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Harry Semels
Acting
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.
BODY OF WORK
Harry Semels's Filmography
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Riding High
as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
as Bettor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Lombardi (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
No Poster
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Tony (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
as Peon (uncredited)
The Conspirators
as Customs Assistant (uncredited)
Strange Affair
as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
as Pedestrian
Passage to Marseille
as Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
Dizzy Pilots
as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Greek
Slightly Dangerous
as Italian at concert (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Greek Florist
The Hard Way
as Passerby (Uncredited)
Reunion in France
as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Moontide
as Waiter (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Waiter (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
as Mug (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Saloon Bouncer
She's Oil Mine
as Referee
General Nuisance
as Latin America Delagate
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
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
as Comrade
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Communist
Kit Carson
as Aide
Foreign Correspondent
as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
New Moon
as Bondsman
Phantom Raiders
as Cafe Bartender
And One Was Beautiful
as Courtroom Spectator
Strange Cargo
as Convict (uncredited)
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
Crashing Thru
as Man Who Reports Gunfight
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Neighbor
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Ninotchka
as Gurganov (uncredited)
Overland Mail
as Pancho
Thunder Afloat
as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Midnight
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Star Reporter
as Mike
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
State Police
as Albert Morton
A Slight Case of Murder
as Partygoer (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
Missing Witnesses
as Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Tony Papalini
Hot Water
as Barber (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Guard (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tartar (Uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
as Joe, Counterman
No Poster
New News
as Prince Albert
No Poster
Swing It Professor
as Angelo
Midnight Blunders
as Dr. Wong (uncredited)
More Than a Secretary
as Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
The Gay Desperado
as Manuel
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Bum
Anthony Adverse
as Lottery Celebrant
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
Disorder in the Court
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Barreto
One Rainy Afternoon
as Clerk (Uncredited)
Give Us This Night
as Prisoner
Movie Maniacs
as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
I'll Name the Murderer
as Luigi
No Poster
I Don't Remember
as 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall
I Live My Life
as Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Cochepaille
Stone of Silver Creek
as R. J. Simmons
The Revenge Rider
as Henchman Rankin
The Wedding Night
as Wedding Guest
No Poster
One Too Many
Mills of the Gods
Broadway Bill
as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
I Sell Anything
as Statue Smasher (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
as Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes
as Dick Boggs
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
as Poster Artist (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Greek
It Happened One Night
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
as Hotel Manager
Bombay Mail
as Platform Conductor
I Am Suzanne!
as Balcony Spectator
King of the Wild Horses
as John Foster
The Bowery
as Artist (uncredited)
Damaged Lives
as Waiter
Torch Singer
as Waiter in Bistro
Baby Face
as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
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)
Drum Taps
as Henchman Pete
Young Blood
as Tony Murullo
Virtue
as Tony (uncredited)
Texas Buddies
as Ken Kincaid
Vanity Street
as Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
Tiger Shark
as Crewman (uncredited)
American Madness
Ghost Valley
as Pawnee
This Is the Night
as Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
as Bandido Leader
Sin's Pay Day
as Louie Joe
Sally of the Subway
as Leopold Von Trump
Night Beat
as Enricco Pommetti
Safe in Hell
as Jury Member (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
as Havana Merchant (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
as Jailer
Dishonored
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 Barfly
Hell's Angels
as Anarchist (uncredited)
The Bad Man
as Jose
Those Who Dance
as Hood
The Delightful Rogue
as Hymie
Big News
as Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Movie Night
as Movie Patron
Hawk of the Hills
as Sheckard
The Royal Rider
as Parvene
Weary River
as Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
The Tiger's Shadow
as Hawks
Riley the Cop
as French Policeman
Virgin Lips
as Patron
Beware of Blondes
as Portugee Joe
No Poster
Out with the Tide
The Yellow Cameo
as Black Gavin
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 Saladine
Moran of the Mounted
as Dubuc
The Demon
as Joseph Lomax
Play Ball
as Count Segundo
The Crackerjack
as Guard
Into the Net
as Ivan Invanovitch
Plunder
as Jude Deering
Speed
as Jim Sprague
Hurricane Hutch
as Jim Tiegerley
The Sky Ranger
as Dr. Santro
Rogues and Romance
as Pedro Pezet
The Phantom Foe
as The Phantom Foe
Bound and Gagged
as Don Esteban Carnero
The American Way
as Half Breed
A Fallen Idol
as Tushau
Here Comes the Bride
as Sevier
