Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Known for Acting ยท 298 credits

Born
1888-05-06
Died
1971-03-30
Place of birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also known as
Selmar Jackson ยท Selmer Adolf Jackson ยท 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 (11)

Movies (287)

Sergeant York
Movie

Sergeant York

1941

as General Duncan (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Inspection Officer

Broadway Gondolier
Movie

Broadway Gondolier

1935

as Program Director

Doctor X
Movie

Doctor X

1932

as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
Movie

Johnny Apollo

1940

as Prison Warden

Shock
Movie

Shock

1946

as Dr. Blair

Luxury Liner
Movie

Luxury Liner

1933

as Older Man (uncredited)

Sorority House
Movie

Sorority House

1939

as Mr. Grant

High Wall
Movie

High Wall

1947

as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
Movie

Espionage Agent

1939

as Instructor

Sorrowful Jones
Movie

Sorrowful Jones

1949

as Doctor (uncredited)

Alaska Patrol
Movie

Alaska Patrol

1949

as Capt. Wright

Dirigible
Movie

Dirigible

1931

as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
Movie

Missing Evidence

1939

as Manager

Thunder Birds
Movie

Thunder Birds

1942

as Bit role

Florian
Movie

Florian

1940

as Desk Sergeant

Ace Drummond
Movie

Ace Drummond

1936

as William Meredith, Sr.

Stand Up and Cheer!
Movie

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

as White House Correspondent

Bowery Battalion
Movie

Bowery Battalion

1951

as Col. Masters

Carnival
Movie

Carnival

1935

as Baby Judge

Circumstantial Evidence
Movie

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

as Warden

Tulsa
Movie

Tulsa

1949

as Oilman (uncredited)

Saboteur
Movie

Saboteur

1942

as FBI Chief (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
Movie

The Fountainhead

1949

as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
Movie

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

Allotment Wives
Movie

Allotment Wives

1945

as Deacon Sam

Meet John Doe
Movie

Meet John Doe

1941

as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Postal Inspector
Movie

Postal Inspector

1936

as Chief Postal Inspector

$10 Raise
Movie

$10 Raise

1935

as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

Hey, Rookie
Movie

Hey, Rookie

1944

as Col. Robbins

Buck Privates
Movie

Buck Privates

1941

as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Brothers
Movie

Brothers

1930

as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Two Thoroughbreds
Movie

Two Thoroughbreds

1939

as Bill Conway

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Williams (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
Movie

My Man Godfrey

1936

as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
Movie

Honeymoon Lodge

1943

as Carol's Lawyer

Libeled Lady
Movie

Libeled Lady

1936

as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
Movie

A Night at the Opera

1935

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Movie

Remember the Day

1941

as Graham

On Dress Parade
Movie

On Dress Parade

1939

as Capt. Evans Dover

Autumn Leaves
Movie

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Mr. Wetherby

Dakota
Movie

Dakota

1945

as Dr. Judson

Cairo
Movie

Cairo

1942

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Blossoms in the Dust
Movie

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Senator

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Movie

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Board Member (uncredited)

Prison Nurse
Movie

Prison Nurse

1938

as Parker

The Great Ziegfeld
Movie

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

The Wheeler Dealers
Movie

The Wheeler Dealers

1963

as Businessman (uncredited)

The Secret Bride
Movie

The Secret Bride

1934

as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)

Five Came Back
Movie

Five Came Back

1939

as Airlines Official (uncredited)

Pitfall
Movie

Pitfall

1948

as Ed Brawley

Educating Father
Movie

Educating Father

1936

as Prof. Howard (uncredited)

Chinatown Squad
Movie

Chinatown Squad

1935

as Detective

Dillinger
Movie

Dillinger

1945

as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

Guadalcanal Diary
Movie

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
Movie

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

Parachute Battalion
Movie

Parachute Battalion

1941

as Thomas Morse

Wife Wanted
Movie

Wife Wanted

1946

as Lowell Cornell

We're Not Married!
Movie

We're Not Married!

1952

as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Movie

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

as Manager Radio Station

Stage Struck
Movie

Stage Struck

1948

as Mr. Howard

Blonde Ice
Movie

Blonde Ice

1948

as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

The Shepherd of the Hills
Movie

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

as Doctor (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
Movie

Undercover Agent

1939

as John Graham

Revolt of the Zombies
Movie

Revolt of the Zombies

1936

as Officer (uncredited)

The Mouthpiece
Movie

The Mouthpiece

1932

as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

Magic Town
Movie

Magic Town

1947

as Stringer

The Westland Case
Movie

The Westland Case

1937

as The Warden

South of the Border
Movie

South of the Border

1939

as American Consul

Too Hot to Handle
Movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Jerome (uncredited)

Swanee River
Movie

Swanee River

1939

as Army Medical Examiner

Paddy O'Day
Movie

Paddy O'Day

1936

as Ship's Officer

Road to Happiness
Movie

Road to Happiness

1941

as Sam Rankin

Back Street
Movie

Back Street

1941

as Arthur the butler

Murder in the Air
Movie

Murder in the Air

1940

as Dr. Riddell

Devil Pays Off
Movie

Devil Pays Off

1941

as Adm. Curtiss

The Flying Missile
Movie

The Flying Missile

1950

as Col. Halliburton

City for Conquest
Movie

City for Conquest

1940

as Doctor

My Favorite Spy
Movie

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Minister at Wedding

The Escape
Movie

The Escape

1939

as Mr. Henley

Devil Goddess
Movie

Devil Goddess

1955

as Prof. Carl Blakely

A Likely Story
Movie

A Likely Story

1947

as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)

That's My Boy
Movie

That's My Boy

1951

as Doc Hunter

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Customs Official (uncredited)

Big City Blues
Movie

Big City Blues

1932

as Joe (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
Movie

Lady with Red Hair

1940

as Henry DeMille

Sadie McKee
Movie

Sadie McKee

1934

as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

The Dark Past
Movie

The Dark Past

1948

as Warden Benson (uncredited)

Love Crazy
Movie

Love Crazy

1941

as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

Frisco Lil
Movie

Frisco Lil

1942

The Gallant Hours
Movie

The Gallant Hours

1960

Traveling Saleslady
Movie

Traveling Saleslady

1935

as J.C. Scoville

Elopement
Movie

Elopement

1951

as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)

Sealed Verdict
Movie

Sealed Verdict

1948

as Dr. Bossin

Wings of the Navy
Movie

Wings of the Navy

1939

as First Doctor

Off the Record
Movie

Off the Record

1939

as Detective Mendall

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Sersen

Brigham Young
Movie

Brigham Young

1940

as Caleb Kent

Picture Snatcher
Movie

Picture Snatcher

1933

as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
Movie

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Clergyman (uncredited)

The Glass Alibi
Movie

The Glass Alibi

1946

as Dr. Lawson

You're Only Young Once
Movie

You're Only Young Once

1937

as Hoyt Wells

Forever Yours
Movie

Forever Yours

1945

as Williams

20,000 Men a Year
Movie

20,000 Men a Year

1939

as C.A.A. Official

Blind Date
Movie

Blind Date

1934

as George E. Martin

The Chaser
Movie

The Chaser

1938

as Judge #2

Show Boat
Movie

Show Boat

1936

Midnight Intruder
Movie

Midnight Intruder

1938

as Judge Hammond

This Love of Ours
Movie

This Love of Ours

1945

as Dr. Melnik

The Pretender
Movie

The Pretender

1947

as Charles Lennox

Subway Express
Movie

Subway Express

1931

as Mason

The Ape
Movie

The Ape

1940

as Dr. McNulty

Gateway
Movie

Gateway

1938

as Inspector

The Green Hornet
Movie

The Green Hornet

1940

as District Attorney

The Time of Their Lives
Movie

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Movie

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
Movie

No Man of Her Own

1950

as Minister (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 298 credits spanning from 1929 to 1984, Selmer Jackson has appeared in 287 films and 11 TV shows.

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