Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

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.

Filmography

Scarlet Diva
Scarlet Diva
2000 · Movie
as Mr. Paar
Don Peyote
Don Peyote
2014 · Movie
as John the Baptist
Mondo New York
Mondo New York
1988 · Movie
as Professor Mambuzu
The Broken Giant
The Broken Giant
1997 · Movie
as Samuel Woodbridge
Billy Buys Brooklyn
Billy Buys Brooklyn
2021 · TV
Pranks!
Pranks!
1988 · Movie
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Bowery
The Bowery
1994 · Movie
as Self
Black Hearts Bleed Red
Black Hearts Bleed Red
1992 · Movie
as The Misfit
Where Evil Dwells
Where Evil Dwells
1985 · Movie
Llik Your Idols
Llik Your Idols
2007 · Movie
How Dark My Love
How Dark My Love
2025 · Movie
as Self
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
1997 · Movie
as Himself
Serial Killer Culture
Serial Killer Culture
2014 · Movie
as Himself
Joe Coleman's Carnival
Joe Coleman's Carnival
· Movie
as Self