Known for
Acting
Credits
140
Gender
Man
Birthday
20 Nov 1887
Day of death
2 Mar 1946 (58)
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Riding High | Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid | Townsman (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Bettor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One Nights | Leader of Caravan |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited) |
| 1945 | Eve Knew Her Apples | Tony (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Peon (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Pedestrian |
| 1944 | Strange Affair | Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | Passerby (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Lady Takes a Chance | Greek |
| 1943 | Dizzy Pilots | Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Italian at concert (uncredited) |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Greek Florist |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Jerome Wagner (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Mug (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco | Jolla's Warrior (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Moontide | Waiter |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | R.R. Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Saloon Bouncer |
| 1941 | General Nuisance | Latin America Delagate |
| 1941 | She's Oil Mine | Referee |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited) |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Leo, Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Convict (uncredited) |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Half-breed Archer |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Antro's Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Cafe Bartender |
| 1940 | Kit Carson | Aide |
| 1940 | New Moon | Bondsman |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Courtroom Spectator |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Comrade |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Communist |
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Gurganov (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Midnight | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Race Track Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Three Little Sew and Sews | Count Alfred Gehrol |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Cook on Tugboat (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Mike |
| 1939 | Balalaika | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | Coffee Pot Proprietor |
| 1939 | Crashing Thru | Man Who Reports Gunfight |
| 1939 | Overland Mail | Pancho |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Man (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Townsman at Execution (uncredited) |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Man in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Peon Servant |
| 1938 | Flirting with Fate | Member of Sancho's Band |
| 1938 | State Police | Albert Morton |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Minor Role |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hollywood Round-Up | Tony Papalini |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi | Joe, Counterman |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar (Uncredited) |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Barber (uncredited) |
| 1937 | New News | Prince Albert |
| 1937 | Swing It Professor | Angelo |
| 1936 | Disorder in the Court | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Movie Maniacs | Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director |
| 1936 | One Rainy Afternoon | Clerk (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | More Than a Secretary | Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Gay Desperado | Manuel |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos |
| 1936 | I'll Name the Murderer | Luigi |
| 1936 | Midnight Blunders | Dr. Wong (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Give Us This Night | Prisoner |
| 1936 | Human Cargo | Barreto |
| 1935 | The Wedding Night | Wedding Guest |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Greek Following Kay (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Don't Remember | 'Doctor' in Gambling Hall |
| 1935 | The Revenge Rider | Henchman Rankin |
| 1935 | Stone of Silver Creek | R. J. Simmons |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Poster Artist (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread | Italian Shoemaker (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Down to Their Last Yacht | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Statue Smasher (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bridal Bail | Hotel Manager |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Greek |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail | Platform Conductor |
| 1934 | Rocky Rhodes | Dick Boggs |
| 1934 | One Too Many | |
| 1933 | Baby Face | Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Damaged Lives | Waiter |
| 1933 | Torch Singer | Waiter in Bistro |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | I Am Suzanne! | Balcony Spectator |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Serbian Villager (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Thrill Hunter | Henchman Lou Norton |
| 1933 | Drum Taps | Henchman Pete |
| 1933 | King of the Wild Horses | John Foster |
| 1932 | American Madness | |
| 1932 | This Is the Night | Man in the Manhole (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Tiger Shark | Crewman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Sin's Pay Day | Louie Joe |
| 1932 | Vanity Street | Italian Street Workman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | South of the Rio Grande | Bandido Leader |
| 1932 | Ghost Valley | Pawnee |
| 1932 | Sally of the Subway | Leopold Von Trump |
| 1932 | Texas Buddies | Ken Kincaid |
| 1932 | Young Blood | Tony Murullo |
| 1931 | Dishonored | |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket | Jailer |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Havana Merchant (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Command Performance | Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Night Beat | Enricco Pommetti |
| 1930 | Hell's Angels | Anarchist (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Captain Thunder | Barfly |
| 1930 | Those Who Dance | Hood |
| 1930 | The Bad Man | Jose |
| 1929 | Weary River | Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Big News | Reno Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Movie Night | Movie Patron |
| 1929 | Hawk of the Hills | Sheckard |
| 1929 | The Royal Rider | Parvene |
| 1929 | The Delightful Rogue | Hymie |
| 1928 | The Last Command | A Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1928 | Riley the Cop | French Policeman |
| 1928 | Beware of Blondes | Portugee Joe |
| 1928 | Virgin Lips | Patron |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The House Without a Key | Saladine |
| 1925 | The Crackerjack | Guard |
| 1924 | Into the Net | Ivan Invanovitch |
| 1923 | Plunder | Jude Deering |
| 1922 | Speed | Jim Sprague |
| 1921 | Hurricane Hutch | Jim Tiegerley |
| 1920 | The Phantom Foe | The Phantom Foe |
| 1920 | Rogues and Romance | Pedro Pezet |
| 1919 | Here Comes the Bride | Sevier |
| 1919 | The Black Secret | |
| 1919 | A Fallen Idol | Tushau |