Harry Semels
Born: 1887-11-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1946-03-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1950
- Riding High as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
1946
- The Diary of a Chambermaid as Townsman (Uncredited)
- The Harvey Girls as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
- Road to Utopia as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
- Badman's Territory as Bettor (uncredited)
1945
- A Thousand and One Nights as Leader of Caravan
- I Love a Mystery as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
- Eve Knew Her Apples as Tony (uncredited)
1944
- Can't Help Singing as Peon (uncredited)
- Make Your Own Bed as Pedestrian
- Strange Affair as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
1943
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Greek Florist
- A Lady Takes a Chance as Greek
- Dizzy Pilots as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous as Italian at concert (uncredited)
- The Chance of a Lifetime as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
- The Hard Way as Passerby (Uncredited)
1942
- Moontide as Waiter (uncredited)
- Road to Morocco as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Saloon Bouncer
- Reunion in France as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
- Woman of the Year as Mug (uncredited)
- Two Yanks in Trinidad as Waiter (uncredited)
1941
- General Nuisance as Latin America Delagate
- She's Oil Mine as Referee
1940
- Kit Carson as Aide
- The Great Dictator as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
- Seven Sinners as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
- New Moon as Bondsman
- Phantom Raiders as Cafe Bartender
- He Stayed for Breakfast as Comrade
- North West Mounted Police as Half-breed Archer
- Little Nellie Kelly as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
- And One Was Beautiful as Courtroom Spectator
- Strange Cargo as Convict (uncredited)
- They Drive by Night as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
1939
- Crashing Thru as Man Who Reports Gunfight
- Ninotchka as Gurganov (uncredited)
- Midnight as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Overland Mail as Pancho
- Three Little Sew and Sews as Count Alfred Gehrol
- Thunder Afloat as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
- The Amazing Mr. Williams as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
- Star Reporter as Mike
- Balalaika as (uncredited)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Neighbor
- King of the Turf as Coffee Pot Proprietor
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Man (uncredited)
- Marie Antoinette as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
- A Slight Case of Murder as Partygoer (uncredited)
- Flirting with Fate as Member of Sancho's Band
- The Girl of the Golden West as Peon Servant
- I'll Give a Million as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- State Police as Albert Morton
1937
- The Soldier and the Lady as Tartar (Uncredited)
- Hot Water as Barber (uncredited)
- The Last Train from Madrid as Guard (uncredited)
- Wells Fargo as Minor Role
- New News as Prince Albert
- My Dear Miss Aldrich as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
- Swing It Professor as Angelo
- Hollywood Round-Up as Tony Papalini
- Kid Galahad as (uncredited)
- Midnight Taxi as Joe, Counterman
- Missing Witnesses as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
1936
- The Luckiest Girl in the World as Bum
- Anthony Adverse as Lottery Celebrant
- Midnight Blunders as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
- More Than a Secretary as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
- Human Cargo as Barreto
- Disorder in the Court as District Attorney (uncredited)
- Movie Maniacs as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
- One Rainy Afternoon as Clerk (Uncredited)
- Give Us This Night as Prisoner
- I'll Name the Murderer as Luigi
- The Gay Desperado as Manuel
- The Case of the Velvet Claws as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
1935
- Les Misérables as Cochepaille
- The Wedding Night as Wedding Guest
- The Revenge Rider as Henchman Rankin
- I Don't Remember as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
- I Live My Life as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
- Stone of Silver Creek as R. J. Simmons
1934
- Broadway Bill as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
- Rocky Rhodes as Dick Boggs
- It Happened One Night as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Bombay Mail as Platform Conductor
- Our Daily Bread as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
- Mills of the Gods
- Bridal Bail as Hotel Manager
- A Very Honorable Guy as Greek
- One Too Many
- Twentieth Century as Poster Artist (uncredited)
- Down to Their Last Yacht as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- I Sell Anything as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
1933
- Drum Taps as Henchman Pete
- Damaged Lives as Waiter
- Baby Face as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
- The Bowery as Artist (uncredited)
- Hold Your Man as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
- Torch Singer as Waiter in Bistro
- Storm at Daybreak as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
- The Thrill Hunter as Henchman Lou Norton
- Elmer, the Great as Waiter (uncredited)
- I Am Suzanne! as Balcony Spectator
- King of the Wild Horses as John Foster
1932
- Sin's Pay Day as Louie Joe
- Tiger Shark as Crewman (uncredited)
- American Madness
- Virtue as Tony (uncredited)
- Ghost Valley as Pawnee
- Vanity Street as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
- Young Blood as Tony Murullo
- Sally of the Subway as Leopold Von Trump
- This Is the Night as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
- Texas Buddies as Ken Kincaid
- South of the Rio Grande as Bandido Leader
1931
- Safe in Hell as Jury Member (uncredited)
- Dishonored
- Platinum Blonde as Waiter (uncredited)
- The Yellow Ticket as Jailer
- Night Beat as Enricco Pommetti
- Dance, Fools, Dance as Emilio (uncredited)
- Suicide Fleet as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
- Command Performance as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
1930
- The Bad Man as Jose
- Hell's Angels as Anarchist (uncredited)
- Those Who Dance as Hood
- Captain Thunder as Barfly
1929
- Weary River as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
- Movie Night as Movie Patron
- The Delightful Rogue as Hymie
- Hawk of the Hills as Sheckard
- Big News as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
- The Royal Rider as Parvene
1928
- The Last Command as A Soldier (uncredited)
- Riley the Cop as French Policeman
- The Desert Bride as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
- Beware of Blondes as Portugee Joe
- Virgin Lips as Patron
- The Yellow Cameo as Black Gavin
1927
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
1926
- The House Without a Key as Saladine
1925
- Play Ball as Count Segundo
- The Crackerjack as Guard
1924
- Into the Net as Ivan Invanovitch
1923
- Plunder as Jude Deering
1922
- Speed as Jim Sprague
1921
- Hurricane Hutch as Jim Tiegerley
- The Sky Ranger as Dr. Santro
1920
- The Phantom Foe as The Phantom Foe
- Rogues and Romance as Pedro Pezet
1919
- The American Way as Half Breed
- Here Comes the Bride as Sevier
- A Fallen Idol as Tushau
- The Black Secret
- Bound and Gagged as Don Esteban Carnero