Selmer Jackson
Known for Acting · 298 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
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Hoover
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Butler / Henry / Clergyman / Reverend / Minister
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Gen. Maddux
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Jim O'Toole
Navy Log
1955
TV Shows (11)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Hoover
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Butler / Henry / Clergyman / Reverend / Minister
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Gen. Maddux
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Jim O'Toole
Navy Log
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Allen / General / Dr. Curlin / Mr. Coswell / Edgar Wellman
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Governor
Annie Oakley
1954
as John Cromby - Rancher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Living Christ
1951
as Pharisee
Movies (287)
Sergeant York
1941
as General Duncan (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Inspection Officer
The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Dr. Judson
Union Pacific
1939
as Jerome (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Williams (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Tulsa
1949
as Oilman (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Sorority House
1939
as Mr. Grant
Subway Express
1931
as Mason
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Hoyt Wells
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Red Salute
1935
as Army Officer
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Board Member (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Stringer
Saboteur
1942
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
1948
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
The Dark Past
1948
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Detective
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Manager Radio Station
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator
Forever Yours
1945
as Williams
Love Crazy
1941
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
1934
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Clergyman (uncredited)
Buck Privates
1941
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Three on a Match
1932
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Five Came Back
1939
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Doctor X
1932
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
Shock
1946
as Dr. Blair
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Gallant Hours
1960
Dirigible
1931
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Parole!
1936
as Earl Bigbee
We're Not Married!
1952
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
1937
as Attorney Tyler
High Wall
1947
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
1938
as Judge Hammond
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Minister at Wedding
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Inspector
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Prison Warden
City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor
Brigham Young
1940
as Caleb Kent
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Wright
Libeled Lady
1936
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Dillinger
1945
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Pitfall
1948
as Ed Brawley
Show Boat
1936
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Victor Stockton
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Navy Commander
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as J.C. Scoville
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as James Sawyer
Florian
1940
as Desk Sergeant
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Admiral Terhune
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Program Director
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Businessman (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939
as Instructor
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Warden
Sadie McKee
1934
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Minister (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Broker
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Sersen
Frisco Lil
1942
The Green Hornet
1940
as District Attorney
Wings of the Navy
1939
as First Doctor
That's My Boy
1951
as Doc Hunter
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Ship's Officer
The Murder Man
1935
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
1939
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
1935
as Joe Davis
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Executive Officer
Left Over Ladies
1931
as Churchill
Revolt of the Zombies
1936
as Officer (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Brothers
1930
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off
1941
as Adm. Curtiss
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Wetherby
Road to Happiness
1941
as Sam Rankin
The Singing Kid
1936
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Swanee River
1939
as Army Medical Examiner
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Customs Official (uncredited)
The Lost Missile
1958
as The Secretary of State
Private Detective
1939
as Simmy Sanger
Off the Record
1939
as Detective Mendall
Romance on the Range
1942
as Lawyer Harrison
Child of Divorce
1946
as Dr. Sterling
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as White House Correspondent
Big City Blues
1932
as Joe (uncredited)
Gangs Inc.
1941
as District Attorney
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Club Member (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Educating Father
1936
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Stage Struck
1948
as Mr. Howard
The Escape
1939
as Mr. Henley
The Little Giant
1933
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Elopement
1951
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
$10 Raise
1935
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Lansing
Garden of the Moon
1938
as Doctor (uncredited)
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Col. Masters
A Likely Story
1947
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
About Selmer Jackson
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 298 credits spanning from 1929 to 1984, Selmer Jackson has appeared in 287 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Selmer Jackson Movies
- Sergeant York (1941) — as General Duncan (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Inspection Officer
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) — as Dr. Judson
- Union Pacific (1939) — as Jerome (uncredited)
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