Wilson Coleman
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Wilson Coleman was a British
actor born in 1875. Years active: 1891 to 1940.
He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson
for five years. He toured both North
and South America
as well as South Africa
. His hobbies were anything mechanical, electrical and optical, giving him the knowledge to invent his own camera for taking moving pictures. This led to him being in the photographic section of the RFC
in World War I
.
United Kingdom
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actor born in 1875. Years active: 1891 to 1940.
He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson
Barry Jackson
Barry Jackson is an English actor.He is known for his roles on film and television.His film roles include: Ryan's Daughter, Barry Lyndon, Aces High, The Raging Moon, Mr...
for five years. He toured both North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
as well as South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. His hobbies were anything mechanical, electrical and optical, giving him the knowledge to invent his own camera for taking moving pictures. This led to him being in the photographic section of the RFC
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Partial filmography
- Doss House (1933)
- Kentucky MinstrelsKentucky MinstrelsThe Kentucky Minstrels were a team formed under the leadership of Duncan Bruce to study a scheme during World War II to cover the River Thames with soot in order to conceal it from German Bombers....
(1934) - Say It With FlowersSay It With FlowersSay It With Flowers is a 1934 British musical film directed by John Baxter and starring Mary Clare, Ben Field and George Carney. In London a group of shopkeepers hold a benefit concert in a local pub to raise money for a woman to visit the seaside for her health...
(1934) - Lest We ForgetLest We ForgetLest We Forget is a phrase in the poem "Recessional," by Rudyard Kipling.It may also refer to:* Ode of Remembrance, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand-Cinema:* Léonce Perret film, 1918* Lest We Forget, a British film directed by John Baxter...
(1934) - Blind Man's BluffBlind man's bluffBlind man's bluff may refer to:* Blind man's bluff , a children's game related to tag* Blind man's bluff , a version of poker* Blind Man's Bluff , a British film...
(1936) - Doctor SynDoctor Syn (film)Doctor Syn is a 1937 British, black-and-white, adventure, drama historical film , directed by Roy William Neill for Gainsborough Pictures and starring George Arliss , Margaret Lockwood, Graham Moffatt and Ronald Shiner. It was produced by Gainsborough Pictures. The film is based on the Doctor Syn...
(1937) - Alf's Button AfloatAlf's Button AfloatAlf's Button Afloat is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. The Crazy Gang go to sea. It paradoies the 1920 novel Alf's Button by W.A...
(1938) - Where's That Fire?Where's That Fire?Where's That Fire? is a 1940 British comedy film, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.-Synopsis:...
(1940)