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