Harry Semels

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-11-20

Day of death

1946-03-02 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Harry Semels

Biography

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

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

  • Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Correspondent

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Damaged Lives

    Damaged Lives

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • The Great Dictator

    The Great Dictator

  • Weary River

    Weary River

  • Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

  • Mills of the Gods

    Mills of the Gods

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • The Chance of a Lifetime

    The Chance of a Lifetime

  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Ghost Valley

    Ghost Valley

  • Overland Mail

    Overland Mail

  • Flirting with Fate

    Flirting with Fate

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • Riley the Cop

    Riley the Cop

  • A Slight Case of Murder

    A Slight Case of Murder

  • Dizzy Pilots

    Dizzy Pilots

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

  • Our Daily Bread

    Our Daily Bread

  • Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

  • State Police

    State Police

  • Swing It Professor

    Swing It Professor

  • Woman of the Year

    Woman of the Year

  • Midnight Blunders

    Midnight Blunders

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Hold Your Man

    Hold Your Man

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Rocky Rhodes

    Rocky Rhodes

  • I Am Suzanne!

    I Am Suzanne!

  • Crashing Thru

    Crashing Thru

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • Kit Carson

    Kit Carson

  • Make Your Own Bed

    Make Your Own Bed

  • Vanity Street

    Vanity Street

  • Midnight Taxi

    Midnight Taxi

  • American Madness

    American Madness

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • Strange Affair

    Strange Affair

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

  • Star Reporter

    Star Reporter

  • Moontide

    Moontide

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Disorder in the Court

    Disorder in the Court

  • The Wedding Night

    The Wedding Night

  • Tiger Shark

    Tiger Shark

  • The Thrill Hunter

    The Thrill Hunter

  • Those Who Dance

    Those Who Dance

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • Dishonored

    Dishonored

  • One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Virtue

    Virtue

  • Hot Water

    Hot Water

  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie

    After Midnight with Boston Blackie

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

  • The Crackerjack

    The Crackerjack

  • Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • The Delightful Rogue

    The Delightful Rogue

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • I Love a Mystery

    I Love a Mystery

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Young Blood

    Young Blood

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • Drum Taps

    Drum Taps

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • A Very Honorable Guy

    A Very Honorable Guy

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • Give Us This Night

    Give Us This Night

  • Plunder

    Plunder

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Hollywood Round-Up

    Hollywood Round-Up

  • Eve Knew Her Apples

    Eve Knew Her Apples

  • The Diary of a Chambermaid

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

  • The House Without a Key

    The House Without a Key

  • Bridal Bail

    Bridal Bail

  • The Desert Bride

    The Desert Bride

  • Can't Help Singing

    Can't Help Singing

  • Human Cargo

    Human Cargo

  • My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

  • The Luckiest Girl in the World

    The Luckiest Girl in the World

  • I'll Give a Million

    I'll Give a Million

  • A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes a Chance

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • Down to Their Last Yacht

    Down to Their Last Yacht

  • Hell's Angels

    Hell's Angels

  • The Last Train from Madrid

    The Last Train from Madrid

  • Three Little Sew and Sews

    Three Little Sew and Sews

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • General Nuisance

    General Nuisance

  • Platinum Blonde

    Platinum Blonde

  • I Don't Remember

    I Don't Remember

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Bombay Mail

    Bombay Mail

  • I'll Name the Murderer

    I'll Name the Murderer

  • He Stayed for Breakfast

    He Stayed for Breakfast

  • He Stayed for Breakfast

    He Stayed for Breakfast

  • Movie Night

    Movie Night

  • The Revenge Rider

    The Revenge Rider

  • Big News

    Big News

  • Movie Maniacs

    Movie Maniacs

  • Sally of the Subway

    Sally of the Subway

  • Here Comes the Bride

    Here Comes the Bride

  • The Gay Desperado

    The Gay Desperado

  • Dance, Fools, Dance

    Dance, Fools, Dance

  • This Is the Night

    This Is the Night

  • Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

  • Night Beat

    Night Beat

  • Balalaika

    Balalaika

  • New News

    New News

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • The Phantom Foe

    The Phantom Foe

  • Speed

    Speed

  • South of the Rio Grande

    South of the Rio Grande

  • Rogues and Romance

    Rogues and Romance

  • I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

  • More Than a Secretary

    More Than a Secretary

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • The American Way

    The American Way

  • Sin's Pay Day

    Sin's Pay Day

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

  • Suicide Fleet

    Suicide Fleet

  • Hurricane Hutch

    Hurricane Hutch

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • Hawk of the Hills

    Hawk of the Hills

  • Stone of Silver Creek

    Stone of Silver Creek

  • The Sky Ranger

    The Sky Ranger

  • Captain Thunder

    Captain Thunder

  • King of the Turf

    King of the Turf

  • I Sell Anything

    I Sell Anything

  • She's Oil Mine

    She's Oil Mine

  • The Royal Rider

    The Royal Rider

  • Texas Buddies

    Texas Buddies

  • A Fallen Idol

    A Fallen Idol

  • The Black Secret

    The Black Secret

  • Beware of Blondes

    Beware of Blondes

  • Virgin Lips

    Virgin Lips

  • Into the Net

    Into the Net

  • King of the Wild Horses

    King of the Wild Horses

  • Command Performance

    Command Performance