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.
Acted in 297
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1963
The Wheeler Dealers
Businessman (uncredited)
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Lost Missile
The Secretary of State
- 1956
Autumn Leaves
Mr. Wetherby
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Sky Commando
Gen. Carson
Jack McCall, Desperado
Col. Brand
- 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Williams (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV
Elopement
Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Purple Heart Diary
Col. Tappen
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Governor
Bowery Battalion
Col. Masters
- 1950
The Flying Missile
Col. Halliburton
Pygmy Island
Army Officer at Pentagon
Lucky Losers
David Thurston
No Man of Her Own
Minister (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Squadron of Doom
Meredith
Renegades of the Sage
Brown
Forgotten Women
Judge Donnell
Sorrowful Jones
Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
Capt. Wright
- 1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
Clergyman (uncredited)
The Dark Past
Warden Benson (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict
Dr. Bossin
The Girl from Manhattan
Dr. Moseby
The Gentleman from Nowhere
District Attorney
Dream Girl
Judge Jed Allerton
Stage Struck
Mr. Howard
The Fuller Brush Man
Henry Seward (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers
Judge
The Cobra Strikes
Dr. Keating
- 1947
High Wall
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Key Witness
Edward Clemmons
Magic Town
Stringer
The Pretender
Charles Lennox
Stepchild
Judge
Sarge Goes to College
Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
A Likely Story
Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour
Judge William B. Collins
- 1946
San Quentin
Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
Boston Blackie and the Law
Warden Lund
Wife Wanted
Lowell Cornell
Child of Divorce
Dr. Sterling
Dangerous Money
Ship's Doctor
The Time of Their Lives
Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
She Wrote the Book
Fielding
The French Key
Walter Winslow
The Glass Alibi
Dr. Lawson
Mysterious Intruder
Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Shock
Dr. Blair (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
Ridgeway (uncredited)
- 1945
Black Market Babies
Movie
Dakota
Dr. Judson
Allotment Wives
Deacon Sam
Purity Squad
Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
This Love of Ours
Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
First Yank into Tokyo
Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Out of This World
Doctor (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
John Smalley
Thrill of a Romance
2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Warden
- 1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Arthur Stanton
She's a Sweetheart
General
Stars on Parade
J. L. Carson
Patrolling the Ether
Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Hey, Rookie
Col. Robbins
- 1943
Around the World
Consul
Honeymoon Lodge
Carol's Lawyer
Flight for Freedom
Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harrigan's Kid
Mr. Ranley
Margin for Error
Medical Examiner
You Can't Beat the Law
Mr. Bedford
Reconnaissance Pilot
Lt. General
- 1942
Madame Spy
Harrison K. Woods
Get Hep to Love
George Arnold, Insurance Man
The Secret Code
Maj. Henry Barton
Cairo
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Sersen
Thru Different Eyes
Chaplain
Powder Town
Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
Club Member (uncredited)
Romance on the Range
Lawyer Harrison
Secret Agent of Japan
American Navy Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Judge
Joe Smith, American
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
The Power of God
The Pastor
- 1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Army Officer
Remember the Day
Graham
Road to Happiness
Sam Rankin
Devil Pays Off
Adm. Curtiss
Parachute Battalion
Thomas Morse
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
Three Sons o' Guns
Head of Draft Board
Gangs Inc.
District Attorney
She Knew All the Answers
Broker
Back Street
Arthur the butler
Buck Privates
Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Play Girl
Fred Dice
- 1940
Lady with Red Hair
Henry DeMille
Gallant Sons
Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
The Ape
Dr. McNulty
Brigham Young
Caleb Kent
Glamour for Sale
District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Hired Wife
Hudson (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
Lawyer
Men Against the Sky
Capt. Sanders
Millionaires in Prison
Dr. Harry Lindsay
Sailor's Lady
Executive Officer
Wagons Westward
Major Marlowe
Babies for Sale
Arthur Kingsley
Florian
Desk Sergeant
Murder in the Air
Dr. Riddell
If I Had My Way
Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
Missing Persons Detective
Johnny Apollo
Prison Warden
Son of the Navy
Capt. Parker
The Marines Fly High
Medical Officer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
John W. Riggs
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
James Sawyer
1930s
- 1939
Swanee River
Army Medical Examiner
Missing Evidence
Manager
Private Detective
Simmy Sanger
Two Thoroughbreds
Bill Conway
Reno
Disbarment Lawyer
On Dress Parade
Capt. Evans Dover
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
C.A.A. Official
Scandal Sheet
Douglas Haynes
The Escape
Mr. Henley
Espionage Agent
Instructor
Calling All Marines
Col. C.B. Vincent
The Under-Pup
Lawyer
Naughty but Nice
Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Airlines Official (uncredited)
Inside Information
Alfred Huxley
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Customs Official (uncredited)
Sorority House
Mr. Grant
Outside These Walls
John Wilson
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Doctor
Wings of the Navy
First Doctor
Off the Record
Detective Mendall
Pacific Liner
San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
Whittingham P. Talbot
- 1938
Gangster's Boy
Judge Davis
Flight to Fame
Jules Peabody
Garden of the Moon
Doctor (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress
Thompson
Personal Secretary
Blackmere
The Missing Guest
Frank Baldrich
Gateway
Inspector
The Chaser
Judge #2
Crime Ring
Ernie-Lawyer
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Manager Radio Station
Arson Racket Squad
Commissioner Benton
Prison Nurse
Parker
Midnight Intruder
Judge Hammond
- 1937
You're Only Young Once
Hoyt Wells
The Duke Comes Back
Jim Watson
West of Shanghai
Harry
The Westland Case
The Warden
Federal Bullets
Harker
The Wrong Road
Judge
Hot Water
Maxwell
Meet the Boy Friend
Ned Madison
The 13th Man
Andrew Baldwin
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Victor Stockton
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Navy Commander
Behind The Headlines
J.H. Scott, FBI
A Family Affair
Hoyt Wells
Two Wise Maids
Dr. MacIntyre
Man Of The People
Governor
Jungle Jim
Attorney Tyler
Smashing the Vice Trust
District Attorney
- 1936
Three Smart Girls
Hamilton
Wanted: Jane Turner
Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
Medical Examiner
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Mr. Canfield
Ace Drummond
William Meredith, Sr.
The Magnificent Brute
Dr. Coleman
Sing, Baby, Sing
City Editor
Postal Inspector
Chief Postal Inspector
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Lansing
Public Enemy's Wife
Duffield
Parole!
Earl Bigbee
Easy Money
D. A. Allen Harrison
Little Miss Nobody
Judge Gibson
Educating Father
Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Show Boat
Movie
The Singing Kid
J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Ship's Officer
- 1935
Grand Exit
District Attorney Cope
Shipmates Forever
Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
Andrews (uncredited)
Navy Wife
Doctor
Red Salute
Army Officer
Page Miss Glory
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
Program Director
Don't Bet on Blondes
Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
The Murder Man
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
Joe Davis
Chinatown Squad
Detective
Public Hero Number 1
Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
$10 Raise
Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
J.C. Scoville
Carnival
Baby Judge
The Best Man Wins
O'Neill
- 1934
Murder in the Clouds
Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Blind Date
George E. Martin
The Defense Rests
Duffy
Fog Over Frisco
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Sadie McKee
Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
White House Correspondent
I've Got Your Number
Joe, a Gangster
- 1933
Let's Fall in Love
Barton
Police Car 17
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Little Giant
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Forgotten
Hans Strauss
Luxury Liner
Older Man (uncredited)
- 1932
You Said a Mouthful
Jones (uncredited)
Three on a Match
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Big City Blues
Joe (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1931
Left Over Ladies
Churchill
The Secret Call
Matt Stanton
Subway Express
Mason
- 1930
Brothers
Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies
George Van Horne
1920s
- 1929
Why Bring That Up?
Eddie
Thru Different Eyes
King (defense attorney)
- 1924
Flowers of Hate
Earle Calvert