Selmer Jackson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 6, 1888
- Died
- March 30, 1971
- Birthplace
- Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 - March 30, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963.
Filmography
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
The Wheeler Dealers 1963
as Businessman (uncredited)
The Gallant Hours 1960
Actor
The Atomic Submarine 1959
as Admiral Terhune
The Lost Missile 1958
as The Secretary of State
Autumn Leaves 1956
as Mr. Wetherby
Devil Goddess 1955
as Prof. Carl Blakely
- City Story
City Story 1954
Actor
Sky Commando 1953
as Gen. Carson
Jack McCall, Desperado 1953
as Col. Brand
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)
Elopement 1951
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Purple Heart Diary 1951
as Col. Tappen
That's My Boy 1951
as Doc Hunter
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas 1951
as Governor
Bowery Battalion 1951
as Col. Masters
The Flying Missile 1950
as Col. Halliburton
Pygmy Island 1950
as Army Officer at Pentagon
Lucky Losers 1950
as David Thurston
- Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras 1950
as Selmer Jackson
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Minister (uncredited)
Gunmen of Abilene 1950
as Dr. Johnson
Mark of the Gorilla 1950
as Warden Frank R. Bentley
Squadron of Doom 1949
as Meredith
Renegades of the Sage 1949
as Brown
Forgotten Women 1949
as Judge Donnell
Sorrowful Jones 1949
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead 1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Tulsa 1949
as Oilman (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol 1949
as Capt. Wright
Every Girl Should Be Married 1948
as Clergyman (uncredited)
The Dark Past 1948
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict 1948
as Dr. Bossin
The Girl from Manhattan 1948
as Dr. Moseby
The Gentleman from Nowhere 1948
as District Attorney
Pitfall 1948
as Ed Brawley
Dream Girl 1948
as Judge Jed Allerton
Blonde Ice 1948
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Stage Struck 1948
as Mr. Howard
The Fuller Brush Man 1948
as Henry Seward (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers 1948
as Judge
The Cobra Strikes 1948
as Dr. Keating
High Wall 1947
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Key Witness 1947
as Edward Clemmons
Magic Town 1947
as Stringer
The Pretender 1947
as Charles Lennox
Stepchild 1947
as Judge
Sarge Goes to College 1947
as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
A Likely Story 1947
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour 1947
as Judge William B. Collins
San Quentin 1946
as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
Boston Blackie and the Law 1946
as Warden Lund
Wife Wanted 1946
as Lowell Cornell
Child of Divorce 1946
as Dr. Sterling
Dangerous Money 1946
as Ship's Doctor
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
She Wrote the Book 1946
as Fielding
The French Key 1946
as Walter Winslow
The Glass Alibi 1946
as Dr. Lawson
Mysterious Intruder 1946
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Shock 1946
as Dr. Blair (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot 1946
as Ridgeway (uncredited)
Dakota 1945
as Dr. Judson
Black Market Babies 1945
Actor
Allotment Wives 1945
as Deacon Sam
Purity Squad 1945
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
This Love of Ours 1945
as Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again 1945
as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
First Yank into Tokyo 1945
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Out of This World 1945
as Doctor (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance 1945
as John Smalley
Thrill of a Romance 1945
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dillinger 1945
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence 1945
as Warden
Forever Yours 1945
as Williams
Sheriff of Las Vegas 1944
as Arthur Stanton
Destiny 1944
as Warden (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart 1944
as General
Stars on Parade 1944
as J. L. Carson
Patrolling the Ether 1944
as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Hey, Rookie 1944
as Col. Robbins
Around the World 1943
as Consul
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge 1943
as Carol's Lawyer
Flight for Freedom 1943
as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harrigan's Kid 1943
as Mr. Ranley
It Ain't Hay 1943
as Grant
Margin for Error 1943
as Medical Examiner
You Can't Beat the Law 1943
as Mr. Bedford
Reconnaissance Pilot 1943
as Lt. General
Madame Spy 1942
as Harrison K. Woods
Thunder Birds 1942
as Bit role
Get Hep to Love 1942
as George Arnold, Insurance Man
The Secret Code 1942
as Maj. Henry Barton
Cairo 1942
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942
as Sersen
Thru Different Eyes 1942
as Chaplain
My Favorite Spy 1942
as Minister at Wedding
Powder Town 1942
as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over 1942
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney 1942
as Mr. Thomas
Meet the Stewarts 1942
as Club Member (uncredited)
Romance on the Range 1942
as Lawyer Harrison
Saboteur 1942
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan 1942
as American Navy Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx 1942
as Judge
- Frisco Lil
Frisco Lil 1942
Actor
Joe Smith, American 1942
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon 1942
as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Power of God 1942
as The Pastor
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. 1941
as Army Officer
Remember the Day 1941
as Graham
Road to Happiness 1941
as Sam Rankin
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off 1941
as Adm. Curtiss
Sergeant York 1941
as General Duncan (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion 1941
as Thomas Morse
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Senator
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941
as Board Member (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns 1941
as Head of Draft Board
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941
as Doctor (uncredited)
Gangs Inc. 1941
as District Attorney
Love Crazy 1941
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Broker
Meet John Doe 1941
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Back Street 1941
as Arthur the butler
Buck Privates 1941
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Play Girl 1941
as Fred Dice
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair 1940
as Henry DeMille
Gallant Sons 1940
as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
The Ape 1940
as Dr. McNulty
Glamour for Sale 1940
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
Brigham Young 1940
as Caleb Kent
City for Conquest 1940
as Doctor
No Time for Comedy 1940
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Lawyer
Hired Wife 1940
as Hudson (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky 1940
as Capt. Sanders
Millionaires in Prison 1940
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Sailor's Lady 1940
as Executive Officer
Wagons Westward 1940
as Major Marlowe
Babies for Sale 1940
as Arthur Kingsley
Florian 1940
as Desk Sergeant
Murder in the Air 1940
as Dr. Riddell
If I Had My Way 1940
as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers 1940
as Missing Persons Detective
Johnny Apollo 1940
as Prison Warden
Son of the Navy 1940
as Capt. Parker
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Inspection Officer
The Marines Fly High 1940
as Medical Officer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider 1940
as John W. Riggs
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
as James Sawyer
The Green Hornet 1940
as District Attorney
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Swanee River 1939
as Army Medical Examiner
South of the Border 1939
as American Consul
Missing Evidence 1939
as Manager
Private Detective 1939
as Simmy Sanger
Two Thoroughbreds 1939
as Bill Conway
Reno 1939
as Disbarment Lawyer
On Dress Parade 1939
as Capt. Evans Dover
Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year 1939
as C.A.A. Official
Scandal Sheet 1939
as Douglas Haynes
The Escape 1939
as Mr. Henley
Espionage Agent 1939
as Instructor
Calling All Marines 1939
as Col. C.B. Vincent
The Under-Pup 1939
as Lawyer
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Five Came Back 1939
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice 1939
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Inside Information 1939
as Alfred Huxley
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Jerome (uncredited)
Sorority House 1939
as Mr. Grant
Outside These Walls 1939
as John Wilson
Undercover Agent 1939
as John Graham
Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1939
as Doctor
Wings of the Navy 1939
as First Doctor
Off the Record 1939
as Detective Mendall
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Whittingham P. Talbot
Pacific Liner 1939
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
- Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship 1938
as Steve Riley
Gangster's Boy 1938
as Judge Davis
Flight to Fame 1938
as Jules Peabody
Garden of the Moon 1938
as Doctor (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress 1938
as Thompson
Personal Secretary 1938
as Blackmere
The Missing Guest 1938
as Frank Baldrich
Gateway 1938
as Inspector
The Chaser 1938
as Judge #2
Crime Ring 1938
as Ernie-Lawyer
Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938
as Manager Radio Station
Arson Racket Squad 1938
as Commissioner Benton
Prison Nurse 1938
as Parker
Midnight Intruder 1938
as Judge Hammond
You're Only Young Once 1937
as Hoyt Wells
The Duke Comes Back 1937
as Jim Watson
The Westland Case 1937
as The Warden
West of Shanghai 1937
as Harry
Federal Bullets 1937
as Harker
The Wrong Road 1937
as Judge
Hot Water 1937
as Maxwell
Meet the Boy Friend 1937
as Ned Madison
The 13th Man 1937
as Andrew Baldwin
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937
as Victor Stockton
The Man in Blue 1937
as District Attorney
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937
as Navy Commander
Behind The Headlines 1937
as J.H. Scott, FBI
A Family Affair 1937
as Hoyt Wells
Two Wise Maids 1937
as Dr. MacIntyre
Man Of The People 1937
as Governor
Jungle Jim 1937
as Attorney Tyler
Smashing the Vice Trust 1937
as District Attorney
Three Smart Girls 1936
as Hamilton
Wanted: Jane Turner 1936
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger 1936
as Medical Examiner
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 1936
as Mr. Canfield
Ace Drummond 1936
as William Meredith, Sr.
The Magnificent Brute 1936
as Dr. Coleman
Libeled Lady 1936
as Adams (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey 1936
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as City Editor
Postal Inspector 1936
as Chief Postal Inspector
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936
as Lansing
Public Enemy's Wife 1936
as Duffield
Parole! 1936
as Earl Bigbee
Easy Money 1936
as D. A. Allen Harrison
Little Miss Nobody 1936
as Judge Gibson
Revolt of the Zombies 1936
as Officer (uncredited)
Educating Father 1936
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Show Boat 1936
Actor
The Singing Kid 1936
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld 1936
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs 1936
as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Paddy O'Day 1936
as Ship's Officer
A Night at the Opera 1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Grand Exit 1935
as District Attorney Cope
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss 1935
as Andrews (uncredited)
Navy Wife 1935
as Doctor
Red Salute 1935
as Army Officer
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier 1935
as Program Director
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
The Murder Man 1935
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Front Page Woman 1935
as Joe Davis
Public Hero Number 1 1935
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad 1935
as Detective
$10 Raise 1935
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady 1935
as J.C. Scoville
Carnival 1935
as Baby Judge
The Best Man Wins 1935
as O'Neill
The Secret Bride 1934
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds 1934
as Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World 1934
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Blind Date 1934
as George E. Martin
The Defense Rests 1934
as Duffy
Fog Over Frisco 1934
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Sadie McKee 1934
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer! 1934
as White House Correspondent
Sisters Under the Skin 1934
as Mullen
I've Got Your Number 1934
as Joe, a Gangster
Let's Fall in Love 1933
as Barton
Police Car 17 1933
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Little Giant 1933
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher 1933
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
The Working Man 1933
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Forgotten 1933
as Hans Strauss
Luxury Liner 1933
as Older Man (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful 1932
as Jones (uncredited)
Three on a Match 1932
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Big City Blues 1932
as Joe (uncredited)
Doctor X 1932
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece 1932
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
Left Over Ladies 1931
as Churchill
The Secret Call 1931
as Matt Stanton
Subway Express 1931
as Mason
Dirigible 1931
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Brothers 1930
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies 1930
as George Van Horne
Why Bring That Up? 1929
as Eddie
Thru Different Eyes 1929
as King (defense attorney)
Flowers of Hate 1924
as Earle Calvert
Credits from TMDB.