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Frank J. Coleman(1889-1948)

  • Actor
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Frank J. Coleman in Behind the Screen (1916)
Frank J. Coleman was born on 1 January 1889 in Newburgh, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fireman (1916), The Cave Girl (1921) and The Immigrant (1917). He died on 29 November 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 1, 1889
DiedNovember 29, 1948(59)
BornJanuary 1, 1889
DiedNovember 29, 1948(59)
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Known for

The Fireman (1916)
The Fireman
6.5
Short
  • Fireman (5)
  • 1916
The Cave Girl (1921)
The Cave Girl
6.2
  • Rufus Petterson
  • 1921
Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in The Immigrant (1917)
The Immigrant
7.5
Short
  • Bearded cheating gambler
  • Restaurant owner
  • 1917
The Cure (1917)
The Cure
7.1
Short
  • Head of Sanitarium
  • 1917

Credits

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  • Lige Conley and Caryl Lincoln in Slippery Silks (1927)
    Slippery Silks
    Short
    • 1927
  • Jerry Madden, Pal the Dog, and Flora Mae Moore in Napoleon, Jr. (1926)
    Napoleon, Jr.
    5.8
    Short
    • 1926
  • Barbara Luddy and Ernest Shields in Honeymoon Hospital (1926)
    Honeymoon Hospital
    Short
    • 1926
  • Jerry Madden in Jerry the Giant (1926)
    Jerry the Giant
    7.6
    Short
    • (as Frank Coleman)
    • 1926
  • A Polar Baron
    Short
    • 1926
  • Earle Foxe in The Reporter (1926)
    The Reporter
    Short
    • 1926
  • Fools in the Desert
    Short
    • 1925
  • Harry Langdon, Louise Carver, Marceline Day, and Madeline Hurlock in The Luck o' the Foolish (1924)
    The Luck o' the Foolish
    6.4
    Short
    • Derrick Wells - the Heavy
    • 1924
  • East of the Water Plug (1924)
    East of the Water Plug
    Short
    • Theatregoer (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Harry Langdon and Alice Day in The First 100 Years (1924)
    The First 100 Years
    6.4
    Short
    • His Friend (as Frank Coleman)
    • 1924
  • The Roaring Lion (1923)
    The Roaring Lion
    Short
    • 1923
  • Larry Semon in The Show (1922)
    The Show
    5.9
    Short
    • Audience Member
    • Woman With Hat
    • Cop
    • 1922
  • The Cave Girl (1921)
    The Cave Girl
    6.2
    • Rufus Petterson
    • 1921
  • Lige Conley in For Land's Sake (1921)
    For Land's Sake
    Short
    • (as Frank Coleman)
    • 1921
  • Lloyd Hamilton and Tom Wilson in The Vagrant (1921)
    The Vagrant
    Short
    • (as Frank Coleman)
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank Coleman
  • Born
    • January 1, 1889
    • Newburgh, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 1948
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Balding, corpulent character actor in silent screen comedies for Mutual, typically employed in executive/managerial roles. Formerly on stage with the Bennett-Morton Stock Company.

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