Person

Joe Coleman

Acting · Born 1955-11-22 · Norwalk, Connecticut U.S.

Joseph Coleman is an American painter, illustrator actor and performance artist. He has been described as the ‘Walking ghost of Old America’, by his wife photographer, Whitney Ward, for his over-riding interest in the historical arcana and personae that often populate his paintings.

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  Scarlet Diva

  Mr. Paar

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  42 One Dream Rush

  Director

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  Don Peyote

  John the Baptist

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  Making the Day

  Associate Producer

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  Mondo New York

  Professor Mambuzu

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  Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation

  Self

• Shadows in the City

  Professor Mephisto

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  The Broken Giant

  Samuel Woodbridge

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  Billy Buys Brooklyn

  2021

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  How Dark My Love

  Self

• 2025How Dark My LoveSelf
• 2021Billy Buys Brooklyn
• 2021Making the DayAssociate Producer
• 2015The Cruel Tale of the Medicine Man
• 2014Don PeyoteJohn the Baptist
• 2014Serial Killer CultureHimself
• 201042 One Dream RushDirector
• 2007Albert Fish: In Sin He Found SalvationSelf
• 2007Llik Your Idols
• 2007Disinfo.ConSelf
• 2000CollectorsSelf
• 2000Scarlet DivaMr. Paar
• 1997The Broken GiantSamuel Woodbridge
• 1997Trail of Blood
• 1997R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe ColemanHimself
• 1994The BowerySelf
• 1993No Age New YorkHimself
• 1992Black Hearts Bleed RedThe Misfit
• 1991Shadows in the CityProfessor Mephisto
• 1988Mondo New YorkProfessor Mambuzu
• 1988Pranks!
• 1985Where Evil Dwells
• 1980Raw Nerves: A Lacanian ThrillerWriter
• —Joe Coleman's CarnivalSelf