Charles Coleman

Biography

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

Known For

MGM Parade

Jane Eyre

Baby Face

Anchors Aweigh

Captains Courageous

Arabian Nights

One Hour with You

A Christmas Carol

All Movies (160)

• Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town1950 · as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
• My Friend Irma1949 · as Henry
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · as Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide (uncredited)
• Grand Canyon Trail1948 · as J. Malcolm Vanderpool
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as William (uncredited)
• Variety Girl1947 · as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
• Lured1947 · as Sir Charles (uncredited)
• Danger Street1947 · as Plumley
• The Pilgrim Lady1947 · as Noel
• I've Always Loved You1946 · as Butler
• The Imperfect Lady1946 · as Sam Travers
• Never Say Goodbye1946 · as Withers (uncredited)
• The Magnificent Rogue1946 · as Jefferson O'Neal
• The Runaround1946 · as Butler
• Oh, Professor Behave!1946 · as The Butler
• Voice of the Whistler1945 · as Sinclair's Butler (uncredited)
• Kitty1945 · as Majordomo
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)
• The Missing Corpse1945 · as Egbert
• Earl Carroll Vanities1945 · as 2nd Butler
• Hangover Square1945 · as Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
• Roughly Speaking1945 · as The Butler (uncredited)
• Frenchman's Creek1944 · as Thomas (uncredited)
• Marriage Is a Private Affair1944 · as Selworth's Butler (uncredited)
• In Society1944 · as Van Cleve's Doorman (uncredited)
• The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · as Captain Davis (uncredited)
• The Whistler1944 · as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
• Jane Eyre1943 · as Guard on Coach to Lowood
• Fired Wife1943 · as Butler
• The West Side Kid1943 · as Butler
• Du Barry Was a Lady1943 · as Charlie (uncredited)
• Two Tickets to London1943 · as Commander (uncredited)
• He Hired the Boss1943 · as Crane
• It Ain't Hay1943 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• Arabian Nights1942 · as Eunuch
• The Great Impersonation1942 · as Mangan
• Pittsburgh1942 · as Mike (Markham's Butler)
• Between Us Girls1942 · as Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited)
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Kiddie Party Guest at Auction (uncredited)
• Miss Annie Rooney1942 · as Sidney, the Butler
• Almost Married1942 · as Michael
• Twin Beds1942 · as Butler
• What's Cookin'?1942 · as Butler
• Melody Lane1941 · as Mr. Abercrombie
• Design for Scandal1941 · as Wilton
• Moonlight in Hawaii1941 · as Butler
• It Started with Eve1941 · as Roberts
• West Point Widow1941 · as Mr. Appleton
• Sis Hopkins1941 · as Butler
• Repent at Leisure1941 · as Jerome
• Buck Privates1941 · as Edmunds (uncredited)
• Maisie Was a Lady1941 · as Butler (Uncredited)
• Michael Shayne: Private Detective1940 · as Ponsby
• Mexican Spitfire Out West1940 · as Ponsby - the Butler
• The Westerner1940 · as Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited)
• Boom Town1940 · as McMasters' Butler
• Boom Town1940 · as Parker - McMasters' Butler (uncredited)
• Cross-Country Romance1940 · as Hotel Doorman
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante1940 · as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Brother Orchid1940 · as English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
• Phantom Raiders1940 · as U.S. Agent Hilton
• Mexican Spitfire1940 · as Bosby - the Butler
• First Love1939 · as George, Clinton's Butler
• The Under-Pup1939 · as Butler
• They Shall Have Music1939 · as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
• In Name Only1939 · as Archie Duross (uncredited)
• Man About Town1939 · as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
• Maisie1939 · as Hicks (Uncredited)
• Bridal Suite1939 · as Henry - Bath Attendant
• Three Smart Girls Grow Up1939 · as Henry
• Beauty for the Asking1939 · as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
• A Christmas Carol1938 · as Charity Solicitor Brummage
• Little Orphan Annie1938 · as The Butler
• The Shining Hour1938 · as Henry's Butler (uncredited)
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Horace Smith's Butler (uncredited)
• That Certain Age1938 · as Stevens
• The Affairs of Annabel1938 · as Perkins (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Purser
• Little Miss Broadway1938 · as Simmons
• Blond Cheat1938 · as Officer Salsby (uncredited)
• Lord Jeff1938 · as Hotel Desk Clerk
• The Rage of Paris1938 · as Rigley
• Alexander's Ragtime Band1938 · as Head Waiter
• Radio City Revels1938 · as Butler
• Big Town Girl1937 · as Doorman
• Fight for Your Lady1937 · as Densmore's Butler
• Danger – Love at Work1937 · as Edmond, MacMorrow's valet
• Broadway Melody of 19381937 · as Louis (uncredited)
• Captains Courageous1937 · as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Thomas, the Second Butler (uncredited)
• Shall We Dance1937 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Too Many Wives1937 · as Rogers, the Jackson's Butler
• Love Is News1937 · as Bevins
• Three Smart Girls1936 · as Stevens
• Lloyd's of London1936 · as Waiter #3
• Mummy's Boys1936 · as Kendall
• The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · as Doorman
• Walking on Air1936 · as Vincent, Bennett's Butler (uncredited)
• Poor Little Rich Girl1936 · as Stebbins
• The White Angel1936 · as Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
• The Border Patrolman1936 · as Collins the Servant
• Sins of Man1936 · as Doorman
• Master Will Shakespeare1936 · as John Decker (uncredited)
• Colleen1936 · as Butler
• Everybody's Old Man1936 · as Mansfield
• Don’t Get Personal1936 · as The Butler
• Her Master's Voice1936 · as Craddock
• Magnificent Obsession1935 · as Simpson
• The Widow from Monte Carlo1935 · as Torrent's Butler
• Kind Lady1935 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• The Perfect Gentleman1935 · as First Theater Doorman (uncredited)
• Rendezvous1935 · as Café Doorman (uncredited)
• 3 Kids and a Queen1935 · as Chef
• His Family Tree1935 · as Hopkins - the Butler
• The Goose and the Gander1935 · as Jones the Butler
• The Murder Man1935 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• Becky Sharp1935 · as Bowles
• No More Ladies1935 · as Stafford (uncredited)
• Gold Diggers of 19351935 · as Manders the Doorman (uncredited)
• The Little Minister1934 · as Sergeant of the Guard
• The Gay Divorcee1934 · as Valet
• The Richest Girl in the World1934 · as (uncredited)
• Million Dollar Ransom1934 · as Towers (Uncredited)
• Down to Their Last Yacht1934 · as Sir Guy
• Housewife1934 · as Bolton
• Shock1934 · as Colonel
• The Merry Frinks1934 · as Witherspoon
• David Harum1934 · as Flowers (uncredited)
• I Loved a Woman1933 · as Hayden's First Butler (uncredited)
• As the Devil Commands1933 · as Malcom
• Baby Face1933 · as Hodges (uncredited)
• The Little Giant1933 · as Tailor
• Diplomaniacs1933 · as Butler
• Hunting Trouble1933 · as Winchell
• A Successful Calamity1932 · as Emmy's Musicale Butler
• The Washington Masquerade1932 · as Bitler's Butler
• Jewel Robbery1932 · as Charles (uncredited)
• Merrily We Go to Hell1932 · as Richard Damery
• The Heart of New York1932 · as The butler
• One Hour with You1932 · as Marcel (uncredited)
• The Greeks Had a Word for Them1932 · as Waiter
• Union Depot1932 · as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
• Manhattan Parade1931 · as Laffingwell - Hired Butler
• High Stakes1931 · as Murray
• Young as You Feel1931 · as Butler
• Bachelor Apartment1931 · as Rollins, Wayne's Butler
• Beyond Victory1931 · as Sparrow
• Lawful Larceny1930 · as Butler
• What a Man1930 · as William
• Good Morning, Judge1928 · as Butler
• That's My Daddy1927 · as Norton's Butler
• Sandy1926 · as Bob McNeil
• The Vagabond Trail1924 · as Aces
• Big Dan1923 · as Doc Snyder
• Second Hand Love1923 · as Dugg
• The Place of Honeymoons1920 · as Jimmie Harrigan
• The Love Cheat1919 · as William West
• The Mummy and the Humming-Bird1915 · as Ronalds
• When We Were Twenty-One1915 · as The Trinity

All TV Shows (1)

• MGM Parade1955 · as Self