Harry Semels

Nov 20, 1887 - Mar 02, 1946 (58 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Known For

Baby Face

Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

The Great Dictator

Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (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)

Foreign Correspondent

Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Ninotchka

Gurganov (uncredited)

Our Daily Bread

Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

Anthony Adverse

Lottery Celebrant

Big News

Reno Henchman (uncredited)

Credits

Riding High 1950

Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Badman's Territory 1946

Bettor (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Road to Utopia 1946

Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Diary of a Chambermaid 1946

Townsman (Uncredited)

★ 6.3
A Thousand and One Nights 1945

Leader of Caravan

★ 5.7
Eve Knew Her Apples 1945

Tony (uncredited)

★ 5.2
I Love a Mystery 1945

Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)

★ 6.1
Can't Help Singing 1944

Peon (uncredited)

★ 5.1
Strange Affair 1944

Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)

★ 6.2
Make Your Own Bed 1944

Pedestrian

★ 5.8
The Chance of a Lifetime 1943

Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)

★ 6.2
Dizzy Pilots 1943

Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

★ 6.6
A Lady Takes a Chance 1943

Greek

★ 5.7
Slightly Dangerous 1943

Italian at concert (uncredited)

★ 5.8
After Midnight with Boston Blackie 1943

Greek Florist

★ 5.7
The Hard Way 1943

Passerby (Uncredited)

★ 6.6
Reunion in France 1942

R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Road to Morocco 1942

Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Moontide 1942

Waiter (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942

Waiter (uncredited)

★ 2
Woman of the Year 1942

Mug (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942

Saloon Bouncer

★ 4.7
She's Oil Mine 1941

Referee

★ 6.7
General Nuisance 1941

Latin America Delagate

★ 6.3
Little Nellie Kelly 1940

Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

★ 6
Seven Sinners 1940

Antro's Henchman (uncredited)

★ 6
North West Mounted Police 1940

Half-breed Archer

★ 6.3
The Great Dictator 1940

Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

★ 8.3
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940

Comrade

★ NR
Kit Carson 1940

Aide

★ 6.1
Foreign Correspondent 1940

Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

★ 7
They Drive by Night 1940

Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

★ 6.9
New Moon 1940

Bondsman

★ 6.8
Phantom Raiders 1940

Cafe Bartender

★ 6.1
And One Was Beautiful 1940

Courtroom Spectator

★ 6.2
Strange Cargo 1940

Convict (uncredited)

★ 7
Balalaika 1939

(uncredited)

★ 4.4
Crashing Thru 1939

Man Who Reports Gunfight

★ 6
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939

Neighbor

★ 2
Ninotchka 1939

Gurganov (uncredited)

★ 7.5
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939

Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Overland Mail 1939

Pancho

★ 2
Thunder Afloat 1939

Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Midnight 1939

Police Officer (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Star Reporter 1939

Mike

★ 3.9
King of the Turf 1939

Coffee Pot Proprietor

★ 7
Three Little Sew and Sews 1939

Count Alfred Gehrol

★ 6.4
Flirting with Fate 1938

Member of Sancho's Band

★ 6.5
You Can't Take It with You 1938

Man (uncredited)

★ 7.5
Marie Antoinette 1938

Townsman at Execution (uncredited)

★ 6.6
I'll Give a Million 1938

Man in Cafe (uncredited)

★ 5.7
The Girl of the Golden West 1938

Peon Servant

★ 4.6
State Police 1938

Albert Morton

★ 6
Wells Fargo 1937

Minor Role

★ 5.2
Missing Witnesses 1937

Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)

★ 5.5
Hollywood Round-Up 1937

Tony Papalini

★ 4.4
Hot Water 1937

Barber (uncredited)

★ 5
My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937

Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)

★ 6.1
The Last Train from Madrid 1937

Guard (uncredited)

★ 4.7
Kid Galahad 1937

(uncredited)

★ 7
The Soldier and the Lady 1937

Tartar (Uncredited)

★ 6.5
Midnight Taxi 1937

Joe, Counterman

★ 5
New News 1937

Prince Albert

★ NR
Swing It Professor 1937

Angelo

★ NR
Midnight Blunders 1936

Dr. Wong (uncredited)

★ 4
More Than a Secretary 1936

Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Gay Desperado 1936

Manuel

★ 2.8
The Luckiest Girl in the World 1936

Bum

★ 7.5
Anthony Adverse 1936

Lottery Celebrant

★ 5.7
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936

A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos

★ 6.8
Disorder in the Court 1936

District Attorney (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Human Cargo 1936

Barreto

★ 6
One Rainy Afternoon 1936

Clerk (Uncredited)

★ 4.6
Give Us This Night 1936

Prisoner

★ 7
Movie Maniacs 1936

Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

★ 5.5
I'll Name the Murderer 1936

Luigi

★ 5
I Don't Remember 1935

'Doctor' in Gambling Hall

★ 2
I Live My Life 1935

Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)

★ 6.4
Les Misérables 1935

Cochepaille

★ 7.2
Stone of Silver Creek 1935

R. J. Simmons

★ NR
The Revenge Rider 1935

Henchman Rankin

★ NR
The Wedding Night 1935

Wedding Guest

★ 6
One Too Many 1934

★ NR
Mills of the Gods 1934

★ NR
Broadway Bill 1934

Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

★ 6
I Sell Anything 1934

Statue Smasher (uncredited)

★ 4.5
Our Daily Bread 1934

Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Rocky Rhodes 1934

Dick Boggs

★ NR
Down to Their Last Yacht 1934

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

★ 6
Twentieth Century 1934

Poster Artist (uncredited)

★ 6.8
A Very Honorable Guy 1934

Greek

★ 2
It Happened One Night 1934

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Bridal Bail 1934

Hotel Manager

★ 3
Bombay Mail 1934

Platform Conductor

★ 6
I Am Suzanne! 1933

Balcony Spectator

★ 6.2
King of the Wild Horses 1933

John Foster

★ NR
Damaged Lives 1933

Waiter

★ 4.3
Torch Singer 1933

Waiter in Bistro

★ 5.2
Baby Face 1933

Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Hold Your Man 1933

Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Storm at Daybreak 1933

Serbian Villager (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Thrill Hunter 1933

Henchman Lou Norton

★ 5.7
Elmer, the Great 1933

Waiter (uncredited)

★ 4.9
Drum Taps 1933

Henchman Pete

★ 4.5
Young Blood 1932

Tony Murullo

★ NR
Virtue 1932

Tony (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Texas Buddies 1932

Ken Kincaid

★ 6
Vanity Street 1932

Italian Street Workman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Tiger Shark 1932

Crewman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
American Madness 1932

★ 7
Ghost Valley 1932

Pawnee

★ 4
This Is the Night 1932

Man in the Manhole (uncredited)

★ 5.6
South of the Rio Grande 1932

Bandido Leader

★ 8
Sin's Pay Day 1932

Louie Joe

★ 5.2
Sally of the Subway 1932

Leopold Von Trump

★ 6
Night Beat 1931

Enricco Pommetti

★ 5.5
Safe in Hell 1931

Jury Member (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Suicide Fleet 1931

Havana Merchant (uncredited)

★ 4.3
Platinum Blonde 1931

Waiter (uncredited)

★ 6.7
The Yellow Ticket 1931

Jailer

★ 5
Dishonored 1931

★ 6.8
Dance, Fools, Dance 1931

Emilio (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Command Performance 1931

Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)

★ 4.1
Captain Thunder 1930

Barfly

★ 3.8
Hell's Angels 1930

Anarchist (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Bad Man 1930

Jose

★ NR
Those Who Dance 1930

Hood

★ 6
The Delightful Rogue 1929

Hymie

★ NR
Big News 1929

Reno Henchman (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Movie Night 1929

Movie Patron

★ 6
Hawk of the Hills 1929

Sheckard

★ 4
The Royal Rider 1929

Parvene

★ NR
Weary River 1929

Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Riley the Cop 1928

French Policeman

★ 5.6
Virgin Lips 1928

Patron

★ 1
Beware of Blondes 1928

Portugee Joe

★ 4
The Last Command 1928

A Soldier (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927

Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

★ 7.8
The House Without a Key 1926

Saladine

★ NR
The Crackerjack 1925

Guard

★ 6
Into the Net 1924

Ivan Invanovitch

★ NR
Plunder 1923

Jude Deering

★ NR
Speed 1922

Jim Sprague

★ NR
Hurricane Hutch 1921

Jim Tiegerley

★ 6
The Sky Ranger 1921

Dr. Santro

★ NR
Rogues and Romance 1920

Pedro Pezet

★ NR
The Phantom Foe 1920

The Phantom Foe

★ NR
The American Way 1919

Half Breed

★ NR
A Fallen Idol 1919

Tushau

★ NR
Here Comes the Bride 1919

Sevier

★ NR
The Black Secret 1919

★ NR