Joe Coleman
Acting·November 22, 1955 — 70 years old·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.
Known For
Scarlet Diva
2000·4.8
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation
2007·5.4
Don Peyote
2014·3.8
Serial Killer Culture
2014·6.1
Mondo New York
1988·4.9
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
1997·5.9
Llik Your Idols
2007·4.0
Where Evil Dwells
1985·5.6
The Bowery
1994·7.3
Black Hearts Bleed Red
1992·4.7
The Broken Giant
1997·5.0
Billy Buys Brooklyn
2021·5.0
Filmography · 24
—Joe Coleman's CarnivalSelf2025How Dark My LoveSelf2021Billy Buys BrooklynTV2021Making the DayAssociate Producer2015The Cruel Tale of the Medicine Man2014Don PeyoteJohn the Baptist2014Serial Killer CultureHimself201042 One Dream RushDirector2007Albert Fish: In Sin He Found SalvationSelf2007Llik Your Idols2007Disinfo.ConSelf2000CollectorsSelf2000Scarlet DivaMr. Paar1997The Broken GiantSamuel Woodbridge1997Trail of Blood1997R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe ColemanHimself1994The BowerySelf1993No Age New YorkHimself1992Black Hearts Bleed RedThe Misfit1991Shadows in the CityProfessor Mephisto1988Mondo New YorkProfessor Mambuzu1988Pranks!1985Where Evil Dwells1980Raw Nerves: A Lacanian ThrillerWriter