About
Selmer Jackson
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | Actor | (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | Actor | Businessman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1960 | The Gallant Hours | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1959 | The Atomic Submarine | Actor | Admiral Terhune | 58 Average |
| 1958 | The Lost Missile | Actor | The Secretary of State | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves | Actor | Mr. Wetherby | 60 Fair |
| 1955 | Devil Goddess | Actor | Prof. Carl Blakely | 59 Average |
| 1954 | City Story | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1953 | Sky Commando | Actor | Gen. Carson | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | Actor | Col. Brand | 58 Average |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! | Actor | Chaplain Hall (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Actor | Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Elopement | Actor | Dr. Halsey (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Purple Heart Diary | Actor | Col. Tappen | N/A N/A |
| 1951 | That's My Boy | Actor | Doc Hunter | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Actor | Governor | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Bowery Battalion | Actor | Col. Masters | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Actor | Col. Halliburton | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Lucky Losers | Actor | David Thurston | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras | Actor | Selmer Jackson | N/A N/A |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Actor | Minister (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Gunmen of Abilene | Actor | Dr. Johnson | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Mark of the Gorilla | Actor | Warden Frank R. Bentley | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Squadron of Doom | Actor | Meredith | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | Renegades of the Sage | Actor | Brown | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | Forgotten Women | Actor | Judge Donnell | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones | Actor | Doctor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Actor | Cortlandt Official (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1949 | Tulsa | Actor | Oilman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Alaska Patrol | Actor | Capt. Wright | N/A N/A |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married | Actor | Clergyman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Dark Past | Actor | Warden Benson (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict | Actor | Dr. Bossin | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Girl from Manhattan | Actor | Dr. Moseby | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Actor | District Attorney | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Pitfall | Actor | Ed Brawley | 60 Fair |
| 1948 | Dream Girl | Actor | Judge Jed Allerton | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Blonde Ice | Actor | District Attorney Ed Chalmers | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Stage Struck | Actor | Mr. Howard | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Actor | Henry Seward (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Cobra Strikes | Actor | Dr. Keating | 58 Average |
| 1947 | High Wall | Actor | Police Insp. Harding (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Key Witness | Actor | Edward Clemmons | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Actor | Stringer | 59 Average |
| 1947 | The Pretender | Actor | Charles Lennox | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Stepchild | Actor | Judge | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | Sarge Goes to College | Actor | Marine Capt. R.S. Handler | 58 Average |
| 1947 | A Likely Story | Actor | Doctor in Elevator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1947 | The Thirteenth Hour | Actor | Judge William B. Collins | 59 Average |
| 1946 | San Quentin | Actor | Rev. Eckles (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Actor | Warden Lund | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Actor | Lowell Cornell | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Child of Divorce | Actor | Dr. Sterling | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | Actor | Ship's Doctor | 58 Average |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Actor | Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book | Actor | Fielding | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The French Key | Actor | Walter Winslow | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Glass Alibi | Actor | Dr. Lawson | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Actor | Dr. Connell (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Shock | Actor | Dr. Blair | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Black Market Babies | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1945 | Dakota | Actor | Dr. Judson | 58 Average |
| 1945 | Allotment Wives | Actor | Deacon Sam | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Purity Squad | Actor | Darles F. Peters (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours | Actor | Dr. Melnik | 59 Average |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Actor | RCMP Superintendant MacDonald | 59 Average |
| 1945 | First Yank into Tokyo | Actor | Col. Blaine (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Out of This World | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1945 | A Sporting Chance | Actor | John Smalley | N/A N/A |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Actor | Warden | 58 Average |
| 1945 | Forever Yours | Actor | Williams | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Actor | Arthur Stanton | 59 Average |
| 1944 | She's a Sweetheart | Actor | General | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Stars on Parade | Actor | J. L. Carson | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Patrolling the Ether | Actor | Chief of Radio Intelligence Division | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Hey, Rookie | Actor | Col. Robbins | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Around the World | Actor | Consul | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Actor | Col. Thompson (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Honeymoon Lodge | Actor | Carol's Lawyer | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Flight for Freedom | Actor | Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Actor | Grant | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Harrigan's Kid | Actor | Mr. Ranley | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Actor | Medical Examiner | 59 Average |
| 1943 | You Can't Beat the Law | Actor | Mr. Bedford | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Reconnaissance Pilot | Actor | Lt. General | N/A N/A |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Actor | Harrison K. Woods | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds | Actor | Bit role | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Actor | George Arnold, Insurance Man | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Secret Code | Actor | Maj. Henry Barton | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Cairo | Actor | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Actor | Sersen | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Thru Different Eyes | Actor | Chaplain | N/A N/A |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Actor | Minister at Wedding | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Powder Town | Actor | Mr. Tuttle (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Actor | Mr. Thomas | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over | Actor | Laird Burnett (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Actor | Club Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Romance on the Range | Actor | Lawyer Harrison | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Actor | FBI Chief (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1942 | Secret Agent of Japan | Actor | American Navy Captain | 58 Average |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Actor | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | A Date with the Falcon | Actor | Mr. Wallis (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Power of God | Actor | The Pastor | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Actor | Army Officer | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Actor | Graham | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Road to Happiness | Actor | Sam Rankin | 58 Average |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Actor | Capt. McCook (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1941 | Devil Pays Off | Actor | Adm. Curtiss | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Actor | General Duncan (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1941 | Parachute Battalion | Actor | Thomas Morse | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Actor | Senator | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Actor | Board Member (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Actor | Head of Draft Board | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Actor | Doctor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Gangs Inc. | Actor | District Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Actor | Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Actor | Broker | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Actor | Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1941 | Back Street | Actor | Arthur the butler | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Actor | Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Actor | Fred Dice | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Actor | Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Actor | Henry DeMille | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons | Actor | Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Ape | Actor | Dr. McNulty | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Actor | Caleb Kent | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Glamour for Sale | Actor | District Attorney Thomas (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Actor | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Actor | Lawyer | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | Actor | Hudson (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Men Against the Sky | Actor | Capt. Sanders | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Millionaires in Prison | Actor | Dr. Harry Lindsay | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Actor | Executive Officer | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Wagons Westward | Actor | Major Marlowe | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Babies for Sale | Actor | Arthur Kingsley | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Florian | Actor | Desk Sergeant | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Murder in the Air | Actor | Dr. Riddell | 58 Average |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Actor | Mr. Melville (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers | Actor | Missing Persons Detective | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Actor | Prison Warden | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Son of the Navy | Actor | Capt. Parker | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Actor | Inspection Officer | 71 Good |
| 1940 | The Marines Fly High | Actor | Medical Officer | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Actor | Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | Actor | John W. Riggs | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Actor | James Sawyer | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | Actor | District Attorney | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Actor | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Actor | Army Medical Examiner | 58 Average |
| 1939 | South of the Border | Actor | American Consul | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Missing Evidence | Actor | Manager | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Actor | Simmy Sanger | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds | Actor | Bill Conway | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Reno | Actor | Disbarment Lawyer | 59 Average |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Actor | Capt. Evans Dover | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Actor | Tom Malcolm (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year | Actor | C.A.A. Official | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Scandal Sheet | Actor | Douglas Haynes | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | The Escape | Actor | Mr. Henley | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Actor | Instructor | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Calling All Marines | Actor | Col. C.B. Vincent | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | The Under-Pup | Actor | Lawyer | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | Actor | Editor Patterson (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Actor | Airlines Official (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice | Actor | Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Inside Information | Actor | Alfred Huxley | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Actor | Customs Official (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Actor | Jerome (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Sorority House | Actor | Mr. Grant | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Outside These Walls | Actor | John Wilson | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Undercover Agent | Actor | John Graham | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Actor | First Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Actor | Detective Mendall | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | Actor | Whittingham P. Talbot | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Actor | San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Gambling Ship | Actor | Steve Riley | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Gangster's Boy | Actor | Judge Davis | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Flight to Fame | Actor | Jules Peabody | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | Actor | Doctor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Secrets of an Actress | Actor | Thompson | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Actor | Blackmere | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | The Missing Guest | Actor | Frank Baldrich | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Gateway | Actor | Inspector | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Actor | Judge #2 | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Actor | Ernie-Lawyer | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Actor | Manager Radio Station | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Arson Racket Squad | Actor | Commissioner Benton | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Prison Nurse | Actor | Parker | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Midnight Intruder | Actor | Judge Hammond | 58 Average |
| 1937 | You're Only Young Once | Actor | Hoyt Wells | 58 Average |
| 1937 | The Duke Comes Back | Actor | Jim Watson | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Westland Case | Actor | The Warden | 59 Average |
| 1937 | West of Shanghai | Actor | Harry | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Federal Bullets | Actor | Harker | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | The Wrong Road | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Actor | Maxwell | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Meet the Boy Friend | Actor | Ned Madison | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The 13th Man | Actor | Andrew Baldwin | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Actor | Victor Stockton | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Behind The Headlines | Actor | J.H. Scott, FBI | 58 Average |
| 1937 | A Family Affair | Actor | Hoyt Wells | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Two Wise Maids | Actor | Dr. MacIntyre | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | Actor | Governor | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Jungle Jim | Actor | Attorney Tyler | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Smashing the Vice Trust | Actor | District Attorney | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls | Actor | Hamilton | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Actor | Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | Actor | Medical Examiner | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Actor | Mr. Canfield | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Ace Drummond | Actor | William Meredith, Sr. | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Magnificent Brute | Actor | Dr. Coleman | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Actor | Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Actor | Blake (Socialite) (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Actor | City Editor | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Postal Inspector | Actor | Chief Postal Inspector | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Actor | Lansing | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Actor | Duffield | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Parole! | Actor | Earl Bigbee | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Easy Money | Actor | D. A. Allen Harrison | 58 Average |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Actor | Judge Gibson | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Actor | Prof. Howard (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Actor | J.A. Hanson (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld | Actor | Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Bridge of Sighs | Actor | Defense Attorney Alan Adams | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Actor | Ship's Officer | 59 Average |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Actor | Committeeman (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
| 1935 | Grand Exit | Actor | District Attorney Cope | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever | Actor | Commander Gibbs (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Actor | Andrews (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Actor | Doctor | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Red Salute | Actor | Army Officer | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Actor | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Actor | Program Director | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Actor | Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Actor | Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Actor | Joe Davis | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Actor | Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Chinatown Squad | Actor | Detective | 59 Average |
| 1935 | $10 Raise | Actor | Real Estate Agent (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Actor | J.C. Scoville | 59 Average |
| 1935 | Carnival | Actor | Baby Judge | N/A N/A |
| 1935 | The Best Man Wins | Actor | O'Neill | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride | Actor | Vincent's Counsel (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Murder in the Clouds | Actor | Radio Announcer (Voice) | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The Richest Girl in the World | Actor | Dr. Harvey (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Blind Date | Actor | George E. Martin | 59 Average |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests | Actor | Duffy | 59 Average |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco | Actor | Radio Announcer (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Actor | Joe, a Gangster | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Let's Fall in Love | Actor | Barton | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Police Car 17 | Actor | Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The Little Giant | Actor | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher | Actor | Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | The Working Man | Actor | Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Forgotten | Actor | Hans Strauss | 59 Average |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner | Actor | Older Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | You Said a Mouthful | Actor | Jones - Attorney (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Three on a Match | Actor | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | Big City Blues | Actor | Joe (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Doctor X | Actor | Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Mouthpiece | Actor | Prison Clerk (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Left Over Ladies | Actor | Churchill | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | The Secret Call | Actor | Matt Stanton | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | Subway Express | Actor | Mason | N/A N/A |
| 1930 | Brothers | Actor | Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1930 | Lovin' the Ladies | Actor | George Van Horne | 58 Average |
| 1929 | Why Bring That Up? | Actor | Eddie | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | Thru Different Eyes | Actor | King (defense attorney) | N/A N/A |