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Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Acting1888Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

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.

Acting History

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as Businessman (uncredited)
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Clergyman / Henry / Minister / Reverend / Butler• 1 eps
1959
The Atomic Submarine
as Admiral Terhune
1958
The Lost Missile
as The Secretary of State
1956
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Wetherby
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Mayor Hoover• 8 eps
1955
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
The Millionaire
TVas Dr. Jim O'Toole• 1 eps
Annie Oakley
TVas John Cromby - Rancher• 1 eps
1954
1953
Sky Commando
as Gen. Carson
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Gen. Maddux• 1 eps
Adventures of Superman
TVas Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers• 1 eps
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Williams (uncredited)
1951
That's My Boy
as Doc Hunter
Bowery Battalion
as Col. Masters
Elopement
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Purple Heart Diary
as Col. Tappen
The Living Christ
TVas Pharisee
1950
The Flying Missile
as Col. Halliburton
No Man of Her Own
as Minister (uncredited)
Pygmy Island
as Army Officer at Pentagon
Mark of the Gorilla
as Warden Frank R. Bentley
Lucky Losers
as David Thurston
Gunmen of Abilene
as Dr. Johnson
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Mr. Coswell / General / Edgar Wellman / Dr. Curlin / Dr. Allen
1949
The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Wright
Squadron of Doom
as Meredith
Tulsa
as Oilman (uncredited)
Forgotten Women
as Judge Donnell
Sorrowful Jones
as Doctor (uncredited)
1948
Dream Girl
as Judge Jed Allerton
The Fuller Brush Man
as Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Dark Past
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Clergyman (uncredited)
Stage Struck
as Mr. Howard
Blonde Ice
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Pitfall
as Ed Brawley
Sealed Verdict
as Dr. Bossin
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as District Attorney
The Cobra Strikes
as Dr. Keating
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
as Judge William B. Collins
Stepchild
as Judge
Key Witness
as Edward Clemmons
High Wall
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
Magic Town
as Stringer
A Likely Story
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
The Pretender
as Charles Lennox
1946
Dangerous Money
as Ship's Doctor
Shock
as Dr. Blair
Mysterious Intruder
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
The Glass Alibi
as Dr. Lawson
San Quentin
as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
Child of Divorce
as Dr. Sterling
Wife Wanted
as Lowell Cornell
The French Key
as Walter Winslow
1945
Dillinger
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Allotment Wives
as Deacon Sam
Forever Yours
as Williams
Dakota
as Dr. Judson
First Yank into Tokyo
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
Purity Squad
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
as John Smalley
1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Arthur Stanton
Hey, Rookie
as Col. Robbins
Stars on Parade
as J. L. Carson
Patrolling the Ether
as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
1943
Honeymoon Lodge
as Carol's Lawyer
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom
as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
as Grant
Harrigan's Kid
as Mr. Ranley
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. General
Margin for Error
as Medical Examiner
1942
Cairo
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Club Member (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as George Arnold, Insurance Man
Madame Spy
as Harrison K. Woods
Joe Smith, American
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
as Minister at Wedding
The Secret Code
as Maj. Henry Barton
A Date with the Falcon
as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
Saboteur
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Thunder Birds
as Bit role
Powder Town
as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Thomas
Romance on the Range
as Lawyer Harrison
Secret Agent of Japan
as American Navy Captain
The Power of God
as The Pastor
The Falcon Takes Over
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Back Street
as Arthur the butler
Meet John Doe
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Buck Privates
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Doctor (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion
as Thomas Morse
Road to Happiness
as Sam Rankin
Gangs Inc.
as District Attorney
Play Girl
as Fred Dice
Devil Pays Off
as Adm. Curtiss
Sergeant York
as General Duncan (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Head of Draft Board
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Board Member (uncredited)
1940
Brigham Young
as Caleb Kent
The Grapes of Wrath
as Inspection Officer
Forty Little Mothers
as Missing Persons Detective
Wagons Westward
as Major Marlowe
Murder in the Air
as Dr. Riddell
Florian
as Desk Sergeant
Johnny Apollo
as Prison Warden
If I Had My Way
as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Men Against the Sky
as Capt. Sanders
Hired Wife
as Hudson (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
as Henry DeMille
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Babies for Sale
as Arthur Kingsley
Gallant Sons
as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as John W. Riggs
The Green Hornet
as District Attorney
The Marines Fly High
as Medical Officer
Son of the Navy
as Capt. Parker
Sailor's Lady
as Executive Officer
Glamour for Sale
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
The Ape
as Dr. McNulty
1939
Pacific Liner
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
as C.A.A. Official
Union Pacific
as Jerome (uncredited)
Off the Record
as Detective Mendall
Each Dawn I Die
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Reno
as Disbarment Lawyer
Five Came Back
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
Wings of the Navy
as First Doctor
Swanee River
as Army Medical Examiner
Scandal Sheet
as Douglas Haynes
Stand Up and Fight
as Whittingham P. Talbot
Private Detective
as Simmy Sanger
Outside These Walls
as John Wilson
On Dress Parade
as Capt. Evans Dover
Sorority House
as Mr. Grant
Undercover Agent
as John Graham
Naughty But Nice
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Bill Conway
The Escape
as Mr. Henley
The Under-Pup
as Lawyer
Calling All Marines
as Col. C.B. Vincent
Inside Information
as Alfred Huxley
South of the Border
as American Consul
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Manager Radio Station
Gangster's Boy
as Judge Davis
Personal Secretary
as Blackmere
Crime Ring
as Ernie-Lawyer
The Missing Guest
as Frank Baldrich
Garden of the Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
as Judge Hammond
Prison Nurse
as Parker
Gateway
as Inspector
Arson Racket Squad
as Commissioner Benton
Gambling Ship
as Steve Riley
The Chaser
as Judge #2
Flight to Fame
as Jules Peabody
Too Hot to Handle
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
1937
A Family Affair
as Hoyt Wells
Two Wise Maids
as Dr. MacIntyre
Jungle Jim
as Attorney Tyler
Hot Water
as Maxwell
The Duke Comes Back
as Jim Watson
The Westland Case
as The Warden
Behind The Headlines
as J.H. Scott, FBI
The 13th Man
as Andrew Baldwin
Meet the Boy Friend
as Ned Madison
Smashing the Vice Trust
as District Attorney
1936
The Great Ziegfeld
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Educating Father
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
as Medical Examiner
My Man Godfrey
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Parole!
as Earl Bigbee
Paddy O'Day
as Ship's Officer
Postal Inspector
as Chief Postal Inspector
The Singing Kid
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Ace Drummond
as William Meredith, Sr.
The Bridge of Sighs
as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
The Magnificent Brute
as Dr. Coleman
Sing, Baby, Sing
as City Editor
Easy Money
as D. A. Allen Harrison
Little Miss Nobody
as Judge Gibson
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Revolt of the Zombies
as Officer (uncredited)
1935
Chinatown Squad
as Detective
Red Salute
as Army Officer
Public Hero Number 1
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
as J.C. Scoville
Carnival
as Baby Judge
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
Grand Exit
as District Attorney Cope
She Married Her Boss
as Andrews (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
as Joe Davis
Shipmates Forever
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
as Program Director
Navy Wife
as Doctor
$10 Raise
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
I've Got Your Number
as Joe, a Gangster
Murder in the Clouds
as Radio Announcer (Voice)
Stand Up and Cheer!
as White House Correspondent
Fog Over Frisco
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Blind Date
as George E. Martin
1933
The Little Giant
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Working Man
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Forgotten
as Hans Strauss
Luxury Liner
as Older Man (uncredited)
Police Car 17
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1932
You Said a Mouthful
as Jones (uncredited)
Doctor X
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
Three on a Match
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Big City Blues
as Joe (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
1931
Dirigible
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
The Secret Call
as Matt Stanton
Left Over Ladies
as Churchill
1930
Brothers
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies
as George Van Horne
1929
Thru Different Eyes
as King (defense attorney)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/6/1888
Day of Death
3/30/1971
Place of Birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA