Selmer Jackson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born Selmer Adolf Jackson in Lake Mills, Iowa and died in Burbank, California from a heart attack. Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company. Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion (1921).
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- Born:
- May 7, 1888 In Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 277
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Thru Different Eyes 1929-04-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Wheeler Dealers | Businessman (uncredited) | 1963-11-14 |
| Movie | The Gallant Hours | 1960-06-13 | |
| Movie | The Atomic Submarine | Admiral Terhune | 1959-11-29 |
| Movie | The Lost Missile | The Secretary of State | 1958-12-01 |
| Movie | Autumn Leaves | Mr. Wetherby | 1956-08-01 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Devil Goddess | Prof. Carl Blakely | 1955-10-01 |
| Movie | Jack McCall, Desperado | Col. Brand | 1953-04-01 |
| Movie | Sky Commando | Gen. Carson | 1953-08-21 |
| Movie | Deadline - U.S.A. | Williams (uncredited) | 1952-03-14 |
| Movie | Young Man with Ideas | Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
| Movie | We're Not Married! | Chaplain Hall (uncredited) | 1952-07-11 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Movie | That's My Boy | Doc Hunter | 1951-05-31 |
| Movie | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Governor | 1951-05-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Col. Masters | 1951-01-24 |
| Movie | Purple Heart Diary | Col. Tappen | 1951-11-12 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Elopement | Dr. Halsey (uncredited) | 1951-11-23 |
| Movie | Gunmen of Abilene | Dr. Johnson | 1950-02-06 |
| Movie | Mark of the Gorilla | Warden Frank R. Bentley | 1950-01-12 |
| Movie | No Man of Her Own | Minister (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | David Thurston | 1950-05-14 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | The Flying Missile | Col. Halliburton | 1950-12-24 |
| Movie | Tulsa | Oilman (uncredited) | 1949-04-13 |
| Movie | Sorrowful Jones | Doctor (uncredited) | 1949-07-04 |
| Movie | The Fountainhead | Cortlandt Official (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
| Movie | Renegades of the Sage | Brown | 1949-11-24 |
| Movie | Forgotten Women | Judge Donnell | 1949-07-17 |
| Movie | Squadron of Doom | Meredith | 1949-12-15 |
| Movie | Blonde Ice | District Attorney Ed Chalmers | 1948-07-24 |
| Movie | Stage Struck | Mr. Howard | 1948-06-13 |
| Movie | The Cobra Strikes | Dr. Keating | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | Dream Girl | Judge Jed Allerton | 1948-07-27 |
| Movie | The Fuller Brush Man | Henry Seward (uncredited) | 1948-06-01 |
| Movie | Pitfall | Ed Brawley | 1948-08-11 |
| Movie | Every Girl Should Be Married | Clergyman (uncredited) | 1948-12-25 |
| Movie | The Dark Past | Warden Benson (uncredited) | 1948-12-22 |
| Movie | Sealed Verdict | Dr. Bossin | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | The Gentleman from Nowhere | District Attorney | 1948-09-09 |
| Movie | The Girl from Manhattan | Dr. Moseby | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | A Likely Story | Doctor in Elevator (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
| Movie | The Thirteenth Hour | Judge William B. Collins | 1947-02-06 |
| Movie | The Pretender | Charles Lennox | 1947-08-11 |
| Movie | Sarge Goes to College | Marine Capt. R.S. Handler | 1947-05-13 |
| Movie | Magic Town | Stringer | 1947-10-07 |
| Movie | High Wall | Police Insp. Harding (uncredited) | 1947-12-17 |
| Movie | Key Witness | Edward Clemmons | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | The French Key | Walter Winslow | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | The Glass Alibi | Dr. Lawson | 1946-04-27 |
| Movie | Shock | Dr. Blair | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | The Time of Their Lives | Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited) | 1946-08-13 |
| Movie | Mysterious Intruder | Dr. Connell (Uncredited) | 1946-04-11 |
| Movie | She Wrote the Book | Fielding | 1946-05-31 |
| Movie | Dangerous Money | Ship's Doctor | 1946-10-12 |
| Movie | Boston Blackie and the Law | Warden Lund | 1946-12-12 |
| Movie | San Quentin | Rev. Eckles (uncredited) | 1946-12-16 |
| Movie | Wife Wanted | Lowell Cornell | 1946-11-02 |
| Movie | Child of Divorce | Dr. Sterling | 1946-10-14 |
| Movie | Thrill of a Romance | 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-05-23 |
| Movie | Out of This World | Doctor | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Forever Yours | Williams | 1945-01-26 |
| Movie | First Yank into Tokyo | Col. Blaine (uncredited) | 1945-09-05 |
| Movie | Circumstantial Evidence | Warden | 1945-04-20 |
| Movie | This Love of Ours | Dr. Melnik | 1945-11-02 |
| Movie | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Superintendant MacDonald | 1945-10-23 |
| Movie | Black Market Babies | 1945-12-15 | |
| Movie | Allotment Wives | Deacon Sam | 1945-11-08 |
| Movie | Dakota | Dr. Judson | 1945-12-15 |
| Movie | Purity Squad | Darles F. Peters (uncredited) | 1945-11-03 |
| Movie | Hey, Rookie | Col. Robbins | 1944-04-06 |
| Movie | Patrolling the Ether | Chief of Radio Intelligence Division | 1944-04-10 |
| Movie | She's a Sweetheart | General | 1944-12-07 |
| Movie | Stars on Parade | J. L. Carson | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Arthur Stanton | 1944-12-31 |
| Movie | Harrigan's Kid | Mr. Ranley | 1943-03-01 |
| Movie | Margin for Error | Medical Examiner | 1943-02-10 |
| Movie | You Can't Beat the Law | Mr. Bedford | 1943-01-29 |
| Movie | It Ain't Hay | Grant | 1943-03-10 |
| Movie | Flight for Freedom | Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943-04-14 |
| Movie | Around the World | Consul | 1943-11-27 |
| Movie | Guadalcanal Diary | Col. Thompson (uncredited) | 1943-10-27 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Carol's Lawyer | 1943-07-23 |
| Movie | Saboteur | FBI Chief (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Club Member (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
| Movie | Secret Agent of Japan | American Navy Captain | 1942-04-03 |
| Movie | Romance on the Range | Lawyer Harrison | 1942-05-18 |
| Movie | Joe Smith, American | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | The Power of God | The Pastor | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | A Date with the Falcon | Mr. Wallis (uncredited) | 1942-01-16 |
| Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Laird Burnett (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Judge | 1942-03-27 |
| Movie | Frisco Lil | 1942-03-13 | |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Maj. Henry Barton | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | George Arnold, Insurance Man | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Madame Spy | Harrison K. Woods | 1942-12-11 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Thomas | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Cairo | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1942-08-17 |
| Movie | Thunder Birds | Bit role | 1942-10-28 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Sersen | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | Powder Town | Mr. Tuttle (uncredited) | 1942-06-07 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Minister at Wedding | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Chaplain | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Love Crazy | Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
| Movie | Gangs Inc. | District Attorney | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | She Knew All the Answers | Broker | 1941-05-13 |
| Movie | Buck Privates | Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Head of Draft Board | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Fred Dice | 1941-01-29 |
| Movie | Back Street | Arthur the butler | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Meet John Doe | Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
| Movie | The Shepherd of the Hills | Doctor (uncredited) | 1941-07-18 |
| Movie | Road to Happiness | Sam Rankin | 1941-12-19 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Army Officer | 1941-12-27 |
| Movie | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Board Member (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Capt. McCook (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Graham | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
| Movie | Devil Pays Off | Adm. Curtiss | 1941-11-10 |
| Movie | Parachute Battalion | Thomas Morse | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Sergeant York | General Duncan (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
| Movie | If I Had My Way | Mr. Melville (uncredited) | 1940-05-05 |
| Movie | Forty Little Mothers | Missing Persons Detective | 1940-04-26 |
| Movie | Murder in the Air | Dr. Riddell | 1940-06-01 |
| Movie | Florian | Desk Sergeant | 1940-06-05 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | Prison Warden | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Babies for Sale | Arthur Kingsley | 1940-06-14 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | James Sawyer | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Teddy the Rough Rider | John W. Riggs | 1940-02-21 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | District Attorney | 1940-01-08 |
| Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Movie | The Marines Fly High | Medical Officer | 1940-03-04 |
| Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Inspection Officer | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | Son of the Navy | Capt. Parker | 1940-03-30 |
| Movie | Millionaires in Prison | Dr. Harry Lindsay | 1940-07-12 |
| Movie | The Ape | Dr. McNulty | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | Brigham Young | Caleb Kent | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Gallant Sons | Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Henry DeMille | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Wagons Westward | Major Marlowe | 1940-06-19 |
| Movie | Glamour for Sale | District Attorney Thomas (uncredited) | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Men Against the Sky | Capt. Sanders | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | Sailor's Lady | Executive Officer | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Doctor | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Public Deb No. 1 | Lawyer | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | No Time for Comedy | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
| Movie | Hired Wife | Hudson (uncredited) | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Jerome (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Sorority House | Mr. Grant | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Each Dawn I Die | Editor Patterson (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
| Movie | Outside These Walls | John Wilson | 1939-05-04 |
| Movie | Five Came Back | Airlines Official (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Naughty But Nice | Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Off the Record | Detective Mendall | 1939-01-21 |
| Movie | Stand Up and Fight | Whittingham P. Talbot | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | The Under-Pup | Lawyer | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | Pacific Liner | San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited) | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Wings of the Navy | First Doctor | 1939-02-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Doctor | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Undercover Agent | John Graham | 1939-04-19 |
| Movie | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Customs Official (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
| Movie | Two Thoroughbreds | Bill Conway | 1939-12-08 |
| Movie | Reno | Disbarment Lawyer | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Missing Evidence | Manager | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | South of the Border | American Consul | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Calling All Marines | Col. C.B. Vincent | 1939-09-20 |
| Movie | Swanee River | Army Medical Examiner | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | On Dress Parade | Capt. Evans Dover | 1939-11-18 |
| Movie | Private Detective | Simmy Sanger | 1939-12-09 |
| Movie | The Escape | Mr. Henley | 1939-10-05 |
| Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Tom Malcolm (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Espionage Agent | Instructor | 1939-09-30 |
| Movie | Scandal Sheet | Douglas Haynes | 1939-10-16 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | C.A.A. Official | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Manager Radio Station | 1938-05-24 |
| Movie | Crime Ring | Ernie-Lawyer | 1938-07-08 |
| Movie | The Chaser | Judge #2 | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Midnight Intruder | Judge Hammond | 1938-02-06 |
| Movie | Gateway | Inspector | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Prison Nurse | Parker | 1938-03-02 |
| Movie | Arson Racket Squad | Commissioner Benton | 1938-03-27 |
| Movie | Too Hot to Handle | Coast Guard Captain (uncredited) | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Gambling Ship | Steve Riley | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | The Missing Guest | Frank Baldrich | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Garden of the Moon | Doctor (uncredited) | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | Gangster's Boy | Judge Davis | 1938-11-16 |
| Movie | Secrets of an Actress | Thompson | 1938-09-10 |
| Movie | Personal Secretary | Blackmere | 1938-09-09 |
| Movie | Behind The Headlines | J.H. Scott, FBI | 1937-05-14 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Navy Commander | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Victor Stockton | 1937-06-08 |
| Movie | The 13th Man | Andrew Baldwin | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Smashing the Vice Trust | District Attorney | 1937-01-01 |
| Movie | Jungle Jim | Attorney Tyler | 1937-01-18 |
| Movie | Man Of The People | Governor | 1937-01-27 |
| Movie | Two Wise Maids | Dr. MacIntyre | 1937-02-15 |
| Movie | A Family Affair | Hoyt Wells | 1937-03-12 |
| Movie | The Westland Case | The Warden | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | You're Only Young Once | Hoyt Wells | 1937-12-10 |
| Movie | Meet the Boy Friend | Ned Madison | 1937-07-12 |
| Movie | West of Shanghai | Harry | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | The Duke Comes Back | Jim Watson | 1937-11-29 |
| Movie | Federal Bullets | Harker | 1937-10-29 |
| Movie | The Wrong Road | Judge | 1937-10-11 |
| Movie | Hot Water | Maxwell | 1937-09-24 |
| Movie | Revolt of the Zombies | Officer (uncredited) | 1936-06-04 |
| Movie | Little Miss Nobody | Judge Gibson | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Easy Money | D. A. Allen Harrison | 1936-06-13 |
| Movie | Parole! | Earl Bigbee | 1936-06-14 |
| Movie | Educating Father | Prof. Howard (uncredited) | 1936-05-23 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Ship's Officer | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Public Enemy's Wife | Duffield | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | The Bridge of Sighs | Defense Attorney Alan Adams | 1936-02-14 |
| Movie | The Great Ziegfeld | Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) | 1936-04-08 |
| Movie | The Singing Kid | J.A. Hanson (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | Show Boat | 1936-05-17 | |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lansing | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | Ace Drummond | William Meredith, Sr. | 1936-10-18 |
| Movie | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Mr. Canfield | 1936-11-13 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Three Smart Girls | Hamilton | 1936-12-20 |
| Movie | The Magnificent Brute | Dr. Coleman | 1936-10-11 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Medical Examiner | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Postal Inspector | Chief Postal Inspector | 1936-08-16 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Sing, Baby, Sing | City Editor | 1936-08-21 |
| Movie | My Man Godfrey | Blake (Socialite) (uncredited) | 1936-09-02 |
| Movie | The Murder Man | Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
| Movie | Front Page Woman | Joe Davis | 1935-07-11 |
| Movie | Chinatown Squad | Detective | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | Carnival | Baby Judge | 1935-02-15 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
| Movie | The Best Man Wins | O'Neill | 1935-01-14 |
| Movie | Traveling Saleslady | J.C. Scoville | 1935-03-28 |
| Movie | Public Hero Number 1 | Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | Red Salute | Army Officer | 1935-09-12 |
| Movie | A Night at the Opera | Committeeman (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
| Movie | Broadway Gondolier | Program Director | 1935-07-27 |
| Movie | Shipmates Forever | Commander Gibbs (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
| Movie | Grand Exit | District Attorney Cope | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | She Married Her Boss | Andrews (uncredited) | 1935-09-19 |
| Movie | Navy Wife | Doctor | 1935-09-17 |
| Movie | Page Miss Glory | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
| Movie | Sadie McKee | Tiffany Salesman (uncredited) | 1934-05-09 |
| Movie | Stand Up and Cheer! | White House Correspondent | 1934-05-04 |
| Movie | I've Got Your Number | Joe, a Gangster | 1934-02-24 |
| Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Radio Announcer (Uncredited) | 1934-06-02 |
| Movie | The Richest Girl in the World | Dr. Harvey (uncredited) | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | The Secret Bride | Vincent's Counsel (uncredited) | 1934-12-22 |
| Movie | The Defense Rests | Duffy | 1934-07-15 |
| Movie | Murder in the Clouds | Radio Announcer (Voice) | 1934-12-15 |
| Movie | Blind Date | George E. Martin | 1934-07-20 |
| Movie | Forgotten | Hans Strauss | 1933-02-14 |
| Movie | Luxury Liner | Older Man (uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
| Movie | The Working Man | Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited) | 1933-04-20 |
| Movie | Let's Fall in Love | Barton | 1933-12-26 |
| Movie | Picture Snatcher | Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
| Movie | The Little Giant | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1933-05-20 |
| Movie | Doctor X | Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited) | 1932-08-03 |
| Movie | Big City Blues | Joe (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
| Movie | The Mouthpiece | Prison Clerk (Uncredited) | 1932-03-21 |
| Movie | Three on a Match | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1932-10-29 |
| Movie | You Said a Mouthful | Jones - Attorney (uncredited) | 1932-12-08 |
| Movie | Dirigible | Lt. Rowland (uncredited) | 1931-02-01 |
| Movie | The Secret Call | Matt Stanton | 1931-07-24 |
| Movie | Left Over Ladies | Churchill | 1931-09-30 |
| Movie | Lovin' the Ladies | George Van Horne | 1930-04-06 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | King (defense attorney) | 1929-04-13 |
| Movie | Why Bring That Up? | Eddie | 1929-10-03 |