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Selmer Jackson
Born
May 6, 1888
Died: March 30, 1971
Lived 82 years
Place of Birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
281
Movies
21
TV Shows
Also Known As
Selmar Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson
Selmer Adolph Jackson
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Selmer Jackson
Acting
Biography
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.
Movies
281
TV Shows
21
10.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as
(archive footage)
1984
6.2
The Wheeler Dealers
as
Businessman (uncredited)
1963
6.7
The Gallant Hours
Cast
1960
5.3
The Atomic Submarine
as
Admiral Terhune
1959
4.6
The Lost Missile
as
The Secretary of State
1958
7.0
Autumn Leaves
as
Mr. Wetherby
1956
5.5
Devil Goddess
as
Prof. Carl Blakely
1955
0
City Story
Cast
1954
5.5
Sky Commando
as
Gen. Carson
1953
5.7
Jack McCall, Desperado
as
Col. Brand
1953
5.7
We're Not Married!
as
Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952
4.7
Young Man with Ideas
as
Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Deadline - U.S.A.
as
Williams (uncredited)
1952
5.0
Elopement
as
Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951
0
Purple Heart Diary
as
Col. Tappen
1951
5.8
That's My Boy
as
Doc Hunter
1951
5.0
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as
Governor
1951
8.0
Bowery Battalion
as
Col. Masters
1951
4.9
The Flying Missile
as
Col. Halliburton
1950
6.1
Lucky Losers
as
David Thurston
1950
0
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
as
Selmer Jackson
1950
6.8
No Man of Her Own
as
Minister (uncredited)
1950
6.0
Gunmen of Abilene
as
Dr. Johnson
1950
3.6
Mark of the Gorilla
as
Warden Frank R. Bentley
1950
0
Squadron of Doom
as
Meredith
1949
0
Renegades of the Sage
as
Brown
1949
0
Forgotten Women
as
Judge Donnell
1949
6.1
Sorrowful Jones
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1949
6.8
The Fountainhead
as
Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949
6.3
Tulsa
as
Oilman (uncredited)
1949
0
Alaska Patrol
as
Capt. Wright
1949
6.1
Every Girl Should Be Married
as
Clergyman (uncredited)
1948
5.8
The Dark Past
as
Warden Benson (uncredited)
1948
5.5
Sealed Verdict
as
Dr. Bossin
1948
5.0
The Girl from Manhattan
as
Dr. Moseby
1948
6.0
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as
District Attorney
1948
6.8
Pitfall
as
Ed Brawley
1948
4.4
Dream Girl
as
Judge Jed Allerton
1948
5.7
Blonde Ice
as
District Attorney Ed Chalmers
1948
5.6
Stage Struck
as
Mr. Howard
1948
6.0
The Fuller Brush Man
as
Henry Seward (uncredited)
1948
5.0
The Cobra Strikes
as
Dr. Keating
1948
6.3
High Wall
as
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1947
4.5
Key Witness
as
Edward Clemmons
1947
6.7
Magic Town
as
Stringer
1947
5.5
The Pretender
as
Charles Lennox
1947
0
Stepchild
as
Judge
1947
3.3
Sarge Goes to College
as
Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
1947
4.2
A Likely Story
as
Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
1947
5.8
The Thirteenth Hour
as
Judge William B. Collins
1947
6.3
San Quentin
as
Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
1946
6.0
Boston Blackie and the Law
as
Warden Lund
1946
6.5
Wife Wanted
as
Lowell Cornell
1946
6.0
Child of Divorce
as
Dr. Sterling
1946
5.7
Dangerous Money
as
Ship's Doctor
1946
7.0
The Time of Their Lives
as
Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1946
6.0
She Wrote the Book
as
Fielding
1946
5.0
The French Key
as
Walter Winslow
1946
3.9
The Glass Alibi
as
Dr. Lawson
1946
5.9
Mysterious Intruder
as
Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
1946
5.9
Shock
as
Dr. Blair
1946
5.0
Black Market Babies
Cast
1945
5.1
Dakota
as
Dr. Judson
1945
6.0
Allotment Wives
as
Deacon Sam
1945
7.0
Purity Squad
as
Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
1945
5.7
This Love of Ours
as
Dr. Melnik
1945
5.8
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as
RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
1945
5.4
First Yank into Tokyo
as
Col. Blaine (uncredited)
1945
7.3
Out of This World
as
Doctor
1945
0
A Sporting Chance
as
John Smalley
1945
6.2
Thrill of a Romance
as
2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
4.8
Circumstantial Evidence
as
Warden
1945
0
Forever Yours
as
Williams
1945
4.0
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as
Arthur Stanton
1944
0
She's a Sweetheart
as
General
1944
0
Stars on Parade
as
J. L. Carson
1944
6.0
Patrolling the Ether
as
Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
1944
0
Hey, Rookie
as
Col. Robbins
1944
5.0
Around the World
as
Consul
1943
5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
as
Col. Thompson (uncredited)
1943
0
Honeymoon Lodge
as
Carol's Lawyer
1943
5.4
Flight for Freedom
as
Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
0
Harrigan's Kid
as
Mr. Ranley
1943
6.4
It Ain't Hay
as
Grant
1943
5.7
Margin for Error
as
Medical Examiner
1943
5.2
You Can't Beat the Law
as
Mr. Bedford
1943
0
Reconnaissance Pilot
as
Lt. General
1943
6.0
Madame Spy
as
Harrison K. Woods
1942
5.4
Thunder Birds
as
Bit role
1942
4.0
Get Hep to Love
as
George Arnold, Insurance Man
1942
5.1
The Secret Code
as
Maj. Henry Barton
1942
5.8
Cairo
as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as
Sersen
1942
0
Thru Different Eyes
as
Chaplain
1942
5.2
My Favorite Spy
as
Minister at Wedding
1942
3.5
Powder Town
as
Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
1942
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
as
Mr. Thomas
1942
6.2
The Falcon Takes Over
as
Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
1942
4.3
Meet the Stewarts
as
Club Member (uncredited)
1942
5.7
Romance on the Range
as
Lawyer Harrison
1942
6.9
Saboteur
as
FBI Chief (uncredited)
1942
4.0
Secret Agent of Japan
as
American Navy Captain
1942
5.1
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as
Judge
1942
8.0
Frisco Lil
Cast
1942
5.8
Joe Smith, American
as
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1942
6.5
A Date with the Falcon
as
Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
1942
0
The Power of God
as
The Pastor
1942
5.7
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as
Army Officer
1941
6.6
Remember the Day
as
Graham
1941
5.5
Road to Happiness
as
Sam Rankin
1941
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Capt. McCook (uncredited)
1941
3.4
Devil Pays Off
as
Adm. Curtiss
1941
7.2
Sergeant York
as
General Duncan (uncredited)
1941
5.5
Parachute Battalion
as
Thomas Morse
1941
6.6
Blossoms in the Dust
as
Senator
1941
6.9
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as
Board Member (uncredited)
1941
5.0
Three Sons o' Guns
as
Head of Draft Board
1941
6.5
The Shepherd of the Hills
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1941
5.2
Gangs Inc.
as
District Attorney
1941
6.7
Love Crazy
as
Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
1941
6.3
She Knew All the Answers
as
Broker
1941
7.3
Meet John Doe
as
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Back Street
as
Arthur the butler
1941
6.7
Buck Privates
as
Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Play Girl
as
Fred Dice
1941
5.7
Santa Fe Trail
as
Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
1940
6.5
Lady with Red Hair
as
Henry DeMille
1940
7.2
Gallant Sons
as
Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
1940
4.8
The Ape
as
Dr. McNulty
1940
4.4
Brigham Young
as
Caleb Kent
1940
4.3
Glamour for Sale
as
District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
1940
6.8
City for Conquest
as
Doctor
1940
5.0
No Time for Comedy
as
First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Hired Wife
as
Hudson (uncredited)
1940
4.4
Public Deb No. 1
as
Lawyer
1940
3.8
Men Against the Sky
as
Capt. Sanders
1940
6.0
Millionaires in Prison
as
Dr. Harry Lindsay
1940
4.0
Sailor's Lady
as
Executive Officer
1940
6.0
Wagons Westward
as
Major Marlowe
1940
5.5
Babies for Sale
as
Arthur Kingsley
1940
1.0
Florian
as
Desk Sergeant
1940
4.6
Murder in the Air
as
Dr. Riddell
1940
6.4
If I Had My Way
as
Mr. Melville (uncredited)
1940
6.2
Forty Little Mothers
as
Missing Persons Detective
1940
6.8
Johnny Apollo
as
Prison Warden
1940
5.5
Son of the Navy
as
Capt. Parker
1940
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
as
Inspection Officer
1940
4.8
The Marines Fly High
as
Medical Officer
1940
6.8
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as
Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
1940
6.7
Teddy the Rough Rider
as
John W. Riggs
1940
4.0
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as
James Sawyer
1940
5.7
The Green Hornet
as
District Attorney
1940
6.1
Invisible Stripes
as
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939
6.7
Swanee River
as
Army Medical Examiner
1939
5.0
Missing Evidence
as
Manager
1939
5.0
South of the Border
as
American Consul
1939
6.0
Private Detective
as
Simmy Sanger
1939
2.0
Two Thoroughbreds
as
Bill Conway
1939
6.0
Reno
as
Disbarment Lawyer
1939
6.5
On Dress Parade
as
Capt. Evans Dover
1939
6.5
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as
Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
1939
5.5
20,000 Men a Year
as
C.A.A. Official
1939
0
Scandal Sheet
as
Douglas Haynes
1939
5.5
The Escape
as
Mr. Henley
1939
5.9
Espionage Agent
as
Instructor
1939
0
Calling All Marines
as
Col. C.B. Vincent
1939
6.0
The Under-Pup
as
Lawyer
1939
6.8
Each Dawn I Die
as
Editor Patterson (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Naughty But Nice
as
Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Five Came Back
as
Airlines Official (uncredited)
1939
0
Inside Information
as
Alfred Huxley
1939
6.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as
Customs Official (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Sorority House
as
Mr. Grant
1939
6.6
Union Pacific
as
Jerome (uncredited)
1939
7.5
Outside These Walls
as
John Wilson
1939
3.7
Undercover Agent
as
John Graham
1939
6.6
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as
Doctor
1939
6.0
Wings of the Navy
as
First Doctor
1939
6.0
Off the Record
as
Detective Mendall
1939
5.2
Pacific Liner
as
San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
1939
5.8
Stand Up and Fight
as
Whittingham P. Talbot
1939
0
Gambling Ship
as
Steve Riley
1938
0
Gangster's Boy
as
Judge Davis
1938
5.0
Flight to Fame
as
Jules Peabody
1938
6.2
Garden of the Moon
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Too Hot to Handle
as
Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
1938
5.6
Secrets of an Actress
as
Thompson
1938
0
Personal Secretary
as
Blackmere
1938
8.5
The Missing Guest
as
Frank Baldrich
1938
6.5
Gateway
as
Inspector
1938
6.0
The Chaser
as
Judge #2
1938
4.7
Crime Ring
as
Ernie-Lawyer
1938
6.7
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as
Manager Radio Station
1938
0
Arson Racket Squad
as
Commissioner Benton
1938
5.1
Prison Nurse
as
Parker
1938
5.2
Midnight Intruder
as
Judge Hammond
1938
5.5
You're Only Young Once
as
Hoyt Wells
1937
5.0
The Duke Comes Back
as
Jim Watson
1937
5.4
West of Shanghai
as
Harry
1937
6.0
The Westland Case
as
The Warden
1937
0
Federal Bullets
as
Harker
1937
4.4
The Wrong Road
as
Judge
1937
5.0
Hot Water
as
Maxwell
1937
5.2
Meet the Boy Friend
as
Ned Madison
1937
5.5
The 13th Man
as
Andrew Baldwin
1937
6.8
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as
Victor Stockton
1937
6.7
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as
Navy Commander
1937
6.2
Behind The Headlines
as
J.H. Scott, FBI
1937
5.7
A Family Affair
as
Hoyt Wells
1937
0
Two Wise Maids
as
Dr. MacIntyre
1937
7.0
Man Of The People
as
Governor
1937
4.8
Jungle Jim
as
Attorney Tyler
1937
0
Smashing the Vice Trust
as
District Attorney
1937
6.4
Three Smart Girls
as
Hamilton
1936
5.3
Wanted: Jane Turner
as
Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1936
4.7
The Accusing Finger
as
Medical Examiner
1936
7.4
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as
Mr. Canfield
1936
6.5
Ace Drummond
as
William Meredith, Sr.
1936
6.5
The Magnificent Brute
as
Dr. Coleman
1936
7.3
Libeled Lady
as
Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1936
7.5
My Man Godfrey
as
Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
1936
5.7
Sing, Baby, Sing
as
City Editor
1936
6.2
Postal Inspector
as
Chief Postal Inspector
1936
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as
Lansing
1936
5.8
Public Enemy's Wife
as
Duffield
1936
6.0
Parole!
as
Earl Bigbee
1936
4.4
Easy Money
as
D. A. Allen Harrison
1936
6.0
Little Miss Nobody
as
Judge Gibson
1936
3.2
Revolt of the Zombies
as
Officer (uncredited)
1936
0
Educating Father
as
Prof. Howard (uncredited)
1936
6.8
Show Boat
Cast
1936
4.0
The Singing Kid
as
J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
1936
6.3
The Great Ziegfeld
as
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
1936
6.0
The Bridge of Sighs
as
Defense Attorney Alan Adams
1936
7.0
Paddy O'Day
as
Ship's Officer
1936
7.4
A Night at the Opera
as
Committeeman (uncredited)
1935
6.4
Grand Exit
as
District Attorney Cope
1935
6.5
Shipmates Forever
as
Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
1935
7.0
She Married Her Boss
as
Andrews (uncredited)
1935
5.0
Navy Wife
as
Doctor
1935
5.6
Red Salute
as
Army Officer
1935
6.3
Page Miss Glory
as
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1935
5.4
Broadway Gondolier
as
Program Director
1935
5.0
Don't Bet on Blondes
as
Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
1935
6.9
The Murder Man
as
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935
5.8
Front Page Woman
as
Joe Davis
1935
6.0
Chinatown Squad
as
Detective
1935
6.2
Public Hero Number 1
as
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
8.0
$10 Raise
as
Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
1935
5.5
Traveling Saleslady
as
J.C. Scoville
1935
0
Carnival
as
Baby Judge
1935
5.8
The Best Man Wins
as
O'Neill
1935
5.9
The Secret Bride
as
Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
1934
4.7
Murder in the Clouds
as
Radio Announcer (Voice)
1934
5.7
The Richest Girl in the World
as
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Blind Date
as
George E. Martin
1934
7.0
The Defense Rests
as
Duffy
1934
6.2
Fog Over Frisco
as
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
1934
6.9
Sadie McKee
as
Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
1934
4.9
Stand Up and Cheer!
as
White House Correspondent
1934
6.0
I've Got Your Number
as
Joe, a Gangster
1934
7.5
Let's Fall in Love
as
Barton
1933
2.0
Police Car 17
as
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1933
6.8
The Little Giant
as
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1933
6.7
Picture Snatcher
as
Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1933
6.6
The Working Man
as
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
1933
6.0
Forgotten
as
Hans Strauss
1933
6.3
Luxury Liner
as
Older Man (uncredited)
1933
5.0
You Said a Mouthful
as
Jones (uncredited)
1932
6.2
Three on a Match
as
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932
5.3
Big City Blues
as
Joe (uncredited)
1932
6.0
Doctor X
as
Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
1932
5.9
The Mouthpiece
as
Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
1932
0
Left Over Ladies
as
Churchill
1931
7.0
The Secret Call
as
Matt Stanton
1931
0
Subway Express
as
Mason
1931
5.0
Dirigible
as
Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
1931
0
Brothers
as
Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1930
3.7
Lovin' the Ladies
as
George Van Horne
1930
0
Why Bring That Up?
as
Eddie
1929
0
Thru Different Eyes
as
King (defense attorney)
1929
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