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