Person

Selmer Jackson

Acting · 1888–1971 · Lake 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.

Known for

Filmography

1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1963The Wheeler DealersBusinessman (uncredited)
1960The Gallant Hours
1959The Atomic SubmarineAdmiral Terhune
1959BonanzaDoctor
1958The Lost MissileThe Secretary of State
1956Autumn LeavesMr. Wetherby
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsButler
1955Devil GoddessProf. Carl Blakely
1955Navy Log
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The MillionaireDr. Jim O'Toole
1954City Story
1954Annie OakleyJohn Cromby - Rancher
1953Sky CommandoGen. Carson
1953Jack McCall, DesperadoCol. Brand
1952The Ford Television TheatreGen. Maddux
1952Adventures of SupermanCol. Jack Redding
1952We're Not Married!Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952Deadline - U.S.A.Williams (uncredited)
1952Young Man with IdeasMerritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951ElopementDr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951Purple Heart DiaryCol. Tappen
1951That's My BoyDoc Hunter
1951Buckaroo Sheriff of TexasGovernor
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokGovernor
1951Bowery BattalionCol. Masters
1951The Living ChristPharisee
1950The Flying MissileCol. Halliburton
1950Pygmy IslandArmy Officer at Pentagon
1950Lux Video TheatreDr. Allen
1950Lucky LosersDavid Thurston
1950Land of Opportunity: The Mardi GrasSelmer Jackson
1950No Man of Her OwnMinister (uncredited)
1950Gunmen of AbileneDr. Johnson
1950Mark of the GorillaWarden Frank R. Bentley
1949Squadron of DoomMeredith
1949Renegades of the SageBrown
1949Forgotten WomenJudge Donnell
1949Sorrowful JonesDoctor (uncredited)
1949The FountainheadCortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949TulsaOilman (uncredited)
1949Alaska PatrolCapt. Wright
1948Every Girl Should Be MarriedClergyman (uncredited)
1948The Dark PastWarden Benson (uncredited)
1948Sealed VerdictDr. Bossin
1948The Girl from ManhattanDr. Moseby
1948The Gentleman from NowhereDistrict Attorney
1948PitfallEd Brawley
1948Dream GirlJudge Jed Allerton
1948Blonde IceDistrict Attorney Ed Chalmers
1948Stage StruckMr. Howard
1948The Fuller Brush ManHenry Seward (uncredited)
1948King of the GamblersJudge
1948The Cobra StrikesDr. Keating
1947High WallPolice Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1947Key WitnessEdward Clemmons
1947Magic TownStringer
1947The PretenderCharles Lennox
1947StepchildJudge
1947Sarge Goes to CollegeMarine Capt. R.S. Handler
1947A Likely StoryDoctor in Elevator (uncredited)
1947The Thirteenth HourJudge William B. Collins
1946San QuentinRev. Eckles (uncredited)
1946Boston Blackie and the LawWarden Lund
1946Wife WantedLowell Cornell
1946Child of DivorceDr. Sterling
1946Dangerous MoneyShip's Doctor
1946The Time of Their LivesMr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1946She Wrote the BookFielding
1946The French KeyWalter Winslow
1946The Glass AlibiDr. Lawson
1946Mysterious IntruderDr. Connell (Uncredited)
1946ShockDr. Blair (uncredited)
1946Girl on the SpotRidgeway (uncredited)
1945Black Market Babies
1945DakotaDr. Judson
1945Allotment WivesDeacon Sam
1945Purity SquadDarles F. Peters (uncredited)
1945This Love of OursDr. Melnik
1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Superintendant MacDonald
1945First Yank into TokyoCol. Blaine (uncredited)
1945Out of This WorldDoctor (uncredited)
1945A Sporting ChanceJohn Smalley
1945Thrill of a Romance2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945DillingerDr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
1945Circumstantial EvidenceWarden
1945Forever YoursWilliams
1944Sheriff of Las VegasArthur Stanton
1944She's a SweetheartGeneral
1944Stars on ParadeJ. L. Carson
1944Patrolling the EtherChief of Radio Intelligence Division
1944Hey, RookieCol. Robbins
1943Around the WorldConsul
1943Guadalcanal DiaryCol. Thompson (uncredited)
1943Honeymoon LodgeCarol's Lawyer
1943Flight for FreedomSea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943Harrigan's KidMr. Ranley
1943It Ain't HayGrant
1943Margin for ErrorMedical Examiner
1943You Can't Beat the LawMr. Bedford
1943Reconnaissance PilotLt. General
1942Madame SpyHarrison K. Woods
1942Thunder BirdsBit role
1942Get Hep to LoveGeorge Arnold, Insurance Man
1942The Secret CodeMaj. Henry Barton
1942CairoShip Captain (uncredited)
1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSersen
1942Thru Different EyesChaplain
1942My Favorite SpyMinister at Wedding
1942Powder TownMr. Tuttle (uncredited)
1942Miss Annie RooneyMr. Thomas
1942The Falcon Takes OverLaird Burnett (Uncredited)
1942Meet the StewartsClub Member (uncredited)
1942Romance on the RangeLawyer Harrison
1942SaboteurFBI Chief (uncredited)
1942Secret Agent of JapanAmerican Navy Captain
1942The Strange Case of Doctor RxJudge
1942Frisco Lil
1942Joe Smith, AmericanHospital Doctor (uncredited)
1942A Date with the FalconMr. Wallis (uncredited)
1942The Power of GodThe Pastor
1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Army Officer
1941Remember the DayGraham
1941Road to HappinessSam Rankin
1941They Died with Their Boots OnCapt. McCook (uncredited)
1941Devil Pays OffAdm. Curtiss
1941Sergeant YorkGeneral Duncan (uncredited)
1941Parachute BattalionThomas Morse
1941Blossoms in the DustSenator
1941Here Comes Mr. JordanBoard Member (uncredited)
1941Three Sons o' GunsHead of Draft Board
1941The Shepherd of the HillsDoctor (uncredited)
1941Gangs Inc.District Attorney
1941Love CrazyDoctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
1941She Knew All the AnswersBroker
1941Meet John DoeRadio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
1941Back StreetArthur the butler
1941Buck PrivatesCapt. Johnson (uncredited)
1941Play GirlFred Dice
1940Santa Fe TrailOfficer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
1940Lady with Red HairHenry DeMille
1940Gallant SonsHenry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
1940The ApeDr. McNulty
1940Brigham YoungCaleb Kent
1940Glamour for SaleDistrict Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
1940City for ConquestDoctor
1940No Time for ComedyFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
1940Hired WifeHudson (uncredited)
1940Public Deb No. 1Lawyer
1940Men Against the SkyCapt. Sanders
1940Millionaires in PrisonDr. Harry Lindsay
1940Sailor's LadyExecutive Officer
1940Wagons WestwardMajor Marlowe
1940Babies for SaleArthur Kingsley
1940FlorianDesk Sergeant
1940Murder in the AirDr. Riddell
1940If I Had My WayMr. Melville (uncredited)
1940Forty Little MothersMissing Persons Detective
1940Johnny ApolloPrison Warden
1940Son of the NavyCapt. Parker
1940The Grapes of WrathInspection Officer
1940The Marines Fly HighMedical Officer
1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisAide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
1940Teddy the Rough RiderJohn W. Riggs
1940The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJames Sawyer
1940The Green HornetDistrict Attorney
1939Invisible StripesPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939Swanee RiverArmy Medical Examiner
1939Missing EvidenceManager
1939South of the BorderAmerican Consul
1939Private DetectiveSimmy Sanger
1939Two ThoroughbredsBill Conway
1939RenoDisbarment Lawyer
1939On Dress ParadeCapt. Evans Dover
1939Blondie Brings Up BabyTom Malcolm (uncredited)
193920,000 Men a YearC.A.A. Official
1939Scandal SheetDouglas Haynes
1939The EscapeMr. Henley
1939Espionage AgentInstructor
1939Calling All MarinesCol. C.B. Vincent
1939The Under-PupLawyer
1939Each Dawn I DieEditor Patterson (uncredited)
1939Naughty but NicePlaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
1939Five Came BackAirlines Official (uncredited)
1939Inside InformationAlfred Huxley
1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyCustoms Official (uncredited)
1939Sorority HouseMr. Grant
1939Union PacificJerome (uncredited)
1939Outside These WallsJohn Wilson
1939Undercover AgentJohn Graham
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandDoctor
1939Wings of the NavyFirst Doctor
1939Off the RecordDetective Mendall
1939Pacific LinerSan Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
1939Stand Up and FightWhittingham P. Talbot
1938Gambling ShipSteve Riley
1938Gangster's BoyJudge Davis
1938Flight to FameJules Peabody
1938Garden of the MoonDoctor (uncredited)
1938Too Hot to HandleCoast Guard Captain (uncredited)
1938Secrets of an ActressThompson
1938Personal SecretaryBlackmere
1938The Missing GuestFrank Baldrich
1938GatewayInspector
1938The ChaserJudge #2
1938Crime RingErnie-Lawyer
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandManager Radio Station
1938Arson Racket SquadCommissioner Benton
1938Prison NurseParker
1938Midnight IntruderJudge Hammond
1937You're Only Young OnceHoyt Wells
1937The Duke Comes BackJim Watson
1937West of ShanghaiHarry
1937The Westland CaseThe Warden
1937Federal BulletsHarker
1937The Wrong RoadJudge
1937Hot WaterMaxwell
1937Meet the Boy FriendNed Madison
1937The 13th ManAndrew Baldwin
1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopVictor Stockton
1937The Man in BlueDistrict Attorney
1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsNavy Commander
1937Behind The HeadlinesJ.H. Scott, FBI
1937A Family AffairHoyt Wells
1937Two Wise MaidsDr. MacIntyre
1937Man Of The PeopleGovernor
1937Jungle JimAttorney Tyler
1937Smashing the Vice TrustDistrict Attorney
1936Three Smart GirlsHamilton
1936Wanted: Jane TurnerFerris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1936The Accusing FingerMedical Examiner
1936Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandMr. Canfield
1936Ace DrummondWilliam Meredith, Sr.
1936The Magnificent BruteDr. Coleman
1936Libeled LadyAdams (uncredited)
1936My Man GodfreyBlake (Socialite) (uncredited)
1936Sing, Baby, SingCity Editor
1936Postal InspectorChief Postal Inspector
1936Charlie Chan at the Race TrackLansing
1936Public Enemy's WifeDuffield
1936Parole!Earl Bigbee
1936Easy MoneyD. A. Allen Harrison
1936Little Miss NobodyJudge Gibson
1936Revolt of the ZombiesOfficer (uncredited)
1936Educating FatherProf. Howard (uncredited)
1936Show Boat
1936The Singing KidJ.A. Hanson (uncredited)
1936The Great ZiegfeldBarber Shop Customer (uncredited)
1936The Bridge of SighsDefense Attorney Alan Adams
1936Paddy O'DayShip's Officer
1935A Night at the OperaCommitteeman (uncredited)
1935Grand ExitDistrict Attorney Cope
1935Shipmates ForeverCommander Gibbs (uncredited)
1935She Married Her BossAndrews (uncredited)
1935Navy WifeDoctor
1935Red SaluteArmy Officer
1935Page Miss GloryRadio Announcer (uncredited)
1935Broadway GondolierProgram Director
1935Don't Bet on BlondesGambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
1935The Murder ManLt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935Front Page WomanJoe Davis
1935Chinatown SquadDetective
1935Public Hero Number 1Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935$10 RaiseReal Estate Agent (uncredited)
1935Traveling SalesladyJ.C. Scoville
1935CarnivalBaby Judge
1935The Best Man WinsO'Neill
1934The Secret BrideVincent's Counsel (uncredited)
1934Murder in the CloudsRadio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
1934The Richest Girl in the WorldDr. Harvey (uncredited)
1934Blind DateGeorge E. Martin
1934The Defense RestsDuffy
1934Fog Over FriscoRadio Announcer (Uncredited)
1934Sadie McKeeTiffany Salesman (uncredited)
1934Stand Up and Cheer!White House Correspondent
1934Sisters Under the SkinMullen
1934I've Got Your NumberJoe, a Gangster
1933Let's Fall in LoveBarton
1933Police Car 17Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1933The Little GiantRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1933Picture SnatcherJoe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1933The Working ManHartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
1933ForgottenHans Strauss
1933Luxury LinerOlder Man (uncredited)
1932You Said a MouthfulJones (uncredited)
1932Three on a MatchRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932Big City BluesJoe (uncredited)
1932Doctor XWillard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
1932The MouthpiecePrison Clerk (Uncredited)
1931Left Over LadiesChurchill
1931The Secret CallMatt Stanton
1931Subway ExpressMason
1931DirigibleLt. Rowland (uncredited)
1930BrothersAssistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1930Lovin' the LadiesGeorge Van Horne
1929Why Bring That Up?Eddie
1929Thru Different EyesKing (defense attorney)

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