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