Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Actor Nov 20 (died age 58) New York City, New York, USA 1919–1950 (31 year career)
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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

Filmography

Acting (163)

Movies (163)

Riding High

Riding High

1950

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

5.8
The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

as Townsman (Uncredited)

6.2
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

6.7
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

6.5
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

as Bettor (uncredited)

5.7
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

as Leader of Caravan

5.8
I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1945

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

6.2
Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples

1945

as Tony (uncredited)

5.2
Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)

6.2
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944

as Peon (uncredited)

5.4
Make Your Own Bed

Make Your Own Bed

1944

as Pedestrian

5.8
Dizzy Pilots

Dizzy Pilots

1943

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

6.9
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Italian at concert (uncredited)

6.0
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

as Passerby (Uncredited)

6.3
A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

as Greek

5.6
After Midnight with Boston Blackie

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

as Greek Florist

5.6
The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

6.2
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

6.9
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Mug (uncredited)

6.9
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

6.4
Moontide

Moontide

1942

as Waiter (uncredited)

6.3
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

as Saloon Bouncer

4.7
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

as Waiter (uncredited)

2.5
General Nuisance

General Nuisance

1941

as Latin America Delagate

6.0
She's Oil Mine

She's Oil Mine

1941

as Referee

6.5
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

8.3
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

6.9
And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful

1940

as Courtroom Spectator

6.2
New Moon

New Moon

1940

as Bondsman

6.5
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

7.0
Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

as Cafe Bartender

6.1
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1940

as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

5.8
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

1940

as Aide

5.8
He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

as Comrade

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Half-breed Archer

6.4
Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

6.7
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940

as Convict (uncredited)

7.0
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

as Gurganov (uncredited)

7.5
Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1939

as Pancho

2.0
Star Reporter

Star Reporter

1939

as Mike

3.4
Midnight

Midnight

1939

as Police Officer (uncredited)

7.4
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

5.8
Crashing Thru

Crashing Thru

1939

as Man Who Reports Gunfight

6.0
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939

as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

5.9
Balalaika

Balalaika

1939

as (uncredited)

4.4
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

as Neighbor

2.0
Three Little Sew and Sews

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

as Count Alfred Gehrol

6.9
King of the Turf

King of the Turf

1939

as Coffee Pot Proprietor

7.0
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Man (uncredited)

7.5
Flirting with Fate

Flirting with Fate

1938

as Member of Sancho's Band

6.5
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

6.5
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Partygoer (uncredited)

6.3
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

5.7
State Police

State Police

1938

as Albert Morton

6.0
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Peon Servant

4.6
New News

New News

1937

as Prince Albert

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

6.1
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)

7.0
Swing It Professor

Swing It Professor

1937

as Angelo

Hollywood Round-Up

Hollywood Round-Up

1937

as Tony Papalini

4.4
Hot Water

Hot Water

1937

as Barber (uncredited)

5.0
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Minor Role

5.2
The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Tartar (Uncredited)

6.5
The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

as Guard (uncredited)

4.3
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Joe, Counterman

5.0
Missing Witnesses

Missing Witnesses

1937

as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

5.5
Movie Maniacs

Movie Maniacs

1936

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

5.6
Give Us This Night

Give Us This Night

1936

as Prisoner

7.0
Human Cargo

Human Cargo

1936

as Barreto

6.0
The Gay Desperado

The Gay Desperado

1936

as Manuel

2.8
Midnight Blunders

Midnight Blunders

1936

as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

4.3
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936

as Bum

7.5
One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

as Clerk (Uncredited)

4.8
Disorder in the Court

Disorder in the Court

1936

as District Attorney (uncredited)

6.7
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

6.8
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Lottery Celebrant

5.7
I'll Name the Murderer

I'll Name the Murderer

1936

as Luigi

4.2
More Than a Secretary

More Than a Secretary

1936

as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

6.4
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935

as Cochepaille

7.1
The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

1935

as Wedding Guest

5.8
I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

1935

as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall

2.0
The Revenge Rider

The Revenge Rider

1935

as Henchman Rankin

I Live My Life

I Live My Life

1935

as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

6.4
Stone of Silver Creek

Stone of Silver Creek

1935

as R. J. Simmons

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

7.8
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

6.8
Bridal Bail

Bridal Bail

1934

as Hotel Manager

3.0
Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934
Bombay Mail

Bombay Mail

1934

as Platform Conductor

6.0
Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934

as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

6.7
A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

as Greek

2.0
I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

4.5
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

6.0
One Too Many

One Too Many

1934
Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

6.0
Rocky Rhodes

Rocky Rhodes

1934

as Dick Boggs

Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933

as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

6.1
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

5.8
Baby Face

Baby Face

1933

as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

7.2
Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

4.9
The Thrill Hunter

The Thrill Hunter

1933

as Henchman Lou Norton

5.7
I Am Suzanne!

I Am Suzanne!

1933

as Balcony Spectator

6.2
The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

as Artist (uncredited)

5.0
Torch Singer

Torch Singer

1933

as Waiter in Bistro

5.2
Drum Taps

Drum Taps

1933

as Henchman Pete

4.5
Damaged Lives

Damaged Lives

1933

as Waiter

4.3
King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses

1933

as John Foster

Young Blood

Young Blood

1932

as Tony Murullo

Vanity Street

Vanity Street

1932

as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

6.8
American Madness

American Madness

1932
6.8
Sally of the Subway

Sally of the Subway

1932

as Leopold Von Trump

6.0
This Is the Night

This Is the Night

1932

as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

5.3
Virtue

Virtue

1932

as Tony (uncredited)

6.5
Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

1932

as Crewman (uncredited)

6.3
South of the Rio Grande

South of the Rio Grande

1932

as Bandido Leader

8.0
Texas Buddies

Texas Buddies

1932

as Ken Kincaid

6.0
Ghost Valley

Ghost Valley

1932

as Pawnee

4.0
Sin's Pay Day

Sin's Pay Day

1932

as Louie Joe

5.2
Command Performance

Command Performance

1931

as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

4.1
Dishonored

Dishonored

1931
6.8
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

1931

as Jailer

4.7
Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

as Emilio (uncredited)

6.4
Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

as Waiter (uncredited)

6.6
Night Beat

Night Beat

1931

as Enricco Pommetti

5.5
Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

1931

as Jury Member (uncredited)

6.6
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

4.3
The Lion and the Lamb

The Lion and the Lamb

1931

as Second Lascar

Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

1930

as Hood

6.0
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Anarchist (uncredited)

6.5
The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1930

as Jose

Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

1930

as Barfly

3.8
Movie Night

Movie Night

1929

as Movie Patron

6.0
Big News

Big News

1929

as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

4.2
Weary River

Weary River

1929

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

5.7
Hawk of the Hills

Hawk of the Hills

1929

as Sheckard

4.0
The Delightful Rogue

The Delightful Rogue

1929

as Hymie

The Royal Rider

The Royal Rider

1929

as Parvene

The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride

1928

as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)

4.7
Beware of Blondes

Beware of Blondes

1928

as Portugee Joe

4.0
The Last Command

The Last Command

1928

as A Soldier (uncredited)

7.3
Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips

1928

as Patron

1.0
The Yellow Cameo

The Yellow Cameo

1928

as Black Gavin

Riley the Cop

Riley the Cop

1928

as French Policeman

5.6
Out with the Tide

Out with the Tide

1928
The Tiger's Shadow

The Tiger's Shadow

1928

as Hawks

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

7.8
The Isle of Forgotten Women

The Isle of Forgotten Women

1927
The House Without a Key

The House Without a Key

1926

as Saladine

The Demon

The Demon

1926

as Joseph Lomax

The Crackerjack

The Crackerjack

1925

as Guard

6.0
Play Ball

Play Ball

1925

as Count Segundo

Into the Net

Into the Net

1924

as Ivan Invanovitch

Plunder

Plunder

1923

as Jude Deering

Speed

Speed

1922

as Jim Sprague

Hurricane Hutch

Hurricane Hutch

1921

as Jim Tiegerley

6.0
The Sky Ranger

The Sky Ranger

1921

as Dr. Santro

The Phantom Foe

The Phantom Foe

1920

as The Phantom Foe

Rogues and Romance

Rogues and Romance

1920

as Pedro Pezet

The American Way

The American Way

1919

as Half Breed

Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride

1919

as Sevier

A Fallen Idol

A Fallen Idol

1919

as Tushau

The Black Secret

The Black Secret

1919
Bound and Gagged

Bound and Gagged

1919

as Don Esteban Carnero