Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Known for
Acting
Born
November 20, 1887
Died
March 2, 1946 (aged 58)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

1950
Riding High poster

Riding High

Movie · as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)

1946
Road to Utopia poster

Road to Utopia

Movie · as Lombardi (uncredited)

1946
Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory

Movie · as Bettor (uncredited)

1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid poster

The Diary of a Chambermaid

Movie · as Townsman (Uncredited)

1946
The Harvey Girls poster

The Harvey Girls

Movie · as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

1945
I Love a Mystery poster

I Love a Mystery

Movie · as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

1945
Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples

Movie · as Tony (uncredited)

1945
A Thousand and One Nights poster

A Thousand and One Nights

Movie · as Leader of Caravan

1944
Can't Help Singing poster

Can't Help Singing

Movie · as Peon (uncredited)

1944
Make Your Own Bed poster

Make Your Own Bed

Movie · as Pedestrian

1944
Strange Affair poster

Strange Affair

Movie · as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)

1944
The Conspirators poster

The Conspirators

Movie · as Customs Assistant (uncredited)

1944
Passage to Marseille poster

Passage to Marseille

Movie · as Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)

1943
Dizzy Pilots poster

Dizzy Pilots

Movie · as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

1943
A Lady Takes a Chance poster

A Lady Takes a Chance

Movie · as Greek

1943
Slightly Dangerous poster

Slightly Dangerous

Movie · as Italian at concert (uncredited)

1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie poster

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

Movie · as Greek Florist

1943
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

Movie · as Passerby (Uncredited)

1943
The Chance of a Lifetime poster

The Chance of a Lifetime

Movie · as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Movie · as Saloon Bouncer

1942
Woman of the Year poster

Woman of the Year

Movie · as Mug (uncredited)

1942
Road to Morocco poster

Road to Morocco

Movie · as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

1942
Moontide poster

Moontide

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1942
Reunion in France poster

Reunion in France

Movie · as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad poster

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1941
She's Oil Mine poster

She's Oil Mine

Movie · as Referee

1941
General Nuisance poster

General Nuisance

Movie · as Latin America Delagate

1940
The Great Dictator poster

The Great Dictator

Movie · as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

1940
Kit Carson poster

Kit Carson

Movie · as Aide

1940
North West Mounted Police poster

North West Mounted Police

Movie · as Half-breed Archer

1940
Foreign Correspondent poster

Foreign Correspondent

Movie · as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

1940
Strange Cargo poster

Strange Cargo

Movie · as Convict (uncredited)

1940
Seven Sinners poster

Seven Sinners

Movie · as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

1940
Little Nellie Kelly poster

Little Nellie Kelly

Movie · as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

1940
New Moon poster

New Moon

Movie · as Bondsman

1940
They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night

Movie · as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

1940
Phantom Raiders poster

Phantom Raiders

Movie · as Cafe Bartender

1940
And One Was Beautiful poster

And One Was Beautiful

Movie · as Courtroom Spectator

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast poster

He Stayed for Breakfast

Movie · as Comrade, Communist

1939
Three Little Sew and Sews poster

Three Little Sew and Sews

Movie · as Count Alfred Gehrol

1939
King of the Turf poster

King of the Turf

Movie · as Coffee Pot Proprietor

1939
Crashing Thru poster

Crashing Thru

Movie · as Man Who Reports Gunfight

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Movie · as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

1939
Overland Mail poster

Overland Mail

Movie · as Pancho

1939
Star Reporter poster

Star Reporter

Movie · as Mike

1939
Midnight poster

Midnight

Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)

1939
Thunder Afloat poster

Thunder Afloat

Movie · as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

1939
Ninotchka poster

Ninotchka

Movie · as Gurganov (uncredited)

1939
Balalaika poster

Balalaika

Movie · as (uncredited)

1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Movie · as Neighbor

1938
The Girl of the Golden West poster

The Girl of the Golden West

Movie · as Peon Servant

1938
Flirting with Fate poster

Flirting with Fate

Movie · as Member of Sancho's Band

1938
I'll Give a Million poster

I'll Give a Million

Movie · as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1938
You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1938
State Police poster

State Police

Movie · as Albert Morton

1938
Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

1938
A Slight Case of Murder poster

A Slight Case of Murder

Movie · as Partygoer (uncredited)

1937
Kid Galahad poster

Kid Galahad

Movie · as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)

1937
New News

New News

Movie · as Prince Albert

1937
Swing It Professor

Swing It Professor

Movie · as Angelo

1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich poster

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Movie · as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

1937
Wells Fargo poster

Wells Fargo

Movie · as Minor Role

1937
Midnight Taxi poster

Midnight Taxi

Movie · as Joe, Counterman

1937
Hollywood Round-Up poster

Hollywood Round-Up

Movie · as Tony Papalini

1937
Missing Witnesses poster

Missing Witnesses

Movie · as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

1937
The Soldier and the Lady poster

The Soldier and the Lady

Movie · as Tartar (Uncredited)

1937
Hot Water poster

Hot Water

Movie · as Barber (uncredited)

1937
The Last Train from Madrid poster

The Last Train from Madrid

Movie · as Guard (uncredited)

1936
Disorder in the Court poster

Disorder in the Court

Movie · as District Attorney (uncredited)

1936
Movie Maniacs poster

Movie Maniacs

Movie · as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

1936
I'll Name the Murderer poster

I'll Name the Murderer

Movie · as Luigi

1936
More Than a Secretary poster

More Than a Secretary

Movie · as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

1936
Midnight Blunders poster

Midnight Blunders

Movie · as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

1936
Give Us This Night poster

Give Us This Night

Movie · as Prisoner

1936
The Gay Desperado poster

The Gay Desperado

Movie · as Manuel

1936
Human Cargo poster

Human Cargo

Movie · as Barreto

1936
One Rainy Afternoon poster

One Rainy Afternoon

Movie · as Clerk (Uncredited)

1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws poster

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Movie · as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World poster

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Movie · as Bum

1936
Anthony Adverse poster

Anthony Adverse

Movie · as Lottery Celebrant

1935
The Revenge Rider poster

The Revenge Rider

Movie · as Henchman Rankin

1935
I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

Movie · as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall

1935
Stone of Silver Creek poster

Stone of Silver Creek

Movie · as R. J. Simmons

1935
The Wedding Night poster

The Wedding Night

Movie · as Wedding Guest

1935
I Live My Life poster

I Live My Life

Movie · as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

1935
Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

Movie · as Cochepaille

1934
Twentieth Century poster

Twentieth Century

Movie · as Poster Artist (uncredited)

1934
Rocky Rhodes poster

Rocky Rhodes

Movie · as Dick Boggs

1934
Broadway Bill poster

Broadway Bill

Movie · as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

1934
A Very Honorable Guy poster

A Very Honorable Guy

Movie · as Greek

1934
It Happened One Night poster

It Happened One Night

Movie · as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1934
I Sell Anything poster

I Sell Anything

Movie · as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

1934
Bombay Mail poster

Bombay Mail

Movie · as Platform Conductor

1934
Down to Their Last Yacht poster

Down to Their Last Yacht

Movie · as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1934
Bridal Bail poster

Bridal Bail

Movie · as Hotel Manager

1934
Our Daily Bread poster

Our Daily Bread

Movie · as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

1934
One Too Many

One Too Many

Movie

1934
Mills of the Gods poster

Mills of the Gods

Movie

1933
King of the Wild Horses poster

King of the Wild Horses

Movie · as John Foster

1933
Elmer, the Great poster

Elmer, the Great

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1933
Damaged Lives poster

Damaged Lives

Movie · as Waiter

1933
Drum Taps poster

Drum Taps

Movie · as Henchman Pete

1933
I Am Suzanne! poster

I Am Suzanne!

Movie · as Balcony Spectator

1933
Storm at Daybreak poster

Storm at Daybreak

Movie · as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

1933
The Thrill Hunter poster

The Thrill Hunter

Movie · as Henchman Lou Norton

1933
Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer

Movie · as Waiter in Bistro

1933
Baby Face poster

Baby Face

Movie · as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

1933
Hold Your Man poster

Hold Your Man

Movie · as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

1933
The Bowery poster

The Bowery

Movie · as Artist (uncredited)

1932
Young Blood poster

Young Blood

Movie · as Tony Murullo

1932
South of the Rio Grande poster

South of the Rio Grande

Movie · as Bandido Leader

1932
Sin's Pay Day poster

Sin's Pay Day

Movie · as Louie Joe

1932
Ghost Valley poster

Ghost Valley

Movie · as Pawnee

1932
Sally of the Subway poster

Sally of the Subway

Movie · as Leopold Von Trump

1932
Vanity Street poster

Vanity Street

Movie · as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

1932
American Madness poster

American Madness

Movie

1932
This Is the Night poster

This Is the Night

Movie · as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

1932
Texas Buddies poster

Texas Buddies

Movie · as Ken Kincaid

1932
Tiger Shark poster

Tiger Shark

Movie · as Crewman (uncredited)

1932
Virtue poster

Virtue

Movie · as Tony (uncredited)

1931
Safe in Hell poster

Safe in Hell

Movie · as Jury Member (uncredited)

1931
Command Performance poster

Command Performance

Movie · as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

1931
Night Beat poster

Night Beat

Movie · as Enricco Pommetti

1931
The Yellow Ticket poster

The Yellow Ticket

Movie · as Jailer

1931
Suicide Fleet poster

Suicide Fleet

Movie · as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

1931
Dishonored poster

Dishonored

Movie

1931
Platinum Blonde poster

Platinum Blonde

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1931
Dance, Fools, Dance poster

Dance, Fools, Dance

Movie · as Emilio (uncredited)

1931
The Lion and the Lamb poster

The Lion and the Lamb

Movie · as Second Lascar

1930
Hell's Angels poster

Hell's Angels

Movie · as Anarchist (uncredited)

1930
Captain Thunder poster

Captain Thunder

Movie · as Barfly

1930
The Bad Man poster

The Bad Man

Movie · as Jose

1930
Those Who Dance poster

Those Who Dance

Movie · as Hood

1929
Hawk of the Hills poster

Hawk of the Hills

Movie · as Sheckard

1929
Big News poster

Big News

Movie · as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

1929
Movie Night poster

Movie Night

Movie · as Movie Patron

1929
The Royal Rider poster

The Royal Rider

Movie · as Parvene

1929
Weary River poster

Weary River

Movie · as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)

1929
The Delightful Rogue poster

The Delightful Rogue

Movie · as Hymie

1928
Riley the Cop poster

Riley the Cop

Movie · as French Policeman

1928
Beware of Blondes poster

Beware of Blondes

Movie · as Portugee Joe

1928
The Last Command poster

The Last Command

Movie · as A Soldier (uncredited)

1928
Virgin Lips poster

Virgin Lips

Movie · as Patron

1928
The Desert Bride poster

The Desert Bride

Movie · as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)

1928
The Yellow Cameo poster

The Yellow Cameo

Movie · as Black Gavin

1928
Out with the Tide

Out with the Tide

Movie

1928
The Tiger's Shadow poster

The Tiger's Shadow

Movie · as Hawks

1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans poster

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Movie · as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

1927
The Isle of Forgotten Women poster

The Isle of Forgotten Women

Movie

1926
The House Without a Key poster

The House Without a Key

Movie · as Saladine

1926
The Demon poster

The Demon

Movie · as Joseph Lomax

1926
Moran of the Mounted poster

Moran of the Mounted

Movie · as Dubuc

1925
The Crackerjack poster

The Crackerjack

Movie · as Guard

1925
Play Ball poster

Play Ball

Movie · as Count Segundo

1924
Into the Net poster

Into the Net

Movie · as Ivan Invanovitch

1923
Plunder poster

Plunder

Movie · as Jude Deering

1922
Speed poster

Speed

Movie · as Jim Sprague

1921
Hurricane Hutch poster

Hurricane Hutch

Movie · as Jim Tiegerley

1921
The Sky Ranger poster

The Sky Ranger

Movie · as Dr. Santro

1920
The Phantom Foe poster

The Phantom Foe

Movie · as The Phantom Foe

1920
Rogues and Romance poster

Rogues and Romance

Movie · as Pedro Pezet

1919
Here Comes the Bride poster

Here Comes the Bride

Movie · as Sevier

1919
The Black Secret poster

The Black Secret

Movie

1919
A Fallen Idol poster

A Fallen Idol

Movie · as Tushau

1919
The American Way poster

The American Way

Movie · as Half Breed

1919
Bound and Gagged poster

Bound and Gagged

Movie · as Don Esteban Carnero