Selmer Jackson

Acting

Selmer Jackson

Born 6 May 1888 · Lake Mills, Iowa, USA · Died 30 March 1971 at 82

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

Highlights

The Grapes of Wrath1940 · Film · Inspection Officer
A Night at the Opera1935 · Film · Committeeman (uncredited)
Bonanza1959 · Series · Doctor
My Man Godfrey1936 · Film · Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Saboteur1942 · Film · FBI Chief (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Butler

Filmography

Movies

283 films

The Wheeler Dealers1963 · Film · Businessman (uncredited)
The Gallant Hours1960 · Film
The Atomic Submarine1959 · Film · Admiral Terhune
The Lost Missile1958 · Film · The Secretary of State
Autumn Leaves1956 · Film · Mr. Wetherby
Devil Goddess1955 · Film · Prof. Carl Blakely
Sky Commando1953 · Film · Gen. Carson
Jack McCall, Desperado1953 · Film · Col. Brand
We're Not Married!1952 · Film · Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.1952 · Film · Williams (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas1952 · Film · Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
Elopement1951 · Film · Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Purple Heart Diary1951 · Film · Col. Tappen
That's My Boy1951 · Film · Doc Hunter
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas1951 · Film · Governor
Bowery Battalion1951 · Film · Col. Masters
The Flying Missile1950 · Film · Col. Halliburton
Pygmy Island1950 · Film · Army Officer at Pentagon
Lucky Losers1950 · Film · David Thurston
No Man of Her Own1950 · Film · Minister (uncredited)
Gunmen of Abilene1950 · Film · Dr. Johnson
Mark of the Gorilla1950 · Film · Warden Frank R. Bentley
Squadron of Doom1949 · Film · Meredith
Renegades of the Sage1949 · Film · Brown
Forgotten Women1949 · Film · Judge Donnell
Sorrowful Jones1949 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead1949 · Film · Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Tulsa1949 · Film · Oilman (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol1949 · Film · Capt. Wright
Every Girl Should Be Married1948 · Film · Clergyman (uncredited)
The Dark Past1948 · Film · Warden Benson (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict1948 · Film · Dr. Bossin
The Girl from Manhattan1948 · Film · Dr. Moseby
The Gentleman from Nowhere1948 · Film · District Attorney
Pitfall1948 · Film · Ed Brawley
Dream Girl1948 · Film · Judge Jed Allerton
Blonde Ice1948 · Film · District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Stage Struck1948 · Film · Mr. Howard
The Fuller Brush Man1948 · Film · Henry Seward (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers1948 · Film · Judge
The Cobra Strikes1948 · Film · Dr. Keating
High Wall1947 · Film · Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Key Witness1947 · Film · Edward Clemmons
Magic Town1947 · Film · Stringer
The Pretender1947 · Film · Charles Lennox
Stepchild1947 · Film · Judge
Sarge Goes to College1947 · Film · Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
A Likely Story1947 · Film · Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour1947 · Film · Judge William B. Collins
San Quentin1946 · Film · Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
Boston Blackie and the Law1946 · Film · Warden Lund
Wife Wanted1946 · Film · Lowell Cornell
Child of Divorce1946 · Film · Dr. Sterling
Dangerous Money1946 · Film · Ship's Doctor
The Time of Their Lives1946 · Film · Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
She Wrote the Book1946 · Film · Fielding
The French Key1946 · Film · Walter Winslow
The Glass Alibi1946 · Film · Dr. Lawson
Mysterious Intruder1946 · Film · Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Shock1946 · Film · Dr. Blair (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot1946 · Film · Ridgeway (uncredited)
Black Market Babies1945 · Film
Dakota1945 · Film · Dr. Judson
Allotment Wives1945 · Film · Deacon Sam
Purity Squad1945 · Film · Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
This Love of Ours1945 · Film · Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again1945 · Film · RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
First Yank into Tokyo1945 · Film · Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Out of This World1945 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance1945 · Film · John Smalley
Thrill of a Romance1945 · Film · 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dillinger1945 · Film · Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence1945 · Film · Warden
Forever Yours1945 · Film · Williams
Sheriff of Las Vegas1944 · Film · Arthur Stanton
Destiny1944 · Film · Warden (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart1944 · Film · General
Stars on Parade1944 · Film · J. L. Carson
Patrolling the Ether1944 · Film · Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Hey, Rookie1944 · Film · Col. Robbins
Around the World1943 · Film · Consul
Guadalcanal Diary1943 · Film · Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge1943 · Film · Carol's Lawyer
Harrigan's Kid1943 · Film · Mr. Ranley
It Ain't Hay1943 · Film · Grant
Margin for Error1943 · Film · Medical Examiner
You Can't Beat the Law1943 · Film · Mr. Bedford
Reconnaissance Pilot1943 · Film · Lt. General
Madame Spy1942 · Film · Harrison K. Woods
Thunder Birds1942 · Film · Bit role
Get Hep to Love1942 · Film · George Arnold, Insurance Man
The Secret Code1942 · Film · Maj. Henry Barton
Cairo1942 · Film · Ship Captain (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · Film · Sersen
Thru Different Eyes1942 · Film · Chaplain
My Favorite Spy1942 · Film · Minister at Wedding
Powder Town1942 · Film · Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney1942 · Film · Mr. Thomas
The Falcon Takes Over1942 · Film · Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts1942 · Film · Club Member (uncredited)
Romance on the Range1942 · Film · Lawyer Harrison
Saboteur1942 · Film · FBI Chief (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan1942 · Film · American Navy Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx1942 · Film · Judge
Joe Smith, American1942 · Film · Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon1942 · Film · Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Power of God1942 · Film · The Pastor
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.1941 · Film · Army Officer
Remember the Day1941 · Film · Graham
Road to Happiness1941 · Film · Sam Rankin
They Died with Their Boots On1941 · Film · Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off1941 · Film · Adm. Curtiss
Sergeant York1941 · Film · General Duncan (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion1941 · Film · Thomas Morse
Blossoms in the Dust1941 · Film · Senator
Here Comes Mr. Jordan1941 · Film · Board Member (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns1941 · Film · Head of Draft Board
The Shepherd of the Hills1941 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Gangs Inc.1941 · Film · District Attorney
Love Crazy1941 · Film · Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers1941 · Film · Broker
Meet John Doe1941 · Film · Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Back Street1941 · Film · Arthur the butler
Buck Privates1941 · Film · Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Play Girl1941 · Film · Fred Dice
Santa Fe Trail1940 · Film · Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair1940 · Film · Henry DeMille
Gallant Sons1940 · Film · Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
The Ape1940 · Film · Dr. McNulty
Brigham Young1940 · Film · Caleb Kent
Glamour for Sale1940 · Film · District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
City for Conquest1940 · Film · Doctor
No Time for Comedy1940 · Film · First-Nighter (uncredited)
Hired Wife1940 · Film · Hudson (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 11940 · Film · Lawyer
Men Against the Sky1940 · Film · Capt. Sanders
Millionaires in Prison1940 · Film · Dr. Harry Lindsay
Sailor's Lady1940 · Film · Executive Officer
Wagons Westward1940 · Film · Major Marlowe
Babies for Sale1940 · Film · Arthur Kingsley
Florian1940 · Film · Desk Sergeant
Murder in the Air1940 · Film · Dr. Riddell
If I Had My Way1940 · Film · Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers1940 · Film · Missing Persons Detective
Johnny Apollo1940 · Film · Prison Warden
Son of the Navy1940 · Film · Capt. Parker
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · Film · Inspection Officer
The Marines Fly High1940 · Film · Medical Officer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · Film · Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider1940 · Film · John W. Riggs
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · Film · James Sawyer
The Green Hornet1940 · Film · District Attorney
Invisible Stripes1939 · Film · Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Swanee River1939 · Film · Army Medical Examiner
Missing Evidence1939 · Film · Manager
South of the Border1939 · Film · American Consul
Private Detective1939 · Film · Simmy Sanger
Two Thoroughbreds1939 · Film · Bill Conway
Reno1939 · Film · Disbarment Lawyer
On Dress Parade1939 · Film · Capt. Evans Dover
Blondie Brings Up Baby1939 · Film · Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year1939 · Film · C.A.A. Official
Scandal Sheet1939 · Film · Douglas Haynes
The Escape1939 · Film · Mr. Henley
Espionage Agent1939 · Film · Instructor
Calling All Marines1939 · Film · Col. C.B. Vincent
The Under-Pup1939 · Film · Lawyer
Each Dawn I Die1939 · Film · Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice1939 · Film · Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Five Came Back1939 · Film · Airlines Official (uncredited)
Inside Information1939 · Film · Alfred Huxley
Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939 · Film · Customs Official (uncredited)
Sorority House1939 · Film · Mr. Grant
Union Pacific1939 · Film · Jerome (uncredited)
Outside These Walls1939 · Film · John Wilson
Undercover Agent1939 · Film · John Graham
Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · Film · Doctor
Wings of the Navy1939 · Film · First Doctor
Off the Record1939 · Film · Detective Mendall
Pacific Liner1939 · Film · San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight1939 · Film · Whittingham P. Talbot
Gangster's Boy1938 · Film · Judge Davis
Flight to Fame1938 · Film · Jules Peabody
Garden of the Moon1938 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle1938 · Film · Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress1938 · Film · Thompson
Personal Secretary1938 · Film · Blackmere
The Missing Guest1938 · Film · Frank Baldrich
Gateway1938 · Film · Inspector
The Chaser1938 · Film · Judge #2
Crime Ring1938 · Film · Ernie-Lawyer
Alexander's Ragtime Band1938 · Film · Manager Radio Station
Arson Racket Squad1938 · Film · Commissioner Benton
Prison Nurse1938 · Film · Parker
Midnight Intruder1938 · Film · Judge Hammond
You're Only Young Once1937 · Film · Hoyt Wells
The Duke Comes Back1937 · Film · Jim Watson
West of Shanghai1937 · Film · Harry
The Westland Case1937 · Film · The Warden
Federal Bullets1937 · Film · Harker
The Wrong Road1937 · Film · Judge
Hot Water1937 · Film · Maxwell
Meet the Boy Friend1937 · Film · Ned Madison
The 13th Man1937 · Film · Andrew Baldwin
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop1937 · Film · Victor Stockton
The Man in Blue1937 · Film · District Attorney
Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937 · Film · Navy Commander
Behind The Headlines1937 · Film · J.H. Scott, FBI
A Family Affair1937 · Film · Hoyt Wells
Two Wise Maids1937 · Film · Dr. MacIntyre
Man Of The People1937 · Film · Governor
Jungle Jim1937 · Film · Attorney Tyler
Smashing the Vice Trust1937 · Film · District Attorney
Three Smart Girls1936 · Film · Hamilton
Wanted: Jane Turner1936 · Film · Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger1936 · Film · Medical Examiner
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island1936 · Film · Mr. Canfield
Ace Drummond1936 · Film · William Meredith, Sr.
The Magnificent Brute1936 · Film · Dr. Coleman
Libeled Lady1936 · Film · Adams (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey1936 · Film · Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing1936 · Film · City Editor
Postal Inspector1936 · Film · Chief Postal Inspector
Charlie Chan at the Race Track1936 · Film · Lansing
Public Enemy's Wife1936 · Film · Duffield
Parole!1936 · Film · Earl Bigbee
Easy Money1936 · Film · D. A. Allen Harrison
Little Miss Nobody1936 · Film · Judge Gibson
Revolt of the Zombies1936 · Film · Officer (uncredited)
Educating Father1936 · Film · Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Show Boat1936 · Film
The Singing Kid1936 · Film · J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld1936 · Film · Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs1936 · Film · Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Paddy O'Day1936 · Film · Ship's Officer
A Night at the Opera1935 · Film · Committeeman (uncredited)
Grand Exit1935 · Film · District Attorney Cope
Shipmates Forever1935 · Film · Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss1935 · Film · Andrews (uncredited)
Navy Wife1935 · Film · Doctor
Red Salute1935 · Film · Army Officer
Page Miss Glory1935 · Film · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier1935 · Film · Program Director
Don't Bet on Blondes1935 · Film · Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
The Murder Man1935 · Film · Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Front Page Woman1935 · Film · Joe Davis
Chinatown Squad1935 · Film · Detective
Public Hero Number 11935 · Film · Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
$10 Raise1935 · Film · Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady1935 · Film · J.C. Scoville
Carnival1935 · Film · Baby Judge
The Best Man Wins1935 · Film · O'Neill
The Secret Bride1934 · Film · Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds1934 · Film · Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World1934 · Film · Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Blind Date1934 · Film · George E. Martin
The Defense Rests1934 · Film · Duffy
Fog Over Frisco1934 · Film · Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Sadie McKee1934 · Film · Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!1934 · Film · White House Correspondent
Sisters Under the Skin1934 · Film · Mullen
I've Got Your Number1934 · Film · Joe, a Gangster
Let's Fall in Love1933 · Film · Barton
Police Car 171933 · Film · Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Little Giant1933 · Film · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher1933 · Film · Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
The Working Man1933 · Film · Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Forgotten1933 · Film · Hans Strauss
Luxury Liner1933 · Film · Older Man (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful1932 · Film · Jones (uncredited)
Three on a Match1932 · Film · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Big City Blues1932 · Film · Joe (uncredited)
Doctor X1932 · Film · Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece1932 · Film · Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
Left Over Ladies1931 · Film · Churchill
The Secret Call1931 · Film · Matt Stanton
Subway Express1931 · Film · Mason
Dirigible1931 · Film · Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Brothers1930 · Film · Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies1930 · Film · George Van Horne
Why Bring That Up?1929 · Film · Eddie
Thru Different Eyes1929 · Film · King (defense attorney)
Flowers of Hate1924 · Film · Earle Calvert

Filmography

Series

11 shows

Bonanza1959 · Series · Doctor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Butler
Navy Log1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · Series
The Millionaire1955 · Series · Dr. Jim O'Toole
Annie Oakley1954 · Series · John Cromby
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · Series · Gen. Maddux
Adventures of Superman1952 · Series · Col. Jack Redding
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951 · Series · Governor
The Living Christ1951 · Series · Pharisee
Lux Video Theatre1950 · Series · Dr. Allen