
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)

Bonanza
1959
as Doctor

Adventures of Superman
1952
as Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Hoover

The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Jim O'Toole

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Butler / Henry / Clergyman / Reverend / Minister

Navy Log
1955

Annie Oakley
1954
as John Cromby - Rancher
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Allen / General / Dr. Curlin / Mr. Coswell / Edgar Wellman

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Gen. Maddux

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Governor

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

The Living Christ
1951
as Pharisee
Movies (287)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Inspection Officer

Thunder Birds
1942
as Bit role

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Magic Town
1947
as Stringer

Sergeant York
1941
as General Duncan (uncredited)

The Westland Case
1937
as The Warden

Three Smart Girls
1936
as Hamilton

Brigham Young
1940
as Caleb Kent

Dirigible
1931
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Back Street
1941
as Arthur the butler

Buck Privates
1941
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Saboteur
1942
as FBI Chief (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
1936
as Adams (uncredited)

Remember the Day
1941
as Graham

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Customs Official (uncredited)

Ace Drummond
1936
as William Meredith, Sr.

Doctor X
1932
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

The Gallant Hours
1960

Undercover Agent
1939
as John Graham

The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Purity Squad
1945
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
1936
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Reconnaissance Pilot
1943
as Lt. General

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Williams (uncredited)

Wife Wanted
1946
as Lowell Cornell

Devil Goddess
1955
as Prof. Carl Blakely

Forgotten
1933
as Hans Strauss

She Married Her Boss
1935
as Andrews (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Jerome (uncredited)

That's My Boy
1951
as Doc Hunter

Meet John Doe
1941
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as White House Correspondent

We're Not Married!
1952
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
1939
as Capt. Evans Dover

Dakota
1945
as Dr. Judson

Forever Yours
1945
as Williams

The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Parole!
1936
as Earl Bigbee

Squadron of Doom
1949
as Meredith

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as John W. Riggs

Front Page Woman
1935
as Joe Davis

Pitfall
1948
as Ed Brawley

Joe Smith, American
1942
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Doctor

Sisters Under the Skin
1934
as Mullen
The Man in Blue
1937
as District Attorney

Picture Snatcher
1933
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Board Member (uncredited)

She's a Sweetheart
1944
as General

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Prison Warden

Glamour for Sale
1940
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)

First Yank into Tokyo
1945
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Judge Gibson

Five Came Back
1939
as Airlines Official (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
1939
as First Doctor

Blonde Ice
1948
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Missing Persons Detective

Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)

Out of This World
1945
as Doctor (uncredited)

The 13th Man
1937
as Andrew Baldwin

King of the Gamblers
1948
as Judge

Thru Different Eyes
1942
as Chaplain

Shock
1946
as Dr. Blair (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
1950
as Minister (uncredited)

Show Boat
1936

Naughty but Nice
1939
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger
1936
as Medical Examiner

Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Doctor (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Girl on the Spot
1946
as Ridgeway (uncredited)

Luxury Liner
1933
as Older Man (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Clergyman (uncredited)

City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor

No Time for Comedy
1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Three on a Match
1932
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

You're Only Young Once
1937
as Hoyt Wells

The Working Man
1933
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
1939
as Instructor

Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Henry DeMille

Tulsa
1949
as Oilman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Lansing

Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Whittingham P. Talbot

The Thirteenth Hour
1947
as Judge William B. Collins

Love Crazy
1941
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Manager Radio Station

Swanee River
1939
as Army Medical Examiner

Hired Wife
1940
as Hudson (uncredited)

The Ape
1940
as Dr. McNulty

Gangs Inc.
1941
as District Attorney

Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Warden

High Wall
1947
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

The Little Giant
1933
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Pretender
1947
as Charles Lennox

Arson Racket Squad
1938
as Commissioner Benton

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

South of the Border
1939
as American Consul

Purple Heart Diary
1951
as Col. Tappen

The Green Hornet
1940
as District Attorney

Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Black Market Babies
1945

Sky Commando
1953
as Gen. Carson

Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Wetherby

My Favorite Spy
1942
as Minister at Wedding

Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Dr. Harry Lindsay

Men Against the Sky
1940
as Capt. Sanders

Missing Evidence
1939
as Manager

It Ain't Hay
1943
as Grant

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Navy Commander

She Wrote the Book
1946
as Fielding

Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Club Member (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 299 credits spanning from 1929 to 1984, Selmer Jackson has appeared in 287 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Selmer Jackson Movies
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Inspection Officer
- Thunder Birds (1942) — as Bit role
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) — as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
- Magic Town (1947) — as Stringer
- Sergeant York (1941) — as General Duncan (uncredited)
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