Harry Semels
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and Three Little Sew and Sews. He also appeared in feature films like Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate and The Kid from Brooklyn. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al.
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- Born:
- Nov 20, 1887 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 150
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Black Secret 1919-01-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie Riding High 1950-04-12
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Riding High | Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1950-04-12 |
| Movie | The Diary of a Chambermaid | Townsman (Uncredited) | 1946-02-15 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Bettor (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | I Love a Mystery | Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited) | 1945-01-25 |
| Movie | Eve Knew Her Apples | Tony (uncredited) | 1945-04-12 |
| Movie | A Thousand and One Nights | Leader of Caravan | 1945-07-20 |
| Movie | The Unseen | Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1945-05-12 |
| Movie | Make Your Own Bed | Pedestrian | 1944-06-10 |
| Movie | Strange Affair | Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
| Movie | Can't Help Singing | Peon (uncredited) | 1944-12-25 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Passerby (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Greek Florist | 1943-03-18 |
| Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Italian at concert (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | The Chance of a Lifetime | Jerome Wagner (Uncredited) | 1943-10-26 |
| Movie | Dizzy Pilots | Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited) | 1943-09-24 |
| Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Greek | 1943-08-19 |
| Movie | Woman of the Year | Mug (uncredited) | 1942-02-05 |
| Movie | Moontide | Waiter | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Saloon Bouncer | 1942-01-31 |
| Movie | Road to Morocco | Jolla's Warrior (uncredited) | 1942-11-10 |
| Movie | Reunion in France | R.R. Mechanic (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | She's Oil Mine | Referee | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | General Nuisance | Latin America Delagate | 1941-09-18 |
| Movie | New Moon | Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | They Drive by Night | Leo, Cashier (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Strange Cargo | Convict (uncredited) | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Phantom Raiders | Cafe Bartender | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | And One Was Beautiful | Courtroom Spectator | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | Kit Carson | Aide | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | North West Mounted Police | Half-breed Archer | 1940-10-22 |
| Movie | Seven Sinners | Antro's Henchman (uncredited) | 1940-10-25 |
| Movie | The Great Dictator | Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited) | 1940-10-15 |
| Movie | He Stayed for Breakfast | Communist | 1940-08-31 |
| Movie | Midnight | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | Star Reporter | Mike | 1939-02-22 |
| Movie | Three Little Sew and Sews | Count Alfred Gehrol | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Thunder Afloat | Cook on Tugboat (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
| Movie | King of the Turf | Coffee Pot Proprietor | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | Ninotchka | Gurganov (uncredited) | 1939-11-23 |
| Movie | Crashing Thru | Man Who Reports Gunfight | 1939-12-11 |
| Movie | Balalaika | (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Overland Mail | Pancho | 1939-11-16 |
| Movie | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Race Track Spectator (uncredited) | 1939-11-22 |
| Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Peon Servant | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | State Police | Albert Morton | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | I'll Give a Million | Man in Cafe (uncredited) | 1938-07-27 |
| Movie | Marie Antoinette | Townsman at Execution (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Man (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Flirting with Fate | Member of Sancho's Band | 1938-12-02 |
| Movie | Midnight Taxi | Joe, Counterman | 1937-04-04 |
| Movie | Swing It Professor | Angelo | 1937-03-13 |
| Movie | Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
| Movie | New News | Prince Albert | 1937-04-01 |
| Movie | The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar (Uncredited) | 1937-04-09 |
| Movie | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited) | 1937-09-17 |
| Movie | Wells Fargo | Minor Role | 1937-12-31 |
| Movie | Missing Witnesses | Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited) | 1937-12-11 |
| Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Tony Papalini | 1937-11-06 |
| Movie | Hot Water | Barber (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
| Movie | Human Cargo | Barreto | 1936-05-15 |
| Movie | Disorder in the Court | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1936-05-30 |
| Movie | One Rainy Afternoon | Clerk (Uncredited) | 1936-05-13 |
| Movie | I'll Name the Murderer | Luigi | 1936-01-26 |
| Movie | Movie Maniacs | Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director | 1936-02-20 |
| Movie | The Case of the Velvet Claws | A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos | 1936-07-03 |
| Movie | Give Us This Night | Prisoner | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Midnight Blunders | Dr. Wong (uncredited) | 1936-12-13 |
| Movie | Anthony Adverse | Lottery Celebrant | 1936-08-26 |
| Movie | More Than a Secretary | Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited) | 1936-12-10 |
| Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Sepoy Chief (uncredited) | 1936-10-20 |
| Movie | Am I Having Fun! | The Maharajah Of Guzzi | 1936-09-17 |
| Movie | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Bum | 1936-10-01 |
| Movie | The Gay Desperado | Manuel | 1936-10-02 |
| Movie | The Revenge Rider | Henchman Rankin | 1935-03-18 |
| Movie | The Wedding Night | Wedding Guest | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | Stone of Silver Creek | R. J. Simmons | 1935-04-14 |
| Movie | I Live My Life | Greek Following Kay (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | Les Misérables | Cochepaille | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | Hot Paprika | The Commandante | 1935-12-12 |
| Movie | I Don't Remember | 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | A Very Honorable Guy | Greek | 1934-04-18 |
| Movie | It Happened One Night | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-02-22 |
| Movie | Bridal Bail | Hotel Manager | 1934-02-09 |
| Movie | Bombay Mail | Platform Conductor | 1934-01-06 |
| Movie | Twentieth Century | Poster Artist (uncredited) | 1934-05-11 |
| Movie | Down to Their Last Yacht | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | 1934-08-31 |
| Movie | Broadway Bill | Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited) | 1934-11-30 |
| Movie | One Too Many | 1934-12-28 | |
| Movie | I Sell Anything | Statue Smasher (uncredited) | 1934-10-20 |
| Movie | Mills of the Gods | 1934-12-15 | |
| Movie | Our Daily Bread | Italian Shoemaker (uncredited) | 1934-10-02 |
| Movie | Rocky Rhodes | Dick Boggs | 1934-09-24 |
| Movie | Storm at Daybreak | Serbian Villager (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
| Movie | The Thrill Hunter | Henchman Lou Norton | 1933-04-30 |
| Movie | Drum Taps | Henchman Pete | 1933-01-23 |
| Movie | Hold Your Man | Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
| Movie | Elmer, the Great | Waiter (uncredited) | 1933-04-29 |
| Movie | Baby Face | Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited) | 1933-07-13 |
| Movie | I Am Suzanne! | Balcony Spectator | 1933-12-25 |
| Movie | King of the Wild Horses | John Foster | 1933-11-10 |
| Movie | Damaged Lives | Waiter | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Torch Singer | Waiter in Bistro | 1933-09-08 |
| Movie | This Is the Night | Man in the Manhole (uncredited) | 1932-04-08 |
| Movie | South of the Rio Grande | Bandido Leader | 1932-03-05 |
| Movie | Sally of the Subway | Leopold Von Trump | 1932-01-15 |
| Movie | Ghost Valley | Pawnee | 1932-05-13 |
| Movie | Sin's Pay Day | Louie Joe | 1932-03-02 |
| Movie | Tiger Shark | Crewman (uncredited) | 1932-09-24 |
| Movie | American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
| Movie | Texas Buddies | Ken Kincaid | 1932-10-18 |
| Movie | Young Blood | Tony Murullo | 1932-11-05 |
| Movie | Vanity Street | Italian Street Workman (uncredited) | 1932-10-14 |
| Movie | Dishonored | 1931-04-04 | |
| Movie | Command Performance | Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited) | 1931-01-19 |
| Movie | Platinum Blonde | Waiter (uncredited) | 1931-10-31 |
| Movie | The Yellow Ticket | Jailer | 1931-10-30 |
| Movie | Suicide Fleet | Havana Merchant (uncredited) | 1931-11-20 |
| Movie | Night Beat | Enricco Pommetti | 1931-12-26 |
| Movie | Safe in Hell | Jury Member (uncredited) | 1931-12-12 |
| Movie | Those Who Dance | Hood | 1930-04-18 |
| Movie | The Bad Man | Jose | 1930-09-11 |
| Movie | Hell's Angels | Anarchist (uncredited) | 1930-11-15 |
| Movie | Captain Thunder | Barfly | 1930-12-27 |
| Movie | The Royal Rider | Parvene | 1929-02-17 |
| Movie | Weary River | Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited) | 1929-02-10 |
| Movie | Hawk of the Hills | Sheckard | 1929-03-16 |
| Movie | Movie Night | Movie Patron | 1929-05-11 |
| Movie | The Delightful Rogue | Hymie | 1929-09-21 |
| Movie | Big News | Reno Henchman (uncredited) | 1929-09-06 |
| Movie | The Last Command | A Soldier (uncredited) | 1928-01-21 |
| Movie | Beware of Blondes | Portugee Joe | 1928-07-01 |
| Movie | Virgin Lips | Patron | 1928-07-25 |
| Movie | Riley the Cop | French Policeman | 1928-11-25 |
| Movie | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
| Movie | The House Without a Key | Saladine | 1926-11-21 |
| Movie | The Crackerjack | Guard | 1925-05-08 |
| Movie | Into the Net | Ivan Invanovitch | 1924-08-03 |
| Movie | Plunder | Jude Deering | 1923-01-28 |
| Movie | Speed | Jim Sprague | 1922-10-22 |
| Movie | Hurricane Hutch | Jim Tiegerley | 1921-09-25 |
| Movie | The Phantom Foe | The Phantom Foe | 1920-10-11 |
| Movie | Rogues and Romance | Pedro Pezet | 1920-12-26 |
| Movie | The Black Secret | 1919-01-02 | |
| Movie | Here Comes the Bride | Sevier | 1919-01-19 |
| Movie | A Fallen Idol | Tushau | 1919-05-18 |
| Movie | The American Way | Half Breed | 1919-07-07 |