Charles Coleman Movies
Together with
Arthur Treacher,
Olaf Hytten and
Wilson Benge,
Charles Coleman was one of Hollywood's "perfect butlers." On stage, he was
Pauline Frederick's leading man for many years. After touring the U.S. and Australia, he settled in Hollywood in 1923. Coleman was virtually always cast as a gentleman's gentleman, often with a streak of effeminacy; representative
Charles Coleman assignments include
Bachelor Apartment (1931),
Diplomaniacs (1933),
Three Smart Girls (1937) and
Cluny Brown (1946).
Charles Coleman is best remembered by film buffs for two classic lines of dialogue. Explaining why he falsely informed his master
Charlie Ruggles that he was to dress for a costume ball in
Love Me Tonight (1932), Coleman "I
did so want to see you in tights!" And when asked by
Deanna Durbin in
First Love (1939) why butlers are always so dour, Coleman moans "Gay butlers are
extremely rare." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
