Selmer Jackson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born Selmer Adolf Jackson in Lake Mills, Iowa and died in Burbank, California from a heart attack. Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company. Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion (1921).
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- Born:
- May 7, 1888 In Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 274
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Thru Different Eyes 1929-04-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Wheeler Dealers | Businessman (uncredited) | 1963-11-14 |
| Movie | The Gallant Hours | 1960-06-13 | |
| Movie | The Atomic Submarine | Admiral Terhune | 1959-11-29 |
| Movie | The Lost Missile | The Secretary of State | 1958-12-01 |
| Movie | Autumn Leaves | Mr. Wetherby | 1956-08-01 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Devil Goddess | Prof. Carl Blakely | 1955-10-01 |
| Movie | Jack McCall, Desperado | Col. Brand | 1953-04-01 |
| Movie | Sky Commando | Gen. Carson | 1953-08-21 |
| Movie | We're Not Married! | Chaplain Hall (uncredited) | 1952-07-11 |
| Movie | Young Man with Ideas | Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Movie | That's My Boy | Doc Hunter | 1951-05-31 |
| Movie | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Governor | 1951-05-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Col. Masters | 1951-01-24 |
| Movie | Purple Heart Diary | Col. Tappen | 1951-11-12 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Elopement | Dr. Halsey (uncredited) | 1951-11-23 |
| Movie | Gunmen of Abilene | Dr. Johnson | 1950-02-06 |
| Movie | Mark of the Gorilla | Warden Frank R. Bentley | 1950-01-12 |
| Movie | No Man of Her Own | Minister (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | David Thurston | 1950-05-14 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | The Flying Missile | Col. Halliburton | 1950-12-24 |
| Movie | The Fountainhead | Cortlandt Official (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
| Movie | Sorrowful Jones | Doctor (uncredited) | 1949-07-04 |
| Movie | Tulsa | Oilman (uncredited) | 1949-04-13 |
| Movie | Squadron of Doom | Meredith | 1949-12-15 |
| Movie | Forgotten Women | Judge Donnell | 1949-07-17 |
| Movie | Renegades of the Sage | Brown | 1949-11-24 |
| Movie | Blonde Ice | District Attorney Ed Chalmers | 1948-07-24 |
| Movie | Stage Struck | Mr. Howard | 1948-06-13 |
| Movie | The Cobra Strikes | Dr. Keating | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | Dream Girl | Judge Jed Allerton | 1948-07-27 |
| Movie | The Fuller Brush Man | Henry Seward (uncredited) | 1948-06-01 |
| Movie | Pitfall | Ed Brawley | 1948-08-11 |
| Movie | Every Girl Should Be Married | Clergyman (uncredited) | 1948-12-25 |
| Movie | The Dark Past | Warden Benson (uncredited) | 1948-12-22 |
| Movie | Sealed Verdict | Dr. Bossin | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | The Gentleman from Nowhere | District Attorney | 1948-09-09 |
| Movie | The Girl from Manhattan | Dr. Moseby | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | A Likely Story | Doctor in Elevator (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
| Movie | The Thirteenth Hour | Judge William B. Collins | 1947-02-06 |
| Movie | The Pretender | Charles Lennox | 1947-08-11 |
| Movie | Sarge Goes to College | Marine Capt. R.S. Handler | 1947-05-13 |
| Movie | Magic Town | Stringer | 1947-10-07 |
| Movie | High Wall | Police Insp. Harding (uncredited) | 1947-12-17 |
| Movie | Key Witness | Edward Clemmons | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | The French Key | Walter Winslow | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | The Glass Alibi | Dr. Lawson | 1946-04-27 |
| Movie | Shock | Dr. Blair | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | The Time of Their Lives | Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited) | 1946-08-13 |
| Movie | Mysterious Intruder | Dr. Connell (Uncredited) | 1946-04-11 |
| Movie | She Wrote the Book | Fielding | 1946-05-31 |
| Movie | Dangerous Money | Ship's Doctor | 1946-10-12 |
| Movie | Boston Blackie and the Law | Warden Lund | 1946-12-12 |
| Movie | San Quentin | Rev. Eckles (uncredited) | 1946-12-16 |
| Movie | Wife Wanted | Lowell Cornell | 1946-11-02 |
| Movie | Child of Divorce | Dr. Sterling | 1946-10-14 |
| Movie | Thrill of a Romance | 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Out of This World | Doctor | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Forever Yours | Williams | 1945-01-26 |
| Movie | First Yank into Tokyo | Col. Blaine (uncredited) | 1945-09-05 |
| Movie | Circumstantial Evidence | Warden | 1945-04-20 |
| Movie | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Superintendant MacDonald | 1945-10-23 |
| Movie | Dakota | Dr. Judson | 1945-12-15 |
| Movie | Black Market Babies | 1945-12-15 | |
| Movie | Allotment Wives | Deacon Sam | 1945-11-08 |
| Movie | This Love of Ours | Dr. Melnik | 1945-11-02 |
| Movie | Purity Squad | Darles F. Peters (uncredited) | 1945-11-03 |
| Movie | Hey, Rookie | Col. Robbins | 1944-04-06 |
| Movie | Patrolling the Ether | Chief of Radio Intelligence Division | 1944-04-10 |
| Movie | She's a Sweetheart | General | 1944-12-07 |
| Movie | Stars on Parade | J. L. Carson | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Arthur Stanton | 1944-12-31 |
| Movie | Margin for Error | Medical Examiner | 1943-02-10 |
| Movie | You Can't Beat the Law | Mr. Bedford | 1943-01-29 |
| Movie | Reconnaissance Pilot | Lt. General | 1943-01-25 |
| Movie | Harrigan's Kid | Mr. Ranley | 1943-03-01 |
| Movie | Flight for Freedom | Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943-04-14 |
| Movie | It Ain't Hay | Grant | 1943-03-10 |
| Movie | Around the World | Consul | 1943-11-27 |
| Movie | Guadalcanal Diary | Col. Thompson (uncredited) | 1943-10-27 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Carol's Lawyer | 1943-07-23 |
| Movie | Saboteur | FBI Chief (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Club Member (uncredited) | 1942-05-21 |
| Movie | Romance on the Range | Lawyer Harrison | 1942-05-18 |
| Movie | Secret Agent of Japan | American Navy Captain | 1942-04-03 |
| Movie | A Date with the Falcon | Mr. Wallis (uncredited) | 1942-01-16 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Thomas | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | The Power of God | The Pastor | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | Joe Smith, American | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | Frisco Lil | 1942-03-13 | |
| Movie | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Judge | 1942-03-27 |
| Movie | Cairo | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1942-08-17 |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Maj. Henry Barton | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Thunder Birds | Bit role | 1942-10-28 |
| Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Laird Burnett (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Madame Spy | Harrison K. Woods | 1942-12-11 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | George Arnold, Insurance Man | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Sersen | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | Powder Town | Mr. Tuttle (uncredited) | 1942-06-07 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Minister at Wedding | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Chaplain | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Love Crazy | Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
| Movie | Gangs Inc. | District Attorney | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | She Knew All the Answers | Broker | 1941-05-13 |
| Movie | Buck Privates | Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Head of Draft Board | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Fred Dice | 1941-01-29 |
| Movie | Back Street | Arthur the butler | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Meet John Doe | Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
| Movie | The Shepherd of the Hills | Doctor (uncredited) | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Road to Happiness | Sam Rankin | 1941-12-19 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Army Officer | 1941-12-27 |
| Movie | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Board Member (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Capt. McCook (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Graham | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
| Movie | Devil Pays Off | Adm. Curtiss | 1941-11-10 |
| Movie | Parachute Battalion | Thomas Morse | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Sergeant York | General Duncan (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
| Movie | Babies for Sale | Arthur Kingsley | 1940-06-14 |
| Movie | Forty Little Mothers | Missing Persons Detective | 1940-04-26 |
| Movie | If I Had My Way | Mr. Melville (uncredited) | 1940-05-05 |
| Movie | Florian | Desk Sergeant | 1940-06-05 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | Prison Warden | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Murder in the Air | Dr. Riddell | 1940-06-01 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | James Sawyer | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Teddy the Rough Rider | John W. Riggs | 1940-02-21 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | District Attorney | 1940-01-08 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | The Marines Fly High | Medical Officer | 1940-03-04 |
| Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Inspection Officer | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | Son of the Navy | Capt. Parker | 1940-03-30 |
| Movie | Public Deb No. 1 | Lawyer | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | The Ape | Dr. McNulty | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | Glamour for Sale | District Attorney Thomas (uncredited) | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Gallant Sons | Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Henry DeMille | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Wagons Westward | Major Marlowe | 1940-06-19 |
| Movie | Brigham Young | Caleb Kent | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Millionaires in Prison | Dr. Harry Lindsay | 1940-07-12 |
| Movie | Sailor's Lady | Executive Officer | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Doctor | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Men Against the Sky | Capt. Sanders | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | No Time for Comedy | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
| Movie | Hired Wife | Hudson (uncredited) | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Jerome (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Sorority House | Mr. Grant | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Each Dawn I Die | Editor Patterson (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
| Movie | Outside These Walls | John Wilson | 1939-05-04 |
| Movie | Naughty But Nice | Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Customs Official (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
| Movie | Off the Record | Detective Mendall | 1939-01-21 |
| Movie | Pacific Liner | San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited) | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | The Under-Pup | Lawyer | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Stand Up and Fight | Whittingham P. Talbot | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Wings of the Navy | First Doctor | 1939-02-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Doctor | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Undercover Agent | John Graham | 1939-04-19 |
| Movie | Five Came Back | Airlines Official (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Private Detective | Simmy Sanger | 1939-12-09 |
| Movie | Reno | Disbarment Lawyer | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | South of the Border | American Consul | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Missing Evidence | Manager | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Calling All Marines | Col. C.B. Vincent | 1939-09-20 |
| Movie | Swanee River | Army Medical Examiner | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | On Dress Parade | Capt. Evans Dover | 1939-11-18 |
| Movie | Two Thoroughbreds | Bill Conway | 1939-12-08 |
| Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Tom Malcolm (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Espionage Agent | Instructor | 1939-09-30 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Escape | Mr. Henley | 1939-10-05 |
| Movie | Scandal Sheet | Douglas Haynes | 1939-10-16 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | C.A.A. Official | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Manager Radio Station | 1938-05-24 |
| Movie | Crime Ring | Ernie-Lawyer | 1938-07-08 |
| Movie | Arson Racket Squad | Commissioner Benton | 1938-03-27 |
| Movie | Prison Nurse | Parker | 1938-03-02 |
| Movie | Midnight Intruder | Judge Hammond | 1938-02-06 |
| Movie | The Chaser | Judge #2 | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Garden of the Moon | Doctor (uncredited) | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | Gambling Ship | Steve Riley | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Gateway | Inspector | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Secrets of an Actress | Thompson | 1938-09-10 |
| Movie | Gangster's Boy | Judge Davis | 1938-11-16 |
| Movie | Personal Secretary | Blackmere | 1938-09-09 |
| Movie | The Missing Guest | Frank Baldrich | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Behind The Headlines | J.H. Scott, FBI | 1937-05-14 |
| Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Victor Stockton | 1937-06-08 |
| Movie | A Family Affair | Hoyt Wells | 1937-03-12 |
| Movie | Smashing the Vice Trust | District Attorney | 1937-01-01 |
| Movie | Jungle Jim | Attorney Tyler | 1937-01-18 |
| Movie | Man Of The People | Governor | 1937-01-27 |
| Movie | The 13th Man | Andrew Baldwin | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Two Wise Maids | Dr. MacIntyre | 1937-02-15 |
| Movie | West of Shanghai | Harry | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | You're Only Young Once | Hoyt Wells | 1937-12-10 |
| Movie | Meet the Boy Friend | Ned Madison | 1937-07-12 |
| Movie | The Westland Case | The Warden | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | The Duke Comes Back | Jim Watson | 1937-11-29 |
| Movie | Federal Bullets | Harker | 1937-10-29 |
| Movie | The Wrong Road | Judge | 1937-10-11 |
| Movie | Hot Water | Maxwell | 1937-09-24 |
| Movie | Revolt of the Zombies | Officer (uncredited) | 1936-06-04 |
| Movie | Little Miss Nobody | Judge Gibson | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Easy Money | D. A. Allen Harrison | 1936-06-13 |
| Movie | Parole! | Earl Bigbee | 1936-06-14 |
| Movie | Educating Father | Prof. Howard (uncredited) | 1936-05-23 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Ship's Officer | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Public Enemy's Wife | Duffield | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | The Bridge of Sighs | Defense Attorney Alan Adams | 1936-02-14 |
| Movie | The Great Ziegfeld | Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) | 1936-04-08 |
| Movie | The Singing Kid | J.A. Hanson (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | Show Boat | 1936-05-17 | |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lansing | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | Ace Drummond | William Meredith, Sr. | 1936-10-18 |
| Movie | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Mr. Canfield | 1936-11-13 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Three Smart Girls | Hamilton | 1936-12-20 |
| Movie | The Magnificent Brute | Dr. Coleman | 1936-10-11 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Medical Examiner | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Postal Inspector | Chief Postal Inspector | 1936-08-16 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Sing, Baby, Sing | City Editor | 1936-08-21 |
| Movie | My Man Godfrey | Blake (Socialite) (uncredited) | 1936-09-02 |
| Movie | The Murder Man | Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | Front Page Woman | Joe Davis | 1935-07-11 |
| Movie | Public Hero Number 1 | Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | Carnival | Baby Judge | 1935-02-15 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
| Movie | The Best Man Wins | O'Neill | 1935-01-14 |
| Movie | Traveling Saleslady | J.C. Scoville | 1935-03-28 |
| Movie | Chinatown Squad | Detective | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | Red Salute | Army Officer | 1935-09-12 |
| Movie | A Night at the Opera | Committeeman (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
| Movie | Broadway Gondolier | Program Director | 1935-07-27 |
| Movie | Shipmates Forever | Commander Gibbs (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
| Movie | Grand Exit | District Attorney Cope | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | She Married Her Boss | Andrews (uncredited) | 1935-09-19 |
| Movie | Navy Wife | Doctor | 1935-09-17 |
| Movie | Page Miss Glory | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
| Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Radio Announcer (Uncredited) | 1934-06-02 |
| Movie | Stand Up and Cheer! | White House Correspondent | 1934-05-04 |
| Movie | I've Got Your Number | Joe, a Gangster | 1934-02-24 |
| Movie | The Defense Rests | Duffy | 1934-07-15 |
| Movie | Murder in the Clouds | Radio Announcer (Voice) | 1934-12-15 |
| Movie | The Secret Bride | Vincent's Counsel (uncredited) | 1934-12-22 |
| Movie | Blind Date | George E. Martin | 1934-07-20 |
| Movie | The Richest Girl in the World | Dr. Harvey (uncredited) | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | Forgotten | Hans Strauss | 1933-02-14 |
| Movie | The Working Man | Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited) | 1933-04-20 |
| Movie | Luxury Liner | Older Man (uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
| Movie | Let's Fall in Love | Barton | 1933-12-26 |
| Movie | Picture Snatcher | Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
| Movie | Police Car 17 | Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1933-09-30 |
| Movie | The Little Giant | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-05-20 |
| Movie | The Mouthpiece | Prison Clerk (Uncredited) | 1932-03-21 |
| Movie | Big City Blues | Joe (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
| Movie | Doctor X | Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited) | 1932-08-03 |
| Movie | You Said a Mouthful | Jones - Attorney (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | Three on a Match | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1932-10-29 |
| Movie | The Secret Call | Matt Stanton | 1931-07-24 |
| Movie | Left Over Ladies | Churchill | 1931-09-30 |
| Movie | Lovin' the Ladies | George Van Horne | 1930-04-06 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | King (defense attorney) | 1929-04-13 |
| Movie | Why Bring That Up? | Eddie | 1929-10-03 |