7Acting
Harry Semels
- Born
- 1887-11-20
- Died
- 1946-03-02
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and Three Little Sew and Sews. He also appeared in feature films like Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate and The Kid from Brooklyn. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al.
Known For
Filmography
166 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Riding High
1950 · Movie
Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
1946 · Movie
Bettor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946 · Movie
Lombardi (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946 · Movie
Townsman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Movie
Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
1945 · Movie
Leader of Caravan
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945 · Movie
Tony (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Movie
Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944 · Movie
Peon (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
1944 · Movie
Pedestrian
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Movie
Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944 · Movie
Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
The Conspirators
1944 · Movie
Customs Assistant (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Movie
Greek
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943 · Movie
Greek Florist
Dizzy Pilots
1943 · Movie
Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Movie
Italian at concert (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 · Movie
Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943 · Movie
Passerby (Uncredited)
Moontide
1942 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942 · Movie
R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
1942 · Movie
Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Movie
Saloon Bouncer
Woman of the Year
1942 · Movie
Mug (uncredited)
General Nuisance
1941 · Movie
Latin America Delagate
She's Oil Mine
1941 · Movie
Referee
And One Was Beautiful
1940 · Movie
Courtroom Spectator
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Movie
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940 · Movie
Comrade · Communist
Kit Carson
1940 · Movie
Aide
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Movie
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
New Moon
1940 · Movie
Bondsman
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Movie
Half-breed Archer
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Movie
Cafe Bartender
Seven Sinners
1940 · Movie
Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1940 · Movie
Convict (uncredited)
The Great Dictator
1940 · Movie
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940 · Movie
Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
Balalaika
1939 · Movie
(uncredited)
Crashing Thru
1939 · Movie
Man Who Reports Gunfight
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Movie
Neighbor
King of the Turf
1939 · Movie
Coffee Pot Proprietor
Midnight
1939 · Movie
Police Officer (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939 · Movie
Gurganov (uncredited)
Overland Mail
1939 · Movie
Pancho
Star Reporter
1939 · Movie
Mike
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Movie
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Movie
Count Alfred Gehrol
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Movie
Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Movie
Partygoer (uncredited)
Flirting with Fate
1938 · Movie
Member of Sancho's Band
I'll Give a Million
1938 · Movie
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938 · Movie
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
State Police
1938 · Movie
Albert Morton
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Movie
Peon Servant
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
Man (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
1937 · Movie
Tony Papalini
Hot Water
1937 · Movie
Barber (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937 · Movie
Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937 · Movie
Joe, Counterman
Missing Witnesses
1937 · Movie
Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 · Movie
Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
New News
1937 · Movie
Prince Albert
Swing It Professor
1937 · Movie
Angelo
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 · Movie
Guard (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Movie
Tartar (Uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937 · Movie
Minor Role
Anthony Adverse
1936 · Movie
Lottery Celebrant
Disorder in the Court
1936 · Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
1936 · Movie
Prisoner
Human Cargo
1936 · Movie
Barreto
I'll Name the Murderer
1936 · Movie
Luigi
Midnight Blunders
1936 · Movie
Dr. Wong (uncredited)
More Than a Secretary
1936 · Movie
Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
Movie Maniacs
1936 · Movie
Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Movie
Clerk (Uncredited)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Movie
A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
The Gay Desperado
1936 · Movie
Manuel
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 · Movie
Bum
I Don't Remember
1935 · Movie
'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
I Live My Life
1935 · Movie
Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935 · Movie
Cochepaille
Stone of Silver Creek
1935 · Movie
R. J. Simmons
The Revenge Rider
1935 · Movie
Henchman Rankin
The Wedding Night
1935 · Movie
Wedding Guest
A Very Honorable Guy
1934 · Movie
Greek
Bombay Mail
1934 · Movie
Platform Conductor
Bridal Bail
1934 · Movie
Hotel Manager
Broadway Bill
1934 · Movie
Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934 · Movie
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Sell Anything
1934 · Movie
Statue Smasher (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934 · Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
1934 · Movie
Cast
One Too Many
1934 · Movie
Cast
Our Daily Bread
1934 · Movie
Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes
1934 · Movie
Dick Boggs
Twentieth Century
1934 · Movie
Poster Artist (uncredited)
Baby Face
1933 · Movie
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Damaged Lives
1933 · Movie
Waiter
Drum Taps
1933 · Movie
Henchman Pete
Elmer, the Great
1933 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
1933 · Movie
Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
I Am Suzanne!
1933 · Movie
Balcony Spectator
King of the Wild Horses
1933 · Movie
John Foster
Storm at Daybreak
1933 · Movie
Serbian Villager (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933 · Movie
Artist (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
1933 · Movie
Henchman Lou Norton
Torch Singer
1933 · Movie
Waiter in Bistro
American Madness
1932 · Movie
Cast
Ghost Valley
1932 · Movie
Pawnee
Sally of the Subway
1932 · Movie
Leopold Von Trump
Sin's Pay Day
1932 · Movie
Louie Joe
South of the Rio Grande
1932 · Movie
Bandido Leader
Texas Buddies
1932 · Movie
Ken Kincaid
This Is the Night
1932 · Movie
Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
Tiger Shark
1932 · Movie
Crewman (uncredited)
Vanity Street
1932 · Movie
Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
Virtue
1932 · Movie
Tony (uncredited)
Young Blood
1932 · Movie
Tony Murullo
Command Performance
1931 · Movie
Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931 · Movie
Emilio (uncredited)
Dishonored
1931 · Movie
Cast
Night Beat
1931 · Movie
Enricco Pommetti
Platinum Blonde
1931 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
1931 · Movie
Jury Member (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
1931 · Movie
Havana Merchant (uncredited)
The Lion and the Lamb
1931 · Movie
Second Lascar
The Yellow Ticket
1931 · Movie
Jailer
Captain Thunder
1930 · Movie
Barfly
Hell's Angels
1930 · Movie
Anarchist (uncredited)
The Bad Man
1930 · Movie
Jose
Those Who Dance
1930 · Movie
Hood
Big News
1929 · Movie
Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Hawk of the Hills
1929 · Movie
Sheckard
Movie Night
1929 · Movie
Movie Patron
The Delightful Rogue
1929 · Movie
Hymie
The Royal Rider
1929 · Movie
Parvene
Weary River
1929 · Movie
Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
Beware of Blondes
1928 · Movie
Portugee Joe
Out with the Tide
1928 · Movie
Cast
Riley the Cop
1928 · Movie
French Policeman
The Desert Bride
1928 · Movie
Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Last Command
1928 · Movie
A Soldier (uncredited)
The Tiger's Shadow
1928 · Movie
Hawks
The Yellow Cameo
1928 · Movie
Black Gavin
Virgin Lips
1928 · Movie
Patron
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · Movie
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
The Isle of Forgotten Women
1927 · Movie
Cast
Moran of the Mounted
1926 · Movie
Dubuc
The Demon
1926 · Movie
Joseph Lomax
The House Without a Key
1926 · Movie
Saladine
Play Ball
1925 · Movie
Count Segundo
The Crackerjack
1925 · Movie
Guard
Into the Net
1924 · Movie
Ivan Invanovitch
Plunder
1923 · Movie
Jude Deering
Speed
1922 · Movie
Jim Sprague
Hurricane Hutch
1921 · Movie
Jim Tiegerley
The Sky Ranger
1921 · Movie
Dr. Santro
Rogues and Romance
1920 · Movie
Pedro Pezet
The Phantom Foe
1920 · Movie
The Phantom Foe
A Fallen Idol
1919 · Movie
Tushau
Bound and Gagged
1919 · Movie
Don Esteban Carnero
Here Comes the Bride
1919 · Movie
Sevier
The American Way
1919 · Movie
Half Breed
The Black Secret
1919 · Movie
Cast