Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Acting
Born May 06, 1888
From Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Died Mar 30, 1971

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

Filmography — Acting

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Inspection Officer

Gateway
6.5
1938

Gateway

Inspector

Sergeant York
7.2
1941

Sergeant York

General Duncan (uncredited)

Margin for Error
5.7
1943

Margin for Error

Medical Examiner

Saboteur
6.9
1942

Saboteur

FBI Chief (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
1940

Santa Fe Trail

Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.6
1939

Union Pacific

Jerome (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
7.6
1936

My Man Godfrey

Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0
1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Board Member (uncredited)

Meet John Doe
7.3
1941

Meet John Doe

Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

The Wheeler Dealers
6.2
1963

The Wheeler Dealers

Businessman (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
7.4
1935

A Night at the Opera

Committeeman (uncredited)

Shock
5.9
1946

Shock

Dr. Blair

Tulsa
6.3
1949

Tulsa

Oilman (uncredited)

The Shepherd of the Hills
6.6
1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

Doctor (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
6.8
1949

The Fountainhead

Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Pitfall
6.8
1948

Pitfall

Ed Brawley

City for Conquest
6.8
1940

City for Conquest

Doctor

Three on a Match
6.2
1932

Three on a Match

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
7.3
1936

Libeled Lady

Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6
1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls
6.4
1936

Three Smart Girls

Hamilton

Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.8
1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Manager Radio Station

The Great Ziegfeld
6.3
1936

The Great Ziegfeld

Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

Back Street
7.2
1941

Back Street

Arthur the butler

Blonde Ice
5.7
1948

Blonde Ice

District Attorney Ed Chalmers

Doctor X
6.0
1932

Doctor X

Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives
7.1
1946

The Time of Their Lives

Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Williams (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
6.9
1950

No Man of Her Own

Minister (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
6.2
1942

The Falcon Takes Over

Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

Love Crazy
6.7
1941

Love Crazy

Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

We're Not Married!
5.9
1952

We're Not Married!

Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
6.8
1939

Each Dawn I Die

Editor Patterson (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
6.9
1934

Sadie McKee

Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

Guadalcanal Diary
5.6
1943

Guadalcanal Diary

Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Sorrowful Jones
6.2
1949

Sorrowful Jones

Doctor (uncredited)

Dakota
5.1
1945

Dakota

Dr. Judson

Every Girl Should Be Married
5.9
1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

Clergyman (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.8
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

Cairo
5.8
1942

Cairo

Ship Captain (uncredited)

Remember the Day
7.0
1941

Remember the Day

Graham

Stand Up and Cheer!
4.9
1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

White House Correspondent

Going Hollywood: The '30s
10.0
1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

The Atomic Submarine
5.3
1959

The Atomic Submarine

Admiral Terhune

The Dark Past
5.9
1948

The Dark Past

Warden Benson (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours
6.7
1960

The Gallant Hours

Hot Water
5.0
1937

Hot Water

Maxwell

Page Miss Glory
6.3
1935

Page Miss Glory

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Gallant Sons
7.0
1940

Gallant Sons

Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)

Florian
1.0
1940

Florian

Desk Sergeant

High Wall
6.2
1947

High Wall

Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Magic Town
6.7
1947

Magic Town

Stringer

That's My Boy
5.8
1951

That's My Boy

Doc Hunter

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8
1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Sersen

Autumn Leaves
7.0
1956

Autumn Leaves

Mr. Wetherby

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.0
1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Customs Official (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
6.2
1945

Thrill of a Romance

2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Front Page Woman
5.8
1935

Front Page Woman

Joe Davis

Five Came Back
6.2
1939

Five Came Back

Airlines Official (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
6.1
1939

Invisible Stripes

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
7.1
1936

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Lansing

The Fuller Brush Man
6.0
1948

The Fuller Brush Man

Henry Seward (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
5.0
1940

No Time for Comedy

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Show Boat
6.8
1936

Show Boat

Blind Date
7.0
1934

Blind Date

George E. Martin

Thunder Birds
5.4
1942

Thunder Birds

Bit role

Elopement
7.5
1951

Elopement

Dr. Halsey (uncredited)

A Family Affair
5.7
1937

A Family Affair

Hoyt Wells

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
6.8
1937

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Navy Commander

A Date with the Falcon
6.5
1942

A Date with the Falcon

Mr. Wallis (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay
6.4
1943

It Ain't Hay

Grant

Parachute Battalion
5.5
1941

Parachute Battalion

Thomas Morse

Dream Girl
4.4
1948

Dream Girl

Judge Jed Allerton

Buck Privates
6.7
1941

Buck Privates

Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7
1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Doctor

Reno
6.0
1939

Reno

Disbarment Lawyer

Espionage Agent
5.9
1939

Espionage Agent

Instructor

The Missing Guest
7.2
1938

The Missing Guest

Frank Baldrich

Dirigible
5.3
1931

Dirigible

Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
6.9
1940

Johnny Apollo

Prison Warden

Meet the Stewarts
4.3
1942

Meet the Stewarts

Club Member (uncredited)

Blossoms in the Dust
6.6
1941

Blossoms in the Dust

Senator

Carnival
1935

Carnival

Baby Judge

Revolt of the Zombies
3.2
1936

Revolt of the Zombies

Officer (uncredited)

The Ape
4.7
1940

The Ape

Dr. McNulty

The Little Giant
6.8
1933

The Little Giant

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Gangs Inc.
5.3
1941

Gangs Inc.

District Attorney

My Favorite Spy
5.2
1942

My Favorite Spy

Minister at Wedding

The Accusing Finger
4.7
1936

The Accusing Finger

Medical Examiner

Paddy O'Day
7.0
1936

Paddy O'Day

Ship's Officer

Mysterious Intruder
5.9
1946

Mysterious Intruder

Dr. Connell (Uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
5.8
1938

Too Hot to Handle

Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

The Green Hornet
5.7
1940

The Green Hornet

District Attorney

You Said a Mouthful
5.0
1932

You Said a Mouthful

Jones (uncredited)

Blondie Brings Up Baby
6.5
1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Tom Malcolm (uncredited)

The Murder Man
6.9
1935

The Murder Man

Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

The Mouthpiece
5.9
1932

The Mouthpiece

Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes
5.0
1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
6.2
1942

Joe Smith, American

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Dillinger
5.9
1945

Dillinger

Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice
6.6
1939

Naughty But Nice

Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

Big City Blues
5.5
1932

Big City Blues

Joe (uncredited)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
5.1
1942

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Judge

Picture Snatcher
6.8
1933

Picture Snatcher

Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

Outside These Walls
7.5
1939

Outside These Walls

John Wilson

The Chaser
6.0
1938

The Chaser

Judge #2

She Married Her Boss
7.0
1935

She Married Her Boss

Andrews (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier
5.4
1935

Broadway Gondolier

Program Director

Hey, Rookie
1944

Hey, Rookie

Col. Robbins

Forty Little Mothers
6.4
1940

Forty Little Mothers

Missing Persons Detective

She Knew All the Answers
6.5
1941

She Knew All the Answers

Broker

Thru Different Eyes
1929

Thru Different Eyes

King (defense attorney)

Behind The Headlines
6.2
1937

Behind The Headlines

J.H. Scott, FBI

Chinatown Squad
6.0
1935

Chinatown Squad

Detective

The Escape
5.5
1939

The Escape

Mr. Henley

Murder in the Clouds
4.7
1934

Murder in the Clouds

Radio Announcer (Voice)

Public Deb No. 1
4.4
1940

Public Deb No. 1

Lawyer

Dangerous Money
5.7
1946

Dangerous Money

Ship's Doctor

Public Enemy's Wife
5.8
1936

Public Enemy's Wife

Duffield

The Singing Kid
4.0
1936

The Singing Kid

J.A. Hanson (uncredited)

Swanee River
6.7
1939

Swanee River

Army Medical Examiner

Stepchild
1947

Stepchild

Judge

Parole!
6.0
1936

Parole!

Earl Bigbee

Man Of The People
7.0
1937

Man Of The People

Governor

Circumstantial Evidence
4.8
1945

Circumstantial Evidence

Warden

Sky Commando
5.5
1953

Sky Commando

Gen. Carson

The Girl from Manhattan
5.0
1948

The Girl from Manhattan

Dr. Moseby

Miss Annie Rooney
6.3
1942

Miss Annie Rooney

Mr. Thomas

Wings of the Navy
6.0
1939

Wings of the Navy

First Doctor

The Working Man
6.6
1933

The Working Man

Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Off the Record
6.0
1939

Off the Record

Detective Mendall

Reconnaissance Pilot
1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

Lt. General

Brigham Young
4.4
1940

Brigham Young

Caleb Kent

Navy Wife
5.0
1935

Navy Wife

Doctor

She's a Sweetheart
1944

She's a Sweetheart

General

Flight for Freedom
5.4
1943

Flight for Freedom

Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
5.0
1939

Missing Evidence

Manager

Men Against the Sky
3.8
1940

Men Against the Sky

Capt. Sanders

Stand Up and Fight
5.8
1939

Stand Up and Fight

Whittingham P. Talbot

Crime Ring
4.7
1938

Crime Ring

Ernie-Lawyer

The Secret Bride
5.9
1934

The Secret Bride

Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)

Hired Wife
6.8
1940

Hired Wife

Hudson (uncredited)

Private Detective
6.0
1939

Private Detective

Simmy Sanger

Subway Express
1931

Subway Express

Mason

Sealed Verdict
5.5
1948

Sealed Verdict

Dr. Bossin

Postal Inspector
6.2
1936

Postal Inspector

Chief Postal Inspector

The Richest Girl in the World
5.7
1934

The Richest Girl in the World

Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

Play Girl
6.3
1941

Play Girl

Fred Dice

Garden of the Moon
6.2
1938

Garden of the Moon

Doctor (uncredited)

Sing, Baby, Sing
5.7
1936

Sing, Baby, Sing

City Editor

Honeymoon Lodge
1943

Honeymoon Lodge

Carol's Lawyer

Jack McCall, Desperado
5.7
1953

Jack McCall, Desperado

Col. Brand

If I Had My Way
6.4
1940

If I Had My Way

Mr. Melville (uncredited)

The Pretender
5.5
1947

The Pretender

Charles Lennox

She Wrote the Book
6.0
1946

She Wrote the Book

Fielding

Fog Over Frisco
6.2
1934

Fog Over Frisco

Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Traveling Saleslady
5.5
1935

Traveling Saleslady

J.C. Scoville

A Likely Story
4.2
1947

A Likely Story

Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)

The Wrong Road
4.4
1937

The Wrong Road

Judge

Young Man with Ideas
4.7
1952

Young Man with Ideas

Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

This Love of Ours
5.7
1945

This Love of Ours

Dr. Melnik

Around the World
5.0
1943

Around the World

Consul

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

James Sawyer

The Under-Pup
6.0
1939

The Under-Pup

Lawyer

The Flying Missile
4.9
1950

The Flying Missile

Col. Halliburton

Gangster's Boy
5.0
1938

Gangster's Boy

Judge Davis

20,000 Men a Year
5.5
1939

20,000 Men a Year

C.A.A. Official

Brothers
1930

Brothers

Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1
6.1
1935

Public Hero Number 1

Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
6.5
1940

Lady with Red Hair

Henry DeMille

The Best Man Wins
5.8
1935

The Best Man Wins

O'Neill

Sorority House
6.8
1939

Sorority House

Mr. Grant

The Glass Alibi
3.9
1946

The Glass Alibi

Dr. Lawson

The Secret Call
6.5
1931

The Secret Call

Matt Stanton

South of the Border
5.0
1939

South of the Border

American Consul

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
6.8
1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Victor Stockton

Red Salute
5.6
1935

Red Salute

Army Officer

Sailor's Lady
4.0
1940

Sailor's Lady

Executive Officer

The Royal Mounted Rides Again
5.8
1945

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

RCMP Superintendant MacDonald

Murder in the Air
4.7
1940

Murder in the Air

Dr. Riddell

Allotment Wives
6.0
1945

Allotment Wives

Deacon Sam

Devil Goddess
5.5
1955

Devil Goddess

Prof. Carl Blakely

Ace Drummond
6.5
1936

Ace Drummond

William Meredith, Sr.

I've Got Your Number
6.3
1934

I've Got Your Number

Joe, a Gangster

Pacific Liner
5.2
1939

Pacific Liner

San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
3.7
1939

Undercover Agent

John Graham

You Can't Beat the Law
5.2
1943

You Can't Beat the Law

Mr. Bedford

The Westland Case
6.0
1937

The Westland Case

The Warden

West of Shanghai
5.4
1937

West of Shanghai

Harry

Arson Racket Squad
1938

Arson Racket Squad

Commissioner Benton

You're Only Young Once
5.5
1937

You're Only Young Once

Hoyt Wells

San Quentin
6.2
1946

San Quentin

Rev. Eckles (uncredited)

Easy Money
4.4
1936

Easy Money

D. A. Allen Harrison

Romance on the Range
5.7
1942

Romance on the Range

Lawyer Harrison

Key Witness
4.5
1947

Key Witness

Edward Clemmons

Teddy the Rough Rider
6.7
1940

Teddy the Rough Rider

John W. Riggs

The Lost Missile
4.6
1958

The Lost Missile

The Secretary of State

Left Over Ladies
1931

Left Over Ladies

Churchill

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
5.7
1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Army Officer

The Secret Code
5.1
1942

The Secret Code

Maj. Henry Barton

Girl on the Spot
1946

Girl on the Spot

Ridgeway (uncredited)

The French Key
5.0
1946

The French Key

Walter Winslow

Educating Father
1936

Educating Father

Prof. Howard (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
6.5
1939

On Dress Parade

Capt. Evans Dover

Powder Town
3.5
1942

Powder Town

Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)

Let's Fall in Love
7.5
1933

Let's Fall in Love

Barton

The Bridge of Sighs
6.0
1936

The Bridge of Sighs

Defense Attorney Alan Adams

Sisters Under the Skin
1934

Sisters Under the Skin

Mullen

The Defense Rests
7.0
1934

The Defense Rests

Duffy

Son of the Navy
5.5
1940

Son of the Navy

Capt. Parker

Pygmy Island
4.0
1950

Pygmy Island

Army Officer at Pentagon

Lucky Losers
6.1
1950

Lucky Losers

David Thurston

Secrets of an Actress
5.6
1938

Secrets of an Actress

Thompson

Glamour for Sale
4.2
1940

Glamour for Sale

District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)

The Duke Comes Back
5.0
1937

The Duke Comes Back

Jim Watson

The Power of God
1942

The Power of God

The Pastor

Wagons Westward
6.0
1940

Wagons Westward

Major Marlowe

The Magnificent Brute
6.5
1936

The Magnificent Brute

Dr. Coleman

Two Wise Maids
1937

Two Wise Maids

Dr. MacIntyre

1938

Gambling Ship

Steve Riley

Madame Spy
6.0
1942

Madame Spy

Harrison K. Woods

$10 Raise
8.0
1935

$10 Raise

Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

Renegades of the Sage
1949

Renegades of the Sage

Brown

Sarge Goes to College
3.3
1947

Sarge Goes to College

Marine Capt. R.S. Handler

First Yank into Tokyo
5.4
1945

First Yank into Tokyo

Col. Blaine (uncredited)

8.0
1942

Frisco Lil

Child of Divorce
6.0
1946

Child of Divorce

Dr. Sterling

The Marines Fly High
4.8
1940

The Marines Fly High

Medical Officer

Millionaires in Prison
6.0
1940

Millionaires in Prison

Dr. Harry Lindsay

Forgotten
6.0
1933

Forgotten

Hans Strauss

Get Hep to Love
4.0
1942

Get Hep to Love

George Arnold, Insurance Man

Purity Squad
7.0
1945

Purity Squad

Darles F. Peters (uncredited)

Meet the Boy Friend
5.2
1937

Meet the Boy Friend

Ned Madison

1954

City Story

Road to Happiness
5.4
1941

Road to Happiness

Sam Rankin

Mark of the Gorilla
3.6
1950

Mark of the Gorilla

Warden Frank R. Bentley

Out of This World
7.3
1945

Out of This World

Doctor

Alaska Patrol
1949

Alaska Patrol

Capt. Wright

Patrolling the Ether
6.0
1944

Patrolling the Ether

Chief of Radio Intelligence Division

Sheriff of Las Vegas
4.0
1944

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Arthur Stanton

Prison Nurse
5.1
1938

Prison Nurse

Parker

Shipmates Forever
6.5
1935

Shipmates Forever

Commander Gibbs (uncredited)

Wanted: Jane Turner
5.3
1936

Wanted: Jane Turner

Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet
1939

Scandal Sheet

Douglas Haynes

Jungle Jim
4.8
1937

Jungle Jim

Attorney Tyler

Why Bring That Up?
1929

Why Bring That Up?

Eddie

Little Miss Nobody
6.0
1936

Little Miss Nobody

Judge Gibson

Boston Blackie and the Law
6.0
1946

Boston Blackie and the Law

Warden Lund

Bowery Battalion
8.0
1951

Bowery Battalion

Col. Masters

Grand Exit
6.3
1935

Grand Exit

District Attorney Cope

Thru Different Eyes
1942

Thru Different Eyes

Chaplain

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
7.4
1936

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Mr. Canfield

The Thirteenth Hour
5.8
1947

The Thirteenth Hour

Judge William B. Collins

The 13th Man
6.0
1937

The 13th Man

Andrew Baldwin

Calling All Marines
1939

Calling All Marines

Col. C.B. Vincent

Midnight Intruder
5.2
1938

Midnight Intruder

Judge Hammond

The Gentleman from Nowhere
6.0
1948

The Gentleman from Nowhere

District Attorney

Gunmen of Abilene
6.0
1950

Gunmen of Abilene

Dr. Johnson

Three Sons o' Guns
5.0
1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Head of Draft Board

Stars on Parade
1944

Stars on Parade

J. L. Carson

Flight to Fame
5.0
1938

Flight to Fame

Jules Peabody

Inside Information
1939

Inside Information

Alfred Huxley

Two Thoroughbreds
2.0
1939

Two Thoroughbreds

Bill Conway

Secret Agent of Japan
4.0
1942

Secret Agent of Japan

American Navy Captain

Lovin' the Ladies
3.7
1930

Lovin' the Ladies

George Van Horne

Luxury Liner
6.3
1933

Luxury Liner

Older Man (uncredited)

Personal Secretary
1938

Personal Secretary

Blackmere

Federal Bullets
1937

Federal Bullets

Harker

Stage Struck
5.6
1948

Stage Struck

Mr. Howard

Wife Wanted
6.5
1946

Wife Wanted

Lowell Cornell

1949

Squadron of Doom

Meredith

Babies for Sale
5.5
1940

Babies for Sale

Arthur Kingsley

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
5.0
1951

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

Governor

Black Market Babies
5.0
1945

Black Market Babies

Devil Pays Off
3.4
1941

Devil Pays Off

Adm. Curtiss

The Cobra Strikes
5.0
1948

The Cobra Strikes

Dr. Keating

Purple Heart Diary
1951

Purple Heart Diary

Col. Tappen

Forgotten Women
1949

Forgotten Women

Judge Donnell

Police Car 17
2.0
1933

Police Car 17

Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Harrigan's Kid
1943

Harrigan's Kid

Mr. Ranley

A Sporting Chance
1945

A Sporting Chance

John Smalley

Smashing the Vice Trust
1937

Smashing the Vice Trust

District Attorney

Forever Yours
1945

Forever Yours

Williams

The Man in Blue
1937

The Man in Blue

District Attorney

1950

Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras

Selmer Jackson

King of the Gamblers
1948

King of the Gamblers

Judge