Harry Semels: movies and TV shows
Harry Semels has 167 credits in the archive: 167 films and 0 TV series, from 1919 to 1950. Highest rated: The Great Dictator (8.3/10).
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Career timeline
1919 – 1950 · busiest year: 1940 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Riding High | Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Townsman at Saloon (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid | Townsman (Uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Bettor (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Lombardi (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Leader of Caravan | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1945 | Eve Knew Her Apples | Tony (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille | Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Pedestrian | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1944 | The Conspirators | Customs Assistant (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Peon (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1944 | Strange Affair | Man in Police Lineup (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1943 | A Lady Takes a Chance | Greek | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Jerome Wagner (Uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | Passerby (Uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Italian at concert (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Greek Florist | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1943 | Dizzy Pilots | Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Mug (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco | Jolla's Warrior (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1942 | Moontide | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | R.R. Mechanic (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Saloon Bouncer | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1941 | She's Oil Mine | Referee | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1941 | General Nuisance | Latin America Delagate | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited) | Film | 8.3 | 52 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Leo, Cashier (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Half-breed Archer | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Convict (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | Kit Carson | Aide | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Antro's Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | New Moon | Bondsman | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Cafe Bartender | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Comrade | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Communist | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Courtroom Spectator | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Gurganov (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Mike | Film | 3.9 | 51 |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Race Track Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1939 | Midnight | Police Officer (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1939 | Three Little Sew and Sews | Count Alfred Gehrol | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | Coffee Pot Proprietor | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 1939 | Balalaika | (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Cook on Tugboat (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1939 | Overland Mail | Pancho | Film | 4.5 | 51 |
| 1939 | Crashing Thru | Man Who Reports Gunfight | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Partygoer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Townsman at Execution (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Peon Servant | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Man in Cafe (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1938 | Flirting with Fate | Member of Sancho's Band | Film | 7.7 | 50 |
| 1938 | State Police | Albert Morton | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar (Uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid | Guard (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Minor Role | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1937 | New News | Prince Albert | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1937 | Hollywood Round-Up | Tony Papalini | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Barber (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi | Joe, Counterman | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1937 | Swing It Professor | Angelo | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Movie Maniacs | Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1936 | The Gay Desperado | Manuel | Film | 4.0 | 48 |
| 1936 | I'll Name the Murderer | Luigi | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverse | Lottery Celebrant | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1936 | Disorder in the Court | District Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1936 | Human Cargo | Barreto | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Bum | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary | Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1936 | Give Us This Night | Prisoner | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1936 | One Rainy Afternoon | Clerk (Uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1936 | Midnight Blunders | Dr. Wong (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Les Misérables | Cochepaille | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Greek Following Kay (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1935 | The Wedding Night | Wedding Guest | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1935 | I Don't Remember | 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1935 | Stone of Silver Creek | R. J. Simmons | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1935 | The Revenge Rider | Henchman Rankin | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail | Platform Conductor | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread | Italian Shoemaker (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Poster Artist (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | Mills of the Gods | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Greek | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | Down to Their Last Yacht | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1934 | Rocky Rhodes | Dick Boggs | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Statue Smasher (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | Bridal Bail | Hotel Manager | Film | 3.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | One Too Many | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Artist (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1933 | King of the Wild Horses | John Foster | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man | Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1933 | Torch Singer | Waiter in Bistro | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 1933 | I Am Suzanne! | Balcony Spectator | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1933 | Damaged Lives | Waiter | Film | 4.7 | 45 |
| 1933 | Drum Taps | Henchman Pete | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Serbian Villager (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1933 | The Thrill Hunter | Henchman Lou Norton | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1932 | Texas Buddies | Ken Kincaid | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Man in the Manhole (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1932 | Young Blood | Tony Murullo | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | American Madness | Film | 6.9 | 44 | |
| 1932 | South of the Rio Grande | Bandido Leader | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1932 | Sally of the Subway | Leopold Von Trump | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | Tiger Shark | Crewman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1932 | Vanity Street | Italian Street Workman (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1932 | Sin's Pay Day | Louie Joe | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | Virtue | Tony (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1932 | Ghost Valley | Pawnee | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1931 | Dishonored | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1931 | Night Beat | Enricco Pommetti | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1931 | The Lion and the Lamb | Second Lascar | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1931 | Platinum Blonde | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1931 | Dance, Fools, Dance | Emilio (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Jury Member (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1931 | Command Performance | Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Havana Merchant (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket | Jailer | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 1930 | Hell's Angels | Anarchist (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1930 | Those Who Dance | Hood | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1930 | The Bad Man | Jose | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1930 | Captain Thunder | Barfly | Film | 4.4 | 42 |
| 1929 | Hawk of the Hills | Sheckard | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1929 | Movie Night | Movie Patron | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1929 | Weary River | Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1929 | The Royal Rider | Parvene | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1929 | Big News | Reno Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 41 |
| 1929 | The Delightful Rogue | Hymie | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1928 | The Tiger's Shadow | Hawks | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | The Yellow Cameo | Black Gavin | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | Virgin Lips | Patron | Film | 3.3 | 40 |
| 1928 | Out with the Tide | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1928 | Beware of Blondes | Portugee Joe | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1928 | The Last Command | A Soldier (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1928 | The Desert Bride | Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1928 | Riley the Cop | French Policeman | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 39 |
| 1927 | The Isle of Forgotten Women | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1926 | The Demon | Joseph Lomax | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1926 | Moran of the Mounted | Dubuc | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1926 | The House Without a Key | Saladine | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1925 | Play Ball | Count Segundo | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | The Crackerjack | Guard | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1924 | Into the Net | Ivan Invanovitch | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1923 | Plunder | Jude Deering | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1922 | Speed | Jim Sprague | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1921 | The Sky Ranger | Dr. Santro | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1921 | Hurricane Hutch | Jim Tiegerley | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1920 | The Phantom Foe | The Phantom Foe | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1920 | Rogues and Romance | Pedro Pezet | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1919 | Here Comes the Bride | Sevier | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1919 | Bound and Gagged | Don Esteban Carnero | Film | — | 31 |
| 1919 | The American Way | Half Breed | Film | — | 31 |
| 1919 | A Fallen Idol | Tushau | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1919 | The Black Secret | Film | — | 31 |