Birthday:
May 06, 1888
Place of Birth: Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Place of Birth: Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Grapes of Wrath | Inspection Officer | 1940 |
| The Pretender | Charles Lennox | 1947 |
| We're Not Married! | Chaplain Hall (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Dream Girl | Judge Jed Allerton | 1948 |
| Pitfall | Ed Brawley | 1948 |
| Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lansing | 1936 |
| A Sporting Chance | John Smalley | 1945 |
| Subway Express | Mason | 1931 |
| Blonde Ice | District Attorney Ed Chalmers | 1948 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Warden | 1945 |
| Autumn Leaves | Mr. Wetherby | 1956 |
| The Ape | Dr. McNulty | 1940 |
| The Atomic Submarine | Admiral Terhune | 1959 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Manager Radio Station | 1938 |
| Dangerous Money | Ship's Doctor | 1946 |
| Gangster's Boy | Judge Davis | 1938 |
| The Glass Alibi | Dr. Lawson | 1946 |
| $10 Raise | Real Estate Agent (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Show Boat | 1936 | |
| Key Witness | Edward Clemmons | 1947 |
| Gangs Inc. | District Attorney | 1941 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Warden Lund | 1946 |
| Squadron of Doom | Meredith | 1949 |
| Meet John Doe | Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Son of the Navy | Capt. Parker | 1940 |
| No Man of Her Own | Minister (uncredited) | 1950 |
| High Wall | Police Insp. Harding (uncredited) | 1947 |
| A Night at the Opera | Committeeman (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Harrigan's Kid | Mr. Ranley | 1943 |
| Sky Commando | Gen. Carson | 1953 |
| The Great Ziegfeld | Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Murder Man | Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Henry DeMille | 1940 |
| Flight for Freedom | Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Back Street | Arthur the butler | 1941 |
| Stage Struck | Mr. Howard | 1948 |
| Tulsa | Oilman (uncredited) | 1949 |
| The Mouthpiece | Prison Clerk (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Richest Girl in the World | Dr. Harvey (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Inside Information | Alfred Huxley | 1939 |
| The French Key | Walter Winslow | 1946 |
| A Family Affair | Hoyt Wells | 1937 |
| Big City Blues | Joe (uncredited) | 1932 |
| Scandal Sheet | Douglas Haynes | 1939 |
| Ace Drummond | William Meredith, Sr. | 1936 |
| The Duke Comes Back | Jim Watson | 1937 |
| Public Enemy's Wife | Duffield | 1936 |
| Outside These Walls | John Wilson | 1939 |
| Lucky Losers | David Thurston | 1950 |
| Easy Money | D. A. Allen Harrison | 1936 |
| The Bridge of Sighs | Defense Attorney Alan Adams | 1936 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Mr. Canfield | 1936 |
| This Love of Ours | Dr. Melnik | 1945 |
| The Wrong Road | Judge | 1937 |
| The Best Man Wins | O'Neill | 1935 |
| Undercover Agent | John Graham | 1939 |
| Parachute Battalion | Thomas Morse | 1941 |
| Forever Yours | Williams | 1945 |
| The 13th Man | Andrew Baldwin | 1937 |
| Jungle Jim | Attorney Tyler | 1937 |
| Meet the Boy Friend | Ned Madison | 1937 |
| The Lost Missile | The Secretary of State | 1958 |
| Elopement | Dr. Halsey (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Little Miss Nobody | Judge Gibson | 1936 |
| Midnight Intruder | Judge Hammond | 1938 |
| Personal Secretary | Blackmere | 1938 |
| Secrets of an Actress | Thompson | 1938 |
| Black Market Babies | 1945 | |
| Magic Town | Stringer | 1947 |
| Lovin' the Ladies | George Van Horne | 1930 |
| You Can't Beat the Law | Mr. Bedford | 1943 |
| The Defense Rests | Duffy | 1934 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Prison Nurse | Parker | 1938 |
| The Missing Guest | Frank Baldrich | 1938 |
| I've Got Your Number | Joe, a Gangster | 1934 |
| Alaska Patrol | Capt. Wright | 1949 |
| Forgotten | Hans Strauss | 1933 |
| Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Thomas | 1942 |
| Men Against the Sky | Capt. Sanders | 1940 |
| San Quentin | Rev. Eckles (uncredited) | 1946 |
| The Dark Past | Warden Benson (uncredited) | 1948 |
| Frisco Lil | 1942 | |
| Why Bring That Up? | Eddie | 1929 |
| Margin for Error | Medical Examiner | 1943 |
| City Story | 1954 | |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Businessman (uncredited) | 1963 |
| You're Only Young Once | Hoyt Wells | 1937 |
| First Yank into Tokyo | Col. Blaine (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Stepchild | Judge | 1947 |
| Man Of The People | Governor | 1937 |
| Play Girl | Fred Dice | 1941 |
| Sorority House | Mr. Grant | 1939 |
| Secret Agent of Japan | American Navy Captain | 1942 |
| Behind The Headlines | J.H. Scott, FBI | 1937 |
| Let's Fall in Love | Barton | 1933 |
| Broadway Gondolier | Program Director | 1935 |
| Wanted: Jane Turner | Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Out of This World | Doctor | 1945 |
| Blind Date | George E. Martin | 1934 |
| Garden of the Moon | Doctor (uncredited) | 1938 |
| The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Victor Stockton | 1937 |
| Grand Exit | District Attorney Cope | 1935 |
| Naughty But Nice | Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Doctor X | Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Gallant Hours | 1960 | |
| Paddy O'Day | Ship's Officer | 1936 |
| Picture Snatcher | Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Page Miss Glory | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Hired Wife | Hudson (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Luxury Liner | Older Man (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Pacific Liner | San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited) | 1939 |
| You Said a Mouthful | Jones - Attorney (uncredited) | 1932 |
| Wings of the Navy | First Doctor | 1939 |
| Three Sons o' Guns | Head of Draft Board | 1941 |
| Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Doctor | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Customs Official (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Jerome (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Two Thoroughbreds | Bill Conway | 1939 |
| Five Came Back | Airlines Official (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Editor Patterson (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Missing Evidence | Manager | 1939 |
| Reno | Disbarment Lawyer | 1939 |
| Swanee River | Army Medical Examiner | 1939 |
| Gunmen of Abilene | Dr. Johnson | 1950 |
| The Under-Pup | Lawyer | 1939 |
| Espionage Agent | Instructor | 1939 |
| The Escape | Mr. Henley | 1939 |
| Blondie Brings Up Baby | Tom Malcolm (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Postal Inspector | Chief Postal Inspector | 1936 |
| Teddy the Rough Rider | John W. Riggs | 1940 |
| Three Smart Girls | Hamilton | 1936 |
| South of the Border | American Consul | 1939 |
| Wagons Westward | Major Marlowe | 1940 |
| The Shepherd of the Hills | Doctor (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Thunder Birds | Bit role | 1942 |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | James Sawyer | 1940 |
| Calling All Marines | Col. C.B. Vincent | 1939 |
| She Married Her Boss | Andrews (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Traveling Saleslady | J.C. Scoville | 1935 |
| Love Crazy | Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Purity Squad | Darles F. Peters (uncredited) | 1945 |
| A Likely Story | Doctor in Elevator (uncredited) | 1947 |
| Meet the Stewarts | Club Member (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Every Girl Should Be Married | Clergyman (uncredited) | 1948 |
| She's a Sweetheart | General | 1944 |
| Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Board Member (uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Magnificent Brute | Dr. Coleman | 1936 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Libeled Lady | Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Dakota | Dr. Judson | 1945 |
| The Green Hornet | District Attorney | 1940 |
| Red Salute | Army Officer | 1935 |
| The Secret Bride | Vincent's Counsel (uncredited) | 1934 |
| Front Page Woman | Joe Davis | 1935 |
| Two Wise Maids | Dr. MacIntyre | 1937 |
| Arson Racket Squad | Commissioner Benton | 1938 |
| Federal Bullets | Harker | 1937 |
| Johnny Apollo | Prison Warden | 1940 |
| Saboteur | FBI Chief (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Road to Happiness | Sam Rankin | 1941 |
| West of Shanghai | Harry | 1937 |
| Babies for Sale | Arthur Kingsley | 1940 |
| Brigham Young | Caleb Kent | 1940 |
| Santa Fe Trail | Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Smashing the Vice Trust | District Attorney | 1937 |
| Devil Goddess | Prof. Carl Blakely | 1955 |
| Cairo | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1942 |
| The Little Giant | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Gambling Ship | Steve Riley | 1938 |
| Sergeant York | General Duncan (uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Fuller Brush Man | Henry Seward (uncredited) | 1948 |
| Gallant Sons | Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Gateway | Inspector | 1938 |
| City for Conquest | Doctor | 1940 |
| The Singing Kid | J.A. Hanson (uncredited) | 1936 |
| No Time for Comedy | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 1940 |
| 20,000 Men a Year | C.A.A. Official | 1939 |
| Florian | Desk Sergeant | 1940 |
| The Marines Fly High | Medical Officer | 1940 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Dr. Harry Lindsay | 1940 |
| Madame Spy | Harrison K. Woods | 1942 |
| Stars on Parade | J. L. Carson | 1944 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Army Officer | 1941 |
| Sing, Baby, Sing | City Editor | 1936 |
| Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras | Selmer Jackson | 1950 |
| Private Detective | Simmy Sanger | 1939 |
| Chinatown Squad | Detective | 1935 |
| The Flying Missile | Col. Halliburton | 1950 |
| Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Governor | 1951 |
| Patrolling the Ether | Chief of Radio Intelligence Division | 1944 |
| Sheriff of Las Vegas | Arthur Stanton | 1944 |
| Renegades of the Sage | Brown | 1949 |
| The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Superintendant MacDonald | 1945 |
| Carnival | Baby Judge | 1935 |
| The Secret Call | Matt Stanton | 1931 |
| Forty Little Mothers | Missing Persons Detective | 1940 |
| Romance on the Range | Lawyer Harrison | 1942 |
| Jack McCall, Desperado | Col. Brand | 1953 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Capt. McCook (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Sersen | 1942 |
| Devil Pays Off | Adm. Curtiss | 1941 |
| Remember the Day | Graham | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941 |
| She Wrote the Book | Fielding | 1946 |
| That's My Boy | Doc Hunter | 1951 |
| Sarge Goes to College | Marine Capt. R.S. Handler | 1947 |
| Thru Different Eyes | King (defense attorney) | 1929 |
| Left Over Ladies | Churchill | 1931 |
| The Westland Case | The Warden | 1937 |
| Powder Town | Mr. Tuttle (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Get Hep to Love | George Arnold, Insurance Man | 1942 |
| A Date with the Falcon | Mr. Wallis (uncredited) | 1942 |
| The Secret Code | Maj. Henry Barton | 1942 |
| Child of Divorce | Dr. Sterling | 1946 |
| The Thirteenth Hour | Judge William B. Collins | 1947 |
| My Favorite Spy | Minister at Wedding | 1942 |
| Thru Different Eyes | Chaplain | 1942 |
| The Power of God | The Pastor | 1942 |
| Off the Record | Detective Mendall | 1939 |
| The Cobra Strikes | Dr. Keating | 1948 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Whittingham P. Talbot | 1939 |
| Mark of the Gorilla | Warden Frank R. Bentley | 1950 |
| Shipmates Forever | Commander Gibbs (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Forgotten Women | Judge Donnell | 1949 |
| Parole! | Earl Bigbee | 1936 |
| Glamour for Sale | District Attorney Thomas (uncredited) | 1940 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Broker | 1941 |
| Navy Wife | Doctor | 1935 |
| Murder in the Air | Dr. Riddell | 1940 |
| If I Had My Way | Mr. Melville (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Wife Wanted | Lowell Cornell | 1946 |
| Crime Ring | Ernie-Lawyer | 1938 |
| Around the World | Consul | 1943 |
| Reconnaissance Pilot | Lt. General | 1943 |
| Hot Water | Maxwell | 1937 |
| On Dress Parade | Capt. Evans Dover | 1939 |
| Sealed Verdict | Dr. Bossin | 1948 |
| Public Deb No. 1 | Lawyer | 1940 |
| The Accusing Finger | Medical Examiner | 1936 |
| Police Car 17 | Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1933 |
| The Falcon Takes Over | Laird Burnett (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| Honeymoon Lodge | Carol's Lawyer | 1943 |
| Sailor's Lady | Executive Officer | 1940 |
| Murder in the Clouds | Radio Announcer (Voice) | 1934 |
| The Chaser | Judge #2 | 1938 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Doctor (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Public Hero Number 1 | Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Educating Father | Prof. Howard (uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Fountainhead | Cortlandt Official (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Young Man with Ideas | Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited) | 1952 |
| Three on a Match | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Working Man | Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Buck Privates | Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1941 |
| It Ain't Hay | Grant | 1943 |
| The Time of Their Lives | Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited) | 1946 |
| Allotment Wives | Deacon Sam | 1945 |
| My Man Godfrey | Blake (Socialite) (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Fog Over Frisco | Radio Announcer (Uncredited) | 1934 |
| Bowery Battalion | Col. Masters | 1951 |
| Flight to Fame | Jules Peabody | 1938 |
| Invisible Stripes | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Shock | Dr. Blair | 1946 |
| Guadalcanal Diary | Col. Thompson (uncredited) | 1943 |
| The Girl from Manhattan | Dr. Moseby | 1948 |
| Joe Smith, American | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Mysterious Intruder | Dr. Connell (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Don't Bet on Blondes | Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Judge | 1942 |
| Hey, Rookie | Col. Robbins | 1944 |
| Purple Heart Diary | Col. Tappen | 1951 |
| Brothers | Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited) | 1930 |
| The Gentleman from Nowhere | District Attorney | 1948 |
| Thrill of a Romance | 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | White House Correspondent | 1934 |
| Revolt of the Zombies | Officer (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Sadie McKee | Tiffany Salesman (uncredited) | 1934 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1951 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Butler | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Dr. Jim O'Toole | 1955 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Allen | 1950 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | 1955 | |
| Adventures of Superman | Col. Jack Redding | 1952 |
| Navy Log | 1955 | |
| Annie Oakley | John Cromby - Rancher | 1954 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Gen. Maddux | 1952 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Hoover | 1955 |
| Lux Video Theatre | General | 1950 |
| Adventures of Superman | Gen. Summers | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Curlin | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mr. Coswell | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Edgar Wellman | 1950 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Henry | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Clergyman | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Governor | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Reverend | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Minister | 1955 |
| The Living Christ | Pharisee | 1951 |
