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)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Townsman (Uncredited)
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Bettor (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
(1945)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Leader of Caravan
(1945)
I Love a Mystery
as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
(1945)
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Tony (uncredited)
(1944)
Strange Affair
as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
as Pedestrian
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Peon (uncredited)
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Passerby (Uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Italian at concert (uncredited)
(1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
(1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Greek
(1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Greek Florist
(1943)
Dizzy Pilots
as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
(1942)
Woman of the Year
as Mug (uncredited)
(1942)
Road to Morocco
as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
(1942)
Moontide
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Saloon Bouncer
(1942)
Reunion in France
as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
(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)
Kit Carson
as Aide
(1940)
New Moon
as Bondsman
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Half-breed Archer
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Convict (uncredited)
(1940)
Seven Sinners
as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
(1940)
Phantom Raiders
as Cafe Bartender
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Comrade
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Communist
(1940)
And One Was Beautiful
as Courtroom Spectator
(1940)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
(1939)
Ninotchka
as Gurganov (uncredited)
(1939)
Midnight
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
(1939)
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
(1939)
King of the Turf
as Coffee Pot Proprietor
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Neighbor
(1939)
Star Reporter
as Mike
(1939)
Overland Mail
as Pancho
(1939)
Crashing Thru
as Man Who Reports Gunfight
(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)
I'll Give a Million
as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
(1938)
Flirting with Fate
as Member of Sancho's Band
(1938)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Peon Servant
(1938)
State Police
as Albert Morton
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar (Uncredited)
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
Swing It Professor
as Angelo
(1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as Joe, Counterman
(1937)
New News
as Prince Albert
(1937)
Hot Water
as Barber (uncredited)
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
(1937)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Tony Papalini
(1936)
Disorder in the Court
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Lottery Celebrant
(1936)
One Rainy Afternoon
as Clerk (Uncredited)
(1936)
Movie Maniacs
as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
(1936)
Give Us This Night
as Prisoner
(1936)
The Gay Desperado
as Manuel
(1936)
(1936)
Human Cargo
as Barreto
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
(1936)
I'll Name the Murderer
as Luigi
(1936)
More Than a Secretary
as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
(1936)
Midnight Blunders
as Dr. Wong (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)
I Don't Remember
as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
(1935)
The Revenge Rider
as Henchman Rankin
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Poster Artist (uncredited)
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
(1934)
Our Daily Bread
as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
(1934)
Bombay Mail
as Platform Conductor
(1934)
I Sell Anything
as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
(1934)
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Hotel Manager
(1934)
Rocky Rhodes
as Dick Boggs
(1934)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Greek
(1933)
Baby Face
as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
(1933)
Hold Your Man
as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
(1933)
Torch Singer
as Waiter in Bistro
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Damaged Lives
as Waiter
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
(1933)
Drum Taps
as Henchman Pete
(1933)
I Am Suzanne!
as Balcony Spectator
(1933)
King of the Wild Horses
as John Foster
(1933)
The Thrill Hunter
as Henchman Lou Norton
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
(1932)
(1932)
Texas Buddies
as Ken Kincaid
(1932)
Tiger Shark
as Crewman (uncredited)
(1932)
Virtue
as Tony (uncredited)
(1932)
Vanity Street
as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
(1932)
Ghost Valley
as Pawnee
(1932)
Young Blood
as Tony Murullo
(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)
(1931)
Suicide Fleet
as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Jury Member (uncredited)
(1931)
Platinum Blonde
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Jailer
(1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Emilio (uncredited)
(1931)
Command Performance
as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
(1931)
Night Beat
as Enricco Pommetti
(1930)
Hell's Angels
as Anarchist (uncredited)
(1930)
Captain Thunder
as Barfly
(1930)
Those Who Dance
as Hood
(1930)
The Bad Man
as Jose
(1929)
Weary River
as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
(1929)
Movie Night
as Movie Patron
(1929)
Hawk of the Hills
as Sheckard
(1929)
The Delightful Rogue
as Hymie
(1929)
Big News
as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
(1929)
The Royal Rider
as Parvene
(1928)
Beware of Blondes
as Portugee Joe
(1928)
The Last Command
as A Soldier (uncredited)
(1928)
The Desert Bride
as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
(1928)
Virgin Lips
as Patron
(1928)
Riley the Cop
as French Policeman
(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)
The Sky Ranger
as Dr. Santro
(1921)
Hurricane Hutch
as Jim Tiegerley
(1920)
The Phantom Foe
as The Phantom Foe
(1920)
Rogues and Romance
as Pedro Pezet
(1919)
Here Comes the Bride
as Sevier
(1919)
The American Way
as Half Breed
(1919)
(1919)
A Fallen Idol
as Tushau