
Harry Semels
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 Br…
Known For
The Great Dictator
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Man (uncredited)
Ninotchka
Gurganov (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Baby Face
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
Mug (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (163)
Movies (163)
Riding High
1950as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946as Townsman (Uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
1946as Bettor (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
1945as Leader of Caravan
I Love a Mystery
1945as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945as Tony (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944as Peon (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
1944as Pedestrian
Dizzy Pilots
1943as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943as Italian at concert (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943as Passerby (Uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943as Greek
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943as Greek Florist
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
Road to Morocco
1942as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942as Mug (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Moontide
1942as Waiter (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942as Saloon Bouncer
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942as Waiter (uncredited)
General Nuisance
1941as Latin America Delagate
She's Oil Mine
1941as Referee
The Great Dictator
1940as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
1940as Courtroom Spectator
New Moon
1940as Bondsman
Foreign Correspondent
1940as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940as Cafe Bartender
Seven Sinners
1940as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
Kit Carson
1940as Aide
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940as Comrade
North West Mounted Police
1940as Half-breed Archer
Little Nellie Kelly
1940as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1940as Convict (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939as Gurganov (uncredited)
Overland Mail
1939as Pancho
Star Reporter
1939as Mike
Midnight
1939as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Crashing Thru
1939as Man Who Reports Gunfight
Thunder Afloat
1939as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Balalaika
1939as (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939as Neighbor
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939as Count Alfred Gehrol
King of the Turf
1939as Coffee Pot Proprietor
You Can't Take It with You
1938as Man (uncredited)
Flirting with Fate
1938as Member of Sancho's Band
Marie Antoinette
1938as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
1938as Partygoer (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
1938as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
State Police
1938as Albert Morton
The Girl of the Golden West
1938as Peon Servant
New News
1937as Prince Albert
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
Swing It Professor
1937as Angelo
Hollywood Round-Up
1937as Tony Papalini
Hot Water
1937as Barber (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937as Minor Role
The Soldier and the Lady
1937as Tartar (Uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
1937as Guard (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937as Joe, Counterman
Missing Witnesses
1937as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
Movie Maniacs
1936as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
Give Us This Night
1936as Prisoner
Human Cargo
1936as Barreto
The Gay Desperado
1936as Manuel
Midnight Blunders
1936as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936as Bum
One Rainy Afternoon
1936as Clerk (Uncredited)
Disorder in the Court
1936as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
Anthony Adverse
1936as Lottery Celebrant
I'll Name the Murderer
1936as Luigi
More Than a Secretary
1936as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935as Cochepaille
The Wedding Night
1935as Wedding Guest
I Don't Remember
1935as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
The Revenge Rider
1935as Henchman Rankin
I Live My Life
1935as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Stone of Silver Creek
1935as R. J. Simmons
It Happened One Night
1934as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934as Poster Artist (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
1934as Hotel Manager
Mills of the Gods
1934
Bombay Mail
1934as Platform Conductor
Our Daily Bread
1934as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
1934as Greek
I Sell Anything
1934as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
1934as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
One Too Many
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes
1934as Dick Boggs
Hold Your Man
1933as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
1933as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
Baby Face
1933as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great
1933as Waiter (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
1933as Henchman Lou Norton
I Am Suzanne!
1933as Balcony Spectator
The Bowery
1933as Artist (uncredited)
Torch Singer
1933as Waiter in Bistro
Drum Taps
1933as Henchman Pete
Damaged Lives
1933as Waiter
King of the Wild Horses
1933as John Foster
Young Blood
1932as Tony Murullo
Vanity Street
1932as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
American Madness
1932
Sally of the Subway
1932as Leopold Von Trump
This Is the Night
1932as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
Virtue
1932as Tony (uncredited)
Tiger Shark
1932as Crewman (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
1932as Bandido Leader
Texas Buddies
1932as Ken Kincaid
Ghost Valley
1932as Pawnee
Sin's Pay Day
1932as Louie Joe
Command Performance
1931as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Dishonored
1931
The Yellow Ticket
1931as Jailer
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931as Emilio (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
1931as Waiter (uncredited)
Night Beat
1931as Enricco Pommetti
Safe in Hell
1931as Jury Member (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
1931as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
The Lion and the Lamb
1931as Second Lascar
Those Who Dance
1930as Hood
Hell's Angels
1930as Anarchist (uncredited)
The Bad Man
1930as Jose
Captain Thunder
1930as Barfly
Movie Night
1929as Movie Patron
Big News
1929as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Weary River
1929as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
Hawk of the Hills
1929as Sheckard
The Delightful Rogue
1929as Hymie
The Royal Rider
1929as Parvene
The Desert Bride
1928as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
Beware of Blondes
1928as Portugee Joe
The Last Command
1928as A Soldier (uncredited)
Virgin Lips
1928as Patron
The Yellow Cameo
1928as Black Gavin
Riley the Cop
1928as French Policeman
Out with the Tide
1928
The Tiger's Shadow
1928as Hawks
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
The Isle of Forgotten Women
1927
The House Without a Key
1926as Saladine
The Demon
1926as Joseph Lomax
The Crackerjack
1925as Guard
Play Ball
1925as Count Segundo
Into the Net
1924as Ivan Invanovitch
Plunder
1923as Jude Deering
Speed
1922as Jim Sprague
Hurricane Hutch
1921as Jim Tiegerley
The Sky Ranger
1921as Dr. Santro
The Phantom Foe
1920as The Phantom Foe
Rogues and Romance
1920as Pedro Pezet
The American Way
1919as Half Breed
Here Comes the Bride
1919as Sevier
A Fallen Idol
1919as Tushau
The Black Secret
1919
Bound and Gagged
1919as Don Esteban Carnero
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