
Selmer Jackson
Known for Acting · 298 credits
- Born
- 1888-05-06
- Died
- 1971-03-30
- Place of birth
- Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Selmar Jackson · Selmer Adolf Jackson · Selmer Adolph Jackson
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Hoover

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Butler / Henry / Clergyman / Reverend / Minister

Adventures of Superman
1952
as Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers

The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Jim O'Toole

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Gen. Maddux

Navy Log
1955

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Governor
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Allen / General / Dr. Curlin / Mr. Coswell / Edgar Wellman

Annie Oakley
1954
as John Cromby - Rancher

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

The Living Christ
1951
as Pharisee
Movies (287)

Sergeant York
1941
as General Duncan (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Inspection Officer

Doctor X
1932
as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Program Director

Sorority House
1939
as Mr. Grant

Shock
1946
as Dr. Blair

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Prison Warden

High Wall
1947
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Devil Goddess
1955
as Prof. Carl Blakely

Carnival
1935
as Baby Judge

Buck Privates
1941
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Dirigible
1931
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Meet John Doe
1941
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
1939
as Instructor

Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Doctor (uncredited)

Ace Drummond
1936
as William Meredith, Sr.

Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Wright

Luxury Liner
1933
as Older Man (uncredited)

Saboteur
1942
as FBI Chief (uncredited)

Florian
1940
as Desk Sergeant

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as White House Correspondent

My Man Godfrey
1936
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
1939
as Manager

Bowery Battalion
1951
as Col. Masters

Tulsa
1949
as Oilman (uncredited)

Allotment Wives
1945
as Deacon Sam

Brothers
1930
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Hey, Rookie
1944
as Col. Robbins

Thunder Birds
1942
as Bit role

The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Warden

Pitfall
1948
as Ed Brawley

$10 Raise
1935
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Wetherby

Dakota
1945
as Dr. Judson

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Williams (uncredited)

Postal Inspector
1936
as Chief Postal Inspector

Two Thoroughbreds
1939
as Bill Conway

Chinatown Squad
1935
as Detective

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)

On Dress Parade
1939
as Capt. Evans Dover

Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Carol's Lawyer

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Board Member (uncredited)

Five Came Back
1939
as Airlines Official (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
1936
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Businessman (uncredited)

Dillinger
1945
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

Educating Father
1936
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)

The Secret Bride
1934
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Inspector

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Red Salute
1935
as Army Officer

Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator

The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Wife Wanted
1946
as Lowell Cornell

The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Clergyman (uncredited)

Left Over Ladies
1931
as Churchill

We're Not Married!
1952
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)

Show Boat
1936

Magic Town
1947
as Stringer

The Chaser
1938
as Judge #2

Remember the Day
1941
as Graham

Blonde Ice
1948
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

Devil Pays Off
1941
as Adm. Curtiss

The Flying Missile
1950
as Col. Halliburton

Revolt of the Zombies
1936
as Officer (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
1942
as Minister at Wedding

Union Pacific
1939
as Jerome (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours
1960

Brigham Young
1940
as Caleb Kent
Frisco Lil
1942

The Escape
1939
as Mr. Henley

Prison Nurse
1938
as Parker

Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

The Mouthpiece
1932
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

Cairo
1942
as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
1939
as First Doctor

Parachute Battalion
1941
as Thomas Morse

The Green Hornet
1940
as District Attorney

The Secret Code
1942
as Maj. Henry Barton

Back Street
1941
as Arthur the butler

Traveling Saleslady
1935
as J.C. Scoville

Sadie McKee
1934
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

Subway Express
1931
as Mason

That's My Boy
1951
as Doc Hunter

Love Crazy
1941
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

The Dark Past
1948
as Warden Benson (uncredited)

Murder in the Air
1940
as Dr. Riddell

Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Henry DeMille

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Manager Radio Station

Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
as Col. Brand

Paddy O'Day
1936
as Ship's Officer

The Pretender
1947
as Charles Lennox

Undercover Agent
1939
as John Graham

The Westland Case
1937
as The Warden

You're Only Young Once
1937
as Hoyt Wells

The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Big City Blues
1932
as Joe (uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Thomas

It Ain't Hay
1943
as Grant

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Sersen

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Henry Seward (uncredited)

The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Admiral Terhune

Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

West of Shanghai
1937
as Harry

Gangs Inc.
1941
as District Attorney

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Customs Official (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance
1945
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Stage Struck
1948
as Mr. Howard

The Accusing Finger
1936
as Medical Examiner

Swanee River
1939
as Army Medical Examiner

Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
1950
as Minister (uncredited)

Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)

City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor

Key Witness
1947
as Edward Clemmons
About Selmer Jackson
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. With 298 credits spanning from 1929 to 1984, Selmer Jackson has appeared in 287 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Selmer Jackson Movies
- Sergeant York (1941) — as General Duncan (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Inspection Officer
- Doctor X (1932) — as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
- Broadway Gondolier (1935) — as Program Director
- Sorority House (1939) — as Mr. Grant
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