Booth Colman


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Born
March 08, 1923
Died
December 15, 2014

Biography

A veteran of radio, TV, film, and stage, Booth Colman first earned his reputation as a versatile character actor in the 1950s, playing roles as diverse as they were numerous. Colman began his career as a child actor performing on local radio plays in his native Portland, Oregon. After serving in the United States Army in World War II, Colman landed in New York where he earned a coveted s...

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Biography

A veteran of radio, TV, film, and stage, Booth Colman first earned his reputation as a versatile character actor in the 1950s, playing roles as diverse as they were numerous. Colman began his career as a child actor performing on local radio plays in his native Portland, Oregon. After serving in the United States Army in World War II, Colman landed in New York where he earned a coveted spot with the Maurice Evans theatre company, which performed numerous Shakespearean plays on Broadway through the 1940s and '50s. Colman's film debut came with a tiny uncredited role in the classic Howard Hawks-directed western "The Big Sky," but he made his biggest impact as a TV actor, playing various fatherly, professorial, or authoritarian characters on series ranging from the Chuck Connors-starring western "The Rifleman" in the early 1960s to the Disney Channel tween comedy The Suite Life of Zack and Cody in the first decade of the 21st century. He also played a judge in two different films by Joel and Ethan Coen, "The Man Who Wasn't There" and "Intolerable Cruelty."

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Judge #2
Shootdown (1988)
Destination: America (1987)
Norma Rae (1979)
Marciano (1979)
Yesterday's Child (1977)
Doctor
In the Glitter Palace (1977)
Kubishan
Time Travelers (1976)
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
Returning Home (1975)
Vern Milton
I Love You... Goodbye (1974)
Professor Halston
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
Doctor
The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
Scandalous John (1971)
Governor Murray
The Lawyer (1970)
Judge Crawford
Maryjane (1968)
Maynard Parlow
Runaway Girl (1966)
Angelo Guglietta
Wild on the Beach (1965)
Raiders From Beneath the Sea (1964)
Purdy
The Errand Boy (1961)
Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
Customs officer
The Bramble Bush (1960)
Dr. Peterford
Under Ten Flags (1960)
The Beast of Budapest (1958)
Lieutenant Stefko
Auntie Mame (1958)
Perry
World Without End (1956)
Mories
The Prodigal (1955)
Barber
Moonfleet (1955)
Capt. Stanhope
Jump into Hell (1955)
Legionnaire
Prince of Players (1955)
Ghost of Buckingham Palace
The Silver Chalice (1955)
Hiram
Flight Nurse (1954)
Australian
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
Akim
The Human Jungle (1954)
Wallace
Living It Up (1954)
Fernandez
Them! (1954)
Reporter
Secret of the Incas (1954)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Citizen
The Big Sky (1952)
Pascal

Cast (Special)

Stan Laurel: The Last Laugh (1994)
Fools, Females and Fun: What About That One? (1974)
Gideon (1971)
Hezekiah

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

The Best Place to Be (1979)

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