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