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