Harry Semels

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Harry Semels (Acting).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Length: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
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Name: Harry Semels.
Born: November 20, 1887 (Source 1, 2, 5) or November 27, 1887 (Source 4). Note: Source 1/2/5 say Nov 20. Source 4 says Nov 27. I will stick to the majority or just say 1887.
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA (Source 1).
Died: March 2, 1946 (Source 1, 2, 4, 5).
Age at death: 58 (Source 1, 4).
Profession: American film actor / character actor.
Career Span: 1917 to 1946 (Source 1, 2, 5, 6).
Film Count: Over 315 films (Source 1, 2, 5, 6); "hundreds of films" (Source 3); 166 known credits on TMDB (Source 1).
Fame/Studio: Achieved fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in Three Stooges shorts (Source 1, 2).
Specific Three Stooges shorts: Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur, Three Little Sew and Sews (Source 1).
Feature Films: Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate, The Kid from Brooklyn (Source 1).
Types of roles: Villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers (Source 1); Spanish waiters, German soldiers, Italian villagers, haughty District Attorney (Source 3).
Paragraph 1: Introduction and Career Span.
Harry Semels was an American film actor whose career spanned nearly thirty years. Born in 1887 in New York City, Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. Throughout his career, which lasted until his death in 1946, he appeared in over 315 films. He was recognized as a prolific character actor in Hollywood.
Paragraph 2: Notable Work and Roles.
Semels began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, where he appeared in several Three Stooges shorts, including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur, and Three Little Sew and Sews. His filmography also includes feature films such as Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate, and The Kid from Brooklyn. As a versatile character actor, he was adept at playing a wide variety of roles. These included Spanish waiters, German soldiers, Italian villagers, and even a haughty District Attorney. He also frequently appeared as villains, soldiers, and lawyers.
Drafting check:
"Harry Semels was an American film actor whose career spanned nearly thirty years. Born in 1887 in New York City, Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. Throughout his career, which lasted until his death in 1946, he appeared in over 315 films. He was recognized as a prolific character actor in Hollywood.

Semels began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, where he appeared in several Three Stooges shorts, including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur, and Three Little Sew and Sews. His