Harry Semels

Acting

Harry Semels

Born 20 November 1887 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 2 March 1946 at 58

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

Highlights

The Great Dictator1940 · Film · Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
It Happened One Night1934 · Film · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927 · Film · Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You1938 · Film · Man (uncredited)
Ninotchka1939 · Film · Gurganov (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

159 films

Badman's Territory1946 · Film · Bettor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia1946 · Film · Lombardi (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid1946 · Film · Townsman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls1946 · Film · Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights1945 · Film · Leader of Caravan
I Love a Mystery1945 · Film · Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Can't Help Singing1944 · Film · Peon (uncredited)
The Conspirators1944 · Film · Customs Assistant (uncredited)
Strange Affair1944 · Film · Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed1944 · Film · Pedestrian
Passage to Marseille1944 · Film · Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime1943 · Film · Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
Dizzy Pilots1943 · Film · Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance1943 · Film · Greek
Slightly Dangerous1943 · Film · Italian at concert (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie1943 · Film · Greek Florist
The Hard Way1943 · Film · Passerby (Uncredited)
Reunion in France1942 · Film · R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Road to Morocco1942 · Film · Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Moontide1942 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad1942 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Woman of the Year1942 · Film · Mug (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · Film · Saloon Bouncer
She's Oil Mine1941 · Film · Referee
General Nuisance1941 · Film · Latin America Delagate
Little Nellie Kelly1940 · Film · Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Seven Sinners1940 · Film · Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police1940 · Film · Half-breed Archer
The Great Dictator1940 · Film · Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · Film · Comrade
Kit Carson1940 · Film · Aide
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
They Drive by Night1940 · Film · Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
New Moon1940 · Film · Bondsman
Phantom Raiders1940 · Film · Cafe Bartender
And One Was Beautiful1940 · Film · Courtroom Spectator
Strange Cargo1940 · Film · Convict (uncredited)
Balalaika1939 · Film · (uncredited)
Crashing Thru1939 · Film · Man Who Reports Gunfight
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · Film · Neighbor
The Amazing Mr. Williams1939 · Film · Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Overland Mail1939 · Film · Pancho
Ninotchka1939 · Film · Gurganov (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat1939 · Film · Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Midnight1939 · Film · Police Officer (uncredited)
Star Reporter1939 · Film · Mike
King of the Turf1939 · Film · Coffee Pot Proprietor
Three Little Sew and Sews1939 · Film · Count Alfred Gehrol
Flirting with Fate1938 · Film · Member of Sancho's Band
You Can't Take It with You1938 · Film · Man (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette1938 · Film · Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million1938 · Film · Man in Cafe (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West1938 · Film · Peon Servant
State Police1938 · Film · Albert Morton
A Slight Case of Murder1938 · Film · Partygoer (uncredited)
Wells Fargo1937 · Film · Minor Role
Missing Witnesses1937 · Film · Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up1937 · Film · Tony Papalini
Hot Water1937 · Film · Barber (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich1937 · Film · Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid1937 · Film · Guard (uncredited)
Kid Galahad1937 · Film · Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady1937 · Film · Tartar (Uncredited)
Midnight Taxi1937 · Film · Joe, Counterman
Midnight Blunders1936 · Film · Dr. Wong (uncredited)
More Than a Secretary1936 · Film · Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado1936 · Film · Manuel
The Luckiest Girl in the World1936 · Film · Bum
Anthony Adverse1936 · Film · Lottery Celebrant
The Case of the Velvet Claws1936 · Film · A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
Disorder in the Court1936 · Film · District Attorney (uncredited)
Human Cargo1936 · Film · Barreto
One Rainy Afternoon1936 · Film · Clerk (Uncredited)
Give Us This Night1936 · Film · Prisoner
Movie Maniacs1936 · Film · Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
I'll Name the Murderer1936 · Film · Luigi
I Live My Life1935 · Film · Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Les Misérables1935 · Film · Cochepaille
Stone of Silver Creek1935 · Film · R. J. Simmons
The Revenge Rider1935 · Film · Henchman Rankin
The Wedding Night1935 · Film · Wedding Guest
Mills of the Gods1934 · Film
Broadway Bill1934 · Film · Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
I Sell Anything1934 · Film · Statue Smasher (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread1934 · Film · Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes1934 · Film · Dick Boggs
Down to Their Last Yacht1934 · Film · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Twentieth Century1934 · Film · Poster Artist (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy1934 · Film · Greek
It Happened One Night1934 · Film · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Bridal Bail1934 · Film · Hotel Manager
Bombay Mail1934 · Film · Platform Conductor
I Am Suzanne!1933 · Film · Balcony Spectator
King of the Wild Horses1933 · Film · John Foster
The Bowery1933 · Film · Artist (uncredited)
Damaged Lives1933 · Film · Waiter
Torch Singer1933 · Film · Waiter in Bistro
Baby Face1933 · Film · Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Hold Your Man1933 · Film · Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak1933 · Film · Serbian Villager (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter1933 · Film · Henchman Lou Norton
Elmer, the Great1933 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
Drum Taps1933 · Film · Henchman Pete
Young Blood1932 · Film · Tony Murullo
Virtue1932 · Film · Tony (uncredited)
Texas Buddies1932 · Film · Ken Kincaid
Vanity Street1932 · Film · Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
Tiger Shark1932 · Film · Crewman (uncredited)
American Madness1932 · Film
Ghost Valley1932 · Film · Pawnee
This Is the Night1932 · Film · Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande1932 · Film · Bandido Leader
Sin's Pay Day1932 · Film · Louie Joe
Sally of the Subway1932 · Film · Leopold Von Trump
Night Beat1931 · Film · Enricco Pommetti
Safe in Hell1931 · Film · Jury Member (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet1931 · Film · Havana Merchant (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde1931 · Film · Waiter (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket1931 · Film · Jailer
Dishonored1931 · Film
Dance, Fools, Dance1931 · Film · Emilio (uncredited)
Command Performance1931 · Film · Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
The Lion and the Lamb1931 · Film · Second Lascar
Captain Thunder1930 · Film · Barfly
Hell's Angels1930 · Film · Anarchist (uncredited)
The Bad Man1930 · Film · Jose
Those Who Dance1930 · Film · Hood
The Delightful Rogue1929 · Film · Hymie
Big News1929 · Film · Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Movie Night1929 · Film · Movie Patron
Hawk of the Hills1929 · Film · Sheckard
The Royal Rider1929 · Film · Parvene
Weary River1929 · Film · Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
The Tiger's Shadow1928 · Film · Hawks
Riley the Cop1928 · Film · French Policeman
Virgin Lips1928 · Film · Patron
Beware of Blondes1928 · Film · Portugee Joe
The Yellow Cameo1928 · Film · Black Gavin
The Desert Bride1928 · Film · Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Last Command1928 · Film · A Soldier (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927 · Film · Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
The Isle of Forgotten Women1927 · Film
The House Without a Key1926 · Film · Saladine
Moran of the Mounted1926 · Film · Dubuc
The Demon1926 · Film · Joseph Lomax
Play Ball1925 · Film · Count Segundo
The Crackerjack1925 · Film · Guard
Into the Net1924 · Film · Ivan Invanovitch
Plunder1923 · Film · Jude Deering
Speed1922 · Film · Jim Sprague
Hurricane Hutch1921 · Film · Jim Tiegerley
The Sky Ranger1921 · Film · Dr. Santro
Rogues and Romance1920 · Film · Pedro Pezet
The Phantom Foe1920 · Film · The Phantom Foe
Bound and Gagged1919 · Film · Don Esteban Carnero
The American Way1919 · Film · Half Breed
A Fallen Idol1919 · Film · Tushau
Here Comes the Bride1919 · Film · Sevier
The Black Secret1919 · Film