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.
Filmography
all 286
Movies 275
TV Shows 11
Voice 3
Director 1
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Movie
Businessman (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Movie
Adm. Terhune
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Movie
Secretary of State
The Lost Missile (1958)
Movie
Mr. Wetherby
Autumn Leaves (1956)
Movie
Henry / Butler / Reverend / Minister / Clergyman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Prof. Carl Blakely
Devil Goddess (1955)
Movie
Mayor Hoover
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
TV
Dr. Jim O'Toole
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
John Cromby - Rancher
Annie Oakley (1954)
TV
Gen. Carson
Sky Commando (1953)
Movie
Col. Brand
Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
Movie
Gen. Maddux
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
TV
Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers
Adventures of Superman (1952)
TV
Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
We're Not Married! (1952)
Movie
3
Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Movie
Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Elopement (1951)
Movie
Col. Tappen
Purple Heart Diary (1951)
Movie
Doc Hunter
That's My Boy (1951)
Movie
Col. Masters
Bowery Battalion (1951)
Movie
Col. Halliburton
The Flying Missile (1950)
Movie
Dr. Curlin / Mr. Coswell / General / Dr. Allen / Edgar Wellman
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
David Thurston
Lucky Losers (1950)
Movie
Minister (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
Movie
Dr. Johnson
Gunmen of Abilene (1950)
Movie
Warden Frank R. Bentley
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
Movie
Meredith
Squadron of Doom (1949)
Movie
Judge Donnell
Forgotten Women (1949)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Movie
4
Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Movie
Oilman (uncredited)
Tulsa (1949)
Movie
Capt. Wright
Alaska Patrol (1949)
Movie
Clergyman (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Movie
Warden Benson (uncredited)
The Dark Past (1948)
Movie
Dr. Bossin
Sealed Verdict (1948)
Movie
Dr. Moseby
The Girl from Manhattan (1948)
Movie
Ed Brawley
Pitfall (1948)
Movie
Judge Jed Allerton
Dream Girl (1948)
Movie
District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Blonde Ice (1948)
Movie
Mr. Howard
Stage Struck (1948)
Movie
Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
Movie
Dr. Keating
The Cobra Strikes (1948)
Movie
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
High Wall (1947)
Movie
Edward Clemmons
Key Witness (1947)
Movie
Stringer
Magic Town (1947)
Movie
Charles Lennox
The Pretender (1947)
Movie
Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
Sarge Goes to College (1947)
Movie
Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
A Likely Story (1947)
Movie
Judge William B. Collins
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
Movie
Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
San Quentin (1946)
Movie
Warden Lund
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Movie
Lowell Cornell
Wife Wanted (1946)
Movie
Dr. Sterling
Child of Divorce (1946)
Movie
Ship's Doctor
Dangerous Money (1946)
Movie
3.09
Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Movie
Fielding
She Wrote the Book (1946)
Movie
Walter Winslow
The French Key (1946)
Movie
Dr. John F. Lawson
The Glass Alibi (1946)
Movie
Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Movie
4.33
Dr. Blair
Shock (1946)
Movie
Dr. Judson
Dakota (1945)
Movie
Deacon Sam
Allotment Wives (1945)
Movie
Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Purity Squad (1945)
Movie
Dr. Melnik
This Love of Ours (1945)
Movie
1
RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
Movie
Col. Blaine (uncredited)
First Yank into Tokyo (1945)
Movie
John Smalley
A Sporting Chance (1945)
Movie
Williams
Forever Yours (1945)
Movie
Arthur Stanton
Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944)
Movie
J.L. Carson
Stars on Parade (1944)
Movie
Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Patrolling the Ether (1944)
Movie
Col. Robbins
Hey, Rookie (1944)
Movie
Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Movie
Carol's Lawyer
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
Movie
The District Attorney (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust')
Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Movie
Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom (1943)
Movie
Mr. Ranley
Harrigan's Kid (1943)
Movie
Medical Examiner
Margin for Error (1943)
Movie
Mr. Bedford
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
Movie
6
Lt. General
Reconnaissance Pilot (1943)
Movie
Harrison K. Woods
Madame Spy (1942)
Movie
Bit role
Thunder Birds (1942)
Movie
George Arnold, Insurance Man
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Movie
Maj. Henry Barton
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Cairo (1942)
Movie
Chaplain
Thru Different Eyes (1942)
Movie
Minister at Wedding
My Favorite Spy (1942)
Movie
Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Powder Town (1942)
Movie
Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
Movie
3.33
Mr. Thomas
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
Movie
Club Member (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
Movie
Lawyer Harrison
Romance on the Range (1942)
Movie
FBI Chief (uncredited)
Saboteur (1942)
Movie
5
American Navy Captain
Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
Movie
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Movie
Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Movie
3.2
The Pastor
The Power of God (1942)
Movie
Army Officer
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
Movie
Sam Rankin
Road to Happiness (1941)
Movie
Capt. McCook (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Adm. Curtiss
Devil Pays Off (1941)
Movie
General Duncan (uncredited)
Sergeant York (1941)
Movie
1
Thomas Morse
Parachute Battalion (1941)
Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Movie
Head of Draft Board
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Movie
District Attorney
Gangs Inc. (1941)
Movie
Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Love Crazy (1941)
Movie
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Movie
6
Arthur the butler
Back Street (1941)
Movie
Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Buck Privates (1941)
Movie
4.33
Fred Dice
Play Girl (1941)
Movie
Dr. Crane
Bowery Boy (1940)
Movie
Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Movie
Henry DeMille
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
Movie
Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
Gallant Sons (1940)
Movie
Dr. McNulty
The Ape (1940)
Movie
District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Movie
Caleb Kent
Brigham Young (1940)
Movie
First-Nighter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
Movie
Hudson (uncredited)
Hired Wife (1940)
Movie
Capt. Sanders
Men Against the Sky (1940)
Movie
Dr. Harry Lindsay
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Movie
Executive Officer
Sailor's Lady (1940)
Movie
Major Marlowe
Wagons Westward (1940)
Movie
Arthur Kingsley
Babies for Sale (1940)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Florian (1940)
Movie
Dr. Riddell
Murder in the Air (1940)
Movie
Mr. Melville (uncredited)
If I Had My Way (1940)
Movie
Missing Persons Detective
Forty Little Mothers (1940)
Movie
Prison Warden
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Movie
Capt. Parker
Son of the Navy (1940)
Movie
Inspection Officer
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Movie
5.42
Medical Officer
The Marines Fly High (1940)
Movie
Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Movie
John W. Riggs
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Movie
James Sawyer
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Movie
District Attorney [Chs. 4, 10]
The Green Hornet (1940)
Movie
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Army Medical Examiner
Swanee River (1939)
Movie
American Consul
South of the Border (1939)
Movie
Manager
Missing Evidence (1939)
Movie
Simmy Sanger
Private Detective (1939)
Movie
Bill Conway
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
Movie
Disbarment Lawyer
Reno (1939)
Movie
Capt. Evans Dover
On Dress Parade (1939)
Movie
Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
Movie
C.A.A. Official
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Movie
Douglas Haynes
Scandal Sheet (1939)
Movie
Mr. Henley
The Escape (1939)
Movie
Instructor
Espionage Agent (1939)
Movie
Col. C.B. Vincent
Calling All Marines (1939)
Movie
Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Movie
Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Movie
Airlines Official (uncredited)
Five Came Back (1939)
Movie
Alfred Huxley
Inside Information (1939)
Movie
Customs Official (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Movie
6
Jerome (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939)
Movie
Mr. Grant
Sorority House (1939)
Movie
John Wilson
Outside These Walls (1939)
Movie
John Graham
Undercover Agent (1939)
Movie
First Doctor
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Movie
Det. Mendall
Off the Record (1939)
Movie
Whittingham P. Talbot
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Movie
San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Pacific Liner (1939)
Movie
Steve Riley
Gambling Ship (1938)
Movie
Judge Roger Davis
Gangster's Boy (1938)
Movie
Jules Peabody
Flight to Fame (1938)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Garden of the Moon (1938)
Movie
Blackmere - Defense Attorney
Personal Secretary (1938)
Movie
Frank Baldrich
The Missing Guest (1938)
Movie
Inspector
Gateway (1938)
Movie
Judge #2
The Chaser (1938)
Movie
Ernie-Lawyer
Crime Ring (1938)
Movie
Manager Radio Station
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Movie
Commissioner Benton
Arson Racket Squad (1938)
Movie
Parker
Prison Nurse (1938)
Movie
Judge Hammond
Midnight Intruder (1938)
Movie
Hoyt Wells
You're Only Young Once (1937)
Movie
Jim Watson
The Duke Comes Back (1937)
Movie
The Warden
The Westland Case (1937)
Movie
Maxwell
Hot Water (1937)
Movie
Ned Madison
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
Movie
Andrew Baldwin
The 13th Man (1937)
Movie
Victor Stockton
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
Movie
J.H. Scott, FBI
Behind The Headlines (1937)
Movie
Hoyt Wells
A Family Affair (1937)
Movie
Dr. MacIntyre
Two Wise Maids (1937)
Movie
Governor
Man Of The People (1937)
Movie
District Attorney
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
Movie
Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Movie
Medical Examiner
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Movie
Mr. Canfield
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Movie
William Meredith, Sr.
Ace Drummond (1936)
Movie
Dr. Coleman
The Magnificent Brute (1936)
Movie
Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Movie
6.33
Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Movie
5.2
City Editor
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Movie
Chief Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector (1936)
Movie
Duffield
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
Movie
Earl Bigbee
Parole! (1936)
Movie
Mr. Harrison
Easy Money (1936)
Movie
Judge Gibson
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
Movie
Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Educating Father (1936)
Movie
J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
The Singing Kid (1936)
Movie
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Movie
Defense Attorney Alan Adams
The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
Movie
Ship's Officer
Paddy O'Day (1936)
Movie
Committeeman (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Movie
4.29
District Attorney Cope
Grand Exit (1935)
Movie
Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever (1935)
Movie
Andrews (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss (1935)
Movie
Doctor
Navy Wife (1935)
Movie
Army Officer
Red Salute (1935)
Movie
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Movie
Program Director
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Movie
Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Movie
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Murder Man (1935)
Movie
Joe Davis
Front Page Woman (1935)
Movie
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Movie
Detective
Chinatown Squad (1935)
Movie
Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
$10 Raise (1935)
Movie
J.C. Scoville
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
Movie
Baby Judge
Carnival (1935)
Movie
Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
The Secret Bride (1934)
Movie
Radio Announcer (Voice)
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Movie
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
Movie
George E. Martin
Blind Date (1934)
Movie
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Movie
Joe, a Gangster
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Movie
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Police Car 17 (1933)
Movie
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Giant (1933)
Movie
Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
Movie
Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
The Working Man (1933)
Movie
Hans Strauss
Forgotten (1933)
Movie
Older Man (uncredited)
Luxury Liner (1933)
Movie
Jones - Attorney (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
Movie
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Three on a Match (1932)
Movie
Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
Doctor X (1932)
Movie
5.17
Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece (1932)
Movie
Churchill
Left Over Ladies (1931)
Movie
Matt Stanton
The Secret Call (1931)
Movie
Kingsley's Partner
Madonna of the Streets (1930)
Movie
George Van Horne
Lovin' the Ladies (1930)
Movie
King (defense attorney)
Thru Different Eyes (1929)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1888-05-07
Deathday1971-03-30 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceLake Mills, Iowa, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSelmar Jackson, Selmer Adolf Jackson, Selmer Adolph Jackson
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