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Herbert Coleman(1907-2001)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Herbert Coleman was born on 12 December 1907 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959) and The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). He was married to Mary Belle. He died on 3 October 2001 in Salinas, California, USA.
BornDecember 12, 1907
DiedOctober 3, 2001(93)
BornDecember 12, 1907
DiedOctober 3, 2001(93)
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Known for

Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo
8.2
  • Producer
  • 1958
Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest
8.2
  • Producer
  • 1959
Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1956
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
To Catch a Thief
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1955

Credits

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Producer



  • Tom Towles in The Borrower (1991)
    The Borrower
    5.3
    • executive producer (as William H. Coleman)
    • 1991
  • Topaz (1969)
    Topaz
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1969
  • Maya (1967)
    Maya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1967–1968
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964–1965
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Checkmate (1960)
    Checkmate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960–1961
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
    North by Northwest
    8.2
    • associate producer
    • 1959
  • Vertigo (1958)
    Vertigo
    8.2
    • associate producer
    • 1958
  • Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
    The Wrong Man
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, and Edmund Gwenn in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
    The Trouble with Harry
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1955

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Vertigo (1958)
    Vertigo
    8.2
    • second unit director: San Francisco (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    7.4
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, and Edmund Gwenn in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
    The Trouble with Harry
    7.0
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
    To Catch a Thief
    7.4
    • second unit director
    • 1955
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)
    Rear Window
    8.4
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker in The Naked Jungle (1954)
    The Naked Jungle
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)
    Roman Holiday
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Sangaree (1953)
    Sangaree
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Adele Jergens and Ralph Meeker in Somebody Loves Me (1952)
    Somebody Loves Me
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Submarine Command (1951)
    Submarine Command
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Alan Ladd in Branded (1950)
    Branded
    6.7
    • assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
    • 1950
  • Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Bruce Cabot, Edmund L. Hartmann, Jack Kirkwood, George Marshall, Robert O'Brien, Robert L. Welch, and Harry Leon Wilson in Fancy Pants (1950)
    Fancy Pants
    6.4
    • assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Copper Canyon
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Victor Mature and Betty Hutton in Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
    Red, Hot and Blue
    5.9
    • assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
    The Great Gatsby
    6.5
    • assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
    • 1949

Director



  • Maya (1967)
    Maya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1968
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)
    Battle at Bloody Beach
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Audie Murphy, Zohra Lampert, and John Saxon in Posse from Hell (1961)
    Posse from Hell
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1961
  • California's Golden Beginning
    Short
    • Director (as William H. Coleman)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Herb Coleman
  • Born
    • December 12, 1907
    • Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • October 3, 2001
    • Salinas, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Belle(3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He agreed to be interviewed for Donald Spoto's controversial and extremely negative biography of Alfred Hitchcock, but subsequently attacked the book strongly, claiming that he had been misquoted and that his remarks about Hitchcock (which had been complimentary) had been distorted.
  • Nickname
    • Herbie

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