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Charles Pearce Coleman was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.
Birth Name
Charles Pearce Coleman
Born
Tuesday, 22 December 1885
Died
Thursday, 08 March 1951
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| MGM Parade | John Decker | 1955 |
| Double Dynamite | Second Santa Claus | 1951 |
| Valentino | Albert | 1951 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | Sims | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Charles the Butler | 1950 |
| The Silver Theatre | Sims | 1949 |
| My Friend Irma | Henry | 1949 |
| Oil's Well That Ends Well | The Butler | 1949 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide | 1949 |
| Trouble Makers | Doorman | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| MGM Parade | John Decker | 1955 |
| Double Dynamite | Second Santa Claus | 1951 |
| Valentino | Albert | 1951 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | Sims | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Charles the Butler | 1950 |
| The Silver Theatre | Sims | 1949 |
| My Friend Irma | Henry | 1949 |
| Oil's Well That Ends Well | The Butler | 1949 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Richard - Lord Pendragon's Aide | 1949 |
| Trouble Makers | Doorman | 1948 |
| Grand Canyon Trail | J. Malcolm Vanderpool | 1948 |
| Three Daring Daughters | William | 1948 |
| Love from a Stranger | Hotel Doorman | 1947 |
| The Lone Wolf in London | The Cabby | 1947 |
| Variety Girl | Man at Steambath | 1947 |
| Lured | Sir Charles | 1947 |
| Danger Street | Plumley | 1947 |
| The Pilgrim Lady | Noel | 1947 |
| Ladies' Man | Doorman | 1947 |
| I've Always Loved You | Butler | 1946 |
| The Imperfect Lady | Sam Travers | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Withers | 1946 |
| The Magnificent Rogue | Jefferson O'Neal | 1946 |
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Majordomo | 1946 |
| Two Guys from Milwaukee | Second Butler | 1946 |
| In Fast Company | Meredith | 1946 |
| The Runaround | Butler | 1946 |
| Cluny Brown | Constable Birkins | 1946 |
| Kitty | Majordomo | 1946 |
| The Stork Club | MacFiske | 1945 |
| Voice of the Whistler | Sinclair's Butler | 1945 |
| Song of the Prairie | Reeves | 1945 |
| Ziegfeld Follies | Majordomo ('This Heart of Mine') | 1945 |
| Anchors Aweigh | Iturbi's Butler | 1945 |
| The Gay Senorita | Griggs | 1945 |
| The Missing Corpse | Egbert | 1945 |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Majordomo | 1945 |
| Earl Carroll Vanities | 2nd Butler | 1945 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Hallward's Butler | 1945 |
| Hangover Square | Man at Bonfire | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | The Butler | 1945 |
| Mrs. Parkington | Ball Waiter | 1944 |
| Frenchman's Creek | Thomas | 1944 |
| Marriage Is a Private Affair | Selworths' Butler | 1944 |
| In Society | Van Cleve's Doorman | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | English Bobby | 1944 |
| The White Cliffs of Dover | Captain Davis | 1944 |
| The Whistler | Jennings the Butler / Jennings, Butler (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Lady in the Dark | Butler | 1944 |
| Jane Eyre | Guard on Coach to Lowood | 1943 |
| She's for Me | Clark | 1943 |
| Girl Crazy | Maitre d'Hotel | 1943 |
| Hi Ya, Sailor | Doorman | 1943 |
| Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Constable | 1943 |
| Fired Wife | Butler | 1943 |
| The West Side Kid | Butler | 1943 |
| Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Parkins | 1943 |
| Petticoat Larceny | Higgins the Butler | 1943 |
| Gals, Incorporated | Jennings | 1943 |
| Two Tickets to London | Commander | 1943 |
| Du Barry Was a Lady | Charlie | 1943 |
| It Comes Up Love | Tilton | 1943 |
| Air Raid Wardens | Norton's Butler | 1943 |
| He Hired the Boss | Crane / Butler | 1943 |
| It Ain't Hay | Doorman | 1943 |
| Arabian Nights | Eunuch | 1942 |
| The Great Impersonation | Mangan | 1942 |
| Pittsburgh | Butler / Mike (Markham's Butler) | 1942 |
| Highways by Night | Haines | 1942 |
| Between Us Girls | Nightclub Maitre d' | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Coleman / Mr. Coleman | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | Butler | 1942 |
| Miss Annie Rooney | Sidney / Sidney, the Butler | 1942 |
| Almost Married | Michael | 1942 |
| Twin Beds | Butler | 1942 |
| Yokel Boy | Butler | 1942 |
| What's Cookin' | Butler | 1942 |
| Jail House Blues | Doorman | 1942 |
| Right to the Heart | Butler | 1942 |
| Melody Lane | Mr. Abercrombie | 1941 |
| Design for Scandal | Wilton | 1941 |
| Moonlight in Hawaii | Butler | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Roberts | 1941 |
| West Point Widow | Mr. Appleton | 1941 |
| Sis Hopkins | Butler | 1941 |
| Repent at Leisure | Jerome | 1941 |
| Free and Easy | Powers | 1941 |
| Meet the Chump | Butler | 1941 |
| Buck Privates | Edmunds | 1941 |
| Maisie Was a Lady | The Second Butler / Butler (Uncredited) | 1941 |
| Michael Shayne: Private Detective | Ponsby | 1941 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | Ponsby - the Butler / Ponsby | 1940 |
| The Westerner | Lily Langtry's Manager | 1940 |
| Boom Town | McMasters' Butler / Parker | 1940 |
| Cross-Country Romance | Hotel Doorman | 1940 |
| Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | Headwaiter | 1940 |
| Phantom Raiders | U.S. Agent Hilton | 1940 |
| Brother Orchid | English Diamond Salesman | 1940 |
| Mexican Spitfire | Bosby - the Butler / Bosby | 1940 |
| First Love | George, Clinton's Butler / George | 1939 |
| The Under-Pup | Butler | 1939 |
| In Name Only | Archie Duross | 1939 |
| They Shall Have Music | Henry | 1939 |
| Man About Town | Hotel Doorman | 1939 |
| Maisie | Hicks / Hicks (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Bridal Suite | Henry - Bath Attendant / Henry | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Henry | 1939 |
| Pardon Our Nerve | Butler | 1939 |
| Beauty for the Asking | Mrs. Harrington's Butler | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler / Robinson | 1939 |
| A Christmas Carol | First Charity Solicitor / Charity Solicitor Brummage | 1938 |
| Little Orphan Annie | The Butler | 1938 |
| The Shining Hour | Henry's Butler | 1938 |
| The Cowboy and the Lady | Butler at Dinner Party | 1938 |
| That Certain Age | Stevens | 1938 |
| The Affairs of Annabel | Perkins | 1938 |
| Carefree | Doorman | 1938 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Head Waiter | 1938 |
| Gateway | Purser | 1938 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Simmons | 1938 |
| The Rage of Paris | Rigley | 1938 |
| Always Goodbye | Headwaiter | 1938 |
| Blond Cheat | Officer Salsby | 1938 |
| Lord Jeff | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1938 |
| Radio City Revels | The Butler / Butler | 1938 |
| Big Town Girl | Doorman | 1937 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Butler | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | Krozac's Butler | 1937 |
| Fight for Your Lady | Densmore's Butler | 1937 |
| Danger - Love at Work | Edwin - Henry's Butler / Edmond, MacMorrow's valet | 1937 |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | Party Guest at Mrs. Frost's | 1937 |
| Broadway Melody of 1938 | Louis | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | Thomas | 1937 |
| There Goes My Girl | Faraday | 1937 |
| Captains Courageous | Burns | 1937 |
| Shall We Dance | Central Park Policeman | 1937 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Watchman | 1937 |
| Too Many Wives | Rogers, the Jackson's Butler / Rogers | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Bevins | 1937 |
| Three Smart Girls | Stevens | 1936 |
| Born to Dance | Club Continental Waiter | 1936 |
| Lloyd's of London | Waiter / Waiter #3 | 1936 |
| Mummy's Boys | Kendall | 1936 |
| The Devil Is a Sissy | Doorman | 1936 |
| Walking on Air | Vincent | 1936 |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | Stebbins | 1936 |
| The White Angel | Sentry at Balaclava Hospital | 1936 |
| The Border Patrolman | Collins / Collins the Servant | 1936 |
| Sins of Man | Doorman | 1936 |
| The Return of Sophie Lang | Dining Steward | 1936 |
| Master Will Shakespeare | John Decker | 1936 |
| The King Steps Out | Lieutenant | 1936 |
| The Great Ziegfeld | Carriage Starter | 1936 |
| Colleen | Butler | 1936 |
| Everybody's Old Man | Mansfield | 1936 |
| Don't Get Personal | The Butler | 1936 |
| The Widow from Monte Carlo | Torrent's Butler | 1936 |
| Magnificent Obsession | Simpson | 1935 |
| Whipsaw | Doorman Witnessing Accident | 1935 |
| Kind Lady | Doorman | 1935 |
| The Perfect Gentleman | First Theater Doorman | 1935 |
| The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | Headwaiter | 1935 |
| Rendezvous | Café Doorman | 1935 |
| 3 Kids and a Queen | Chef | 1935 |
| His Family Tree | Hopkins - the Butler / Hopkins | 1935 |
| The Goose and the Gander | Jones / Jones the Butler | 1935 |
| The Bishop Misbehaves | Commissionaire | 1935 |
| China Seas | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1935 |
| The Murder Man | Doorman | 1935 |
| No More Ladies | Stafford | 1935 |
| Becky Sharp | Bowles | 1935 |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | Manders | 1935 |
| The Little Minister | Sergeant of the Guard | 1934 |
| Lady by Choice | The Butler | 1934 |
| The Gay Divorcee | Guy's Valet / Valet | 1934 |
| The Richest Girl in the World | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1934 |
| Embarrassing Moments | Butler | 1934 |
| Million Dollar Ransom | Towers | 1934 |
| Down to Their Last Yacht | Sir Guy | 1934 |
| Housewife | Bolton | 1934 |
| The Girl from Missouri | Head Waiter at Banquet | 1934 |
| Shock | Colonel | 1934 |
| Of Human Bondage | (scenes deleted) | 1934 |
| The Merry Frinks | Witherspoon | 1934 |
| Born to Be Bad | Trevor's Butler | 1934 |
| David Harum | Flowers | 1934 |
| Sitting Pretty | Butler | 1933 |
| Walls of Gold | Weeks | 1933 |
| I Loved a Woman | Hayden's First Butler | 1933 |
| Midnight Club | Carstairs | 1933 |
| Baby Face | Hodges | 1933 |
| The Little Giant | Tailor / Charteris | 1933 |
| Diplomaniacs | Butler | 1933 |
| Sailor Be Good | Butler | 1933 |
| The King's Vacation | Thompson | 1933 |
| As the Devil Commands | Malcom | 1932 |
| Silver Dollar | Yates' Butler | 1932 |
| A Successful Calamity | Emmy's Musicale Butler | 1932 |
| Winner Take All | Joan's Butler | 1932 |
| The Washington Masquerade | Bitler's Butler | 1932 |
| Jewel Robbery | Charles | 1932 |
| Merrily We Go to Hell | Richard Damery | 1932 |
| The Heart of New York | Mendel's Butler / The butler | 1932 |
| One Hour with You | Marcel | 1932 |
| Are You Listening? | Butler | 1932 |
| Play Girl | Floorwalker | 1932 |
| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Waiter | 1932 |
| Union Depot | Reverend Harvey Pike | 1932 |
| Manhattan Parade | Laffingwell - Hired Butler / Laffingwell | 1932 |
| Her Majesty, Love | Cabaret Waiter | 1931 |
| Young as You Feel | Butler | 1931 |
| High Stakes | Murray | 1931 |
| Bachelor Apartment | Rollins / Rollins, Wayne's Butler | 1931 |
| Beyond Victory | Sparrow | 1931 |
| Lawful Larceny | Butler | 1930 |
| What a Man | William | 1930 |
| Sandy | Bob McNeil | 1926 |
| That French Lady | Uncle Walter | 1924 |
| The Vagabond Trail | Aces | 1924 |
| Second Hand Love | Dugg | 1923 |
| The Place of Honeymoons | Jimmie Harrigan | 1920 |
| The Love Cheat | William West | 1919 |
| The Mummy and the Humming Bird | Ronalds | 1915 |
