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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-11-20

Deathday

1946-03-02 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Harry Semil
Harry Semmels

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.

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Acting

1950

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

1946		Badman's Territory as Bettor (uncredited)
1946		Road to Utopia as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
1946		The Diary of a Chambermaid as Townsman (Uncredited)

1945		A Thousand and One Nights as Leader of Caravan
1945		Eve Knew Her Apples as Tony (uncredited)
1945		I Love a Mystery as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

1944		Can't Help Singing as Peon (uncredited)
1944		Strange Affair as Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
1944		Make Your Own Bed as Pedestrian

1943		The Chance of a Lifetime as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
1943		Dizzy Pilots as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
1943		A Lady Takes a Chance as Greek
1943		Slightly Dangerous as Italian at concert (uncredited)
1943		After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Greek Florist
1943		The Hard Way as Passerby (Uncredited)

1942		Reunion in France as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
1942		Road to Morocco as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
1942		Moontide as Waiter (uncredited)
1942		Two Yanks in Trinidad as Waiter (uncredited)
1942		Woman of the Year as Mug (uncredited)
1942		Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Saloon Bouncer

1941		She's Oil Mine as Referee
1941		General Nuisance as Latin America Delagate

1940		Little Nellie Kelly as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
1940		Seven Sinners as Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
1940		North West Mounted Police as Half-breed Archer
1940		The Great Dictator as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
1940		He Stayed for Breakfast as Communist
1940		He Stayed for Breakfast as Comrade
1940		Kit Carson as Aide
1940		Foreign Correspondent as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
1940		They Drive by Night as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
1940		New Moon as Bondsman
1940		Phantom Raiders as Cafe Bartender
1940		And One Was Beautiful as Courtroom Spectator
1940		Strange Cargo as Convict (uncredited)

1939		Balalaika as (uncredited)
1939		Crashing Thru as Man Who Reports Gunfight
1939		Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Neighbor
1939		Ninotchka as Gurganov (uncredited)
1939		The Amazing Mr. Williams as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
1939		Overland Mail as Pancho
1939		Thunder Afloat as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
1939		Midnight as Police Officer (uncredited)
1939		Star Reporter as Mike
1939		King of the Turf as Coffee Pot Proprietor
1939		Three Little Sew and Sews as Count Alfred Gehrol

1938		Flirting with Fate as Member of Sancho's Band
1938		You Can't Take It with You as Man (uncredited)
1938		Marie Antoinette as Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
1938		I'll Give a Million as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
1938		The Girl of the Golden West as Peon Servant
1938		State Police as Albert Morton

1937		Wells Fargo as Minor Role
1937		Missing Witnesses as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
1937		Hollywood Round-Up as Tony Papalini
1937		Hot Water as Barber (uncredited)
1937		My Dear Miss Aldrich as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
1937		Kid Galahad as (uncredited)
1937		The Soldier and the Lady as Tartar (Uncredited)
1937		Midnight Taxi as Joe, Counterman
1937		New News as Prince Albert
1937		Swing It Professor as Angelo

1936		Midnight Blunders as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
1936		More Than a Secretary as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
1936		The Gay Desperado as Manuel
1936		The Luckiest Girl in the World as Bum
1936		Anthony Adverse as Lottery Celebrant
1936		The Case of the Velvet Claws as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
1936		Disorder in the Court as District Attorney (uncredited)
1936		Human Cargo as Barreto
1936		One Rainy Afternoon as Clerk (Uncredited)
1936		Give Us This Night as Prisoner
1936		Movie Maniacs as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
1936		I'll Name the Murderer as Luigi

1935		I Don't Remember as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
1935		I Live My Life as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
1935		Les Misérables as Cochepaille
1935		Stone of Silver Creek as R. J. Simmons
1935		The Revenge Rider as Henchman Rankin
1935		The Wedding Night as Wedding Guest

1934		One Too Many
1934		Mills of the Gods
1934		Broadway Bill as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
1934		I Sell Anything as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
1934		Our Daily Bread as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
1934		Rocky Rhodes as Dick Boggs
1934		Down to Their Last Yacht as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1934		Twentieth Century as Poster Artist (uncredited)
1934		A Very Honorable Guy as Greek
1934		It Happened One Night as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1934		Bridal Bail as Hotel Manager
1934		Bombay Mail as Platform Conductor

1933		I Am Suzanne! as Balcony Spectator
1933		King of the Wild Horses as John Foster
1933		Damaged Lives as Waiter
1933		Torch Singer as Waiter in Bistro
1933		Baby Face as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
1933		Hold Your Man as Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
1933		Storm at Daybreak as Serbian Villager (uncredited)
1933		The Thrill Hunter as Henchman Lou Norton
1933		Elmer, the Great as Waiter (uncredited)
1933		Drum Taps as Henchman Pete

1932		Young Blood as Tony Murullo
1932		Virtue as Tony (uncredited)
1932		Texas Buddies as Ken Kincaid
1932		Vanity Street as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
1932		Tiger Shark as Crewman (uncredited)
1932		American Madness
1932		Ghost Valley as Pawnee
1932		This Is the Night as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
1932		South of the Rio Grande as Bandido Leader
1932		Sin's Pay Day as Louie Joe
1932		Sally of the Subway as Leopold Von Trump

1931		Night Beat as Enricco Pommetti
1931		Safe in Hell as Jury Member (uncredited)
1931		Suicide Fleet as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
1931		Platinum Blonde as Waiter (uncredited)
1931		The Yellow Ticket as Jailer
1931		Dishonored
1931		Dance, Fools, Dance as Emilio (uncredited)
1931		Command Performance as Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

1930		Captain Thunder as Barfly
1930		Hell's Angels as Anarchist (uncredited)
1930		The Bad Man as Jose
1930		Those Who Dance as Hood

1929		The Delightful Rogue as Hymie
1929		Big News as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
1929		Movie Night as Movie Patron
1929		Hawk of the Hills as Sheckard
1929		The Royal Rider as Parvene
1929		Weary River as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)

1928		Riley the Cop as French Policeman
1928		Virgin Lips as Patron
1928		Beware of Blondes as Portugee Joe
1928		The Last Command as A Soldier (uncredited)

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

1926

The House Without a Key as Saladine

1925

The Crackerjack as Guard

1924

Into the Net as Ivan Invanovitch

1923

Plunder as Jude Deering

1922

Speed as Jim Sprague

1921		Hurricane Hutch as Jim Tiegerley
1921		The Sky Ranger as Dr. Santro

1920		Rogues and Romance as Pedro Pezet
1920		The Phantom Foe as The Phantom Foe

1919		The American Way as Half Breed
1919		A Fallen Idol as Tushau
1919		Here Comes the Bride as Sevier
1919		The Black Secret