Joe Coleman

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Scarlet Diva (2000) — Mr. Paar
2. Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007) — Self
3. Don Peyote (2014) — John the Baptist
4. Serial Killer Culture (2014) — Himself
5. Mondo New York (1988) — Professor Mambuzu
6. R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman (1997) — Himself
7. Collectors (2000) — Self
8. Llik Your Idols (2007)
9. Where Evil Dwells (1985)
10. The Bowery (1994) — Self
11. Black Hearts Bleed Red (1992) — The Misfit
12. Disinfo.Con (2007) — Self
13. No Age New York (1993) — Himself
14. The Broken Giant (1997) — Samuel Woodbridge
15. Pranks! (1988)
16. Shadows in the City (1991) — Professor Mephisto
17. Trail of Blood (1997)
18. Billy Buys Brooklyn (2021)
19. The Cruel Tale of the Medicine Man (2015)
20. How Dark My Love (2025) — Self
21. Joe Coleman's Carnival — Self

Directed

1. 42 One Dream Rush (2010) — Director