Harry Semels
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 20, 1887
- Died
- Mar 2, 1946 (aged 58)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 166
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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
The Great Dictator
1940Movie
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Movie
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938Movie
Man (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939Movie
Gurganov (uncredited)
Filmography
Riding High
1950Movie
Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
1946Movie
Bettor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946Movie
Lombardi (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946Movie
Townsman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946Movie
Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
1945Movie
Leader of Caravan
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945Movie
Tony (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
1945Movie
Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944Movie
Peon (uncredited)
The Conspirators
1944Movie
Customs Assistant (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944Movie
Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
1944Movie
Pedestrian
Passage to Marseille
1944Movie
Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943Movie
Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
Dizzy Pilots
1943Movie
Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943Movie
Greek
Slightly Dangerous
1943Movie
Italian at concert (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943Movie
Greek Florist
The Hard Way
1943Movie
Passerby (Uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942Movie
R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
1942Movie
Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Moontide
1942Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942Movie
Mug (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942Movie
Saloon Bouncer
She's Oil Mine
1941Movie
Referee
General Nuisance
1941Movie
Latin America Delagate
Little Nellie Kelly
1940Movie
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
1940Movie
Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940Movie
Half-breed Archer
The Great Dictator
1940Movie
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940Movie
Comrade, Communist
Kit Carson
1940Movie
Aide
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940Movie
Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
New Moon
1940Movie
Bondsman
Phantom Raiders
1940Movie
Cafe Bartender
And One Was Beautiful
1940Movie
Courtroom Spectator
Strange Cargo
1940Movie
Convict (uncredited)
Balalaika
1939Movie
(uncredited)
Crashing Thru
1939Movie
Man Who Reports Gunfight
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939Movie
Neighbor
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939Movie
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Overland Mail
1939Movie
Pancho
Ninotchka
1939Movie
Gurganov (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939Movie
Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Midnight
1939Movie
Police Officer (uncredited)
Star Reporter
1939Movie
Mike
King of the Turf
1939Movie
Coffee Pot Proprietor
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939Movie
Count Alfred Gehrol
Flirting with Fate
1938Movie
Member of Sancho's Band
You Can't Take It with You
1938Movie
Man (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938Movie
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
1938Movie
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
1938Movie
Peon Servant
State Police
1938Movie
Albert Morton
A Slight Case of Murder
1938Movie
Partygoer (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937Movie
Minor Role
Missing Witnesses
1937Movie
Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
1937Movie
Tony Papalini
Hot Water
1937Movie
Barber (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937Movie
Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
1937Movie
Guard (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937Movie
Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
1937Movie
Tartar (Uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937Movie
Joe, Counterman
New News
1937Movie
Prince Albert
Swing It Professor
1937Movie
Angelo
Midnight Blunders
1936Movie
Dr. Wong (uncredited)
More Than a Secretary
1936Movie
Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
1936Movie
Manuel
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936Movie
Bum
Anthony Adverse
1936Movie
Lottery Celebrant
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936Movie
A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
Disorder in the Court
1936Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
Human Cargo
1936Movie
Barreto
One Rainy Afternoon
1936Movie
Clerk (Uncredited)
Give Us This Night
1936Movie
Prisoner
Movie Maniacs
1936Movie
Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
I'll Name the Murderer
1936Movie
Luigi
I Don't Remember
1935Movie
'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
I Live My Life
1935Movie
Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935Movie
Cochepaille
Stone of Silver Creek
1935Movie
R. J. Simmons
The Revenge Rider
1935Movie
Henchman Rankin
The Wedding Night
1935Movie
Wedding Guest
One Too Many
1934Movie
Mills of the Gods
1934Movie
Broadway Bill
1934Movie
Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
I Sell Anything
1934Movie
Statue Smasher (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
1934Movie
Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes
1934Movie
Dick Boggs
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934Movie
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934Movie
Poster Artist (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
1934Movie
Greek
It Happened One Night
1934Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
1934Movie
Hotel Manager
Bombay Mail
1934Movie
Platform Conductor
I Am Suzanne!
1933Movie
Balcony Spectator
King of the Wild Horses
1933Movie
John Foster
The Bowery
1933Movie
Artist (uncredited)
Damaged Lives
1933Movie
Waiter
Torch Singer
1933Movie
Waiter in Bistro
Baby Face
1933Movie
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
1933Movie
Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
1933Movie
Serbian Villager (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
1933Movie
Henchman Lou Norton
Elmer, the Great
1933Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Drum Taps
1933Movie
Henchman Pete
Young Blood
1932Movie
Tony Murullo
Virtue
1932Movie
Tony (uncredited)
Texas Buddies
1932Movie
Ken Kincaid
Vanity Street
1932Movie
Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
Tiger Shark
1932Movie
Crewman (uncredited)
American Madness
1932Movie
Ghost Valley
1932Movie
Pawnee
This Is the Night
1932Movie
Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
1932Movie
Bandido Leader
Sin's Pay Day
1932Movie
Louie Joe
Sally of the Subway
1932Movie
Leopold Von Trump
Night Beat
1931Movie
Enricco Pommetti
Safe in Hell
1931Movie
Jury Member (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
1931Movie
Havana Merchant (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
1931Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
1931Movie
Jailer
Dishonored
1931Movie
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931Movie
Emilio (uncredited)
Command Performance
1931Movie
Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
The Lion and the Lamb
1931Movie
Second Lascar
Captain Thunder
1930Movie
Barfly
Hell's Angels
1930Movie
Anarchist (uncredited)
The Bad Man
1930Movie
Jose
Those Who Dance
1930Movie
Hood
The Delightful Rogue
1929Movie
Hymie
Big News
1929Movie
Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Movie Night
1929Movie
Movie Patron
Hawk of the Hills
1929Movie
Sheckard
The Royal Rider
1929Movie
Parvene
Weary River
1929Movie
Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
The Tiger's Shadow
1928Movie
Hawks
Riley the Cop
1928Movie
French Policeman
Virgin Lips
1928Movie
Patron
Beware of Blondes
1928Movie
Portugee Joe
Out with the Tide
1928Movie
The Yellow Cameo
1928Movie
Black Gavin
The Desert Bride
1928Movie
Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Last Command
1928Movie
A Soldier (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Movie
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
The Isle of Forgotten Women
1927Movie
The House Without a Key
1926Movie
Saladine
Moran of the Mounted
1926Movie
Dubuc
The Demon
1926Movie
Joseph Lomax
Play Ball
1925Movie
Count Segundo
The Crackerjack
1925Movie
Guard
Into the Net
1924Movie
Ivan Invanovitch
Plunder
1923Movie
Jude Deering
Speed
1922Movie
Jim Sprague
Hurricane Hutch
1921Movie
Jim Tiegerley
The Sky Ranger
1921Movie
Dr. Santro
Rogues and Romance
1920Movie
Pedro Pezet
The Phantom Foe
1920Movie
The Phantom Foe
Bound and Gagged
1919Movie
Don Esteban Carnero
The American Way
1919Movie
Half Breed
A Fallen Idol
1919Movie
Tushau
Here Comes the Bride
1919Movie
Sevier
The Black Secret
1919Movie