Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Coleman's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Second Hand Love" (1923), the James Cagney drama "Winner Take All" (1932) and "Jewel Robbery" (1932) with William Powell. He also appeared in "Merrily We Go to Hell" (1932) with Sylvia Sidney, "Midnight Club" (1933) and the Fred Astaire musical comedy "The Gay Divorcee" (1934). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in "Walking on Air" (1936), the comedy "There Goes My Girl" (1937) with Gene Raymond and the comedy "Danger - Love at Work" (1937) with Ann Sothern. He also appeared in the Deanna Durbin musical "That Certain Age" (1938). In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in the dramatic adaptation "Frenchman's Creek" (1944) with Joan Fontaine, the Richard Dix mystery "The Whistler" (1944) and the crime picture "The Missing Corpse" (1945) with J Edward Bromberg. He also appeared in "The Stork Club" (1945) and "Kitty" (1946). Coleman was most recently credited in the Tom Hanks dramatic adaptation "Cloud Atlas" (2012). Coleman passed away in March 1951 at the age of 66.