Selmer Jackson
Known for
Acting
Life
1888 – 1971 (aged 82)
Born in
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
15 Mar 1940
A Night at the Opera
15 Nov 1935
Saboteur
22 Apr 1942
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
My Man Godfrey
02 Sep 1936
Meet John Doe
14 Mar 1941
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Sergeant York
27 Sep 1941
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Filmography
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1963
- The Wheeler Dealersas Businessman (uncredited)
1959
- The Atomic Submarineas Admiral Terhune
- Bonanzaas Doctor1 episode
1958
- The Lost Missileas The Secretary of State
1956
- Autumn Leavesas Mr. Wetherby
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Minister1 episode
- Devil Goddessas Prof. Carl Blakely
- Navy Log1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Mayor Hoover8 episodes
- The Millionaireas Dr. Jim O'Toole1 episode
1954
- City Story
- Annie Oakleyas John Cromby1 episode
1953
- Sky Commandoas Gen. Carson
- Jack McCall, Desperadoas Col. Brand
1952
- The Ford Television Theatreas Gen. Maddux1 episode
- Adventures of Supermanas Gen. Summers1 episode
- We're Not Married!as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A.as Williams (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideasas Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1 episode
- Elopementas Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
- Purple Heart Diaryas Col. Tappen
- That's My Boyas Doc Hunter
- Buckaroo Sheriff of Texasas Governor
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Governor1 episode
- Bowery Battalionas Col. Masters
- The Living Christas Pharisee1 episode
1950
- The Flying Missileas Col. Halliburton
- Pygmy Islandas Army Officer at Pentagon
- Lux Video Theatreas Edgar Wellman1 episode
- Lucky Losersas David Thurston
- Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Grasas Selmer Jackson
- No Man of Her Ownas Minister (uncredited)
- Gunmen of Abileneas Dr. Johnson
- Mark of the Gorillaas Warden Frank R. Bentley
1949
- Squadron of Doomas Meredith
- Renegades of the Sageas Brown
- Forgotten Womenas Judge Donnell
- Sorrowful Jonesas Doctor (uncredited)
- The Fountainheadas Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- Tulsaas Oilman (uncredited)
- Alaska Patrolas Capt. Wright
1948
- Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Clergyman (uncredited)
- The Dark Pastas Warden Benson (uncredited)
- Sealed Verdictas Dr. Bossin
- The Girl from Manhattanas Dr. Moseby
- The Gentleman from Nowhereas District Attorney
- Pitfallas Ed Brawley
- Dream Girlas Judge Jed Allerton
- Blonde Iceas District Attorney Ed Chalmers
- Stage Struckas Mr. Howard
- The Fuller Brush Manas Henry Seward (uncredited)
- King of the Gamblersas Judge
- The Cobra Strikesas Dr. Keating
1947
- High Wallas Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
- Key Witnessas Edward Clemmons
- Magic Townas Stringer
- The Pretenderas Charles Lennox
- Stepchildas Judge
- Sarge Goes to Collegeas Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
- A Likely Storyas Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
- The Thirteenth Houras Judge William B. Collins
1946
- San Quentinas Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
- Boston Blackie and the Lawas Warden Lund
- Wife Wantedas Lowell Cornell
- Child of Divorceas Dr. Sterling
- Dangerous Moneyas Ship's Doctor
- The Time of Their Livesas Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
- She Wrote the Bookas Fielding
- The French Keyas Walter Winslow
- The Glass Alibias Dr. Lawson
- Mysterious Intruderas Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
- Shockas Dr. Blair (uncredited)
- Girl on the Spotas Ridgeway (uncredited)
1945
- Black Market Babies
- Dakotaas Dr. Judson
- Allotment Wivesas Deacon Sam
- Purity Squadas Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
- This Love of Oursas Dr. Melnik
- The Royal Mounted Rides Againas RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
- First Yank into Tokyoas Col. Blaine (uncredited)
- Out of This Worldas Doctor (uncredited)
- A Sporting Chanceas John Smalley
- Thrill of a Romanceas 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Dillingeras Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidenceas Warden
- Forever Yoursas Williams
1944
- Sheriff of Las Vegasas Arthur Stanton
- She's a Sweetheartas General
- Stars on Paradeas J. L. Carson
- Patrolling the Etheras Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
- Hey, Rookieas Col. Robbins
1943
- Around the Worldas Consul
- Guadalcanal Diaryas Col. Thompson (uncredited)
- Honeymoon Lodgeas Carol's Lawyer
- Flight for Freedomas Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Harrigan's Kidas Mr. Ranley
- It Ain't Hayas Grant
- Margin for Erroras Medical Examiner
- You Can't Beat the Lawas Mr. Bedford
- Reconnaissance Pilotas Lt. General
1942
- Madame Spyas Harrison K. Woods
- Thunder Birdsas Bit role
- Get Hep to Loveas George Arnold, Insurance Man
- The Secret Codeas Maj. Henry Barton
- Cairoas Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Ten Gentlemen from West Pointas Sersen
- Thru Different Eyesas Chaplain
- My Favorite Spyas Minister at Wedding
- Powder Townas Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
- Miss Annie Rooneyas Mr. Thomas
- The Falcon Takes Overas Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
- Meet the Stewartsas Club Member (uncredited)
- Romance on the Rangeas Lawyer Harrison
- Saboteuras FBI Chief (uncredited)
- Secret Agent of Japanas American Navy Captain
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rxas Judge
- Frisco Lil
- Joe Smith, Americanas Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
- A Date with the Falconas Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
- The Power of Godas The Pastor
1941
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.as Army Officer
- Remember the Dayas Graham
- Road to Happinessas Sam Rankin
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Capt. McCook (uncredited)
- Devil Pays Offas Adm. Curtiss
- Sergeant Yorkas General Duncan (uncredited)
- Parachute Battalionas Thomas Morse
- Blossoms in the Dustas Senator
- Here Comes Mr. Jordanas Board Member (uncredited)
- Three Sons o' Gunsas Head of Draft Board
- The Shepherd of the Hillsas Doctor (uncredited)
- Gangs Inc.as District Attorney
- Love Crazyas Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
- She Knew All the Answersas Broker
- Meet John Doeas Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
- Back Streetas Arthur the butler
- Buck Privatesas Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
- Play Girlas Fred Dice
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
- Lady with Red Hairas Henry DeMille
- Gallant Sonsas Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
- The Apeas Dr. McNulty
- Brigham Youngas Caleb Kent
- Glamour for Saleas District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
- City for Conquestas Doctor
- No Time for Comedyas First-Nighter (uncredited)
- Hired Wifeas Hudson (uncredited)
- Public Deb No. 1as Lawyer
- Men Against the Skyas Capt. Sanders
- Millionaires in Prisonas Dr. Harry Lindsay
- Sailor's Ladyas Executive Officer
- Wagons Westwardas Major Marlowe
- Babies for Saleas Arthur Kingsley
- Florianas Desk Sergeant
- Murder in the Airas Dr. Riddell
- If I Had My Wayas Mr. Melville (uncredited)
- Forty Little Mothersas Missing Persons Detective
- Johnny Apolloas Prison Warden
- Son of the Navyas Capt. Parker
- The Grapes of Wrathas Inspection Officer
- The Marines Fly Highas Medical Officer
- Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
- Teddy the Rough Rideras John W. Riggs
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talkas James Sawyer
- The Green Hornetas District Attorney
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Swanee Riveras Army Medical Examiner
- Missing Evidenceas Manager
- South of the Borderas American Consul
- Private Detectiveas Simmy Sanger
- Two Thoroughbredsas Bill Conway
- Renoas Disbarment Lawyer
- On Dress Paradeas Capt. Evans Dover
- Blondie Brings Up Babyas Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
- 20,000 Men a Yearas C.A.A. Official
- Scandal Sheetas Douglas Haynes
- The Escapeas Mr. Henley
- Espionage Agentas Instructor
- Calling All Marinesas Col. C.B. Vincent
- The Under-Pupas Lawyer
- Each Dawn I Dieas Editor Patterson (uncredited)
- Naughty but Niceas Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
- Five Came Backas Airlines Official (uncredited)
- Inside Informationas Alfred Huxley
- Confessions of a Nazi Spyas Customs Official (uncredited)
- Sorority Houseas Mr. Grant
- Union Pacificas Jerome (uncredited)
- Outside These Wallsas John Wilson
- Undercover Agentas John Graham
- Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Doctor
- Wings of the Navyas First Doctor
- Off the Recordas Detective Mendall
- Pacific Lineras San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
- Stand Up and Fightas Whittingham P. Talbot
1938
- Gambling Shipas Steve Riley
- Gangster's Boyas Judge Davis
- Flight to Fameas Jules Peabody
- Garden of the Moonas Doctor (uncredited)
- Too Hot to Handleas Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
- Secrets of an Actressas Thompson
- Personal Secretaryas Blackmere
- The Missing Guestas Frank Baldrich
- Gatewayas Inspector
- The Chaseras Judge #2
- Crime Ringas Ernie-Lawyer
- Alexander's Ragtime Bandas Manager Radio Station
- Arson Racket Squadas Commissioner Benton
- Prison Nurseas Parker
- Midnight Intruderas Judge Hammond
1937
- You're Only Young Onceas Hoyt Wells
- The Duke Comes Backas Jim Watson
- West of Shanghaias Harry
- The Westland Caseas The Warden
- Federal Bulletsas Harker
- The Wrong Roadas Judge
- Hot Wateras Maxwell
- Meet the Boy Friendas Ned Madison
- The 13th Manas Andrew Baldwin
- The Case of the Stuttering Bishopas Victor Stockton
- The Man in Blueas District Attorney
- Charlie Chan at the Olympicsas Navy Commander
- Behind The Headlinesas J.H. Scott, FBI
- A Family Affairas Hoyt Wells
- Two Wise Maidsas Dr. MacIntyre
- Man Of The Peopleas Governor
- Jungle Jimas Attorney Tyler
- Smashing the Vice Trustas District Attorney
1936
- Three Smart Girlsas Hamilton
- Wanted: Jane Turneras Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
- The Accusing Fingeras Medical Examiner
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Islandas Mr. Canfield
- Ace Drummondas William Meredith, Sr.
- The Magnificent Bruteas Dr. Coleman
- Libeled Ladyas Adams (uncredited)
- My Man Godfreyas Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
- Sing, Baby, Singas City Editor
- Postal Inspectoras Chief Postal Inspector
- Charlie Chan at the Race Trackas Lansing
- Public Enemy's Wifeas Duffield
- Parole!as Earl Bigbee
- Easy Moneyas D. A. Allen Harrison
- Little Miss Nobodyas Judge Gibson
- Revolt of the Zombiesas Officer (uncredited)
- Educating Fatheras Prof. Howard (uncredited)
- Show Boat
- The Singing Kidas J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
- The Great Ziegfeldas Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
- The Bridge of Sighsas Defense Attorney Alan Adams
- Paddy O'Dayas Ship's Officer
1935
- A Night at the Operaas Committeeman (uncredited)
- Grand Exitas District Attorney Cope
- Shipmates Foreveras Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
- She Married Her Bossas Andrews (uncredited)
- Navy Wifeas Doctor
- Red Saluteas Army Officer
- Page Miss Gloryas Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Broadway Gondolieras Program Director
- Don't Bet on Blondesas Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
- The Murder Manas Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
- Front Page Womanas Joe Davis
- Chinatown Squadas Detective
- Public Hero Number 1as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
- $10 Raiseas Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
- Traveling Salesladyas J.C. Scoville
- Carnivalas Baby Judge
- The Best Man Winsas O'Neill
1934
- The Secret Brideas Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
- Murder in the Cloudsas Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
- The Richest Girl in the Worldas Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
- Blind Dateas George E. Martin
- The Defense Restsas Duffy
- Fog Over Friscoas Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
- Sadie McKeeas Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
- Stand Up and Cheer!as White House Correspondent
- Sisters Under the Skinas Mullen
- I've Got Your Numberas Joe, a Gangster
1933
- Let's Fall in Loveas Barton
- Police Car 17as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- The Little Giantas Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Picture Snatcheras Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
- The Working Manas Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
- Forgottenas Hans Strauss
- Luxury Lineras Older Man (uncredited)
1932
- You Said a Mouthfulas Jones (uncredited)
- Three on a Matchas Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Big City Bluesas Joe (uncredited)
- Doctor Xas Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
- The Mouthpieceas Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
1931
- Left Over Ladiesas Churchill
- The Secret Callas Matt Stanton
- Subway Expressas Mason
- Dirigibleas Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
1930
- Brothersas Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Lovin' the Ladiesas George Van Horne
1929
- Why Bring That Up?as Eddie
- Thru Different Eyesas King (defense attorney)