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Harry Semels

Born 1887-11-20

Died 1946-03-02

📍 New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Filmography 158

as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)

Badman's Territory

as Bettor (uncredited)

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

The Diary of a Chambermaid

as Townsman (Uncredited)

The Harvey Girls

as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

A Thousand and One Nights

as Leader of Caravan

I Love a Mystery

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

Can't Help Singing

as Peon (uncredited)

as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)

Make Your Own Bed

The Chance of a Lifetime

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

A Lady Takes a Chance

Slightly Dangerous

as Italian at concert (uncredited)

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

as Greek Florist

as Passerby (Uncredited)

Reunion in France

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

Road to Morocco

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

as Waiter (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Waiter (uncredited)

Woman of the Year

as Mug (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Saloon Bouncer

General Nuisance

as Latin America Delagate

Little Nellie Kelly

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police

as Half-breed Archer

The Great Dictator

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

Foreign Correspondent

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

Phantom Raiders

as Cafe Bartender

And One Was Beautiful

as Courtroom Spectator

as Convict (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as Man Who Reports Gunfight

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

as Gurganov (uncredited)

as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

as Police Officer (uncredited)

King of the Turf

as Coffee Pot Proprietor

Three Little Sew and Sews

as Count Alfred Gehrol

Flirting with Fate

as Member of Sancho's Band

You Can't Take It with You

as Man (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

I'll Give a Million

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West

as Peon Servant

as Albert Morton

A Slight Case of Murder

as Partygoer (uncredited)

Missing Witnesses

as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

Hollywood Round-Up

as Tony Papalini

as Barber (uncredited)

My Dear Miss Aldrich

as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

The Last Train from Madrid

as Guard (uncredited)

as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady

as Tartar (Uncredited)

as Joe, Counterman

Midnight Blunders

as Dr. Wong (uncredited)

More Than a Secretary

as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

The Gay Desperado

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Anthony Adverse

as Lottery Celebrant

The Case of the Velvet Claws

as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

Disorder in the Court

as District Attorney (uncredited)

One Rainy Afternoon

as Clerk (Uncredited)

Give Us This Night

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

I'll Name the Murderer

as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

Les Misérables

Stone of Silver Creek

as R. J. Simmons

The Revenge Rider

as Henchman Rankin

The Wedding Night

as Wedding Guest

Mills of the Gods

as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

I Sell Anything

as Statue Smasher (uncredited)

Our Daily Bread

as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

as Poster Artist (uncredited)

A Very Honorable Guy

It Happened One Night

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

as Hotel Manager

as Platform Conductor

as Balcony Spectator

King of the Wild Horses

as Artist (uncredited)

as Waiter in Bistro

as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

Storm at Daybreak

as Serbian Villager (uncredited)

The Thrill Hunter

as Henchman Lou Norton

Elmer, the Great

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Henchman Pete

as Tony Murullo

as Tony (uncredited)

as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

as Crewman (uncredited)

American Madness

This Is the Night

as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

South of the Rio Grande

as Bandido Leader

Sally of the Subway

as Leopold Von Trump

as Enricco Pommetti

as Jury Member (uncredited)

as Havana Merchant (uncredited)

Platinum Blonde

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Yellow Ticket

Dance, Fools, Dance

as Emilio (uncredited)

Command Performance

as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

The Lion and the Lamb

as Second Lascar

Captain Thunder

as Anarchist (uncredited)

Those Who Dance

The Delightful Rogue

as Reno Henchman (uncredited)

as Movie Patron

Hawk of the Hills

The Royal Rider

as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)

The Tiger's Shadow

as French Policeman

Beware of Blondes

as Portugee Joe

The Yellow Cameo

The Desert Bride

as Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)

The Last Command

as A Soldier (uncredited)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

The Isle of Forgotten Women

The House Without a Key

as Joseph Lomax

as Count Segundo

The Crackerjack

as Ivan Invanovitch

as Jude Deering

Hurricane Hutch

as Jim Tiegerley

Rogues and Romance

The Phantom Foe

as The Phantom Foe

Bound and Gagged

as Don Esteban Carnero

The American Way

Here Comes the Bride

The Black Secret