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