Harry Semels

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-11-20 (59 years old)

Deathday

1946-03-02

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Harry Semels

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.

Acting

1936

Disorder in the Court

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1934

Twentieth Century

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

1925

1924

Into the Net

as Ivan Invanovitch

1933

1935

The Revenge Rider

as Henchman Rankin

1922

Speed

as Jim Sprague

1938

1936

Movie Maniacs

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

1933

Elmer, the Great

as Waiter (uncredited)

1934

Rocky Rhodes

as Dick Boggs

1944

Can't Help Singing

as Peon (uncredited)

1931

Safe in Hell

as Jury Member (uncredited)

1941

She's Oil Mine

as Referee

1941

General Nuisance

as Latin America Delagate

1934

Broadway Bill

as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

1945

I Love a Mystery

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

1933

Damaged Lives

as Waiter

1929

1950

Riding High

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

1937

Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)

1929

Big News

as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

1939

Three Little Sew and Sews

as Count Alfred Gehrol

1932

Young Blood

as Tony Murullo

1939

King of the Turf

as Coffee Pot Proprietor

1920

The Phantom Foe

as The Phantom Foe

1943

Dizzy Pilots

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

1937

New News

as Prince Albert

1937

1936

More Than a Secretary

as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

1932

South of the Rio Grande

as Bandido Leader

1938

Flirting with Fate

as Member of Sancho's Band

1929

Movie Night

as Movie Patron

1933

Drum Taps

as Henchman Pete

1935

I Don't Remember

as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall

1929

The Royal Rider

as Parvene

1932

Sin's Pay Day

as Louie Joe

1929

Weary River

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

1931

Command Performance

as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

1932

Ghost Valley

as Pawnee

1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

1937

Wells Fargo

as Minor Role

1937

Midnight Taxi

as Joe, Counterman

1937

Hollywood Round-Up

as Tony Papalini

1938

I'll Give a Million

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1933

I Am Suzanne!

as Balcony Spectator

1939

Crashing Thru

as Man Who Reports Gunfight

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

1933

Storm at Daybreak

as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

1939

Overland Mail

as Pancho

1930

Hell's Angels

as Anarchist (uncredited)

1939

1939

Midnight

as Police Officer (uncredited)

1939

Thunder Afloat

as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

1932

Sally of the Subway

as Leopold Von Trump

1932

Vanity Street

as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

1939

Ninotchka

as Gurganov (uncredited)

1939

Balalaika

as (uncredited)

1934

It Happened One Night

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1931

Night Beat

as Enricco Pommetti

1935

Stone of Silver Creek

as R. J. Simmons

1945

Eve Knew Her Apples

as Tony (uncredited)

1930

1937

Missing Witnesses

as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

1931

1933

The Thrill Hunter

as Henchman Lou Norton

1940

The Great Dictator

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as Man (uncredited)

1928

Riley the Cop

as French Policeman

1930

1940

Kit Carson

as Aide

1932

This Is the Night

as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

1940

North West Mounted Police

as Half-breed Archer

1934

I Sell Anything

as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

1923

Plunder

as Jude Deering

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

1940

Strange Cargo

as Convict (uncredited)

1940

Seven Sinners

as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

1940

Little Nellie Kelly

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

1940

New Moon

as Bondsman

1940

They Drive by Night

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

1940

Phantom Raiders

as Cafe Bartender

1940

And One Was Beautiful

as Courtroom Spectator

1940

1934

Bombay Mail

as Platform Conductor

1935

The Wedding Night

as Wedding Guest

1935

I Live My Life

as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

1936

Midnight Blunders

as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

1934

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1936

1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Saloon Bouncer

1932

Texas Buddies

as Ken Kincaid

1936

1937

The Soldier and the Lady

as Tartar (Uncredited)

1931

Suicide Fleet

as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

1936

Human Cargo

as Barreto

1934

Bridal Bail

as Hotel Manager

1942

Woman of the Year

as Mug (uncredited)

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as Italian at concert (uncredited)

1930

1928

Beware of Blondes

as Portugee Joe

1928

The Last Command

as A Soldier (uncredited)

1921

Hurricane Hutch

as Jim Tiegerley

1937

Hot Water

as Barber (uncredited)

1933

Torch Singer

as Waiter in Bistro

1938

State Police

as Albert Morton

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as Pedestrian

1944

Strange Affair

as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)

1933

Baby Face

as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

1942

Road to Morocco

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

1946

Road to Utopia

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

1946

Badman's Territory

as Bettor (uncredited)

1920

Rogues and Romance

as Pedro Pezet

1919

A Fallen Idol

as Tushau

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

as Leader of Caravan

1936

One Rainy Afternoon

as Clerk (Uncredited)

1942

Moontide

as Waiter (uncredited)

1934

Our Daily Bread

as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

1943

The Hard Way

as Passerby (Uncredited)

1932

Tiger Shark

as Crewman (uncredited)

1946

The Diary of a Chambermaid

as Townsman (Uncredited)

1938

Marie Antoinette

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

1942

Reunion in France

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

1928

Virgin Lips

as Patron

1936

The Case of the Velvet Claws

as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

1935

Les Misérables

as Cochepaille

1919

The American Way

as Half Breed

1931

Platinum Blonde

as Waiter (uncredited)

1936

Anthony Adverse

as Lottery Celebrant

1933

Hold Your Man

as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

1931

Dance, Fools, Dance

as Emilio (uncredited)

1921

The Sky Ranger

as Dr. Santro

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Waiter (uncredited)

1932

Virtue

as Tony (uncredited)

1937

The Last Train from Madrid

as Guard (uncredited)

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