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Selmer Jackson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 6, 1888 (138 years old)

Place of Birth

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

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