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Selmer Jackson

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Selmer Jackson

Born May 6, 1888 in Lake Mills, Iowa, USADied March 30, 1971284 films

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.

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The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as Inspection OfficerTom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day…View film

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A Night at the Opera poster7.4A Night at the Opera1935My Man Godfrey poster7.6My Man Godfrey1936Saboteur poster6.9Saboteur1942Meet John Doe poster7.3Meet John Doe1941Sergeant York poster7.2Sergeant York1941Libeled Lady poster7.3Libeled Lady1936The Fountainhead poster6.8The Fountainhead1949Here Comes Mr. Jordan poster7.0Here Comes Mr. Jordan1941

Filmography

284 films as actor
  1. 1963The Wheeler DealersBusinessman (uncredited)
  2. 1960The Gallant Hours
  3. 1959The Atomic SubmarineAdmiral Terhune
  4. 1958The Lost MissileThe Secretary of State
  5. 1956Autumn LeavesMr. Wetherby
  6. 1955Devil GoddessProf. Carl Blakely
  7. 1954City Story
  8. 1953Sky CommandoGen. Carson
  9. 1953Jack McCall, DesperadoCol. Brand
  10. 1952We're Not Married!Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
  11. 1952Deadline - U.S.A.Williams (uncredited)
  12. 1952Young Man with IdeasMerritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
  13. 1951ElopementDr. Halsey (uncredited)
  14. 1951Purple Heart DiaryCol. Tappen
  15. 1951That's My BoyDoc Hunter
  16. 1951Buckaroo Sheriff of TexasGovernor
  17. 1951Bowery BattalionCol. Masters
  18. 1950The Flying MissileCol. Halliburton
  19. 1950Pygmy IslandArmy Officer at Pentagon
  20. 1950Lucky LosersDavid Thurston
  21. 1950No Man of Her OwnMinister (uncredited)
  22. 1950Gunmen of AbileneDr. Johnson
  23. 1950Mark of the GorillaWarden Frank R. Bentley
  24. 1949Squadron of DoomMeredith
  25. 1949Renegades of the SageBrown
  26. 1949Forgotten WomenJudge Donnell
  27. 1949Sorrowful JonesDoctor (uncredited)
  28. 1949The FountainheadCortlandt Official (uncredited)
  29. 1949TulsaOilman (uncredited)
  30. 1949Alaska PatrolCapt. Wright
  31. 1948Every Girl Should Be MarriedClergyman (uncredited)
  32. 1948The Dark PastWarden Benson (uncredited)
  33. 1948Sealed VerdictDr. Bossin
  34. 1948The Girl from ManhattanDr. Moseby
  35. 1948The Gentleman from NowhereDistrict Attorney
  36. 1948PitfallEd Brawley
  37. 1948Dream GirlJudge Jed Allerton
  38. 1948Blonde IceDistrict Attorney Ed Chalmers
  39. 1948Stage StruckMr. Howard
  40. 1948The Fuller Brush ManHenry Seward (uncredited)
  41. 1948King of the GamblersJudge
  42. 1948The Cobra StrikesDr. Keating
  43. 1947High WallPolice Insp. Harding (uncredited)
  44. 1947Key WitnessEdward Clemmons
  45. 1947Magic TownStringer
  46. 1947The PretenderCharles Lennox
  47. 1947StepchildJudge
  48. 1947Sarge Goes to CollegeMarine Capt. R.S. Handler
  49. 1947A Likely StoryDoctor in Elevator (uncredited)
  50. 1947The Thirteenth HourJudge William B. Collins
  51. 1946San QuentinRev. Eckles (uncredited)
  52. 1946Boston Blackie and the LawWarden Lund
  53. 1946Wife WantedLowell Cornell
  54. 1946Child of DivorceDr. Sterling
  55. 1946Dangerous MoneyShip's Doctor
  56. 1946The Time of Their LivesMr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
  57. 1946She Wrote the BookFielding
  58. 1946The French KeyWalter Winslow
  59. 1946The Glass AlibiDr. Lawson
  60. 1946Mysterious IntruderDr. Connell (Uncredited)
  61. 1946ShockDr. Blair (uncredited)
  62. 1946Girl on the SpotRidgeway (uncredited)
  63. 1945Black Market Babies
  64. 1945DakotaDr. Judson
  65. 1945Allotment WivesDeacon Sam
  66. 1945Purity SquadDarles F. Peters (uncredited)
  67. 1945This Love of OursDr. Melnik
  68. 1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Superintendant MacDonald
  69. 1945First Yank into TokyoCol. Blaine (uncredited)
  70. 1945Out of This WorldDoctor (uncredited)
  71. 1945A Sporting ChanceJohn Smalley
  72. 1945Thrill of a Romance2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  73. 1945DillingerDr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
  74. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceWarden
  75. 1945Forever YoursWilliams
  76. 1944Sheriff of Las VegasArthur Stanton
  77. 1944DestinyWarden (uncredited)
  78. 1944She's a SweetheartGeneral
  79. 1944Stars on ParadeJ. L. Carson
  80. 1944Patrolling the EtherChief of Radio Intelligence Division
  81. 1944Hey, RookieCol. Robbins
  82. 1943Around the WorldConsul
  83. 1943Guadalcanal DiaryCol. Thompson (uncredited)
  84. 1943Honeymoon LodgeCarol's Lawyer
  85. 1943Harrigan's KidMr. Ranley
  86. 1943It Ain't HayGrant
  87. 1943Margin for ErrorMedical Examiner
  88. 1943You Can't Beat the LawMr. Bedford
  89. 1942Madame SpyHarrison K. Woods
  90. 1942Thunder BirdsBit role
  91. 1942Get Hep to LoveGeorge Arnold, Insurance Man
  92. 1942The Secret CodeMaj. Henry Barton
  93. 1942CairoShip Captain (uncredited)
  94. 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSersen
  95. 1942Thru Different EyesChaplain
  96. 1942My Favorite SpyMinister at Wedding
  97. 1942Powder TownMr. Tuttle (uncredited)
  98. 1942Miss Annie RooneyMr. Thomas
  99. 1942The Falcon Takes OverLaird Burnett (Uncredited)
  100. 1942Meet the StewartsClub Member (uncredited)
  101. 1942Romance on the RangeLawyer Harrison
  102. 1942SaboteurFBI Chief (uncredited)
  103. 1942Secret Agent of JapanAmerican Navy Captain
  104. 1942The Strange Case of Doctor RxJudge
  105. 1942Frisco Lil
  106. 1942Joe Smith, AmericanHospital Doctor (uncredited)
  107. 1942A Date with the FalconMr. Wallis (uncredited)
  108. 1942The Power of GodThe Pastor
  109. 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Army Officer
  110. 1941Remember the DayGraham
  111. 1941Road to HappinessSam Rankin
  112. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnCapt. McCook (uncredited)
  113. 1941Devil Pays OffAdm. Curtiss
  114. 1941Sergeant YorkGeneral Duncan (uncredited)
  115. 1941Parachute BattalionThomas Morse
  116. 1941Blossoms in the DustSenator
  117. 1941Here Comes Mr. JordanBoard Member (uncredited)
  118. 1941Three Sons o' GunsHead of Draft Board
  119. 1941The Shepherd of the HillsDoctor (uncredited)
  120. 1941Gangs Inc.District Attorney