Portrait of Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and Three Little Sew and Sews. He also appeared in feature films like Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate and The Kid from Brooklyn. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al.

Born: November 20, 1887

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1950
Riding High

as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)

1946
Badman's Territory

as Bettor (uncredited)

1946
Road to Utopia

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid

as Townsman (Uncredited)

1946
The Harvey Girls

as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

1945
A Thousand and One Nights

as Leader of Caravan

1945
I Love a Mystery

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

1944
Can't Help Singing

as Peon (uncredited)

1944
Strange Affair

as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)

1944
Make Your Own Bed

as Pedestrian

1943
The Chance of a Lifetime

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

1943
Dizzy Pilots

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

1943
Slightly Dangerous

as Italian at concert (uncredited)

1943
The Hard Way

as Passerby (Uncredited)

1942
Reunion in France

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

1942
Road to Morocco

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

1942
Moontide

as Waiter (uncredited)

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Waiter (uncredited)

1942
Woman of the Year

as Mug (uncredited)

1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Saloon Bouncer

1941
She's Oil Mine

as Referee

1941
General Nuisance

as Latin America Delagate

1940
Little Nellie Kelly

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

1940
Seven Sinners

as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

1940
North West Mounted Police

as Half-breed Archer

1940
The Great Dictator

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

1940
1940
Kit Carson

as Aide

1940
Foreign Correspondent

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

1940
They Drive by Night

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

1940
New Moon

as Bondsman

1940
Phantom Raiders

as Cafe Bartender

1940
And One Was Beautiful

as Courtroom Spectator

1940
Strange Cargo

as Convict (uncredited)

1939
Balalaika

as (uncredited)

1939
Crashing Thru

as Man Who Reports Gunfight

1939
Ninotchka

as Gurganov (uncredited)

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

1939
Overland Mail

as Pancho

1939
Thunder Afloat

as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

1939
Midnight

as Police Officer (uncredited)

1939
1939
King of the Turf

as Coffee Pot Proprietor

1939
Three Little Sew and Sews

as Count Alfred Gehrol

1938
Flirting with Fate

as Member of Sancho's Band

1938
You Can't Take It with You

as Man (uncredited)

1938
Marie Antoinette

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

1938
I'll Give a Million

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1938
State Police

as Albert Morton

1938
1938
A Slight Case of Murder

as Partygoer (uncredited)

1937
Wells Fargo

as Minor Role

1937
Missing Witnesses

as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

1937
Hollywood Round-Up

as Tony Papalini

1937
Hot Water

as Barber (uncredited)

1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich

as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

1937
The Last Train from Madrid

as Guard (uncredited)

1937
Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)

1937
The Soldier and the Lady

as Tartar (Uncredited)

1937
Midnight Taxi

as Joe, Counterman

1936
Midnight Blunders

as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

1936
More Than a Secretary

as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

1936
1936
Anthony Adverse

as Lottery Celebrant

1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws

as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

1936
Disorder in the Court

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1936
Human Cargo

as Barreto

1936
One Rainy Afternoon

as Clerk (Uncredited)

1936
1936
Movie Maniacs

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

1935
I Live My Life

as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

1935
Les Misérables

as Cochepaille

1935
Stone of Silver Creek

as R. J. Simmons

1935
The Revenge Rider

as Henchman Rankin

1935
The Wedding Night

as Wedding Guest

1934
Broadway Bill

as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

1934
I Sell Anything

as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

1934
Our Daily Bread

as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

1934
Rocky Rhodes

as Dick Boggs

1934
Down to Their Last Yacht

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1934
Twentieth Century

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

1934
It Happened One Night

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1934
Bridal Bail

as Hotel Manager

1934
Bombay Mail

as Platform Conductor

1933
I Am Suzanne!

as Balcony Spectator

1933
1933
The Bowery

as Artist (uncredited)

1933
Damaged Lives

as Waiter

1933
Torch Singer

as Waiter in Bistro

1933
Baby Face

as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

1933
Hold Your Man

as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

1933
Storm at Daybreak

as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

1933
The Thrill Hunter

as Henchman Lou Norton

1933
Elmer, the Great

as Waiter (uncredited)

1933
Drum Taps

as Henchman Pete

1932
Young Blood

as Tony Murullo

1932
Virtue

as Tony (uncredited)

1932
Texas Buddies

as Ken Kincaid

1932
Vanity Street

as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

1932
Tiger Shark

as Crewman (uncredited)

1932
Ghost Valley

as Pawnee

1932
This Is the Night

as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

1932
South of the Rio Grande

as Bandido Leader

1932
Sin's Pay Day

as Louie Joe

1932
Sally of the Subway

as Leopold Von Trump

1931
Night Beat

as Enricco Pommetti

1931
Safe in Hell

as Jury Member (uncredited)

1931
Suicide Fleet

as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

1931
Platinum Blonde

as Waiter (uncredited)

1931
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance

as Emilio (uncredited)

1931
Command Performance

as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

1930
1930
Hell's Angels

as Anarchist (uncredited)

1930
1930
1929
Big News

as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

1929
Movie Night

as Movie Patron

1929
1929
The Royal Rider

as Parvene

1929
Weary River

as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)

1928
Riley the Cop

as French Policeman

1928
Virgin Lips

as Patron

1928
Beware of Blondes

as Portugee Joe

1928
The Yellow Cameo

as Black Gavin

1928
The Desert Bride

as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)

1928
The Last Command

as A Soldier (uncredited)

1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

1925
Play Ball

as Count Segundo

1925
1924
Into the Net

as Ivan Invanovitch

1923
Plunder

as Jude Deering

1922
Speed

as Jim Sprague

1921
Hurricane Hutch

as Jim Tiegerley

1921
The Sky Ranger

as Dr. Santro

1920
Rogues and Romance

as Pedro Pezet

1920
The Phantom Foe

as The Phantom Foe

1919
Bound and Gagged

as Don Esteban Carnero

1919
The American Way

as Half Breed

1919
A Fallen Idol

as Tushau

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