Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Known for Acting · 299 credits

Born
1888-05-06
Died
1971-03-30
Place of birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also known as
Selmar Jackson · Selmer Adolf Jackson · Selmer Adolph Jackson

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

TV Shows (12)

Movies (287)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Inspection Officer

Thunder Birds
Movie

Thunder Birds

1942

as Bit role

Guadalcanal Diary
Movie

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Magic Town
Movie

Magic Town

1947

as Stringer

Sergeant York
Movie

Sergeant York

1941

as General Duncan (uncredited)

The Westland Case
Movie

The Westland Case

1937

as The Warden

Three Smart Girls
Movie

Three Smart Girls

1936

as Hamilton

Brigham Young
Movie

Brigham Young

1940

as Caleb Kent

Dirigible
Movie

Dirigible

1931

as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Back Street
Movie

Back Street

1941

as Arthur the butler

Buck Privates
Movie

Buck Privates

1941

as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Saboteur
Movie

Saboteur

1942

as FBI Chief (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
Movie

Libeled Lady

1936

as Adams (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Movie

Remember the Day

1941

as Graham

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Customs Official (uncredited)

Ace Drummond
Movie

Ace Drummond

1936

as William Meredith, Sr.

Doctor X
Movie

Doctor X

1932

as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

The Gallant Hours
Movie

The Gallant Hours

1960

Undercover Agent
Movie

Undercover Agent

1939

as John Graham

The Fountainhead
Movie

The Fountainhead

1949

as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Purity Squad
Movie

Purity Squad

1945

as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
Movie

My Man Godfrey

1936

as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives
Movie

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Reconnaissance Pilot
Movie

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Lt. General

Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Williams (uncredited)

Wife Wanted
Movie

Wife Wanted

1946

as Lowell Cornell

Devil Goddess
Movie

Devil Goddess

1955

as Prof. Carl Blakely

Forgotten
Movie

Forgotten

1933

as Hans Strauss

She Married Her Boss
Movie

She Married Her Boss

1935

as Andrews (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Jerome (uncredited)

That's My Boy
Movie

That's My Boy

1951

as Doc Hunter

Meet John Doe
Movie

Meet John Doe

1941

as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!
Movie

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

as White House Correspondent

We're Not Married!
Movie

We're Not Married!

1952

as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
Movie

On Dress Parade

1939

as Capt. Evans Dover

Dakota
Movie

Dakota

1945

as Dr. Judson

Forever Yours
Movie

Forever Yours

1945

as Williams

The Shepherd of the Hills
Movie

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

as Doctor (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Movie

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Parole!
Movie

Parole!

1936

as Earl Bigbee

Squadron of Doom
Movie

Squadron of Doom

1949

as Meredith

Santa Fe Trail
Movie

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider
Movie

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940

as John W. Riggs

Front Page Woman
Movie

Front Page Woman

1935

as Joe Davis

Pitfall
Movie

Pitfall

1948

as Ed Brawley

Joe Smith, American
Movie

Joe Smith, American

1942

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Doctor

Sisters Under the Skin
Movie

Sisters Under the Skin

1934

as Mullen

The Man in Blue
Movie

The Man in Blue

1937

as District Attorney

Picture Snatcher
Movie

Picture Snatcher

1933

as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Movie

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Board Member (uncredited)

She's a Sweetheart
Movie

She's a Sweetheart

1944

as General

Johnny Apollo
Movie

Johnny Apollo

1940

as Prison Warden

Glamour for Sale
Movie

Glamour for Sale

1940

as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)

First Yank into Tokyo
Movie

First Yank into Tokyo

1945

as Col. Blaine (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody
Movie

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Judge Gibson

Five Came Back
Movie

Five Came Back

1939

as Airlines Official (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
Movie

Wings of the Navy

1939

as First Doctor

Blonde Ice
Movie

Blonde Ice

1948

as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

Forty Little Mothers
Movie

Forty Little Mothers

1940

as Missing Persons Detective

Blossoms in the Dust
Movie

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Senator

A Night at the Opera
Movie

A Night at the Opera

1935

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Out of This World
Movie

Out of This World

1945

as Doctor (uncredited)

The 13th Man
Movie

The 13th Man

1937

as Andrew Baldwin

King of the Gamblers
Movie

King of the Gamblers

1948

as Judge

Thru Different Eyes
Movie

Thru Different Eyes

1942

as Chaplain

Shock
Movie

Shock

1946

as Dr. Blair (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
Movie

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
Movie

No Man of Her Own

1950

as Minister (uncredited)

Show Boat
Movie

Show Boat

1936

Naughty but Nice
Movie

Naughty but Nice

1939

as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger
Movie

The Accusing Finger

1936

as Medical Examiner

Sorrowful Jones
Movie

Sorrowful Jones

1949

as Doctor (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
Movie

Thrill of a Romance

1945

as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Girl on the Spot
Movie

Girl on the Spot

1946

as Ridgeway (uncredited)

Luxury Liner
Movie

Luxury Liner

1933

as Older Man (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
Movie

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Clergyman (uncredited)

City for Conquest
Movie

City for Conquest

1940

as Doctor

No Time for Comedy
Movie

No Time for Comedy

1940

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Three on a Match
Movie

Three on a Match

1932

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

You're Only Young Once
Movie

You're Only Young Once

1937

as Hoyt Wells

The Working Man
Movie

The Working Man

1933

as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

The Great Ziegfeld
Movie

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
Movie

Espionage Agent

1939

as Instructor

Lady with Red Hair
Movie

Lady with Red Hair

1940

as Henry DeMille

Tulsa
Movie

Tulsa

1949

as Oilman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Movie

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

as Lansing

Stand Up and Fight
Movie

Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Whittingham P. Talbot

The Thirteenth Hour
Movie

The Thirteenth Hour

1947

as Judge William B. Collins

Love Crazy
Movie

Love Crazy

1941

as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Movie

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

as Manager Radio Station

Swanee River
Movie

Swanee River

1939

as Army Medical Examiner

Hired Wife
Movie

Hired Wife

1940

as Hudson (uncredited)

The Ape
Movie

The Ape

1940

as Dr. McNulty

Gangs Inc.
Movie

Gangs Inc.

1941

as District Attorney

Circumstantial Evidence
Movie

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

as Warden

High Wall
Movie

High Wall

1947

as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Fog Over Frisco
Movie

Fog Over Frisco

1934

as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

The Little Giant
Movie

The Little Giant

1933

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Pretender
Movie

The Pretender

1947

as Charles Lennox

Arson Racket Squad
Movie

Arson Racket Squad

1938

as Commissioner Benton

The Falcon Takes Over
Movie

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

South of the Border
Movie

South of the Border

1939

as American Consul

Purple Heart Diary
Movie

Purple Heart Diary

1951

as Col. Tappen

The Green Hornet
Movie

The Green Hornet

1940

as District Attorney

Public Hero Number 1
Movie

Public Hero Number 1

1935

as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Black Market Babies
Movie

Black Market Babies

1945

Sky Commando
Movie

Sky Commando

1953

as Gen. Carson

Autumn Leaves
Movie

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Mr. Wetherby

My Favorite Spy
Movie

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Minister at Wedding

Millionaires in Prison
Movie

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Dr. Harry Lindsay

Men Against the Sky
Movie

Men Against the Sky

1940

as Capt. Sanders

Missing Evidence
Movie

Missing Evidence

1939

as Manager

It Ain't Hay
Movie

It Ain't Hay

1943

as Grant

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Movie

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

as Navy Commander

She Wrote the Book
Movie

She Wrote the Book

1946

as Fielding

Meet the Stewarts
Movie

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Club Member (uncredited)

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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. With 299 credits spanning from 1929 to 1984, Selmer Jackson has appeared in 287 films and 12 TV shows.

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