Selmer Jackson
Acting Born May 6, 1888 Died Mar 30, 1971 Lake Mills, Iowa, USA 309 credits
Biography
Selmer Jackson works in acting. Born May 6, 1888 in Lake Mills, Iowa, USA. Died March 30, 1971. Archytele lists 309 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Career timeline
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Wheeler Dealers
The Gallant Hours
BonanzaThe Atomic Submarine
The Lost Missile
Autumn Leaves
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpThe MillionaireAlfred Hitchcock PresentsAlfred Hitchcock Presents
Annie OakleyCity Story
Sky CommandoJack McCall, Desperado
Adventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanThe Ford Television TheatreWe're Not Married!Deadline - U.S.A.
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokHallmark Hall of FameThe Living ChristThat's My BoyPurple Heart Diary
Lux Video TheatreLux Video TheatreLux Video TheatreLux Video TheatreLux Video Theatre
The FountainheadSquadron of DoomSorrowful JonesTulsaAlaska Patrol
PitfallBlonde IceThe Dark PastEvery Girl Should Be MarriedThe Cobra Strikes
Magic TownThe PretenderThe Thirteenth HourKey WitnessHigh Wall
The Time of Their LivesWife WantedShockDangerous MoneyGirl on the Spot
Purity SquadOut of This WorldForever YoursDakotaThrill of a Romance
She's a SweetheartSheriff of Las VegasStars on ParadeHey, RookiePatrolling the Ether
Guadalcanal DiaryReconnaissance PilotMargin for ErrorIt Ain't HayFlight for Freedom
Thunder BirdsSaboteurJoe Smith, AmericanThru Different EyesTen Gentlemen from West Point
Sergeant YorkBuck PrivatesThe Shepherd of the HillsThey Died with Their Boots OnRemember the Day
The Grapes of WrathBrigham YoungSanta Fe TrailGlamour for SaleNo Time for Comedy
Undercover AgentConfessions of a Nazi SpyOn Dress ParadeUnion PacificInvisible Stripes
Alexander's Ragtime BandToo Hot to HandleMidnight IntruderSecrets of an ActressThe Missing Guest
The Westland CaseYou're Only Young OnceA Family AffairThe 13th ManThe Man in Blue
Libeled LadyThree Smart GirlsAce DrummondMy Man GodfreyThe Great Ziegfeld
A Night at the OperaFront Page WomanShe Married Her BossPublic Hero Number 1The Murder Man
Stand Up and Cheer!Sisters Under the SkinFog Over FriscoSadie McKeeThe Richest Girl in the World
ForgottenPicture SnatcherLuxury LinerThe Working ManThe Little Giant
Doctor XThree on a MatchBig City BluesYou Said a MouthfulThe Mouthpiece
Full filmography
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- The Wheeler Dealers (1963) as Businessman (uncredited)
- The Gallant Hours (1960)
- Bonanza (1959) as Doctor
- The Atomic Submarine (1959) as Admiral Terhune
- The Lost Missile (1958) as The Secretary of State
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Mr. Wetherby
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Mayor Hoover
- The Millionaire (1955) as Dr. Jim O'Toole
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Butler
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Henry
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Clergyman
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Reverend
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Minister
- Navy Log (1955)
- Devil Goddess (1955) as Prof. Carl Blakely
- Annie Oakley (1954) as John Cromby - Rancher
- City Story (1954)
- Sky Commando (1953) as Gen. Carson
- Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) as Col. Brand
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Col. Jack Redding
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Gen. Summers
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Gen. Maddux
- We're Not Married! (1952) as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Williams (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Governor
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
- The Living Christ (1951) as Pharisee
- That's My Boy (1951) as Doc Hunter
- Purple Heart Diary (1951) as Col. Tappen
- Bowery Battalion (1951) as Col. Masters
- Elopement (1951) as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
- Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951) as Governor
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Dr. Allen
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as General
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Dr. Curlin
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mr. Coswell
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Edgar Wellman
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Minister (uncredited)
- Pygmy Island (1950) as Army Officer at Pentagon
- Gunmen of Abilene (1950) as Dr. Johnson
- Lucky Losers (1950) as David Thurston
- The Flying Missile (1950) as Col. Halliburton
- Mark of the Gorilla (1950) as Warden Frank R. Bentley
- Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras (1950) as Selmer Jackson
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- Squadron of Doom (1949) as Meredith
- Sorrowful Jones (1949) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Tulsa (1949) as Oilman (uncredited)
- Alaska Patrol (1949) as Capt. Wright
- Renegades of the Sage (1949) as Brown
- Forgotten Women (1949) as Judge Donnell
- Pitfall (1948) as Ed Brawley
- Blonde Ice (1948) as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
- The Dark Past (1948) as Warden Benson (uncredited)
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Clergyman (uncredited)
- The Cobra Strikes (1948) as Dr. Keating
- Stage Struck (1948) as Mr. Howard
- Sealed Verdict (1948) as Dr. Bossin
- King of the Gamblers (1948) as Judge
- The Girl from Manhattan (1948) as Dr. Moseby
- The Fuller Brush Man (1948) as Henry Seward (uncredited)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) as District Attorney
- Dream Girl (1948) as Judge Jed Allerton
- Magic Town (1947) as Stringer
- The Pretender (1947) as Charles Lennox
- The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Judge William B. Collins
- Key Witness (1947) as Edward Clemmons
- High Wall (1947) as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
- Sarge Goes to College (1947) as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
- A Likely Story (1947) as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
- Stepchild (1947) as Judge
- The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
- Wife Wanted (1946) as Lowell Cornell
- Shock (1946) as Dr. Blair (uncredited)
- Dangerous Money (1946) as Ship's Doctor
- Girl on the Spot (1946) as Ridgeway (uncredited)
- The Glass Alibi (1946) as Dr. Lawson
- Mysterious Intruder (1946) as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
- San Quentin (1946) as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
- She Wrote the Book (1946) as Fielding
- Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) as Warden Lund
- Child of Divorce (1946) as Dr. Sterling
- The French Key (1946) as Walter Winslow
- Purity Squad (1945) as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
- Out of This World (1945) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Forever Yours (1945) as Williams
- Dakota (1945) as Dr. Judson
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Dillinger (1945) as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Warden
- First Yank into Tokyo (1945) as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
- Black Market Babies (1945)
- This Love of Ours (1945) as Dr. Melnik
- The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
- Allotment Wives (1945) as Deacon Sam
- A Sporting Chance (1945) as John Smalley
- She's a Sweetheart (1944) as General
- Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) as Arthur Stanton
- Stars on Parade (1944) as J. L. Carson
- Hey, Rookie (1944) as Col. Robbins
- Patrolling the Ether (1944) as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
- Reconnaissance Pilot (1943) as Lt. General
- Margin for Error (1943) as Medical Examiner
- It Ain't Hay (1943) as Grant
- Flight for Freedom (1943) as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Around the World (1943) as Consul
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Carol's Lawyer
- Harrigan's Kid (1943) as Mr. Ranley
- You Can't Beat the Law (1943) as Mr. Bedford
- Thunder Birds (1942) as Bit role
- Saboteur (1942) as FBI Chief (uncredited)
- Joe Smith, American (1942) as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
- Thru Different Eyes (1942) as Chaplain
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) as Sersen
- My Favorite Spy (1942) as Minister at Wedding
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Club Member (uncredited)
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
- Powder Town (1942) as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) as Judge
- Cairo (1942) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942) as American Navy Captain
- A Date with the Falcon (1942) as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
- The Secret Code (1942) as Maj. Henry Barton
- Madame Spy (1942) as Harrison K. Woods
- Romance on the Range (1942) as Lawyer Harrison
- Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Mr. Thomas
- Get Hep to Love (1942) as George Arnold, Insurance Man
- Frisco Lil (1942)
- The Power of God (1942) as The Pastor
- Sergeant York (1941) as General Duncan (uncredited)
- Buck Privates (1941) as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) as Doctor (uncredited)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
- Remember the Day (1941) as Graham
- Back Street (1941) as Arthur the butler
- Meet John Doe (1941) as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Board Member (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) as Army Officer
- Love Crazy (1941) as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
- Parachute Battalion (1941) as Thomas Morse
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Senator
- She Knew All the Answers (1941) as Broker
- Gangs Inc. (1941) as District Attorney
- Devil Pays Off (1941) as Adm. Curtiss
- Road to Happiness (1941) as Sam Rankin
- Three Sons o' Guns (1941) as Head of Draft Board
- Play Girl (1941) as Fred Dice
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Inspection Officer
- Brigham Young (1940) as Caleb Kent
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
- Glamour for Sale (1940) as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
- No Time for Comedy (1940) as First-Nighter (uncredited)
- City for Conquest (1940) as Doctor
- Forty Little Mothers (1940) as Missing Persons Detective
- Johnny Apollo (1940) as Prison Warden
- The Green Hornet (1940) as District Attorney
- Men Against the Sky (1940) as Capt. Sanders
- Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) as John W. Riggs
- Murder in the Air (1940) as Dr. Riddell
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
- The Ape (1940) as Dr. McNulty
- Gallant Sons (1940) as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
- Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Henry DeMille
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) as James Sawyer
- Sailor's Lady (1940) as Executive Officer
- The Marines Fly High (1940) as Medical Officer
- Babies for Sale (1940) as Arthur Kingsley
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Lawyer
- Florian (1940) as Desk Sergeant
- Millionaires in Prison (1940) as Dr. Harry Lindsay
- Hired Wife (1940) as Hudson (uncredited)
- If I Had My Way (1940) as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
- Son of the Navy (1940) as Capt. Parker
- Wagons Westward (1940) as Major Marlowe
- Undercover Agent (1939) as John Graham
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) as Customs Official (uncredited)
- On Dress Parade (1939) as Capt. Evans Dover
- Union Pacific (1939) as Jerome (uncredited)
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) as Doctor
- Naughty but Nice (1939) as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
- Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Whittingham P. Talbot
- Espionage Agent (1939) as Instructor
- Five Came Back (1939) as Airlines Official (uncredited)
- Wings of the Navy (1939) as First Doctor
- Swanee River (1939) as Army Medical Examiner
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
- Pacific Liner (1939) as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
- Off the Record (1939) as Detective Mendall
- Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
- Scandal Sheet (1939) as Douglas Haynes
- Reno (1939) as Disbarment Lawyer
- Missing Evidence (1939) as Manager
- South of the Border (1939) as American Consul
- Inside Information (1939) as Alfred Huxley
- Sorority House (1939) as Mr. Grant
- Calling All Marines (1939) as Col. C.B. Vincent
- Outside These Walls (1939) as John Wilson
- Two Thoroughbreds (1939) as Bill Conway
- Private Detective (1939) as Simmy Sanger
- The Escape (1939) as Mr. Henley
- The Under-Pup (1939) as Lawyer
- 20,000 Men a Year (1939) as C.A.A. Official
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Manager Radio Station
- Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
- Midnight Intruder (1938) as Judge Hammond
- Secrets of an Actress (1938) as Thompson
- The Missing Guest (1938) as Frank Baldrich
- The Chaser (1938) as Judge #2
- Arson Racket Squad (1938) as Commissioner Benton
- Crime Ring (1938) as Ernie-Lawyer
- Personal Secretary (1938) as Blackmere
- Gambling Ship (1938) as Steve Riley
- Gateway (1938) as Inspector
- Prison Nurse (1938) as Parker
- Flight to Fame (1938) as Jules Peabody
- Gangster's Boy (1938) as Judge Davis
- Garden of the Moon (1938) as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Westland Case (1937) as The Warden
- You're Only Young Once (1937) as Hoyt Wells
- A Family Affair (1937) as Hoyt Wells
- The 13th Man (1937) as Andrew Baldwin
- The Man in Blue (1937) as District Attorney
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) as Navy Commander
- West of Shanghai (1937) as Harry
- The Wrong Road (1937) as Judge
- Federal Bullets (1937) as Harker
- The Duke Comes Back (1937) as Jim Watson
- Two Wise Maids (1937) as Dr. MacIntyre
- Jungle Jim (1937) as Attorney Tyler
- Man Of The People (1937) as Governor
- The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) as Victor Stockton
- Behind The Headlines (1937) as J.H. Scott, FBI
- Hot Water (1937) as Maxwell
- Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) as District Attorney
- Meet the Boy Friend (1937) as Ned Madison
- Libeled Lady (1936) as Adams (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Hamilton
- Ace Drummond (1936) as William Meredith, Sr.
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
- Parole! (1936) as Earl Bigbee
- Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Judge Gibson
- Show Boat (1936)
- Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) as Lansing
- Postal Inspector (1936) as Chief Postal Inspector
- The Accusing Finger (1936) as Medical Examiner
- The Singing Kid (1936) as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
- Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
- Educating Father (1936) as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
- Revolt of the Zombies (1936) as Officer (uncredited)
- Paddy O'Day (1936) as Ship's Officer
- Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) as City Editor
- Easy Money (1936) as D. A. Allen Harrison
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Duffield
- The Bridge of Sighs (1936) as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
- The Magnificent Brute (1936) as Dr. Coleman
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) as Mr. Canfield
- A Night at the Opera (1935) as Committeeman (uncredited)
- Front Page Woman (1935) as Joe Davis
- She Married Her Boss (1935) as Andrews (uncredited)
- Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
- The Murder Man (1935) as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
- Shipmates Forever (1935) as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
- Red Salute (1935) as Army Officer
- Broadway Gondolier (1935) as Program Director
- Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as J.C. Scoville
- Page Miss Glory (1935) as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- The Best Man Wins (1935) as O'Neill
- Carnival (1935) as Baby Judge
- Navy Wife (1935) as Doctor
- $10 Raise (1935) as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
- Chinatown Squad (1935) as Detective
- Grand Exit (1935) as District Attorney Cope
- Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) as White House Correspondent
- Sisters Under the Skin (1934) as Mullen
- Fog Over Frisco (1934) as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
- Sadie McKee (1934) as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
- The Richest Girl in the World (1934) as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
- The Defense Rests (1934) as Duffy
- I've Got Your Number (1934) as Joe, a Gangster
- Murder in the Clouds (1934) as Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
- Blind Date (1934) as George E. Martin
- The Secret Bride (1934) as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
- Forgotten (1933) as Hans Strauss
- Picture Snatcher (1933) as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
- Luxury Liner (1933) as Older Man (uncredited)
- The Working Man (1933) as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
- The Little Giant (1933) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Police Car 17 (1933) as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Let's Fall in Love (1933) as Barton
- Doctor X (1932) as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
- Three on a Match (1932) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Big City Blues (1932) as Joe (uncredited)
- You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Jones (uncredited)
- The Mouthpiece (1932) as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
- Dirigible (1931) as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
- The Secret Call (1931) as Matt Stanton
- Subway Express (1931) as Mason
- Left Over Ladies (1931) as Churchill
- Brothers (1930) as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Lovin' the Ladies (1930) as George Van Horne
- Thru Different Eyes (1929) as King (defense attorney)
- Why Bring That Up? (1929) as Eddie