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Selmer Jackson

Actor
Born May 6, 1888Died March 30, 1971 (82 years)
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 & Shows on Plex
  • Meet John Doe
  • Bonanza
  • Pitfall
  • Santa Fe Trail
  • Shock
  • The Ape
  • The Atomic Submarine
  • Tulsa
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  • Death Valley Days
  • Miss Annie Rooney
  • Annie Oakley
  • The People's Choice
Known For
  • Pitfall
  • Autumn Leaves
  • The Ape
  • The Atomic Submarine
  • Blonde Ice
  • The Lost Missile
  • I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
  • The Green Hornet
  • The 13th Man
  • Mark of the Gorilla
  • Play Girl
  • Son of the Navy

Filmography

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage)
1963
The Wheeler Dealers · as Businessman (uncredited)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as The Movie Chaplain
1960
1959
The Atomic Submarine · as Admiral Terhune
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) · as Minister
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Doctor
1958
The Lost Missile · as The Secretary Of State
1958
Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Doctor
1958
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Louis - Barman
1958
Bronco (TV Series) · as Judge Kingsley
1957
Suspicion (TV Series) · as Walker
1957
The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Judge Wayne
1957
Hellcats of the Navy · as Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Clete
1956
Three Brave Men · as Retired Admiral
1956
Autumn Leaves · as Mr. Wetherby
1955
Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Paul Martin
1955
The People's Choice (TV Series) · as Adm. Corey
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Clergyman
1955
Devil Goddess · as Prof. Carl Blakely
1955
Navy Log (TV Series)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Mayor Hoover
1955
The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Doctor
1955
The Eternal Sea · as V.i.p.
1955
Seven Angry Men · as Ralph Waldo Emerson
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Dr. Jim O'toole
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Dr. Collier
1954
Superman Flies Again · as Gen. Summers
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as General
1954
Medic (TV Series) · as Dr. Gersbach
1954
1954
It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Man
1954
Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as John Cromby - Rancher
1953
Crazylegs · as President Of Michigan Alumni Association
1953
The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Sam Walker
1953
Meet Mr. McNutley (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
Sky Commando · as Gen. Carson
1953
The President's Lady · as Col. Green
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado · as Col. Brand
1953
You Are There (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Butler
1952
Ruby Gentry · as Club Member At Bar
1952
We're Not Married! · as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Gen. Maddux
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Col. Jack Redding
1952
This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Thad Wentworth
1952
Sudden Fear · as Dr. Van Roan
1952
Washington Story · as Party Guest Greeting Ambassador
1952
Montana Territory · as Banker
1952
Deadline - U.S.A. · as Williams
1952
Young Man with Ideas · as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Doctor
1952
Indian Uprising · as Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
1951
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere · as J. R. Wade - Deputy Commissioner Of Public Safety [chs.11-13]
1951
1951
Elopement · as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
That's My Boy · as Doc Hunter
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) · as Governor
1951
Up Front · as General
1951
Bowery Battalion · as Col. Masters
1951
Living Christ Series (TV Series) · as Pharisee
1950
The Flying Missile · as Col. Halliburton
1950
The Magnificent Yankee · as Mr. Amboy
1950
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
Pygmy Island · as Army Officer At Pentagon
1950
The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as General
1950
No Man of Her Own · as Minister (uncredited)
1950
Lucky Losers · as David Thurston
1950
Gunmen of Abilene · as Dr. Johnson
1950
Mark of the Gorilla · as Warden Frank R. Bentley
1949
Squadron of Doom · as Meredith
1949
Mighty Joe Young · as Judge
1949
Sorrowful Jones · as Doctor (uncredited)
1949
The Fountainhead · as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949
Tulsa · as Oilman (uncredited)
1949
1948
Every Girl Should Be Married · as Clergyman (uncredited)
1948
The Dark Past · as Warden Benson (uncredited)
1948
Sealed Verdict · as Dr. Bossin
1948
The Girl from Manhattan · as Dr. Moseby
1948
The Gentleman from Nowhere · as District Attorney
1948
Pitfall · as Ed Brawley
1948
Dream Girl · as Judge Jed Allerton
1948
Blonde Ice · as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
1948
Stage Struck · as Mr. Howard
1948
The Fuller Brush Man · as Henry Seward (uncredited)
1948
The Cobra Strikes · as Dr. Keating
1947
High Wall · as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1947
Heading for Heaven · as Doctor
1947
1947
The Fabulous Texan · as Flanigan
1947
Cass Timberlane · as Dr. Leskett
1947
Bury Me Dead · as Rev. Dr. Foster
1947
Key Witness · as Edward Clemmons
1947
Magic Town · as Stringer
1947
The Pretender · as Charles Lennox
1947
A Likely Story · as Doctor In Elevator (uncredited)
1947
The Beginning or the End · as Senior Engineer
1947
The Thirteenth Hour · as Judge William B. Collins
1946
San Quentin · as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
1946
Boston Blackie and the Law · as Warden Lund
1946
Wife Wanted · as Lowell Cornell
1946
Child of Divorce · as Dr. Sterling
1946
Dangerous Money · as Ship's Doctor
1946
The Time of Their Lives · as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1946
She Wrote the Book · as Fielding
1946
The French Key · as Walter Winslow
1946
The Glass Alibi · as Dr. Lawson
1946
Mysterious Intruder · as Dr. Connell (uncredited)
1946
Shock · as Dr. Blair
1945
Dakota · as Dr. Judson
1945
1945
Thrill of a Romance · as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Allotment Wives · as Deacon Sam
1945
This Love of Ours · as Dr. Melnik
1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again · as Rcmp Superintendant Macdonald
1945
Paris Underground · as American Officer
1945
Dillinger · as Dr. Rex Spang
1945
First Yank Into Tokyo · as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
1945
Out of This World · as Doctor
1945
The Caribbean Mystery · as Dr. Herbert Merryman
1945
Escape in the Desert · as Fbi Chief
1945
1944
Destiny · as Warden
1944
She's a Sweetheart · as General
1944
Heavenly Days · as Sunday Editor
1944
The Big Noise · as Mr. Manning Of The Patent Office
1944
Marine Raiders · as Colonel At Guadalcanal
1944
A Night of Adventure · as Washington (dc) Official
1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Principal Keeper
1944
The Fighting Sullivans · as Damage Control Officer
1944
Wing and a Prayer · as Admiral
1943
What a Woman! · as Bruce
1943
Around the World · as Consul
1943
Guadalcanal Diary · as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets · as Professor Mason
1943
Someone to Remember · as Mr. Freeman
1943
The Falcon in Danger · as Airport Official
1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron · as The District Attorney (edited From 'smashing The Vice Trust')
1943
Flight for Freedom · as Sea Captain (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1943
It Ain't Hay · as Grant
1943
Margin for Error · as Medical Examiner
1943
You Can't Beat the Law · as Mr. Bedford
1942
When Johnny Comes Marching Home · as Maj. Donaldson
1942
Madame Spy · as Harrison K. Woods
1942
1942
Meet the Stewarts · as Club Member (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love · as George Arnold, Insurance Man
1942
The Secret Code · as Maj. Henry Barton
1942
Cairo · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1942
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory · as Mr. Jackson
1942
Thru Different Eyes · as Chaplain
1942
Powder Town · as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
1942
My Favorite Spy · as Minister At Wedding
1942
The Falcon Takes Over · as Laird Burnett (uncredited)
1942
1942
Romance on the Range · as Lawyer Harrison
1942
Saboteur · as Fbi Chief (uncredited)
1942
1942
Secret Agent of Japan · as American Navy Captain
1942
Sing Your Worries Away · as Producer
1942
Joe Smith, American · as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1942
A Date with the Falcon · as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. · as Army Officer
1941
Remember the Day · as Graham
1941
Road to Happiness · as Sam Rankin
1941
They Died with Their Boots On · as Capt. Mccook (uncredited)
1941
The Devil Pays Off · as Adm. Curtiss
1941
International Lady · as Colonel
1941
Sergeant York · as General Duncan (uncredited)
1941
It Started with Eve · as Henry - Hotel Guest
1941
Navy Blues · as Capt. Willard
1941
Parachute Battalion · as Thomas Morse
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day · as Dr. Whitney
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan · as Board Member (uncredited)
1941
Blossoms in the Dust · as Senator
1941
International Squadron · as Saunders
1941
Three Sons o' Guns · as Head Of Draft Board
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills · as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Paper Bullets · as District Attorney
1941
Love Crazy · as Doctor At Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
1941
1941
Meet John Doe · as Radio Announcer At Convention (uncredited)
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself · as Mr. Green
1941
Play Girl · as Fred Dice
1941
Nice Girl? · as General
1941
Back Street · as Arthur The Butler
1941
Buck Privates · as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1940
Santa Fe Trail · as Officer Reading Names Of Graduates (uncredited)
1940
Lady with Red Hair · as Henry Demille
1940
Girls Under 21 · as Judge Frank P. Wallace
1940
Gallant Sons · as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
1940
The Ape · as Dr. Mcnulty
1940
Brigham Young · as Caleb Kent
1940
Glamour for Sale · as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest · as Doctor
1940
I'm Still Alive · as Baxter
1940
No Time for Comedy · as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
Hired Wife · as Hudson (uncredited)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 · as Lawyer
1940
Men Against the Sky · as Capt. Sanders
1940
Florian · as Desk Sergeant
1940
Military Academy · as Mr. Blake
1940
Millionaires in Prison · as Dr. Harry Lindsay
1940
Sailor's Lady · as Executive Officer
1940
Queen of the Mob · as Frederick Smith
1940
Wagons Westward · as Major Marlowe
1940
Babies for Sale · as Arthur Kingsley
1940
Murder in the Air · as Dr. Riddell
1940
If I Had My Way · as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
1940
Forty Little Mothers · as Missing Persons Detective
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Aide To Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
1940
Johnny Apollo · as Prison Warden
1940
Son of the Navy · as Capt. Parker
1940
The Marines Fly High · as Medical Officer
1940
The Grapes of Wrath · as Inspection Officer
1940
The Man from Dakota · as Surgeon
1940
Honeymoon Deferred · as Frederick Johnson
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · as James Sawyer
1940
The Green Hornet · as District Attorney
1939
Invisible Stripes · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939
Swanee River · as Army Medical Examiner
1939
South of the Border · as American Consul
1939
Missing Evidence · as Manager
1939
Private Detective · as Simmy Sanger
1939
Two Thoroughbreds · as Bill Conway
1939
Reno · as Disbarment Lawyer
1939
On Dress Parade · as Capt. Evans Dover
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
1939
20,000 Men a Year · as C.a.a. Official
1939
Espionage Agent · as Instructor
1939
The Under-Pup · as Lawyer
1939
The Star Maker · as Doctor
1939
Each Dawn I Die · as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
1939
Naughty But Nice · as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
1939
Five Came Back · as Airlines Official (uncredited)
1939
6,000 Enemies · as Judge
1939
Inside Information · as Alfred Huxley
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Customs Official (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific · as Jerome (uncredited)
1939
Sorority House · as Mr. Grant
1939
Undercover Agent · as John Graham
1939
1939
Society Lawyer · as District Attorney
1939
Wings of the Navy · as First Doctor
1939
Off the Record · as Detective Mendall
1939
Stand Up and Fight · as Whittingham P. Talbot
1939
Pacific Liner · as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
1938
The Law West of Tombstone · as New York Judge
1938
Gangster's Boy · as Judge Davis
1938
Garden of the Moon · as Doctor (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle · as Coast Guard Captain
1938
Secrets of an Actress · as Thompson
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band · as Manager Radio Station
1938
The Missing Guest · as Frank Baldrich
1938
Gateway · as Inspector
1938
The Chaser · as Judge #2
1938
Little Tough Guy · as 3rd Judge
1938
Crime Ring · as Ernie-Lawyer
1938
Prison Nurse · as Parker
1938
Mad About Music · as Reporter
1938
Midnight Intruder · as Judge Hammond
1937
Wise Girl · as Lawyer Barton #2
1937
You're Only Young Once · as Hoyt Wells
1937
The Duke Comes Back · as Jim Watson
1937
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round · as J. Henry Thorne
1937
The Westland Case · as The Warden
1937
West of Shanghai · as Harry
1937
The Wrong Road · as Judge
1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich · as Captain
1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf · as Defense Attorney
1937
Reported Missing! · as C. J. Fleming Fbi
1937
Meet the Boy Friend · as Ned Madison
1937
Between Two Women · as Dr. Shanklin
1937
The 13th Man · as Andrew Baldwin
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop · as Victor Stockton
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics · as Navy Commander
1937
Behind the Headlines · as J.h. Scott, Fbi
1937
A Family Affair · as Hoyt Wells
1937
Girl Overboard · as Capt. Hartman
1937
Man of the People · as Governor
1937
Jungle Jim · as Attorney Tyler
1936
Little Miss Nobody · as Judge Gibson
1936
Stowaway · as Randall's Lawyer In Reno
1936
Three Smart Girls · as Hamilton
1936
Wanted! Jane Turner · as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera · as Hudson - Wire-Photo Technician
1936
The Accusing Finger · as Medical Examiner
1936
1936
Ace Drummond · as William Meredith, Sr.
1936
The Magnificent Brute · as Dr. Coleman
1936
Libeled Lady · as Adams The Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1936
My Man Godfrey · as Blake (socialite) (uncredited)
1936
Sing, Baby, Sing · as City Editor
1936
Postal Inspector · as Chief Postal Inspector
1936
1936
Public Enemy's Wife · as Duffield
1936
The Bride Walks Out · as Mr. Barrows - International Steel
1936
Easy Money · as D. A. Allen Harrison
1936
Revolt of the Zombies · as Officer (uncredited)
1936
The Golden Arrow · as Lorimer
1936
1936
The Singing Kid · as J.a. Hanson (uncredited)
1936
The Great Ziegfeld · as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
1936
The Bridge of Sighs · as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
1936
It Had to Happen · as Minor Role
1936
Next Time We Love · as Dr. Campbell
1936
Paddy O'Day · as Ship's Officer
1935
A Night at the Opera · as Committeeman (uncredited)
1935
Grand Exit · as District Attorney Cope
1935
This Is the Life · as Mr. Walters
1935
Shipmates Forever · as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
1935
The Public Menace · as Chief Steward
1935
She Married Her Boss · as Andrews (uncredited)
1935
Navy Wife · as Doctor
1935
Red Salute · as Army Officer
1935
Page Miss Glory · as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1935
Broadway Gondolier · as Program Director
1935
Front Page Woman · as Joe Davis
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes · as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (uncredited)
1935
The Murder Man · as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935
Alibi Ike · as Second Radio Announcer
1935
Public Hero Number 1 · as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
Chinatown Squad · as Detective
1935
In Caliente · as Graphic Artist
1935
Let 'em Have It · as Bertillion Instructor
1935
Traveling Saleslady · as J.c. Scoville
1935
Living on Velvet · as Captain At Flying Field
1935
The Great Hotel Murder · as Railroad Ticket Agent
1935
Carnival · as Baby Judge
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air · as Medical Officer
1935
Red Hot Tires · as Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Yaghem
1935
The Best Man Wins · as O'neill
1934
Bright Eyes · as Ned's Attorney
1934
The Secret Bride · as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
1934
Murder in the Clouds · as Radio Announcer (voice)
1934
Jealousy · as Radio Announcer
1934
6 Day Bike Rider · as Announcer
1934
The Richest Girl in the World · as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1934
Blind Date · as George E. Martin
1934
The Defense Rests · as Duffy
1934
Now I'll Tell · as Decker
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life · as Game Announcer
1934
Fog Over Frisco · as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee · as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
1934
Stand Up and Cheer! · as White House Correspondent
1934
The Witching Hour · as Henry Walthall
1934
I've Got Your Number · as Joe, A Gangster
1933
Let's Fall in Love · as Barton
1933
Blood Money · as Man In District Attorney's Office
1933
After Tonight · as Intelligence Officer
1933
Brief Moment · as Conover
1933
1933
The Little Giant · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1933
Picture Snatcher · as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1933
The Working Man · as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Forgotten · as Hans Strauss
1933
Luxury Liner · as Older Man (uncredited)
1932
You Said a Mouthful · as Jones - Attorney (uncredited)
1932
Three on a Match · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Big City Blues · as Joe (uncredited)
1932
Two Against the World · as Radio Commentator
1932
Doctor X · as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (uncredited)
1932
Winner Take All · as Ring Announcer
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · as Detective Charlie
1932
The Mouthpiece · as Prison Clerk (uncredited)
1932
Shopworn · as Murray - Headwaiter
1932
Play Girl · as Horse Race Announcer
1932
The Big Timer · as Jim Colton
1931
Left Over Ladies · as Churchill
1931
The Secret Call · as Matt Stanton
1931
Dirigible · as Lt. Rowland
1930
Lovin' the Ladies · as George Van Horne
1929
Thru Different Eyes · as King (defense Attorney)

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