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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 6, 1888
Died
March 30, 1971
Place of Birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- Selmar Jackson
- Selmer Adolf Jackson
- Selmer Adolph Jackson
Selmer Jackson
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
10.0
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
6.2
Businessman (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
6.7
The Gallant Hours
1960
5.3
Admiral Terhune
The Atomic Submarine
1959
4.6
The Secretary of State
The Lost Missile
1958
7.0
Mr. Wetherby
Autumn Leaves
1956
7.7
Butler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.7
Henry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.7
Clergyman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.7
Reverend
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Credits
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
The Wheeler Dealers
as Businessman (uncredited)
1963
6.2
The Gallant Hours
1960
6.7
The Atomic Submarine
as Admiral Terhune
1959
5.3
The Lost Missile
as The Secretary of State
1958
4.6
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Wetherby
1956
7.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Butler
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clergyman
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Reverend
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Minister
1955
7.7
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
1955
5.5
🎬
Navy Log
1955
4.5
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.6
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Mayor Hoover
1955
6.6
The Millionaire
as Dr. Jim O'Toole
1955
5.0
🎬
City Story
1954
0.0
Annie Oakley
as John Cromby - Rancher
1954
5.2
Sky Commando
as Gen. Carson
1953
5.5
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Brand
1953
5.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Gen. Maddux
1952
7.3
Adventures of Superman
as Col. Jack Redding
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
as Gen. Summers
1952
6.7
We're Not Married!
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952
5.9
Young Man with Ideas
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1952
4.7
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Williams (uncredited)
1952
6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6
Elopement
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951
5.0
Purple Heart Diary
as Col. Tappen
1951
0.0
That's My Boy
as Doc Hunter
1951
5.8
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Governor
1951
5.0
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Governor
1951
4.5
Bowery Battalion
as Col. Masters
1951
8.0
The Living Christ
as Pharisee
1951
5.0
The Flying Missile
as Col. Halliburton
1950
4.9
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Allen
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as General
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Curlin
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Coswell
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Edgar Wellman
1950
6.3
Lucky Losers
as David Thurston
1950
6.1
🎬
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
as Selmer Jackson
1950
0.0
No Man of Her Own
as Minister (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Gunmen of Abilene
as Dr. Johnson
1950
6.0
Mark of the Gorilla
as Warden Frank R. Bentley
1950
3.6
🎬
Squadron of Doom
as Meredith
1949
0.0
Renegades of the Sage
as Brown
1949
0.0
Forgotten Women
as Judge Donnell
1949
0.0
Sorrowful Jones
as Doctor (uncredited)
1949
6.1
The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Tulsa
as Oilman (uncredited)
1949
6.1
Alaska Patrol
as Capt. Wright
1949
0.0
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Clergyman (uncredited)
1948
6.3
The Dark Past
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
1948
5.8
Sealed Verdict
as Dr. Bossin
1948
5.5
The Girl from Manhattan
as Dr. Moseby
1948
5.0
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as District Attorney
1948
6.0
Pitfall
as Ed Brawley
1948
6.9
Dream Girl
as Judge Jed Allerton
1948
4.4
Blonde Ice
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
1948
5.7
Stage Struck
as Mr. Howard
1948
5.6
The Fuller Brush Man
as Henry Seward (uncredited)
1948
5.8
The Cobra Strikes
as Dr. Keating
1948
5.0
High Wall
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1947
6.2
Key Witness
as Edward Clemmons
1947
4.6
Magic Town
as Stringer
1947
6.7
The Pretender
as Charles Lennox
1947
5.5
Stepchild
as Judge
1947
0.0
Sarge Goes to College
as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
1947
4.0
A Likely Story
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
1947
4.2
The Thirteenth Hour
as Judge William B. Collins
1947
5.8
San Quentin
as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
1946
6.3
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Warden Lund
1946
6.0
Wife Wanted
as Lowell Cornell
1946
6.5
Child of Divorce
as Dr. Sterling
1946
6.0
Dangerous Money
as Ship's Doctor
1946
5.7
The Time of Their Lives
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1946
7.0
She Wrote the Book
as Fielding
1946
6.0
The French Key
as Walter Winslow
1946
5.0
The Glass Alibi
as Dr. Lawson
1946
4.1
Mysterious Intruder
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
1946
5.9
Shock
as Dr. Blair
1946
6.0
Dakota
as Dr. Judson
1945
5.1
Black Market Babies
1945
5.0
Allotment Wives
as Deacon Sam
1945
6.0
Purity Squad
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
1945
7.0
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Melnik
1945
5.7
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
1945
5.8
First Yank into Tokyo
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
1945
5.4
Out of This World
as Doctor
1945
7.3
A Sporting Chance
as John Smalley
1945
0.0
Thrill of a Romance
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
6.2
Circumstantial Evidence
as Warden
1945
4.8
Forever Yours
as Williams
1945
0.0
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Arthur Stanton
1944
4.5
She's a Sweetheart
as General
1944
0.0
Stars on Parade
as J. L. Carson
1944
0.0
Patrolling the Ether
as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
1944
6.0
Hey, Rookie
as Col. Robbins
1944
0.0
Around the World
as Consul
1943
5.0
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
1943
5.6
Honeymoon Lodge
as Carol's Lawyer
1943
0.0
Flight for Freedom
as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
5.4
It Ain't Hay
as Grant
1943
6.4
Harrigan's Kid
as Mr. Ranley
1943
0.0
Margin for Error
as Medical Examiner
1943
5.7
You Can't Beat the Law
as Mr. Bedford
1943
5.2
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. General
1943
0.0
Madame Spy
as Harrison K. Woods
1942
6.0
Thunder Birds
as Bit role
1942
5.4
Get Hep to Love
as George Arnold, Insurance Man
1942
4.0
The Secret Code
as Maj. Henry Barton
1942
5.1
Cairo
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sersen
1942
5.8
Thru Different Eyes
as Chaplain
1942
0.0
My Favorite Spy
as Minister at Wedding
1942
5.2
Powder Town
as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
1942
3.7
The Falcon Takes Over
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
1942
6.0
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Thomas
1942
6.3
Meet the Stewarts
as Club Member (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Romance on the Range
as Lawyer Harrison
1942
5.7
Saboteur
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
1942
6.9
Secret Agent of Japan
as American Navy Captain
1942
4.5
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Judge
1942
5.1
🎬
Frisco Lil
1942
8.0
Joe Smith, American
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1942
5.8
A Date with the Falcon
as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
1942
6.5
The Power of God
as The Pastor
1942
0.0
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Army Officer
1941
5.7
Remember the Day
as Graham
1941
6.6
Road to Happiness
as Sam Rankin
1941
5.5
They Died with Their Boots On
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Devil Pays Off
as Adm. Curtiss
1941
3.8
Sergeant York
as General Duncan (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Parachute Battalion
as Thomas Morse
1941
5.5
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
1941
6.6
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Board Member (uncredited)
1941
7.0
Three Sons o' Guns
as Head of Draft Board
1941
5.0
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Gangs Inc.
as District Attorney
1941
5.2
Love Crazy
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
1941
7.1
She Knew All the Answers
as Broker
1941
6.3
Meet John Doe
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
1941
7.3
Back Street
as Arthur the butler
1941
7.2
Buck Privates
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Play Girl
as Fred Dice
1941
6.3
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Lady with Red Hair
as Henry DeMille
1940
6.5
Gallant Sons
as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
1940
7.2
The Ape
as Dr. McNulty
1940
4.8
Brigham Young
as Caleb Kent
1940
4.4
Glamour for Sale
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
1940
4.0
City for Conquest
as Doctor
1940
6.8
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1940
5.4
Hired Wife
as Hudson (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Public Deb No. 1
as Lawyer
1940
4.2
Men Against the Sky
as Capt. Sanders
1940
4.4
Millionaires in Prison
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
1940
6.0
Sailor's Lady
as Executive Officer
1940
4.0
Wagons Westward
as Major Marlowe
1940
6.0
Babies for Sale
as Arthur Kingsley
1940
5.5
Florian
as Desk Sergeant
1940
1.0
Murder in the Air
as Dr. Riddell
1940
4.6
If I Had My Way
as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
1940
6.4
Forty Little Mothers
as Missing Persons Detective
1940
6.2
Johnny Apollo
as Prison Warden
1940
6.8
Son of the Navy
as Capt. Parker
1940
5.5
The Grapes of Wrath
as Inspection Officer
1940
7.8
The Marines Fly High
as Medical Officer
1940
5.5
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
1940
7.0
Teddy the Rough Rider
as John W. Riggs
1940
6.8
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as James Sawyer
1940
4.0
The Green Hornet
as District Attorney
1940
5.5
Invisible Stripes
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939
6.3
Swanee River
as Army Medical Examiner
1939
6.7
Missing Evidence
as Manager
1939
5.0
South of the Border
as American Consul
1939
5.0
Private Detective
as Simmy Sanger
1939
6.0
Two Thoroughbreds
as Bill Conway
1939
2.0
Reno
as Disbarment Lawyer
1939
6.0
On Dress Parade
as Capt. Evans Dover
1939
6.5
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
1939
6.5
20,000 Men a Year
as C.A.A. Official
1939
5.5
Scandal Sheet
as Douglas Haynes
1939
0.0
The Escape
as Mr. Henley
1939
5.5
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
1939
5.9
Calling All Marines
as Col. C.B. Vincent
1939
0.0
The Under-Pup
as Lawyer
1939
6.0
Each Dawn I Die
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Five Came Back
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Naughty But Nice
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Inside Information
as Alfred Huxley
1939
0.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Customs Official (uncredited)
1939
6.1
Union Pacific
as Jerome (uncredited)
1939
6.5
Sorority House
as Mr. Grant
1939
6.8
Outside These Walls
as John Wilson
1939
7.5
Undercover Agent
as John Graham
1939
3.9
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Doctor
1939
6.7
Wings of the Navy
as First Doctor
1939
6.0
Off the Record
as Detective Mendall
1939
6.0
Pacific Liner
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
1939
5.3
Stand Up and Fight
as Whittingham P. Talbot
1939
5.8
🎬
Gambling Ship
as Steve Riley
1938
0.0
Gangster's Boy
as Judge Davis
1938
0.0
Flight to Fame
as Jules Peabody
1938
5.0
Garden of the Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Secrets of an Actress
as Thompson
1938
5.6
Personal Secretary
as Blackmere
1938
0.0
The Missing Guest
as Frank Baldrich
1938
8.5
Gateway
as Inspector
1938
6.5
The Chaser
as Judge #2
1938
6.0
Crime Ring
as Ernie-Lawyer
1938
4.7
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Manager Radio Station
1938
6.7
Arson Racket Squad
as Commissioner Benton
1938
0.0
Prison Nurse
as Parker
1938
5.1
Midnight Intruder
as Judge Hammond
1938
5.2
You're Only Young Once
as Hoyt Wells
1937
5.8
The Duke Comes Back
as Jim Watson
1937
5.0
The Westland Case
as The Warden
1937
6.0
West of Shanghai
as Harry
1937
5.4
Federal Bullets
as Harker
1937
0.0
The Wrong Road
as Judge
1937
4.4
Hot Water
as Maxwell
1937
5.0
Meet the Boy Friend
as Ned Madison
1937
5.2
The 13th Man
as Andrew Baldwin
1937
5.5
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Victor Stockton
1937
6.8
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Navy Commander
1937
6.7
Behind The Headlines
as J.H. Scott, FBI
1937
6.2
A Family Affair
as Hoyt Wells
1937
5.9
Two Wise Maids
as Dr. MacIntyre
1937
0.0
Man Of The People
as Governor
1937
7.0
Jungle Jim
as Attorney Tyler
1937
4.8
Smashing the Vice Trust
as District Attorney
1937
0.0
Three Smart Girls
as Hamilton
1936
6.3
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1936
5.3
The Accusing Finger
as Medical Examiner
1936
4.7
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Mr. Canfield
1936
7.4
Ace Drummond
as William Meredith, Sr.
1936
6.5
The Magnificent Brute
as Dr. Coleman
1936
6.5
Libeled Lady
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1936
7.3
My Man Godfrey
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
1936
7.6
Sing, Baby, Sing
as City Editor
1936
5.7
Postal Inspector
as Chief Postal Inspector
1936
6.2
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lansing
1936
7.1
Public Enemy's Wife
as Duffield
1936
5.8
Parole!
as Earl Bigbee
1936
6.0
Easy Money
as D. A. Allen Harrison
1936
4.4
Little Miss Nobody
as Judge Gibson
1936
6.0
Revolt of the Zombies
as Officer (uncredited)
1936
3.0
Educating Father
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Show Boat
1936
6.7
The Singing Kid
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
1936
4.0
The Great Ziegfeld
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
1936
6.3
The Bridge of Sighs
as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
1936
6.0
Paddy O'Day
as Ship's Officer
1936
7.0
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
1935
7.4
Grand Exit
as District Attorney Cope
1935
6.4
Shipmates Forever
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
1935
6.5
She Married Her Boss
as Andrews (uncredited)
1935
7.0
Navy Wife
as Doctor
1935
5.0
Red Salute
as Army Officer
1935
5.6
Page Miss Glory
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1935
6.3
Broadway Gondolier
as Program Director
1935
5.4
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
1935
5.0
The Murder Man
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935
6.9
Front Page Woman
as Joe Davis
1935
5.8
Public Hero Number 1
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
6.2
Chinatown Squad
as Detective
1935
6.0
$10 Raise
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
1935
8.0
Traveling Saleslady
as J.C. Scoville
1935
5.9
Carnival
as Baby Judge
1935
0.0
The Best Man Wins
as O'Neill
1935
5.8
The Secret Bride
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
1934
6.1
Murder in the Clouds
as Radio Announcer (Voice)
1934
4.7
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1934
5.6
Blind Date
as George E. Martin
1934
7.0
The Defense Rests
as Duffy
1934
7.0
Fog Over Frisco
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
1934
6.2
Sadie McKee
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Stand Up and Cheer!
as White House Correspondent
1934
4.9
I've Got Your Number
as Joe, a Gangster
1934
6.0
Let's Fall in Love
as Barton
1933
7.5
Police Car 17
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1933
2.0
The Little Giant
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Picture Snatcher
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1933
7.0
The Working Man
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
1933
6.6
Forgotten
as Hans Strauss
1933
6.0
Luxury Liner
as Older Man (uncredited)
1933
6.3
You Said a Mouthful
as Jones - Attorney (uncredited)
1932
5.0
Three on a Match
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932
6.2
Big City Blues
as Joe (uncredited)
1932
5.3
Doctor X
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
1932
6.0
The Mouthpiece
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
1932
5.9
Left Over Ladies
as Churchill
1931
0.0
The Secret Call
as Matt Stanton
1931
0.0
Subway Express
as Mason
1931
0.0
Brothers
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1930
0.0
Lovin' the Ladies
as George Van Horne
1930
3.0
Why Bring That Up?
as Eddie
1929
0.0
Thru Different Eyes
as King (defense attorney)
1929
0.0