Baby Face1933
As Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Harry Semels
Born
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.
Filmography (166)
The Great Dictator1940
As Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
It Happened One Night1934
As Bus Passenger (uncredited)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927
As Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Ninotchka1939
As Gurganov (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
You Can't Take It with You1938
As Man (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Foreign Correspondent1940
As Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Woman of the Year1942
As Mug (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Thousand and One Nights1945
As Leader of Caravan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
They Drive by Night1940
As Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Kid Galahad1937
As Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Marie Antoinette1938
As Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
North West Mounted Police1940
As Half-breed Archer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hell's Angels1930
As Anarchist (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Diary of a Chambermaid1946
As Townsman (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Passage to Marseille1944
As Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Harvey Girls1946
As Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Platinum Blonde1931
As Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Slight Case of Murder1938
As Partygoer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Road to Morocco1942
As Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Strange Cargo1940
As Convict (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dishonored1931
TMDb 7.0 / 10
I Live My Life1935
As Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Road to Utopia1946
As Lombardi (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Lady Takes a Chance1943
As Greek
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Star Reporter1939
As Mike
TMDb 3.9 / 10
American Madness1932
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Conspirators1944
As Customs Assistant (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Seven Sinners1940
As Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Last Train from Madrid1937
As Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Safe in Hell1931
As Jury Member (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Les Misérables1935
As Cochepaille
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Midnight1939
As Police Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Kit Carson1940
As Aide
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Amazing Mr. Williams1939
As Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Girl of the Golden West1938
As Peon Servant
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Make Your Own Bed1944
As Pedestrian
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Broadway Bill1934
As Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
He Stayed for Breakfast1940
As Communist, Comrade
TMDb 8.0 / 10
My Dear Miss Aldrich1937
As Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Our Daily Bread1934
As Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
I'll Give a Million1938
As Man in Cafe (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Twentieth Century1934
As Poster Artist (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Reunion in France1942
As R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Hard Way1943
As Passerby (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Can't Help Singing1944
As Peon (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Anthony Adverse1936
As Lottery Celebrant
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Chance of a Lifetime1943
As Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Last Command1928
As A Soldier (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Soldier and the Lady1937
As Tartar (Uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Mills of the Gods1934
TMDb 8.0 / 10
New Moon1940
As Bondsman
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Dance, Fools, Dance1931
As Emilio (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Bowery1933
As Artist (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Badman's Territory1946
As Bettor (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Torch Singer1933
As Waiter in Bistro
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Night Beat1931
As Enricco Pommetti
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wells Fargo1937
As Minor Role
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Slightly Dangerous1943
As Italian at concert (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
This Is the Night1932
As Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Thunder Afloat1939
As Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942
As Saloon Bouncer
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Movie Night1929
As Movie Patron
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Bombay Mail1934
As Platform Conductor
TMDb 7.5 / 10
I Love a Mystery1945
As Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Demon1926
As Joseph Lomax
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Wedding Night1935
As Wedding Guest
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Texas Buddies1932
As Ken Kincaid
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Riding High1950
As Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Moontide1942
As Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
And One Was Beautiful1940
As Courtroom Spectator
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Tiger's Shadow1928
As Hawks
TMDb 7.0 / 10
She's Oil Mine1941
As Referee
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Two Yanks in Trinidad1942
As Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Case of the Velvet Claws1936
As A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Down to Their Last Yacht1934
As Ship Passenger (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Disorder in the Court1936
As District Attorney (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Movie Maniacs1936
As Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hawk of the Hills1929
As Sheckard
TMDb 5.5 / 10
A Very Honorable Guy1934
As Greek
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Give Us This Night1936
As Prisoner
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Elmer, the Great1933
As Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
South of the Rio Grande1932
As Bandido Leader
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Tiger Shark1932
As Crewman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Virgin Lips1928
As Patron
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Little Nellie Kelly1940
As Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples1945
As Tony (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Three Little Sew and Sews1939
As Count Alfred Gehrol
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Young Blood1932
As Tony Murullo
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Luckiest Girl in the World1936
As Bum
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Strange Affair1944
As Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Lion and the Lamb1931
As Second Lascar
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939
As Neighbor
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Balalaika1939
As (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
King of the Turf1939
As Coffee Pot Proprietor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
More Than a Secretary1936
As Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
After Midnight with Boston Blackie1943
As Greek Florist
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Speed1922
As Jim Sprague
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Crashing Thru1939
As Man Who Reports Gunfight
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Big News1929
As Reno Henchman (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Moran of the Mounted1926
As Dubuc
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Damaged Lives1933
As Waiter
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Bad Man1930
As Jose
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Thrill Hunter1933
As Henchman Lou Norton
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Midnight Taxi1937
As Joe, Counterman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
I Sell Anything1934
As Statue Smasher (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Phantom Raiders1940
As Cafe Bartender
TMDb 6.1 / 10
One Rainy Afternoon1936
As Clerk (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Hold Your Man1933
As Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Out with the Tide
Out with the Tide1928
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Suicide Fleet1931
As Havana Merchant (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Play Ball1925
As Count Segundo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hurricane Hutch1921
As Jim Tiegerley
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Storm at Daybreak1933
As Serbian Villager (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
I Am Suzanne!1933
As Balcony Spectator
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Sin's Pay Day1932
As Louie Joe
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Gay Desperado1936
As Manuel
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Riley the Cop1928
As French Policeman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The House Without a Key1926
As Saladine
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Stone of Silver Creek1935
As R. J. Simmons
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Plunder1923
As Jude Deering
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Virtue1932
As Tony (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
I Don't Remember
I Don't Remember1935
As 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Beware of Blondes1928
As Portugee Joe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
I'll Name the Murderer1936
As Luigi
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Command Performance1931
As Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Captain Thunder1930
As Barfly
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Into the Net1924
As Ivan Invanovitch
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Missing Witnesses1937
As Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
State Police1938
As Albert Morton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Fallen Idol1919
As Tushau
TMDb 8.0 / 10
General Nuisance1941
As Latin America Delagate
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Sally of the Subway1932
As Leopold Von Trump
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Vanity Street1932
As Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Delightful Rogue1929
As Hymie
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Isle of Forgotten Women1927
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Weary River1929
As Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Here Comes the Bride1919
As Sevier
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Yellow Cameo1928
As Black Gavin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hot Water1937
As Barber (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rocky Rhodes1934
As Dick Boggs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
King of the Wild Horses1933
As John Foster
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Human Cargo1936
As Barreto
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Drum Taps1933
As Henchman Pete
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Phantom Foe1920
As The Phantom Foe
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Royal Rider1929
As Parvene
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rogues and Romance1920
As Pedro Pezet
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dizzy Pilots1943
As Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Overland Mail1939
As Pancho
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Yellow Ticket1931
As Jailer
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Hollywood Round-Up1937
As Tony Papalini
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The American Way1919
As Half Breed
Those Who Dance1930
As Hood
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Flirting with Fate1938
As Member of Sancho's Band
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Sky Ranger1921
As Dr. Santro
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ghost Valley1932
As Pawnee
TMDb 5.5 / 10
New News
New News1937
As Prince Albert
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Bridal Bail1934
As Hotel Manager
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Bound and Gagged1919
As Don Esteban Carnero
The Desert Bride1928
As Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Revenge Rider1935
As Henchman Rankin
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Crackerjack1925
As Guard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Black Secret1919
Midnight Blunders1936
As Dr. Wong (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Swing It Professor
Swing It Professor1937
As Angelo
TMDb 8.0 / 10
One Too Many
One Too Many1934
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb