Herbert Coleman(1907-2001)

Producer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Director

Herbert Coleman was born on 12 December 1907 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for North by Northwest (1959), Vertigo (1958) and To Catch a Thief (1955). He was married to Mary Belle. He died on 3 October 2001 in Salinas, California, USA.

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Known for

North by Northwest

8.3

Producer

1959

Vertigo

8.3

Producer

1958

To Catch a Thief

7.4

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1955

Rear Window

8.5

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1954

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Producer

The Borrower
5.3
- executive producer (as William H. Coleman)
- 1991
Topaz
6.2
- associate producer
- 1969
Maya
7.6
TV Series
- producer
- executive producer
- 1967–1968
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
8.5
TV Series
- producer
- 1964–1965
Whispering Smith
7.4
TV Series
- producer
- 1961
Checkmate
7.5
TV Series
- producer
- 1960–1961
North by Northwest
8.3
- associate producer
- 1959
Vertigo
8.3
- associate producer
- 1958
The Wrong Man
7.4
- associate producer
- 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
- associate producer
- 1956
The Trouble with Harry
7.0
- associate producer
- 1955

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Vertigo
8.3
- second unit director: San Francisco (uncredited)
- 1958
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1956
The Trouble with Harry
7.0
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1955
To Catch a Thief
7.4
- second unit director
- 1955
Rear Window
8.5
- assistant director
- 1954
The Naked Jungle
6.7
- assistant director
- 1954
Roman Holiday
8.0
- assistant director
- 1953
Sangaree
6.0
- assistant director
- 1953
Somebody Loves Me
6.2
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1952
Submarine Command
6.2
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
Branded
6.7
- assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
- 1950
Fancy Pants
6.4
- assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
- 1950
Copper Canyon
6.2
- assistant director
- 1950
Red, Hot and Blue
5.9
- assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
- 1949
The Great Gatsby
6.5
- assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
- 1949

Director

Maya
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1967–1968
Gilligan's Island
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1967
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Whispering Smith
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1961
Battle at Bloody Beach
5.4
- Director
- 1961
Posse from Hell
6.6
- Director
- 1961
California's Golden Beginning
Short
- Director (as William H. Coleman)
- 1948

Personal details

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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

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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.