Acting
Selmer Jackson
EN cinema · 289 credits
Born
6 May 1888
Died
30 March 1971 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also known as Selmar Jackson · Selmer Adolf Jackson · Selmer Adolph Jackson
Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 - March 30, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963.
Known for
Filmography
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Wheeler Dealers
as Businessman (uncredited)
The Atomic Submarine
as Admiral Terhune
The Lost Missile
as The Secretary of State
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Wetherby
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
Sky Commando
as Gen. Carson
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Brand
We're Not Married!
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Williams (uncredited)
Elopement
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Governor
That's My Boy
as Doc Hunter
Bowery Battalion
as Col. Masters
Purple Heart Diary
as Col. Tappen
No Man of Her Own
as Minister (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
as David Thurston
Gunmen of Abilene
as Dr. Johnson
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
1950
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
as Selmer Jackson
The Flying Missile
as Col. Halliburton
Mark of the Gorilla
as Warden Frank R. Bentley
Pygmy Island
as Army Officer at Pentagon
Squadron of Doom
as Meredith
Tulsa
as Oilman (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Wright
Forgotten Women
as Judge Donnell
Sorrowful Jones
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Dream Girl
as Judge Jed Allerton
Pitfall
as Ed Brawley
Blonde Ice
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Stage Struck
as Mr. Howard
The Dark Past
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Clergyman (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Cobra Strikes
as Dr. Keating
Sealed Verdict
as Dr. Bossin
The Girl from Manhattan
as Dr. Moseby
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as District Attorney
King of the Gamblers
as Judge
The Pretender
as Charles Lennox
Key Witness
as Edward Clemmons
High Wall
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Magic Town
as Stringer
Stepchild
as Judge
A Likely Story
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
The Thirteenth Hour
as Judge William B. Collins
Dangerous Money
as Ship's Doctor
The Glass Alibi
as Dr. Lawson
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Warden Lund
The French Key
as Walter Winslow
San Quentin
as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
She Wrote the Book
as Fielding
Child of Divorce
as Dr. Sterling
Wife Wanted
as Lowell Cornell
The Time of Their Lives
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
Shock
as Dr. Blair (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
as Ridgeway (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
as John Smalley
Circumstantial Evidence
as Warden
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Melnik
Forever Yours
as Williams
First Yank into Tokyo
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Out of This World
as Doctor (uncredited)
Purity Squad
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Dakota
as Dr. Judson
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
Allotment Wives
as Deacon Sam
Thrill of a Romance
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dillinger
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart
as General
Stars on Parade
as J. L. Carson
Patrolling the Ether
as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Arthur Stanton
Hey, Rookie
as Col. Robbins
Destiny
as Warden (uncredited)
Harrigan's Kid
as Mr. Ranley
Flight for Freedom
as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Can't Beat the Law
as Mr. Bedford
Margin for Error
as Medical Examiner
Around the World
as Consul
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. General
Honeymoon Lodge
as Carol's Lawyer
It Ain't Hay
as Grant
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Thomas
Secret Agent of Japan
as American Navy Captain
Thunder Birds
as Bit role
Meet the Stewarts
as Club Member (uncredited)
Saboteur
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Cairo
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Madame Spy
as Harrison K. Woods
Romance on the Range
as Lawyer Harrison
Powder Town
as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
as George Arnold, Insurance Man
A Date with the Falcon
as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Maj. Henry Barton
My Favorite Spy
as Minister at Wedding
Thru Different Eyes
as Chaplain
The Power of God
as The Pastor
The Falcon Takes Over
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Gangs Inc.
as District Attorney
Meet John Doe
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Back Street
as Arthur the butler
Parachute Battalion
as Thomas Morse
Play Girl
as Fred Dice
Three Sons o' Guns
as Head of Draft Board
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Doctor (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Board Member (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
as Sam Rankin
Sergeant York
as General Duncan (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Army Officer
They Died with Their Boots On
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off
as Adm. Curtiss
Remember the Day
as Graham
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
She Knew All the Answers
as Broker
Buck Privates
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Inspection Officer
The Ape
as Dr. McNulty
Son of the Navy
as Capt. Parker
Lady with Red Hair
as Henry DeMille
Men Against the Sky
as Capt. Sanders
Hired Wife
as Hudson (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as John W. Riggs
Wagons Westward
as Major Marlowe
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as James Sawyer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
as District Attorney
Johnny Apollo
as Prison Warden
Babies for Sale
as Arthur Kingsley
Brigham Young
as Caleb Kent
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Doctor
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Florian
as Desk Sergeant
The Marines Fly High
as Medical Officer
Millionaires in Prison
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Forty Little Mothers
as Missing Persons Detective
Glamour for Sale
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
Murder in the Air
as Dr. Riddell
If I Had My Way
as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Lawyer
Sailor's Lady
as Executive Officer
Inside Information
as Alfred Huxley
Scandal Sheet
as Douglas Haynes
Outside These Walls
as John Wilson
Undercover Agent
as John Graham
Sorority House
as Mr. Grant
Naughty but Nice
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as First Doctor
Union Pacific
as Jerome (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Bill Conway
Five Came Back
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
as Manager
Reno
as Disbarment Lawyer
Swanee River
as Army Medical Examiner
The Under-Pup
as Lawyer
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
The Escape
as Mr. Henley
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
South of the Border
as American Consul
Calling All Marines
as Col. C.B. Vincent
20,000 Men a Year
as C.A.A. Official
Private Detective
as Simmy Sanger
Off the Record
as Detective Mendall
Stand Up and Fight
as Whittingham P. Talbot
On Dress Parade
as Capt. Evans Dover
Invisible Stripes
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Manager Radio Station
Gangster's Boy
as Judge Davis
Midnight Intruder
as Judge Hammond
Personal Secretary
as Blackmere
Secrets of an Actress
as Thompson
Prison Nurse
as Parker
The Missing Guest
as Frank Baldrich
Garden of the Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)
Arson Racket Squad
as Commissioner Benton
Gambling Ship
1938
Gambling Ship
as Steve Riley
Gateway
as Inspector
Crime Ring
as Ernie-Lawyer
The Chaser
as Judge #2
Flight to Fame
as Jules Peabody
Too Hot to Handle
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
A Family Affair
as Hoyt Wells
The Duke Comes Back
as Jim Watson
The Wrong Road
as Judge
The 13th Man
as Andrew Baldwin
Jungle Jim
as Attorney Tyler
Meet the Boy Friend
as Ned Madison
You're Only Young Once
as Hoyt Wells
Man Of The People
as Governor
Behind The Headlines
as J.H. Scott, FBI
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Victor Stockton
Two Wise Maids
as Dr. MacIntyre
Federal Bullets
as Harker
West of Shanghai
as Harry
Smashing the Vice Trust
as District Attorney
The Westland Case
as The Warden
Hot Water
as Maxwell
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Navy Commander
The Man in Blue
as District Attorney
The Great Ziegfeld
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Ace Drummond
as William Meredith, Sr.
Public Enemy's Wife
as Duffield
Easy Money
as D. A. Allen Harrison
The Bridge of Sighs
as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Mr. Canfield
Little Miss Nobody
as Judge Gibson
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
as Ship's Officer
Postal Inspector
as Chief Postal Inspector
Three Smart Girls
as Hamilton
The Magnificent Brute
as Dr. Coleman
Libeled Lady
as Adams (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as City Editor
Parole!
as Earl Bigbee
The Accusing Finger
as Medical Examiner
Educating Father
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Revolt of the Zombies
as Officer (uncredited)
$10 Raise
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins
as O'Neill
Broadway Gondolier
as Program Director
Grand Exit
as District Attorney Cope
Page Miss Glory
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
as Andrews (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
as J.C. Scoville
Red Salute
as Army Officer
Front Page Woman
as Joe Davis
Chinatown Squad
as Detective
Carnival
as Baby Judge
Shipmates Forever
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Navy Wife
as Doctor
Public Hero Number 1
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
as Duffy
I've Got Your Number
as Joe, a Gangster
Blind Date
as George E. Martin
The Secret Bride
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds
as Radio Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
as White House Correspondent
Sadie McKee
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Sisters Under the Skin
as Mullen
Forgotten
as Hans Strauss
Let's Fall in Love
as Barton
Picture Snatcher
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
as Older Man (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Police Car 17
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Working Man
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
Big City Blues
as Joe (uncredited)
Doctor X
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
as Jones (uncredited)
Three on a Match
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Subway Express
as Mason
The Secret Call
as Matt Stanton
Left Over Ladies
as Churchill
Dirigible
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies
as George Van Horne
Brothers
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Why Bring That Up?
as Eddie
Thru Different Eyes
as King (defense attorney)
Flowers of Hate
as Earle Calvert