Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1 / May / 1888 (136 years old)

Place of Birth

Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Selmar Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson
Selmer Adolph Jackson

Selmer 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

10.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1 / Jan / 1984

8.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame

2 / Dec / 1951

8.5

The Missing Guest

6 / Aug / 1938

8.0

$10 Raise

7 / May / 1935

8.0

Frisco Lil

6 / Mar / 1942

8.0

Bowery Battalion

4 / Jan / 1951

7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

6 / Mar / 1940

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1 / Oct / 1955

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1 / Oct / 1955

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1 / Oct / 1955

Credits

Acting

1984

•

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1963

•

The Wheeler Dealers

as Businessman (uncredited)

1960

•

The Gallant Hours

1959

•

The Atomic Submarine

as Admiral Terhune

1958

•

The Lost Missile

as The Secretary of State

1956

•

Autumn Leaves

as Mr. Wetherby

1955

•

Devil Goddess

as Prof. Carl Blakely

1955

•

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1 episode) as Butler

1955

•

The Millionaire

(1 episode) as Dr. Jim O'Toole

1955

•

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

(1 episode)

1955

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Navy Log

(1 episode)

1955

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

(8 episodes) as Mayor Hoover

1955

•

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1 episode) as Henry

1955

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1 episode) as Clergyman

1955

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1 episode) as Reverend

1955

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1 episode) as Minister

1954

•

City Story

1954

•

Annie Oakley

(1 episode) as John Cromby - Rancher

1953

•

Sky Commando

as Gen. Carson

1953

•

Jack McCall, Desperado

as Col. Brand

1952

•

We're Not Married!

as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

1952

•

Young Man with Ideas

as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

1952

•

Adventures of Superman

(2 episodes) as Col. Jack Redding

1952

•

The Ford Television Theatre

(1 episode) as Gen. Maddux

1952

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Adventures of Superman

(1 episode) as Gen. Summers

1951

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Elopement

as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)

1951

•

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

as Governor

1951

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That's My Boy

as Doc Hunter

1951

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Bowery Battalion

as Col. Masters

1951

•

Purple Heart Diary

as Col. Tappen

1951

•

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1 episode)

1951

•

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(1 episode) as Governor

1951

•

The Living Christ

(1 episode) as Pharisee

1950

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No Man of Her Own

as Minister (uncredited)

1950

•

Lucky Losers

as David Thurston

1950

•

Gunmen of Abilene

as Dr. Johnson

1950

•

Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras

as Selmer Jackson

1950

•

The Flying Missile

as Col. Halliburton

1950

•

Mark of the Gorilla

as Warden Frank R. Bentley

1950

•

Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as Dr. Allen

1950

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Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as General

1950

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Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as Dr. Curlin

1950

•

Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as Mr. Coswell

1950

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Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as Edgar Wellman

1949

•

Squadron of Doom

as Meredith

1949

•

Tulsa

as Oilman (uncredited)

1949

•

Alaska Patrol

as Capt. Wright

1949

•

Renegades of the Sage

as Brown

1949

•

Forgotten Women

as Judge Donnell

1949

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Sorrowful Jones

as Doctor (uncredited)

1949

•

The Fountainhead

as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

1948

•

Dream Girl

as Judge Jed Allerton

1948

•

Pitfall

as Ed Brawley

1948

•

Blonde Ice

as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

1948

•

Stage Struck

as Mr. Howard

1948

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The Dark Past

as Warden Benson (uncredited)

1948

•

Every Girl Should Be Married

as Clergyman (uncredited)

1948

•

The Fuller Brush Man

as Henry Seward (uncredited)

1948

•

The Cobra Strikes

as Dr. Keating

1948

•

Sealed Verdict

as Dr. Bossin

1948

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The Girl from Manhattan

as Dr. Moseby

1948

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The Gentleman from Nowhere

as District Attorney

1947

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The Pretender

as Charles Lennox

1947

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Key Witness

as Edward Clemmons

1947

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High Wall

as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

1947

•

Magic Town

as Stringer

1947

•

Stepchild

as Judge

1947

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A Likely Story

as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)

1947

•

Sarge Goes to College

as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler

1947

•

The Thirteenth Hour

as Judge William B. Collins

1946

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Dangerous Money

as Ship's Doctor

1946

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The Glass Alibi

as Dr. Lawson

1946

•

Boston Blackie and the Law

as Warden Lund

1946

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The French Key

as Walter Winslow

1946

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San Quentin

as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)

1946

•

She Wrote the Book

as Fielding

1946

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Child of Divorce

as Dr. Sterling

1946

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Wife Wanted

as Lowell Cornell

1946

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The Time of Their Lives

as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

1946

•

Shock

as Dr. Blair

1946

•

Mysterious Intruder

as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)

1945

•

A Sporting Chance

as John Smalley

1945

•

Circumstantial Evidence

as Warden

1945

•

This Love of Ours

as Dr. Melnik

1945

•

Forever Yours

as Williams

1945

•

Black Market Babies

1945

•

First Yank into Tokyo

as Col. Blaine (uncredited)

1945

•

Out of This World

as Doctor

1945

•

Purity Squad

as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)

1945

•

Dakota

as Dr. Judson

1945

•

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald

1945

•

Allotment Wives

as Deacon Sam

1945

•

Thrill of a Romance

as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1944

•

She's a Sweetheart

as General

1944

•

Stars on Parade

as J. L. Carson

1944

•

Patrolling the Ether

as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division

1944

•

Sheriff of Las Vegas

as Arthur Stanton

1944

•

Hey, Rookie

as Col. Robbins

1943

•

Harrigan's Kid

as Mr. Ranley

1943

•

Flight for Freedom

as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)

1943

•

You Can't Beat the Law

as Mr. Bedford

1943

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Margin for Error

as Medical Examiner

1943

•

Around the World

as Consul

1943

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Reconnaissance Pilot

as Lt. General

1943

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Honeymoon Lodge

as Carol's Lawyer

1943

•

It Ain't Hay

as Grant

1943

•

Guadalcanal Diary

as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

1942

•

Miss Annie Rooney

as Mr. Thomas

1942

•

Frisco Lil

1942

•

Secret Agent of Japan

as American Navy Captain

1942

•

Thunder Birds

as Bit role

1942

•

Meet the Stewarts

as Club Member (uncredited)

1942

•

Saboteur

as FBI Chief (uncredited)

1942

•

Cairo

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

1942

•

Madame Spy

as Harrison K. Woods

1942

•

Romance on the Range

as Lawyer Harrison

1942

•

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Sersen

1942

•

Powder Town

as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)

1942

•

Get Hep to Love

as George Arnold, Insurance Man

1942

•

A Date with the Falcon

as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)

1942

•

The Secret Code

as Maj. Henry Barton

1942

•

My Favorite Spy

as Minister at Wedding

1942

•

Thru Different Eyes

as Chaplain

1942

•

The Power of God

as The Pastor

1942

•

The Falcon Takes Over

as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

1942

•

Joe Smith, American

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

1942

•

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

as Judge

1941

•

Gangs Inc.

as District Attorney

1941

•

Meet John Doe

as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

1941

•

Back Street

as Arthur the butler

1941

•

Parachute Battalion

as Thomas Morse

1941

•

Play Girl

as Fred Dice

1941

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Three Sons o' Guns

as Head of Draft Board

1941

•

The Shepherd of the Hills

as Doctor (uncredited)

1941

•

Love Crazy

as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

1941

•

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Board Member (uncredited)

1941

•

Road to Happiness

as Sam Rankin

1941

•

Sergeant York

as General Duncan (uncredited)

1941

•

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Army Officer

1941

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They Died with Their Boots On

as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

1941

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Devil Pays Off

as Adm. Curtiss

1941

•

Remember the Day

as Graham

1941

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Blossoms in the Dust

as Senator

1941

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She Knew All the Answers

as Broker

1941

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Buck Privates

as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

1940

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The Grapes of Wrath

as Inspection Officer

1940

•

The Ape

as Dr. McNulty

1940

•

Son of the Navy

as Capt. Parker

1940

•

Lady with Red Hair

as Henry DeMille

1940

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Men Against the Sky

as Capt. Sanders

1940

•

Hired Wife

as Hudson (uncredited)

1940

•

Teddy the Rough Rider

as John W. Riggs

1940

•

Wagons Westward

as Major Marlowe

1940

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as James Sawyer

1940

•

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

1940

•

The Green Hornet

as District Attorney

1940

•

Johnny Apollo

as Prison Warden

1940

•

Babies for Sale

as Arthur Kingsley

1940

•

Brigham Young

as Caleb Kent

1940

•

Santa Fe Trail

as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

1940

•

Gallant Sons

as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)

1940

•

City for Conquest

as Doctor

1940

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No Time for Comedy

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

1940

•

Florian

as Desk Sergeant

1940

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The Marines Fly High

as Medical Officer

1940

•

Millionaires in Prison

as Dr. Harry Lindsay

1940

•

Forty Little Mothers

as Missing Persons Detective

1940

•

Glamour for Sale

as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)

1940

•

Murder in the Air

as Dr. Riddell

1940

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If I Had My Way

as Mr. Melville (uncredited)

1940

•

Public Deb No. 1

as Lawyer

1940

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Sailor's Lady

as Executive Officer

1939

•

Inside Information

as Alfred Huxley

1939

•

Scandal Sheet

as Douglas Haynes

1939

•

Outside These Walls

as John Wilson

1939

•

Undercover Agent

as John Graham

1939

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Sorority House

as Mr. Grant

1939

•

Naughty But Nice

as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

1939

•

Pacific Liner

as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)

1939

•

Wings of the Navy

as First Doctor

1939

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Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Doctor

1939

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Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Customs Official (uncredited)

1939

•

Union Pacific

as Jerome (uncredited)

1939

•

Two Thoroughbreds

as Bill Conway

1939

•

Five Came Back

as Airlines Official (uncredited)

1939

•

Each Dawn I Die

as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

1939

•

Missing Evidence

as Manager

1939

•

Reno

as Disbarment Lawyer

1939

•

Swanee River

as Army Medical Examiner

1939

•

The Under-Pup

as Lawyer

1939

•

Espionage Agent

as Instructor

1939

•

The Escape

as Mr. Henley

1939

•

Blondie Brings Up Baby

as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)

1939

•

South of the Border

as American Consul

1939

•

Calling All Marines

as Col. C.B. Vincent

1939

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20,000 Men a Year

as C.A.A. Official

1939

•

Private Detective

as Simmy Sanger

1939

•

Off the Record

as Detective Mendall

1939

•

Stand Up and Fight

as Whittingham P. Talbot

1939

•

On Dress Parade

as Capt. Evans Dover

1939

•

Invisible Stripes

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1938

•

Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Manager Radio Station

1938

•

Gangster's Boy

as Judge Davis

1938

•

Midnight Intruder

as Judge Hammond

1938

•

Personal Secretary

as Blackmere

1938

•

Secrets of an Actress

as Thompson

1938

•

Prison Nurse

as Parker

1938

•

The Missing Guest

as Frank Baldrich

1938

•

Garden of the Moon

as Doctor (uncredited)

1938

•

Arson Racket Squad

as Commissioner Benton

1938

•

Gambling Ship

as Steve Riley

1938

•

Gateway

as Inspector

1938

•

Crime Ring

as Ernie-Lawyer

1938

•

The Chaser

as Judge #2

1938

•

Flight to Fame

as Jules Peabody

1937

•

A Family Affair

as Hoyt Wells

1937

•

The Duke Comes Back

as Jim Watson

1937

•

The Wrong Road

as Judge

1937

•

The 13th Man

as Andrew Baldwin

1937

•

Jungle Jim

as Attorney Tyler

1937

•

Meet the Boy Friend

as Ned Madison

1937

•

You're Only Young Once

as Hoyt Wells

1937

•

Man Of The People

as Governor

1937

•

Behind The Headlines

as J.H. Scott, FBI

1937

•

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Victor Stockton

1937

•

Two Wise Maids

as Dr. MacIntyre

1937

•

Federal Bullets

as Harker

1937

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West of Shanghai

as Harry

1937

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Smashing the Vice Trust

as District Attorney

1937

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The Westland Case

as The Warden

1937

•

Hot Water

as Maxwell

1937

•

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

as Navy Commander

1936

•

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

as Lansing

1936

•

Show Boat

1936

•

The Great Ziegfeld

as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

1936

•

Ace Drummond

as William Meredith, Sr.

1936

•

Public Enemy's Wife

as Duffield

1936

•

Easy Money

as D. A. Allen Harrison

1936

•

The Bridge of Sighs

as Defense Attorney Alan Adams

1936

•

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as Mr. Canfield

1936

•

Little Miss Nobody

as Judge Gibson

1936

•

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

1936

•

Paddy O'Day

as Ship's Officer

1936

•

Postal Inspector

as Chief Postal Inspector

1936

•

Three Smart Girls

as Hamilton

1936

•

The Magnificent Brute

as Dr. Coleman

1936

•

Libeled Lady

as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

1936

•

The Singing Kid

as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)

1936

•

Sing, Baby, Sing

as City Editor

1936

•

Parole!

as Earl Bigbee

1936

•

The Accusing Finger

as Medical Examiner

1936

•

Educating Father

as Prof. Howard (uncredited)

1936

•

My Man Godfrey

as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

1936

•

Revolt of the Zombies

as Officer (uncredited)

1935

•

$10 Raise

as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

1935

•

A Night at the Opera

as Committeeman (uncredited)

1935

•

The Murder Man

as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

1935

•

The Best Man Wins

as O'Neill

1935

•

Broadway Gondolier

as Program Director

1935

•

Grand Exit

as District Attorney Cope

1935

•

Page Miss Glory

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1935

•

She Married Her Boss

as Andrews (uncredited)

1935

•

Traveling Saleslady

as J.C. Scoville

1935

•

Red Salute

as Army Officer

1935

•

Front Page Woman

as Joe Davis

1935

•

Chinatown Squad

as Detective

1935

•

Carnival

as Baby Judge

1935

•

Shipmates Forever

as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)

1935

•

Navy Wife

as Doctor

1935

•

Public Hero Number 1

as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)

1935

•

Don't Bet on Blondes

as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)

1934

•

The Richest Girl in the World

as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

1934

•

The Defense Rests

as Duffy

1934

•

I've Got Your Number

as Joe, a Gangster

1934

•

Blind Date

as George E. Martin

1934

•

The Secret Bride

as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)

1934

•

Murder in the Clouds

as Radio Announcer (Voice)

1934

•

Fog Over Frisco

as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

1934

•

Stand Up and Cheer!

as White House Correspondent

1934

•

Sadie McKee

as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

1933

•

Forgotten

as Hans Strauss

1933

•

Let's Fall in Love

as Barton

1933

•

Picture Snatcher

as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

1933

•

Luxury Liner

as Older Man (uncredited)

1933

•

The Little Giant

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1933

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Police Car 17

as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

1933

•

The Working Man

as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

1932

•

The Mouthpiece

as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

1932

•

Big City Blues

as Joe (uncredited)

1932

•

Doctor X

as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

1932

•

You Said a Mouthful

as Jones - Attorney (uncredited)

1932

•

Three on a Match

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1931

•

Subway Express

as Mason

1931

•

The Secret Call

as Matt Stanton

1931

•

Left Over Ladies

as Churchill

1930

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Lovin' the Ladies

as George Van Horne

1930

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Brothers

as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

1929

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Why Bring That Up?

as Eddie

1929

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Thru Different Eyes

as King (defense attorney)

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