Miss Broadway as Simmons
A Christmas Carol as Charity Solicitor Brummage
Radio City Revels as Butler
The Shining Hour as Henry's Butler (uncredited)

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938 as Louis (uncredited) Award
Shall We Dance as Policeman (uncredited) Award
The Go-Getter as Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
Captains Courageous as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work as Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
Big Town Girl as Doorman
Love Is News as Bevins
Fight for Your Lady as Densmore's Butler
Too Many Wives as Rogers, the Jackson's Butler

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy as Doorman Award
Lloyd's of London as Waiter #3
Her Master's Voice as Craddock
Poor Little Rich Girl as Stebbins
Three Smart Girls as Stevens
Colleen as Butler
Sins of Man as Doorman
Walking on Air as Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
The White Angel as Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys as Kendall
The Border Patrolman as Collins the Servant
Everybody's Old Man as Mansfield
Master Will Shakespeare as John Decker (uncredited)

1935

Becky Sharp as Bowles Award
The Perfect Gentleman as First Theater Doorman (uncredited) Award
Gold Diggers of 1935 as Manders the Doorman (uncredited) Award
The Goose and the Gander as Jones the Butler
Magnificent Obsession as Simpson
The Murder Man as Doorman (uncredited)
Rendezvous as Café Doorman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen as Chef
The Widow from Monte Carlo as Torrent's Butler
His Family Tree as Hopkins - the Butler
No More Ladies as Stafford (uncredited)
Kind Lady as Doorman (uncredited)

1934

The Gay Divorcee as Valet Award
Housewife as Bolton
David Harum as Flowers (uncredited)
The Little Minister as Sergeant of the Guard
Down to Their Last Yacht as Sir Guy
The Merry Frinks as Witherspoon
Million Dollar Ransom as Towers (Uncredited)
Shock as Colonel

1933

Baby Face as Hodges (uncredited) Award
The Little Giant as Tailor
I Loved a Woman as Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
Diplomaniacs as Butler
As the Devil Commands as Malcom
Hunting Trouble as Winchell

1932

Union Depot as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell as Richard Damery
Jewel Robbery as Charles (uncredited)
One Hour with You as Marcel (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity as Emmy's Musicale Butler
The Washington Masquerade as Bitler's Butler
The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Waiter
The Heart of New York as The butler

1931

Bachelor Apartment as Rollins, Wayne's Butler
Beyond Victory as Sparrow
Manhattan Parade as Laffingwell - Hired Butler
Young as You Feel as Butler
High Stakes as Murray

1930

What a Man as William
Lawful Larceny as Butler

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

When We Were Twenty-One as The Trinity
The Mummy and the Humming-Bird as Ronalds

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Baby Face
Lured
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Anchors Aweigh
Becky Sharp
Jane Eyre
Boom Town
Boom Town
Brother Orchid

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