A doorman, also known as doorkeeper, is someone who is posted at, and often guards, a door, or by extension another entrance (specific similar terms exist, e.g.

gatekeeper A gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something, for example via a city gate or bouncer, or more abstractly, controls who is granted access to a category or status. Gatekeepers assess who is "in or out", in the classic words of manage ...

, hall porter). Specific uses include:

Professions

Doorman (profession) A doorman (or doorwoman/doorperson), also called a porter in British English, is a person hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel. They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises. At a resident ...

, hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel *

Bouncer A bouncer (also known as a doorman or door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, stripclubs, casinos, hotels, billiard halls, restaurants, sporting events, schools, concerts, or ...

, a person employed by a nightclub or similar establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises *

Usher (occupation) An usher is a person who welcomes and shows people where to sit, especially at a church, theatre or when attending a wedding. History The word comes from the Latin '' ostiarius'' ("porter", "doorman") through Norman French, and is a cognate o ...

, often ceremonial *

Ostiarius An ostiarius, a Latin word sometimes anglicized as ostiary but often literally translated as porter or doorman, originally was a servant or guard posted at the entrance of a building. See also gatekeeper. In the Roman Catholic Church, this "por ...

, ecclesiastical minor order * Doorkeeper (Houses of Parliament), badged officer of the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament *

Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives An appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 until 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the D ...

Books

* ''The Doorman'' (''El Portero''), a novel by

Reinaldo Arenas Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known as a vocal critic of Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban government. His memoir of the Cuban dissident movement and of being a ...

* Doorman (comics), a Marvel Comics fictional superhero

Film and TV

* "The Doorman" (''Seinfeld''), a 1995 episode of the American TV series * ''The Doorman'' (1950 film), a 1950 film starring Cantinflas * ''The Doorman'', a 2005 film starring

Dominique Vandenberg Dominique Vandenberg is a Belgian martial artist, actor and stunt performer. Vandenberg lives in California, where he has appeared in such movies as ''Pit Fighter'' and ''Mortal Kombat''. Background Dominique Vandenberg was born Dominique Hor ...

* ''The Doorman'', a 2007 film directed by

Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the " New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on ...

* ''The Doorman'' (2020 film), a 2020 action thriller starring Ruby Rose and Jean Reno * ''Dead as a Doorman'', a 1986 film starring

Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he ...

Music

* "Doorman", a rock song by Stereophonics from the 2005 album '' Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'' * "Doorman", a song by British rapper Slowthai and featuring Mura Masa from his 2019 album ''

Nothing Great About Britain ''Nothing Great About Britain'' is the debut studio album by British rapper Slowthai. It was released on 17 May 2019 via Method Records. The album features guest appearances from British rappers Jaykae and Skepta, as well as production credits ...

Other uses

Karel Doorman Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman (23 April 1889 – 28 February 1942) was a Dutch naval officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in the Battle ...

, Dutch Rear Admiral who died in 1942 during the Battle of the Java Sea * , a Second World War Dutch merchant ship * Doorman, a village in Kunduz Province in Afghanistan