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 Harvey Girls as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
- The Diary of a Chambermaid as Townsman (Uncredited)
- Road to Utopia as Lombardi (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
- Passage to Marseille as Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
- Make Your Own Bed as Pedestrian
- The Conspirators as Customs Assistant (uncredited)
- Can't Help Singing as Peon (uncredited)
- Strange Affair as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
1943
- A Lady Takes a Chance as Greek
- The Chance of a Lifetime as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous as Italian at concert (uncredited)
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Greek Florist
- The Hard Way as Passerby (Uncredited)
- Dizzy Pilots as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
1942
- Woman of the Year as Mug (uncredited)
- Road to Morocco as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
- Moontide as Waiter (uncredited)
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Saloon Bouncer
- Two Yanks in Trinidad as Waiter (uncredited)
- Reunion in France as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
1941
- She's Oil Mine as Referee
- General Nuisance as Latin America Delagate
1940
- The Great Dictator as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
- They Drive by Night as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police as Half-breed Archer
- Seven Sinners as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
- And One Was Beautiful as Courtroom Spectator
- Strange Cargo as Convict (uncredited)
- He Stayed for Breakfast as Comrade
- Kit Carson as Aide
- Phantom Raiders as Cafe Bartender
- Little Nellie Kelly as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
- New Moon as Bondsman
1939
- Ninotchka as Gurganov (uncredited)
- Midnight as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Star Reporter as Mike
- The Amazing Mr. Williams as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Neighbor
- Three Little Sew and Sews as Count Alfred Gehrol
- King of the Turf as Coffee Pot Proprietor
- Thunder Afloat as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
- Balalaika as (uncredited)
- Overland Mail as Pancho
- Crashing Thru as Man Who Reports Gunfight
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)
- I'll Give a Million as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- The Girl of the Golden West as Peon Servant
- Flirting with Fate as Member of Sancho's Band
- State Police as Albert Morton
1937
- The Soldier and the Lady as Tartar (Uncredited)
- Kid Galahad as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
- The Last Train from Madrid as Guard (uncredited)
- My Dear Miss Aldrich as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
- Wells Fargo as Minor Role
- Missing Witnesses as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
- Midnight Taxi as Joe, Counterman
- Hollywood Round-Up as Tony Papalini
- Swing It Professor as Angelo
- Hot Water as Barber (uncredited)
- New News as Prince Albert
1936
- Anthony Adverse as Lottery Celebrant
- The Luckiest Girl in the World as Bum
- More Than a Secretary as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
- I'll Name the Murderer as Luigi
- The Case of the Velvet Claws as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
- Movie Maniacs as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
- Disorder in the Court as District Attorney (uncredited)
- Give Us This Night as Prisoner
- One Rainy Afternoon as Clerk (Uncredited)
- The Gay Desperado as Manuel
- Human Cargo as Barreto
- Midnight Blunders as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
1935
- I Live My Life as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
- Les Misérables as Cochepaille
- The Wedding Night as Wedding Guest
- Stone of Silver Creek as R. J. Simmons
- I Don't Remember as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
- The Revenge Rider as Henchman Rankin
1934
- It Happened One Night as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Mills of the Gods
- Twentieth Century as Poster Artist (uncredited)
- Bombay Mail as Platform Conductor
- Broadway Bill as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
- Our Daily Bread as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
- Down to Their Last Yacht as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- A Very Honorable Guy as Greek
- I Sell Anything as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
- Bridal Bail as Hotel Manager
- Rocky Rhodes as Dick Boggs
- One Too Many
1933
- Baby Face as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
- Hold Your Man as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
- The Bowery as Artist (uncredited)
- Storm at Daybreak as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
- Torch Singer as Waiter in Bistro
- Elmer, the Great as Waiter (uncredited)
- King of the Wild Horses as John Foster
- I Am Suzanne! as Balcony Spectator
- Damaged Lives as Waiter
- Drum Taps as Henchman Pete
- The Thrill Hunter as Henchman Lou Norton
1932
- This Is the Night as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
- South of the Rio Grande as Bandido Leader
- American Madness
- Sin's Pay Day as Louie Joe
- Sally of the Subway as Leopold Von Trump
- Young Blood as Tony Murullo
- Vanity Street as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
- Texas Buddies as Ken Kincaid
- Tiger Shark as Crewman (uncredited)
- Ghost Valley as Pawnee
- Virtue as Tony (uncredited)
1931
- Dishonored
- Platinum Blonde as Waiter (uncredited)
- Night Beat as Enricco Pommetti
- Safe in Hell as Jury Member (uncredited)
- The Lion and the Lamb as Second Lascar
- Suicide Fleet as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
- Dance, Fools, Dance as Emilio (uncredited)
- The Yellow Ticket as Jailer
- Command Performance as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
1930
- Hell's Angels as Anarchist (uncredited)
- Those Who Dance as Hood
- Captain Thunder as Barfly
- The Bad Man as Jose
1929
- Hawk of the Hills as Sheckard
- Movie Night as Movie Patron
- Big News as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
- Weary River as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
- The Delightful Rogue as Hymie
- The Royal Rider as Parvene
1928
- Virgin Lips as Patron
- Out with the Tide
- The Tiger's Shadow as Hawks
- The Last Command as A Soldier (uncredited)
- Riley the Cop as French Policeman
- The Yellow Cameo as Black Gavin
- Beware of Blondes as Portugee Joe
- The Desert Bride as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
1927
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
- The Isle of Forgotten Women
1926
- The Demon as Joseph Lomax
- Moran of the Mounted as Dubuc
- 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
- Here Comes the Bride as Sevier
- Bound and Gagged as Don Esteban Carnero
- The American Way as Half Breed
- A Fallen Idol as Tushau
- The Black Secret