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