Harry Semels
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-11-20
Day of Death
1946-03-02 (58 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1950)
Riding High
as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Bettor (uncredited)
(1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Townsman (Uncredited)
(1945)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Leader of Caravan
(1945)
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Tony (uncredited)
(1945)
I Love a Mystery
as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
(1944)
Strange Affair
as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Peon (uncredited)
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
as Pedestrian
(1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Greek
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Passerby (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Italian at concert (uncredited)
(1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Greek Florist
(1943)
Dizzy Pilots
as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
(1942)
Reunion in France
as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
(1942)
Moontide
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
(1942)
Woman of the Year
as Mug (uncredited)
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Saloon Bouncer
(1941)
General Nuisance
as Latin America Delagate
(1941)
She's Oil Mine
as Referee
(1940)
The Great Dictator
as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed Archer
(1940)
Seven Sinners
as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
(1940)
Kit Carson
as Aide
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Convict (uncredited)
(1940)
New Moon
as Bondsman
(1940)
Phantom Raiders
as Cafe Bartender
(1940)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
(1940)
And One Was Beautiful
as Courtroom Spectator
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Comrade
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Communist
(1939)
Ninotchka
as Gurganov (uncredited)
(1939)
Midnight
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
(1939)
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
(1939)
King of the Turf
as Coffee Pot Proprietor
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Neighbor
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
(1939)
Crashing Thru
as Man Who Reports Gunfight
(1939)
Star Reporter
as Mike
(1939)
Overland Mail
as Pancho
(1939)
Three Little Sew and Sews
as Count Alfred Gehrol
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Man (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
(1938)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Peon Servant
(1938)
State Police
as Albert Morton
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
(1938)
Flirting with Fate
as Member of Sancho's Band
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
(1937)
New News
as Prince Albert
(1937)
Hot Water
as Barber (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as Joe, Counterman
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar (Uncredited)
(1937)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Tony Papalini
(1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
(1937)
Swing It Professor
as Angelo
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Lottery Celebrant
(1936)
Disorder in the Court
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Clerk (Uncredited)
(1936)
Movie Maniacs
as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
(1936)
Midnight Blunders
as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
(1936)
I'll Name the Murderer
as Luigi
(1936)
Human Cargo
as Barreto
(1936)
The Gay Desperado
as Manuel
(1936)
Give Us This Night
as Prisoner
(1936)
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
(1936)
More Than a Secretary
as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
(1935)
Les Misérables
as Cochepaille
(1935)
The Wedding Night
as Wedding Guest
(1935)
I Live My Life
as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
(1935)
Stone of Silver Creek
as R. J. Simmons
(1935)
The Revenge Rider
as Henchman Rankin
(1935)
I Don't Remember
as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Poster Artist (uncredited)
(1934)
Our Daily Bread
as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
(1934)
(1934)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Greek
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Hotel Manager
(1934)
Bombay Mail
as Platform Conductor
(1934)
Rocky Rhodes
as Dick Boggs
(1934)
I Sell Anything
as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
(1934)
(1933)
Baby Face
as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
(1933)
Hold Your Man
as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
(1933)
Damaged Lives
as Waiter
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
King of the Wild Horses
as John Foster
(1933)
Drum Taps
as Henchman Pete
(1933)
Torch Singer
as Waiter in Bistro
(1933)
I Am Suzanne!
as Balcony Spectator
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
(1933)
The Thrill Hunter
as Henchman Lou Norton
(1932)
(1932)
Virtue
as Tony (uncredited)
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
(1932)
South of the Rio Grande
as Bandido Leader
(1932)
Vanity Street
as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
(1932)
Texas Buddies
as Ken Kincaid
(1932)
Tiger Shark
as Crewman (uncredited)
(1932)
Sally of the Subway
as Leopold Von Trump
(1932)
Young Blood
as Tony Murullo
(1932)
Sin's Pay Day
as Louie Joe
(1932)
Ghost Valley
as Pawnee
(1931)
Platinum Blonde
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Jury Member (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
Suicide Fleet
as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
(1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Emilio (uncredited)
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Jailer
(1931)
Night Beat
as Enricco Pommetti
(1931)
Command Performance
as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
(1930)
Hell's Angels
as Anarchist (uncredited)
(1930)
Those Who Dance
as Hood
(1930)
Captain Thunder
as Barfly
(1930)
The Bad Man
as Jose
(1929)
Big News
as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
(1929)
Weary River
as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
(1929)
Hawk of the Hills
as Sheckard
(1929)
The Royal Rider
as Parvene
(1929)
Movie Night
as Movie Patron
(1929)
The Delightful Rogue
as Hymie
(1928)
The Last Command
as A Soldier (uncredited)
(1928)
Riley the Cop
as French Policeman
(1928)
Virgin Lips
as Patron
(1928)
Beware of Blondes
as Portugee Joe
(1927)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
(1926)
The House Without a Key
as Saladine
(1925)
The Crackerjack
as Guard
(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)
Here Comes the Bride
as Sevier
(1919)
(1919)
The American Way
as Half Breed
(1919)
A Fallen Idol
as Tushau