William Herbert Coleman 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 October 3, 2001 in Salinas, California, USA.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 12, 1907
- October 3, 2001 (aged 93)
- Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
- Producer and director
- 22 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Herbert Coleman's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Herbert Coleman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Herbert Coleman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Borrower(1991)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Jory(1973)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Topaz(1969)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Battle at Bloody Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Posse from Hell(1961)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
North by Northwest(1959)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Vertigo(1958)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Wrong Man(1956)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Trouble with Harry(1955)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
To Catch a Thief(1955)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Rear Window(1954)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Naked Jungle(1954)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Roman Holiday(1953)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Copper Canyon(1950)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Furies(1950)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Red, Hot and Blue(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Great Gatsby(1949)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Big Clock(1948)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
California(1947)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Five Graves to Cairo(1943)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1943 to 1991.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Herbert Coleman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 21; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Herbert Coleman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Herbert Coleman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Herbert Coleman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Hitchcock shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Alfred HitchcockShared titles: Topaz (1969), Vertigo (1958), The Wrong Man (1956), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Alfred Hitchcock

Writers
- Samuel A. TaylorShared titles: Topaz (1969), Vertigo (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel A. Taylor
- Maxwell AndersonShared titles: Vertigo (1958), The Wrong Man (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Maxwell Anderson

Actors
- John ForsytheShared titles: Topaz (1969), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 2 shared titles with John Forsythe

- Royal DanoShared titles: Posse from Hell (1961), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Royal Dano

Composers and cinematographers
- Bernard HerrmannShared titles: Vertigo (1958), The Wrong Man (1956), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Bernard Herrmann

- Robert BurksShared titles: Vertigo (1958), The Wrong Man (1956), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Burks



