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Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 - March 30, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963.

Known for

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 • (archive footage)

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 • Businessman (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours

The Atomic Submarine

The Atomic Submarine

1959 • Admiral Terhune

The Lost Missile

The Lost Missile

1958 • The Secretary of State

Autumn Leaves

1956 • Mr. Wetherby

Devil Goddess

1955 • Prof. Carl Blakely

Full filmography

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 • (archive footage)

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 • Businessman (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours

1960

The Atomic Submarine

The Atomic Submarine

1959 • Admiral Terhune

The Lost Missile

The Lost Missile

1958 • The Secretary of State

Autumn Leaves

1956 • Mr. Wetherby

Devil Goddess

1955 • Prof. Carl Blakely

1954

Sky Commando

1953 • Gen. Carson

Jack McCall, Desperado

Jack McCall, Desperado

1953 • Col. Brand

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952 • Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 • Williams (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

1952 • Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

Elopement

1951 • Dr. Halsey (uncredited)

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

1951 • Col. Tappen

That's My Boy

1951 • Doc Hunter

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

1951 • Governor

Bowery Battalion

Bowery Battalion

1951 • Col. Masters

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

1950 • Col. Halliburton

Pygmy Island

1950 • Army Officer at Pentagon

Lucky Losers

1950 • David Thurston

Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras

1950 • Selmer Jackson

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950 • Minister (uncredited)

Gunmen of Abilene

Gunmen of Abilene

1950 • Dr. Johnson

Mark of the Gorilla

Mark of the Gorilla

1950 • Warden Frank R. Bentley

Squadron of Doom

1949 • Meredith

Renegades of the Sage

Renegades of the Sage

1949 • Brown

Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women

1949 • Judge Donnell

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

1949 • Doctor (uncredited)

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949 • Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Tulsa

1949 • Oilman (uncredited)

Alaska Patrol

1949 • Capt. Wright

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948 • Clergyman (uncredited)

The Dark Past

1948 • Warden Benson (uncredited)

Sealed Verdict

1948 • Dr. Bossin

The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan

1948 • Dr. Moseby

The Gentleman from Nowhere

The Gentleman from Nowhere

1948 • District Attorney

Pitfall

1948 • Ed Brawley

Dream Girl

1948 • Judge Jed Allerton

Blonde Ice

1948 • District Attorney Ed Chalmers

Stage Struck

1948 • Mr. Howard

The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

1948 • Henry Seward (uncredited)

King of the Gamblers

King of the Gamblers

1948 • Judge

The Cobra Strikes

The Cobra Strikes

1948 • Dr. Keating

High Wall

1947 • Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Key Witness

1947 • Edward Clemmons

Magic Town

1947 • Stringer

The Pretender

1947 • Charles Lennox

Stepchild

1947 • Judge

Sarge Goes to College

Sarge Goes to College

1947 • Marine Capt. R.S. Handler

A Likely Story

1947 • Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Hour

The Thirteenth Hour

1947 • Judge William B. Collins

San Quentin

1946 • Rev. Eckles (uncredited)

Boston Blackie and the Law

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946 • Warden Lund

Wife Wanted

1946 • Lowell Cornell

Child of Divorce

Child of Divorce

1946 • Dr. Sterling

Dangerous Money

Dangerous Money

1946 • Ship's Doctor

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

1946 • Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

She Wrote the Book

She Wrote the Book

1946 • Fielding

The French Key

1946 • Walter Winslow

The Glass Alibi

The Glass Alibi

1946 • Dr. Lawson

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder

1946 • Dr. Connell (Uncredited)

Shock

1946 • Dr. Blair

Girl on the Spot

Girl on the Spot

1946 • Ridgeway (uncredited)

Dakota

1945 • Dr. Judson

Black Market Babies

Black Market Babies

1945

Allotment Wives

Allotment Wives

1945 • Deacon Sam

Purity Squad

1945 • Darles F. Peters (uncredited)

This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

1945 • Dr. Melnik

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945 • RCMP Superintendant MacDonald

First Yank into Tokyo

First Yank into Tokyo

1945 • Col. Blaine (uncredited)

Out of This World

Out of This World

1945 • Doctor

A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1945 • John Smalley

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

1945 • 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Dillinger

1945 • Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1945 • Warden

Forever Yours

1945 • Williams

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Sheriff of Las Vegas

1944 • Arthur Stanton

She's a Sweetheart

She's a Sweetheart

1944 • General

Stars on Parade

Stars on Parade

1944 • J. L. Carson

Patrolling the Ether

Patrolling the Ether

1944 • Chief of Radio Intelligence Division

Hey, Rookie

1944 • Col. Robbins

Around the World

Around the World

1943 • Consul

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 • Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge

Honeymoon Lodge

1943 • Carol's Lawyer

Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943 • Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harrigan's Kid

1943 • Mr. Ranley

It Ain't Hay

1943 • Grant

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

1943 • Medical Examiner

You Can't Beat the Law

You Can't Beat the Law

1943 • Mr. Bedford

Reconnaissance Pilot

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943 • Lt. General

Madame Spy

1942 • Harrison K. Woods

Thunder Birds

1942 • Bit role

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

1942 • George Arnold, Insurance Man

The Secret Code

The Secret Code

1942 • Maj. Henry Barton

Cairo

1942 • Ship Captain (uncredited)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942 • Sersen

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1942 • Chaplain

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942 • Minister at Wedding

Powder Town

1942 • Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942 • Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney

Miss Annie Rooney

1942 • Mr. Thomas

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942 • Club Member (uncredited)

Romance on the Range

Romance on the Range

1942 • Lawyer Harrison

Saboteur

1942 • FBI Chief (uncredited)

Secret Agent of Japan

Secret Agent of Japan

1942 • American Navy Captain

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942 • Judge

1942

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942 • Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon

1942 • Mr. Wallis (uncredited)

The Power of God

The Power of God

1942 • The Pastor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941 • Army Officer

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

1941 • Graham

Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness

1941 • Sam Rankin

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 • Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Devil Pays Off

1941 • Adm. Curtiss

Sergeant York

1941 • General Duncan (uncredited)

Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion

1941 • Thomas Morse

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

1941 • Senator

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941 • Board Member (uncredited)

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns

1941 • Head of Draft Board

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941 • Doctor (uncredited)

Gangs Inc.

1941 • District Attorney

Love Crazy

1941 • Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

1941 • Broker

Meet John Doe

1941 • Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Back Street

1941 • Arthur the butler

Buck Privates

1941 • Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Play Girl

1941 • Fred Dice

Santa Fe Trail

1940 • Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

1940 • Henry DeMille

Gallant Sons

1940 • Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)

The Ape

1940 • Dr. McNulty

Brigham Young

1940 • Caleb Kent

Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

1940 • District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940 • Doctor

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940 • First-Nighter (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940 • Lawyer

Hired Wife

1940 • Hudson (uncredited)

Men Against the Sky

Men Against the Sky

1940 • Capt. Sanders

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940 • Dr. Harry Lindsay

Sailor's Lady

1940 • Executive Officer

Wagons Westward

Wagons Westward

1940 • Major Marlowe

Babies for Sale

Babies for Sale

1940 • Arthur Kingsley

Florian

1940 • Desk Sergeant

Murder in the Air

Murder in the Air

1940 • Dr. Riddell

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940 • Mr. Melville (uncredited)

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940 • Missing Persons Detective

Johnny Apollo

1940 • Prison Warden

Son of the Navy

Son of the Navy

1940 • Capt. Parker

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 • Inspection Officer

The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High

1940 • Medical Officer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 • Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940 • John W. Riggs

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940 • James Sawyer

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1940 • District Attorney

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939 • Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Swanee River

1939 • Army Medical Examiner

Missing Evidence

Missing Evidence

1939 • Manager

South of the Border

South of the Border

1939 • American Consul

Private Detective

Private Detective

1939 • Simmy Sanger

Two Thoroughbreds

Two Thoroughbreds

1939 • Bill Conway

Reno

1939 • Disbarment Lawyer

On Dress Parade

On Dress Parade

1939 • Capt. Evans Dover

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939 • Tom Malcolm (uncredited)

20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year

1939 • C.A.A. Official

Scandal Sheet

1939 • Douglas Haynes

The Escape

1939 • Mr. Henley

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939 • Instructor

Calling All Marines

Calling All Marines

1939 • Col. C.B. Vincent

The Under-Pup

1939 • Lawyer

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 • Editor Patterson (uncredited)

Five Came Back

1939 • Airlines Official (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939 • Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

Inside Information

Inside Information

1939 • Alfred Huxley

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939 • Customs Official (uncredited)

Union Pacific

1939 • Jerome (uncredited)

Sorority House

1939 • Mr. Grant

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls

1939 • John Wilson

Undercover Agent

Undercover Agent

1939 • John Graham

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939 • Doctor

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

1939 • First Doctor

Off the Record

1939 • Detective Mendall

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

1939 • Whittingham P. Talbot

Pacific Liner

1939 • San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)

1938 • Steve Riley

Gangster's Boy

1938 • Judge Davis

Flight to Fame

1938 • Jules Peabody

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938 • Doctor (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938 • Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress

1938 • Thompson

Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary

1938 • Blackmere

The Missing Guest

The Missing Guest

1938 • Frank Baldrich

Gateway

1938 • Inspector

The Chaser

1938 • Judge #2

Crime Ring

1938 • Ernie-Lawyer

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938 • Manager Radio Station

Arson Racket Squad

Arson Racket Squad

1938 • Commissioner Benton

Prison Nurse

1938 • Parker

Midnight Intruder

Midnight Intruder

1938 • Judge Hammond

You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once

1937 • Hoyt Wells

The Duke Comes Back

The Duke Comes Back

1937 • Jim Watson

The Westland Case

The Westland Case

1937 • The Warden

West of Shanghai

West of Shanghai

1937 • Harry

Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

1937 • Harker

The Wrong Road

1937 • Judge

Hot Water

1937 • Maxwell

Meet the Boy Friend

Meet the Boy Friend

1937 • Ned Madison

The 13th Man

1937 • Andrew Baldwin

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937 • Victor Stockton

The Man in Blue

The Man in Blue

1937 • District Attorney

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937 • Navy Commander

Behind The Headlines

Behind The Headlines

1937 • J.H. Scott, FBI

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

1937 • Hoyt Wells

Two Wise Maids

1937 • Dr. MacIntyre

Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937 • Governor

Jungle Jim

1937 • Attorney Tyler

Smashing the Vice Trust

Smashing the Vice Trust

1937 • District Attorney

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936 • Hamilton

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936 • Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936 • Medical Examiner

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936 • Mr. Canfield

Ace Drummond

1936 • William Meredith, Sr.

The Magnificent Brute

The Magnificent Brute

1936 • Dr. Coleman

Libeled Lady

1936 • Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey

1936 • Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936 • City Editor

Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector

1936 • Chief Postal Inspector

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936 • Lansing

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife

1936 • Duffield

Parole!

1936 • Earl Bigbee

Easy Money

1936 • D. A. Allen Harrison

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936 • Judge Gibson

Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies

1936 • Officer (uncredited)

Educating Father

Educating Father

1936 • Prof. Howard (uncredited)

Show Boat

1936

The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

1936 • J.A. Hanson (uncredited)

The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 • Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

1936 • Defense Attorney Alan Adams

Paddy O'Day

1936 • Ship's Officer

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935 • Committeeman (uncredited)

Grand Exit

1935 • District Attorney Cope

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935 • Commander Gibbs (uncredited)

She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

1935 • Andrews (uncredited)

Navy Wife

1935 • Doctor

Red Salute

1935 • Army Officer

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935 • Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935 • Program Director

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935 • Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)

The Murder Man

1935 • Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935 • Joe Davis

Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad

1935 • Detective

Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

1935 • Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

$10 Raise

1935 • Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

1935 • J.C. Scoville

Carnival

1935 • Baby Judge

The Best Man Wins

The Best Man Wins

1935 • O'Neill

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934 • Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)

Murder in the Clouds

Murder in the Clouds

1934 • Radio Announcer (Voice)

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 • Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

Blind Date

1934 • George E. Martin

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

1934 • Duffy

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco

1934 • Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Sadie McKee

1934 • Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 • White House Correspondent

Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

1934 • Mullen

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

1934 • Joe, a Gangster

Let's Fall in Love

Let's Fall in Love

1933 • Barton

Police Car 17

1933 • Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Little Giant

The Little Giant

1933 • Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933 • Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

The Working Man

The Working Man

1933 • Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Forgotten

1933 • Hans Strauss

Luxury Liner

1933 • Older Man (uncredited)

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932 • Jones (uncredited)

Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932 • Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Big City Blues

1932 • Joe (uncredited)

Doctor X

1932 • Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

The Mouthpiece

1932 • Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

Left Over Ladies

Left Over Ladies

1931 • Churchill

The Secret Call

The Secret Call

1931 • Matt Stanton

Subway Express

1931 • Mason

Dirigible

1931 • Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Brothers

1930 • Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies

1930 • George Van Horne

Why Bring That Up?

Why Bring That Up?

1929 • Eddie

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1929 • King (defense attorney)

Selmer Jackson – Biography, Known For & Filmography