Charles Coleman
Acting1885Sydney, 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
Acting History
1955
MGM Parade
TVas Self
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1949
My Friend Irma
as Henry
A 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
Danger Street
as Plumley
Lured
as Sir Charles (uncredited)
Variety Girl
as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
The Pilgrim Lady
as Noel
1946
The Runaround
as Butler
The Magnificent Rogue
as Jefferson O'Neal
Never Say Goodbye
as Withers (uncredited)
I've Always Loved You
as Butler
The Imperfect Lady
as Sam Travers
Oh, Professor Behave!
as The Butler
1945
Voice of the Whistler
as Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
Kitty
as Majordomo
Hangover Square
as Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
as The Butler (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as 2nd Butler
The Missing Corpse
as Egbert
1944
Frenchman's Creek
as Thomas (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Captain Davis (uncredited)
The Whistler
as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
In Society
as Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
1943
The West Side Kid
as Butler
Jane Eyre
as Guard on Coach to Lowood
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Charlie (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
as Doorman (uncredited)
Fired Wife
as Butler
He Hired the Boss
as Crane
Two Tickets to London
as Commander (uncredited)
1942
Arabian Nights
as Eunuch
Pittsburgh
as Mike (Markham's Butler)
Lady in a Jam
as Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
as Mangan
What's Cookin'?
as Butler
Twin Beds
as Butler
Miss Annie Rooney
as Sidney, the Butler
Almost Married
as Michael
Between Us Girls
as Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
1941
Design for Scandal
as Wilton
Maisie Was a Lady
as Butler (Uncredited)
Moonlight in Hawaii
as Butler
Sis Hopkins
as Butler
Buck Privates
as Edmunds (uncredited)
Repent at Leisure
as Jerome
West Point Widow
as Mr. Appleton
Melody Lane
as Mr. Abercrombie
It Started with Eve
as Roberts
1940
Mexican Spitfire
as Bosby - the Butler
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Ponsby - the Butler
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
as Hotel Doorman
Boom Town
as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Ponsby
Phantom Raiders
as U.S. Agent Hilton
The Westerner
as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
1939
Maisie
as Hicks (Uncredited)
First Love
as George, Clinton's Butler
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Henry
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking
as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
Man About Town
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Bridal Suite
as Henry - Bath Attendant
The Under-Pup
as Butler
In Name Only
as Archie Duross (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Rigley
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Head Waiter
The Shining Hour
as Henry's Butler (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
as Simmons
That Certain Age
as Stevens
A Christmas Carol
as Charity Solicitor Brummage
The Affairs of Annabel
as Perkins (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
as Officer Salsby (uncredited)
Radio City Revels
as Butler
Gateway
as Purser
Little Orphan Annie
as The Butler
Lord Jeff
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1937
Love Is News
as Bevins
Fight for Your Lady
as Densmore's Butler
Big Town Girl
as Doorman
Shall We Dance
as Policeman (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Louis (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work
as Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
The Go-Getter
as Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
Too Many Wives
as Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
Captains Courageous
as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Doorman
The White Angel
as Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls
as Stevens
Walking on Air
as Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
as Waiter #3
Mummy's Boys
as Kendall
Colleen
as Butler
The Border Patrolman
as Collins the Servant
Master Will Shakespeare
as John Decker (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
as Craddock
Sins of Man
as Doorman
Everybody's Old Man
as Mansfield
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Stebbins
1935
Rendezvous
as Café Doorman (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
as Simpson
The Goose and the Gander
as Jones the Butler
His Family Tree
as Hopkins - the Butler
The Murder Man
as Doorman (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
as Bowles
Kind Lady
as Doorman (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
as First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Chef
No More Ladies
as Stafford (uncredited)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Torrent's Butler
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Sir Guy
The Merry Frinks
as Witherspoon
Shock
as Colonel
Housewife
as Bolton
The Gay Divorcee
as Valet
The Richest Girl in the World
as (uncredited)
David Harum
as Flowers (uncredited)
Million Dollar Ransom
as Towers (Uncredited)
The Little Minister
as Sergeant of the Guard
1933
Baby Face
as Hodges (uncredited)
Hunting Trouble
as Winchell
The Little Giant
as Tailor
Diplomaniacs
as Butler
I Loved a Woman
as Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
As the Devil Commands
as Malcom
1932
One Hour with You
as Marcel (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
as Emmy's Musicale Butler
Merrily We Go To ____
as Richard Damery
The Heart of New York
as The butler
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Waiter
The Washington Masquerade
as Bitler's Butler
Jewel Robbery
as Charles (uncredited)
1931
High Stakes
as Murray
Bachelor Apartment
as Rollins, Wayne's Butler
Manhattan Parade
as Laffingwell - Hired Butler
Beyond Victory
as Sparrow
Young as You Feel
as Butler
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