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Harry Semels1887 - 1946

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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.

Credits

Riding High

1950

Comedy

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

5.8(7)

0.7

Badman's Territory

1946

Action • Western

as Bettor (uncredited)

5.7(11)

0.8

Road to Utopia

1946

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

6.6(43)

0.7

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Townsman (Uncredited)

6.3(34)

0.7

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Leader of Caravan

5.7(15)

0.6

Eve Knew Her Apples

1945

Comedy • Music

as Tony (uncredited)

5.2(4)

0.2

I Love a Mystery

1945

Crime • Mystery

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

6.1(7)

0.4

Can't Help Singing

1944

Western

as Peon (uncredited)

5.1(7)

0.3

Strange Affair

1944

Comedy • Mystery

as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)

6.2(5)

0.6

Make Your Own Bed

1944

Comedy

as Pedestrian

5.8(5)

0.7

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

Crime • Mystery

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

6.2(5)

0.5

Dizzy Pilots

1943

Comedy

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

6.8(9)

0.1

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

Comedy • Romance

as Greek

5.7(18)

0.6

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Comedy • Romance

as Italian at concert (uncredited)

6(7)

0.6

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

Crime • Mystery

as Greek Florist

5.6(6)

0.3

The Hard Way

1943

Drama

as Passerby (Uncredited)

6.6(19)

0.5

Reunion in France

1942

Drama • Romance • War

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

6.4(18)

0.5

Road to Morocco

1942

Adventure • Comedy • Music • Romance

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

6.9(76)

0.9

Moontide

1942

Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Waiter (uncredited)

6.4(39)

0.9

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Waiter (uncredited)

2(2)

0.5

Woman of the Year

1942

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Mug (uncredited)

6.9(153)

0.8

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Western

as Saloon Bouncer

4.7(3)

0.4

She's Oil Mine

1941

Comedy

as Referee

6.7(3)

0.2

General Nuisance

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Latin America Delagate

6.3(3)

0.3

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Comedy • Family

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

6.7(6)

0.4

Seven Sinners

1940

Adventure • Comedy • Romance

as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

5.8(33)

0.7

North West Mounted Police

1940

Action • Adventure • Romance • Western

as Half-breed Archer

6.3(39)

0.6

The Great Dictator

1940

Comedy • War

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

8.3(3,477)

3.2

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Comedy

as Comrade

0.3

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Comedy

as Communist

0.3

Kit Carson

1940

Romance • Western

as Aide

6.1(11)

0.7

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Action • Mystery • Thriller

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

7(402)

1.7

They Drive by Night

1940

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

6.9(121)

0.8

New Moon

1940

Adventure • Romance

as Bondsman

6.8(6)

0.6

Phantom Raiders

1940

Adventure • Crime • Romance

as Cafe Bartender

6.1(15)

0.4

And One Was Beautiful

1940

Drama • Romance

as Courtroom Spectator

6.2(6)

0.4

Strange Cargo

1940

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Convict (uncredited)

7(52)

0.7

Balalaika

1939

Music • Romance

as (uncredited)

4.4(5)

0.6

Crashing Thru

1939

Western

as Man Who Reports Gunfight

6(1)

0.2

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

Comedy

as Neighbor

2(1)

0.2

Ninotchka

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Gurganov (uncredited)

7.5(397)

1.4

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Comedy • Mystery

as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

5.8(10)

0.6

Overland Mail

1939

Western

as Pancho

2(1)

0.2

Thunder Afloat

1939

Action • Drama • Romance • War

as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

5.9(5)

0.3

Midnight

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Police Officer (uncredited)

7.3(85)

2.6

Star Reporter

1939

Crime • Drama

as Mike

3.9(5)

0.3

King of the Turf

1939

Drama

as Coffee Pot Proprietor

7(1)

0.3

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

Comedy

as Count Alfred Gehrol

6.8(10)

0.2

Flirting with Fate

1938

Adventure • Comedy • Music

as Member of Sancho's Band

6.5(2)

0.2

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Comedy • Romance

as Man (uncredited)

7.5(418)

1.4

Marie Antoinette

1938

Drama • History

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

6.6(32)

0.9

I'll Give a Million

1938

Comedy • Drama

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

5.7(6)

0.4

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

Romance • Western

as Peon Servant

4.6(4)

0.5

State Police

1938

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Albert Morton

6(1)

0.2

Wells Fargo

1937

History • Western

as Minor Role

5.2(13)

1.6

Missing Witnesses

1937

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

5.5(2)

0.3

Hollywood Round-Up

1937

Western

as Tony Papalini

4.4(5)

0.2

Hot Water

1937

Comedy

as Barber (uncredited)

5(1)

0.4

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

Comedy • Drama

as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

6.1(5)

0.4

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance • War

as Guard (uncredited)

4.7(9)

0.7

Kid Galahad

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as (uncredited)

7(50)

0.6

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

Adventure • History • Romance • War

as Tartar (Uncredited)

6.5(2)

0.6

Midnight Taxi

1937

Crime • Drama

as Joe, Counterman

5(3)

0.2

New News

1937

Comedy

as Prince Albert

0.3

Swing It Professor

1937

Crime • Music

as Angelo

0.1

Midnight Blunders

1936

Comedy • Horror

as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

4(2)

0.3

More Than a Secretary

1936

Comedy • Romance

as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

6.4(7)

0.3

The Gay Desperado

1936

Comedy • Music

as Manuel

2.8(5)

0.4

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936

as Bum

7.5(1)

0.3

Anthony Adverse

1936

Drama • History • Romance

as Lottery Celebrant

5.8(32)

0.8

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

6.8(4)

0.3

Disorder in the Court

1936

Comedy

as District Attorney (uncredited)

6.7(39)

0.3

Human Cargo

1936

Action • Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Barreto

6(1)

0.3

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

Comedy

as Clerk (Uncredited)

4.8(11)

0.8

Give Us This Night

1936

as Prisoner

7(1)

0.4

Movie Maniacs

1936

Comedy

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

5.6(17)

0.1

I'll Name the Murderer

1936

Comedy • Crime

as Luigi

4.3(4)

0.3

I Don't Remember

1935

Comedy

as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall

2(1)

0.2

I Live My Life

1935

Comedy • Drama

as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

6.4(8)

0.5

Les Misérables

1935

Drama • History • Romance

as Cochepaille

7.2(51)

1.1

Stone of Silver Creek

1935

Western

as R. J. Simmons

0.1

The Revenge Rider

1935

Western

as Henchman Rankin

0.1

The Wedding Night

1935

Drama • Romance

as Wedding Guest

6(23)

0.5

One Too Many

1934

Comedy

0.2

Mills of the Gods

1934

Drama

0.3

Broadway Bill

1934

Comedy • Drama

as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

6(21)

0.7

I Sell Anything

1934

Comedy • Drama

as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

4.5(4)

0.3

Our Daily Bread

1934

Drama • Romance

as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

6.8(41)

0.8

Rocky Rhodes

1934

Western

as Dick Boggs

0.3

Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

6(7)

0.2

Twentieth Century

1934

Comedy • Romance

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

6.8(105)

0.7

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Greek

2(1)

0.4

It Happened One Night

1934

Comedy • Romance

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

7.8(1,304)

2.1

Bridal Bail

1934

Comedy

as Hotel Manager

3(2)

0.3

Bombay Mail

1934

Mystery

as Platform Conductor

6(1)

0.2

I Am Suzanne!

1933

Music • Romance

as Balcony Spectator

6.2(4)

0.3

King of the Wild Horses

1933

Western

as John Foster

0.4

Damaged Lives

1933

Drama

as Waiter

4.3(11)

0.4

Torch Singer

1933

Drama • Music • Romance

as Waiter in Bistro

5.2(8)

0.5

Baby Face

1933

Drama

as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

7.3(132)

Hold Your Man

1933

Drama • Romance

as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

6.1(19)

0.6

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Drama • Romance • War

as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

5.8(4)

0.2

The Thrill Hunter

1933

Comedy • Western

as Henchman Lou Norton

5.7(3)

0.2

Elmer, the Great

1933

Comedy

as Waiter (uncredited)

4.9(8)

0.6

Drum Taps

1933

Action • Western

as Henchman Pete

4.5(2)

0.2

Young Blood

1932

Western

as Tony Murullo

0.2

Virtue

1932

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Tony (uncredited)

6.8(12)

0.4

Texas Buddies

1932

Action • Adventure • Romance • War • Western

as Ken Kincaid

6(1)

0.1

Vanity Street

1932

Crime • Drama

as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

6.8(3)

0.3

Tiger Shark

1932

Drama • Romance

as Crewman (uncredited)

6.6(14)

0.6

American Madness

1932

Crime • Drama

7(43)

0.6

Ghost Valley

1932

Romance • Western

as Pawnee

4(1)

0.2

This Is the Night

1932

Comedy • Romance

as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

5.6(12)

0.4

South of the Rio Grande

1932

Action • Adventure • Drama • Western

as Bandido Leader

8(1)

0.1

Sin's Pay Day

1932

Crime • Drama

as Louie Joe

5.2(4)

0.2

Sally of the Subway

1932

Crime • Drama

as Leopold Von Trump

6(1)

0.1

Night Beat

1931

Crime • Drama

as Enricco Pommetti

5.5(2)

0.2

Safe in Hell

1931

Drama • Thriller

as Jury Member (uncredited)

6.8(40)

0.5

Suicide Fleet

1931

Comedy • Drama • War

as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

4.3(7)

0.2

Platinum Blonde

1931

Comedy • Romance

as Waiter (uncredited)

6.7(51)

0.5

The Yellow Ticket

1931

Drama

as Jailer

5(14)

0.5

Dishonored

1931

Drama • Romance • War

6.8(68)

0.5

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Emilio (uncredited)

6.4(20)

0.6

Command Performance

1931

Drama

as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

4.1(4)

0.2

Captain Thunder

1930

Adventure • Drama • Music • Western

as Barfly

3.8(8)

0.2

Hell's Angels

1930

Action • Drama • War

as Anarchist (uncredited)

6.5(96)

1.3

The Bad Man

1930

Western

as Jose

0.2

Those Who Dance

1930

Crime • Drama

as Hood

6(3)

0.1

The Delightful Rogue

1929

Romance

as Hymie

0.1

Big News

1929

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

4.2(8)

0.3

Movie Night

1929

Comedy

as Movie Patron

6(2)

0.2

Hawk of the Hills

1929

Western

as Sheckard

4(1)

0.1

The Royal Rider

1929

Western

as Parvene

0.2

Weary River

1929

Drama • Romance

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

5.7(12)

0.5

Riley the Cop

1928

Comedy

as French Policeman

5.6(10)

0.2

Virgin Lips

1928

Action • Drama • Romance

as Patron

1(1)

0.4

Beware of Blondes

1928

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Portugee Joe

4(1)

0.2

The Last Command

1928

Drama • History • Romance • War

as A Soldier (uncredited)

7.3(85)

0.6

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

Drama • Romance

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

7.8(834)

The House Without a Key

1926

Action • Adventure • Crime • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Saladine

0.2

The Crackerjack

1925

Comedy

as Guard

6(1)

0.1

Into the Net

1924

Action • Drama

as Ivan Invanovitch

0.1

Plunder

1923

Action • Drama

as Jude Deering

0.1

Speed

1922

Action

as Jim Sprague

0.3

Hurricane Hutch

1921

Action • Adventure

as Jim Tiegerley

6(1)

0.2

The Sky Ranger

1921

Action • Drama

as Dr. Santro

0.1

Rogues and Romance

1920

Drama

as Pedro Pezet

The Phantom Foe

1920

Adventure • Horror

as The Phantom Foe

0.1

The American Way

1919

Comedy • Drama

as Half Breed

0.1

A Fallen Idol

1919

Drama

as Tushau

0.2

Here Comes the Bride

1919

Comedy

as Sevier

0.2

The Black Secret

1919

Action • Adventure

0.1