Frank J. Coleman
The Immigrant
as Thief / Cashier (uncredited)A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives...
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The Rink
as Restaurant Manager (uncredited)After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
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The Count
as Policeman (uncredited)A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him....
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The Adventurer
as Prison Guard (uncredited)The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept...
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Behind the Screen
as Assistant Director (uncredited)During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an...
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The Fireman
as FiremanFirefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to...
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The Cure
as Head of SanitariumAn alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
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The Floorwalker
as Janitor (uncredited)An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant...
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Easy Street
as Policeman (uncredited)A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a...
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The Vagabond
as Gypsy and Musician (uncredited)A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous...
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The Pawnshop
as Policeman (uncredited)A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric...
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The Charlie Chaplin Festival
as Various Roles (archive footage)Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Immigrant, The Adventurer, The Cure, and Easy Street,...
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The Show
as Audience member / Woman with Hat / CopA harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters...
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A Convict’s Happy Bride
as RepossesorAlice and Phil's happy home is disrupted when their furniture is being repossessed by a huge...
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The First 100 Years
as His Friend (as Frank Coleman)A man saves his lady love from Black Mike then comes wedded bliss. He hires a cook, who's...
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The Luck o' the Foolish
as Derrick Wells - the HeavyHarry and Marcie are on a train headed for a new job. There's comedy in the berths and during...
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Sheriff Nell's Tussle
as Disapearo the Great - Cecil's AccompliceA slick city crook arrives in the town and succeeds in making honest Nell fall in love with him....
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Nonsense
as uncreditedA farmer's daughter, Little Nell, is abducted and it's up to two of her faithful admirers to...
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The House of Flickers
as uncreditedThe troubles of a movie projectionist in a newly-purchased theater are chronicled in this...
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A Fresh Start
as uncreditedTwo men are released from prison and while keeping up appearances, they steal everything they...
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His Musical Sneeze
as uncreditedA young man goes into the woods to hunt rabbits, and winds up getting mixed up with a dog, a...
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A Mixup for Mazie
as uncreditedMaisie Orpe is a dispenser of victuals in a second rate "beanery," and is the light of the lives...
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