Selmer Jackson

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Known Credits 289

Gender Male

Birthday May 6, 1888

Day of Death March 30, 1971 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Selmar Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson
Selmer Adolph Jackson

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Selmer Jackson

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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.

Known For

Acting

1984

as (archive footage)

1963

as Businessman (uncredited)

1960

1959

as Admiral Terhune

1958

as The Secretary of State

1956

as Mr. Wetherby

1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode) as Minister (1 episode) as Reverend (1 episode) as Clergyman (1 episode) as Henry (1 episode) as Butler
1955		Devil Goddess as Prof. Carl Blakely
1955		Navy Log (1 episode)
1955		The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (8 episodes) as Mayor Hoover (1 episode)
1955		The Millionaire (1 episode) as Dr. Jim O'Toole

1954		City Story
1954		Annie Oakley (1 episode) as John Cromby - Rancher

1953		Sky Commando as Gen. Carson
1953		Jack McCall, Desperado as Col. Brand

1952		The Ford Television Theatre (1 episode) as Gen. Maddux
1952		Adventures of Superman (1 episode) as Gen. Summers (2 episodes) as Col. Jack Redding
1952		We're Not Married! as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952		Young Man with Ideas as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode)
1951		Elopement as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951		Purple Heart Diary as Col. Tappen
1951		That's My Boy as Doc Hunter
1951		Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as Governor
1951		The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1 episode) as Governor
1951		Bowery Battalion as Col. Masters
1951		The Living Christ (1 episode) as Pharisee

1950		The Flying Missile as Col. Halliburton
1950		Lux Video Theatre (1 episode) as Edgar Wellman (1 episode) as Mr. Coswell (1 episode) as Dr. Curlin (1 episode) as General (1 episode) as Dr. Allen
1950		Lucky Losers as David Thurston
1950		Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras as Selmer Jackson
1950		No Man of Her Own as Minister (uncredited)
1950		Gunmen of Abilene as Dr. Johnson
1950		Mark of the Gorilla as Warden Frank R. Bentley

1949		Squadron of Doom as Meredith
1949		Renegades of the Sage as Brown
1949		Forgotten Women as Judge Donnell
1949		Sorrowful Jones as Doctor (uncredited)
1949		The Fountainhead as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949		Tulsa as Oilman (uncredited)
1949		Alaska Patrol as Capt. Wright

1948		Every Girl Should Be Married as Clergyman (uncredited)
1948		The Dark Past as Warden Benson (uncredited)
1948		Sealed Verdict as Dr. Bossin
1948		The Girl from Manhattan as Dr. Moseby
1948		The Gentleman from Nowhere as District Attorney
1948		Pitfall as Ed Brawley
1948		Dream Girl as Judge Jed Allerton
1948		Blonde Ice as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
1948		Stage Struck as Mr. Howard
1948		The Fuller Brush Man as Henry Seward (uncredited)
1948		The Cobra Strikes as Dr. Keating

1947		High Wall as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1947		Key Witness as Edward Clemmons
1947		Magic Town as Stringer
1947		The Pretender as Charles Lennox
1947		Stepchild as Judge
1947		Sarge Goes to College as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
1947		A Likely Story as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
1947		The Thirteenth Hour as Judge William B. Collins

1946		San Quentin as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
1946		Boston Blackie and the Law as Warden Lund
1946		Wife Wanted as Lowell Cornell
1946		Child of Divorce as Dr. Sterling
1946		Dangerous Money as Ship's Doctor
1946		The Time of Their Lives as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1946		She Wrote the Book as Fielding
1946		The French Key as Walter Winslow
1946		The Glass Alibi as Dr. Lawson
1946		Mysterious Intruder as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
1946		Shock as Dr. Blair

1945		Dakota as Dr. Judson
1945		Black Market Babies
1945		Allotment Wives as Deacon Sam
1945		Purity Squad as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
1945		This Love of Ours as Dr. Melnik
1945		The Royal Mounted Rides Again as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
1945		First Yank into Tokyo as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
1945		Out of This World as Doctor
1945		A Sporting Chance as John Smalley
1945		Thrill of a Romance as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945		Circumstantial Evidence as Warden
1945		Forever Yours as Williams

1944		Sheriff of Las Vegas as Arthur Stanton
1944		She's a Sweetheart as General
1944		Stars on Parade as J. L. Carson
1944		Patrolling the Ether as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
1944		Hey, Rookie as Col. Robbins

1943		Around the World as Consul
1943		Guadalcanal Diary as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
1943		Honeymoon Lodge as Carol's Lawyer
1943		Flight for Freedom as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943		It Ain't Hay as Grant
1943		Harrigan's Kid as Mr. Ranley
1943		Margin for Error as Medical Examiner
1943		You Can't Beat the Law as Mr. Bedford
1943		Reconnaissance Pilot as Lt. General

1942		Madame Spy as Harrison K. Woods
1942		Thunder Birds as Bit role
1942		Get Hep to Love as George Arnold, Insurance Man
1942		The Secret Code as Maj. Henry Barton
1942		Cairo as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1942		Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Sersen
1942		Thru Different Eyes as Chaplain
1942		My Favorite Spy as Minister at Wedding
1942		Powder Town as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
1942		The Falcon Takes Over as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
1942		Miss Annie Rooney as Mr. Thomas
1942		Meet the Stewarts as Club Member (uncredited)
1942		Romance on the Range as Lawyer Harrison
1942		Saboteur as FBI Chief (uncredited)
1942		Secret Agent of Japan as American Navy Captain
1942		The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as Judge
1942		Frisco Lil
1942		Joe Smith, American as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1942		A Date with the Falcon as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
1942		The Power of God as The Pastor

1941		Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. as Army Officer
1941		Remember the Day as Graham
1941		Road to Happiness as Sam Rankin
1941		They Died with Their Boots On as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
1941		Devil Pays Off as Adm. Curtiss
1941		Sergeant York as General Duncan (uncredited)
1941		Parachute Battalion as Thomas Morse
1941		Blossoms in the Dust as Senator
1941		Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Board Member (uncredited)
1941		Three Sons o' Guns as Head of Draft Board
1941		The Shepherd of the Hills as Doctor (uncredited)
1941		Gangs Inc. as District Attorney
1941		Love Crazy as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
1941		She Knew All the Answers as Broker
1941		Meet John Doe as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
1941		Back Street as Arthur the butler
1941		Buck Privates as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1941		Play Girl as Fred Dice

1940		Santa Fe Trail as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
1940		Lady with Red Hair as Henry DeMille
1940		Gallant Sons as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
1940		The Ape as Dr. McNulty
1940		Glamour for Sale as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
1940		Brigham Young as Caleb Kent
1940		City for Conquest as Doctor
1940		No Time for Comedy as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940		Public Deb No. 1 as Lawyer
1940		Hired Wife as Hudson (uncredited)
1940		Men Against the Sky as Capt. Sanders
1940		Millionaires in Prison as Dr. Harry Lindsay
1940		Sailor's Lady as Executive Officer
1940		Wagons Westward as Major Marlowe
1940		Babies for Sale as Arthur Kingsley
1940		Florian as Desk Sergeant
1940		Murder in the Air as Dr. Riddell
1940		If I Had My Way as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
1940		Forty Little Mothers as Missing Persons Detective
1940		Johnny Apollo as Prison Warden
1940		Son of the Navy as Capt. Parker
1940		The Grapes of Wrath as Inspection Officer
1940		The Marines Fly High as Medical Officer
1940		Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
1940		Teddy the Rough Rider as John W. Riggs
1940		The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as James Sawyer
1940		The Green Hornet as District Attorney

1939		Invisible Stripes as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939		Swanee River as Army Medical Examiner
1939		South of the Border as American Consul
1939		Missing Evidence as Manager
1939		Private Detective as Simmy Sanger
1939		Two Thoroughbreds as Bill Conway
1939		Reno as Disbarment Lawyer
1939		On Dress Parade as Capt. Evans Dover
1939		Blondie Brings Up Baby as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
1939		20,000 Men a Year as C.A.A. Official
1939		Scandal Sheet as Douglas Haynes
1939		The Escape as Mr. Henley
1939		Espionage Agent as Instructor
1939		Calling All Marines as Col. C.B. Vincent
1939		The Under-Pup as Lawyer
1939		Each Dawn I Die as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
1939		Five Came Back as Airlines Official (uncredited)
1939		Naughty But Nice as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
1939		Inside Information as Alfred Huxley
1939		Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Customs Official (uncredited)
1939		Union Pacific as Jerome (uncredited)
1939		Sorority House as Mr. Grant
1939		Outside These Walls as John Wilson
1939		Undercover Agent as John Graham
1939		Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Doctor
1939		Wings of the Navy as First Doctor
1939		Off the Record as Detective Mendall
1939		Stand Up and Fight as Whittingham P. Talbot
1939		Pacific Liner as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)

1938		Gambling Ship as Steve Riley
1938		Gangster's Boy as Judge Davis
1938		Flight to Fame as Jules Peabody
1938		Garden of the Moon as Doctor (uncredited)
1938		Secrets of an Actress as Thompson
1938		Personal Secretary as Blackmere
1938		The Missing Guest as Frank Baldrich
1938		Gateway as Inspector
1938		The Chaser as Judge #2
1938		Crime Ring as Ernie-Lawyer
1938		Alexander's Ragtime Band as Manager Radio Station
1938		Arson Racket Squad as Commissioner Benton
1938		Prison Nurse as Parker
1938		Midnight Intruder as Judge Hammond

1937		You're Only Young Once as Hoyt Wells
1937		The Duke Comes Back as Jim Watson
1937		The Westland Case as The Warden
1937		West of Shanghai as Harry
1937		Federal Bullets as Harker
1937		The Wrong Road as Judge
1937		Hot Water as Maxwell
1937		Meet the Boy Friend as Ned Madison
1937		The 13th Man as Andrew Baldwin
1937		The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Victor Stockton
1937		Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Navy Commander
1937		Behind The Headlines as J.H. Scott, FBI
1937		A Family Affair as Hoyt Wells
1937		Two Wise Maids as Dr. MacIntyre
1937		Man Of The People as Governor
1937		Jungle Jim as Attorney Tyler
1937		Smashing the Vice Trust as District Attorney

1936		Three Smart Girls as Hamilton
1936		Wanted: Jane Turner as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1936		The Accusing Finger as Medical Examiner
1936		Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as Mr. Canfield
1936		Ace Drummond as William Meredith, Sr.
1936		The Magnificent Brute as Dr. Coleman
1936		Libeled Lady as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1936		My Man Godfrey as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
1936		Sing, Baby, Sing as City Editor
1936		Postal Inspector as Chief Postal Inspector
1936		Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Lansing
1936		Public Enemy's Wife as Duffield
1936		Parole! as Earl Bigbee
1936		Easy Money as D. A. Allen Harrison
1936		Little Miss Nobody as Judge Gibson
1936		Revolt of the Zombies as Officer (uncredited)
1936		Educating Father as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
1936		Show Boat
1936		The Singing Kid as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
1936		The Great Ziegfeld as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
1936		The Bridge of Sighs as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
1936		Paddy O'Day as Ship's Officer

1935		A Night at the Opera as Committeeman (uncredited)
1935		Grand Exit as District Attorney Cope
1935		Shipmates Forever as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
1935		She Married Her Boss as Andrews (uncredited)
1935		Navy Wife as Doctor
1935		Red Salute as Army Officer
1935		Page Miss Glory as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1935		Broadway Gondolier as Program Director
1935		Don't Bet on Blondes as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
1935		The Murder Man as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935		Front Page Woman as Joe Davis
1935		Public Hero Number 1 as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935		Chinatown Squad as Detective
1935		$10 Raise as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
1935		Traveling Saleslady as J.C. Scoville
1935		Carnival as Baby Judge
1935		The Best Man Wins as O'Neill

1934		The Secret Bride as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
1934		Murder in the Clouds as Radio Announcer (Voice)
1934		The Richest Girl in the World as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1934		Blind Date as George E. Martin
1934		The Defense Rests as Duffy
1934		Fog Over Frisco as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
1934		Sadie McKee as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
1934		Stand Up and Cheer! as White House Correspondent
1934		I've Got Your Number as Joe, a Gangster

1933		Let's Fall in Love as Barton
1933		Police Car 17 as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1933		The Little Giant as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1933		Picture Snatcher as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1933		The Working Man as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
1933		Forgotten as Hans Strauss
1933		Luxury Liner as Older Man (uncredited)

1932		You Said a Mouthful as Jones - Attorney (uncredited)
1932		Three on a Match as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932		Big City Blues as Joe (uncredited)
1932		Doctor X as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
1932		The Mouthpiece as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

1931		Left Over Ladies as Churchill
1931		The Secret Call as Matt Stanton
1931		Subway Express as Mason

1930		Brothers as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1930		Lovin' the Ladies as George Van Horne

1929		Why Bring That Up? as Eddie
1929		Thru Different Eyes as King (defense attorney)

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