# Edward Colmans
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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Colmans
| image = Edward Colmans-RaidersofOldCalifornia.jpg
| caption = Edward Colmans in ''[Raiders of Old California](/source/Raiders_of_Old_California)''
| birth_name = Adolf Eduard Colmans
| birth_date = August 31, 1908
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = May 25, 1977 (aged 68)
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US
| education =
| occupation = Actor
| known for =
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''Edward Colmans''' (August 31, 1908 – May 25, 1977) was a Dutch American actor.
==Early life==
Colmans was born on August 31, 1908.[{{cite web|url=https://digiguide.tv/celebrity/Edward+Colmans/52485/|title=Edward Colmans : Actor - Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv|author=|date=|website=digiguide.tv|accessdate=28 February 2019}}] Born Adolph Edward Colmans in London, England, he was the son of Louis Colmans (1883-1964), a Dutch violinist who had acquired United States citizenship through naturalization in 1921. His mother, Leah Colmans (1881-1955), was also Dutch.
==Career==
In the 1930s and 1940s, Colmans worked as a radio announcer for the Arizona Broadcasting Company. In 1955 he appeared as Carlos on the TV western [''Cheyenne''](/source/Cheyenne_(TV_series)) in the episode "Border Showdown." In 1960 Colmans appeared as Father Miguel on [''Cheyenne''](/source/Cheyenne_(TV_series)) in the episode "Counterfeit Gun."[{{Cite web|title=Edward Colmans|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/37316%7C44518/Edward-Colmans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117045316/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/37316%7C44518/Edward-Colmans/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2011|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}] He also appeared as Captain Andrea Dorea in the first season of ''[Night Gallery](/source/Night_Gallery)'' in 1971 and in season four of ''[Columbo](/source/Columbo)'' as a minister.[{{Cite web|last=Colmans|first=Edward|date=|title=Edward Colmans|url=http://movie-dude.com/Edward%20Colmans.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318114744/http://movie-dude.com/Edward%20Colmans.htm |archive-date=2019-03-18 |access-date=|website=Movie Dude}}]
==Selected filmography==
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*''[My Dream Is Yours](/source/My_Dream_Is_Yours)'' (1949) - Radio Voice (voice, uncredited)
*''[Sirocco](/source/Sirocco_(1951_film))'' (1951) - Col. Corville (uncredited)
*''[The Magic Carpet](/source/The_Magic_Carpet_(film))'' (1951) - Caliph Ali's Wine Steward (uncredited)
*''[Viva Zapata!](/source/Viva_Zapata!)'' (1952) - Secretary (uncredited)
*''[Thief of Damascus](/source/Thief_of_Damascus)'' (1952) - Sultan Raudah
*''[California Conquest](/source/California_Conquest)'' (1952) - Juan Junipero
*''[The Snows of Kilimanjaro](/source/The_Snows_of_Kilimanjaro_(1952_film))'' (1952) - Clerk (uncredited)
*''[The Iron Mistress](/source/The_Iron_Mistress)'' (1952) - Don Juan de Varamendi
*''[The Man Behind the Gun](/source/The_Man_Behind_the_Gun)'' (1953) - Carillo (uncredited)
*''[Prince of Pirates](/source/Prince_of_Pirates)'' (1953) - Spanish Admiral
*''[The War of the Worlds](/source/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953_film))'' (1953) - Spanish Priest (uncredited)
*''[Latin Lovers](/source/Latin_Lovers_(1953_film))'' (1953) - Doctor (uncredited)
*''[Mission Over Korea](/source/Mission_Over_Korea)'' (1953) - Map Co-ordinates Officer (uncredited)
*''[Mexican Manhunt](/source/Mexican_Manhunt)'' (1953) - Mexican Doctor (uncredited)
*''[Conquest of Cochise](/source/Conquest_of_Cochise)'' (1953) - Don Francisco de Cordova[{{cite book|author=John Howard Reid|title=Best Western Movies: Winning Pictures, Favorite Films and Hollywood B Entries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xKTwcx7h70C&pg=PA22|date=July 2006|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-84728-181-4|page=22}}]
*''[Jubilee Trail](/source/Jubilee_Trail_(film))'' (1954) - Orosco Guest (uncredited)
*''[Phantom of the Rue Morgue](/source/Phantom_of_the_Rue_Morgue)'' (1954) - Well-Dressed Man in Coach (uncredited)
*''[Secret of the Incas](/source/Secret_of_the_Incas)'' (1954) - Col. Emilio Cardoza
*''[Interrupted Melody](/source/Interrupted_Melody)'' (1955) - Italian Man (uncredited)
*''[Santa Fe Passage](/source/Santa_Fe_Passage)'' (1955) - Padre (uncredited)
*''[The Sea Chase](/source/The_Sea_Chase)'' (1955) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
*''[The Last Command](/source/The_Last_Command_(1955_film))'' (1955) - Scout Seguin (uncredited)
*''[Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing](/source/Love_Is_a_Many-Splendored_Thing_(film))'' (1955) - Dining Room Captain (uncredited)
*''[Headline Hunters](/source/Headline_Hunters_(1955_film))'' (1955) - Rafael Garcia
*''[The Lone Ranger](/source/The_Lone_Ranger_(1956_film))'' (1956) - The Padre (uncredited)
*''[Santiago](/source/Santiago_(1956_film))'' (1956) - Lorenzo (uncredited)
*''[Istanbul](/source/Istanbul_(film))'' (1957) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
*''[The Badge of Marshal Brennan](/source/The_Badge_of_Marshal_Brennan)'' (1957) - Governor Ainley
*''[Hell on Devil's Island](/source/Hell_on_Devil's_Island)'' (1957) - Jean Robert
*''[Raiders of Old California](/source/Raiders_of_Old_California)'' (1957) - Diego (uncredited)
*''[Darby's Rangers](/source/Darby's_Rangers)'' (1958) - Italian Doctor (uncredited)
*''[Colgate Theatre](/source/Colgate_Theatre_(1958_TV_series))'' (1958) – Captain Molina in S1:E3, "Tonight in Havana"
*''[The Gun Runners](/source/The_Gun_Runners)'' (1958) - Juan
*''[Curse of the Undead](/source/Curse_of_the_Undead)'' (1959) - Don Miguel Robles (uncredited)
*''[The Miracle](/source/The_Miracle_(1959_film))'' (1959) - Priest Blessing Animals (uncredited)
*''[The 3rd Voice](/source/The_3rd_Voice)'' (1960) - Carreras
*''[Rawhide](/source/Rawhide_(TV_series))'' (1961) – Padre in S4:E2, "The Sendoff"
*''[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse](/source/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(film))'' (1962) - Minor Role (uncredited)
*''[Two Weeks in Another Town](/source/Two_Weeks_in_Another_Town)'' (1962) - Tucino's Henchman (uncredited)
*''[Diary of a Madman](/source/Diary_of_a_Madman_(film))'' (1963) - Andre D'Arville
*''[Fun in Acapulco](/source/Fun_in_Acapulco)'' (1963) - Mr. Delgado, Manager of the Ambassado Club (uncredited)
*''[Arrest and Trial](/source/Arrest_and_Trial)'' (1963-1964, TV Series) - Judge / Magistrate
*''[A Global Affair](/source/A_Global_Affair)'' (1964) - Party Guest (uncredited)
*''[Hellfighters](/source/Hellfighters_(film))'' (1968) - Senor Caldez (uncredited)
*''[The Wild Wild West](/source/The_Wild_Wild_West)'' (1969, TV Series) - Juan Ramirez
*''[The High Chaparral](/source/The_High_Chaparral)'' (1970, TV Series) - Julio Sanchez
*''[Adam-12](/source/Adam-12)'' (1974, TV Series, S6-Ep15) - Dr Eliot
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0172909}}
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Category:1908 births
Category:1977 deaths
Category:American male film actors
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