Actor

Selmer Jackson

Birthday: May 6, 1888

Born in: Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
Age: 95
The Wheeler Dealers (1963) as Businessman (uncredited)
Age: 75
The Gallant Hours (1960)
Age: 72
The Atomic Submarine (1959) as Admiral Terhune
Age: 71
The Lost Missile (1958) as The Secretary of State
Age: 70
Autumn Leaves (1956) as Mr. Wetherby
Age: 68
Devil Goddess (1955) as Prof. Carl Blakely
Age: 67
City Story (1954)
Age: 65
Sky Commando (1953) as Gen. Carson
Age: 65
Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) as Col. Brand
Age: 64
We're Not Married! (1952) as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Age: 64
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Williams (uncredited)
Age: 64
Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
Age: 63
Elopement (1951) as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Age: 63
Purple Heart Diary (1951) as Col. Tappen
Age: 63
That's My Boy (1951) as Doc Hunter
Age: 63
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951) as Governor
Age: 62
Bowery Battalion (1951) as Col. Masters
Age: 62
The Flying Missile (1950) as Col. Halliburton
Age: 62
Pygmy Island (1950) as Army Officer at Pentagon
Age: 62
Lucky Losers (1950) as David Thurston
Age: 62
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras (1950) as Selmer Jackson
Age: 61
No Man of Her Own (1950) as Minister (uncredited)
Age: 61
Gunmen of Abilene (1950) as Dr. Johnson
Age: 61
Mark of the Gorilla (1950) as Warden Frank R. Bentley
Age: 61
Squadron of Doom (1949) as Meredith
Age: 61
Renegades of the Sage (1949) as Brown
Age: 61
Forgotten Women (1949) as Judge Donnell
Age: 61
Sorrowful Jones (1949) as Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 61
The Fountainhead (1949) as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Age: 61
Tulsa (1949) as Oilman (uncredited)
Age: 60
Alaska Patrol (1949) as Capt. Wright
Age: 60
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Clergyman (uncredited)
Age: 60
The Dark Past (1948) as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Age: 60
Sealed Verdict (1948) as Dr. Bossin
Age: 60
The Girl from Manhattan (1948) as Dr. Moseby
Age: 60
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) as District Attorney
Age: 60
Pitfall (1948) as Ed Brawley
Age: 60
Dream Girl (1948) as Judge Jed Allerton
Age: 60
Blonde Ice (1948) as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Age: 60
Stage Struck (1948) as Mr. Howard
Age: 60
The Fuller Brush Man (1948) as Henry Seward (uncredited)
Age: 60
The Cobra Strikes (1948) as Dr. Keating
Age: 59
High Wall (1947) as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Age: 59
Key Witness (1947) as Edward Clemmons
Age: 59
Magic Town (1947) as Stringer
Age: 59
The Pretender (1947) as Charles Lennox
Age: 59
Stepchild (1947) as Judge
Age: 59
Sarge Goes to College (1947) as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
Age: 59
A Likely Story (1947) as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
Age: 58
The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Judge William B. Collins
Age: 58
San Quentin (1946) as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
Age: 58
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) as Warden Lund
Age: 58
Wife Wanted (1946) as Lowell Cornell
Age: 58
Child of Divorce (1946) as Dr. Sterling
Age: 58
Dangerous Money (1946) as Ship's Doctor
Age: 58
The Time of Their Lives (1946) as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
Age: 58
She Wrote the Book (1946) as Fielding
Age: 58
The French Key (1946) as Walter Winslow
Age: 58
The Glass Alibi (1946) as Dr. Lawson
Age: 57
Mysterious Intruder (1946) as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Age: 57
Shock (1946) as Dr. Blair
Age: 57
Black Market Babies (1945)
Age: 57
Dakota (1945) as Dr. Judson
Age: 57
Allotment Wives (1945) as Deacon Sam
Age: 57
Purity Squad (1945) as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Age: 57
This Love of Ours (1945) as Dr. Melnik
Age: 57
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
Age: 57
First Yank into Tokyo (1945) as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Age: 57
Out of This World (1945) as Doctor
Age: 57
A Sporting Chance (1945) as John Smalley
Age: 57
Thrill of a Romance (1945) as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 57
Dillinger (1945) as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Age: 56
Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Warden
Age: 56
Forever Yours (1945) as Williams
Age: 56
Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) as Arthur Stanton
Age: 56
She's a Sweetheart (1944) as General
Age: 56
Stars on Parade (1944) as J. L. Carson
Age: 56
Patrolling the Ether (1944) as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Age: 55
Hey, Rookie (1944) as Col. Robbins
Age: 55
Around the World (1943) as Consul
Age: 55
Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Age: 55
Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Carol's Lawyer
Age: 55
Flight for Freedom (1943) as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 54
Harrigan's Kid (1943) as Mr. Ranley
Age: 54
It Ain't Hay (1943) as Grant
Age: 54
Margin for Error (1943) as Medical Examiner
Age: 54
You Can't Beat the Law (1943) as Mr. Bedford
Age: 54
Reconnaissance Pilot (1943) as Lt. General
Age: 54
Madame Spy (1942) as Harrison K. Woods
Age: 54
Thunder Birds (1942) as Bit role
Age: 54
Get Hep to Love (1942) as George Arnold, Insurance Man
Age: 54
The Secret Code (1942) as Maj. Henry Barton
Age: 54
Cairo (1942) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Age: 54
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) as Sersen
Age: 54
Thru Different Eyes (1942) as Chaplain
Age: 54
My Favorite Spy (1942) as Minister at Wedding
Age: 54
Powder Town (1942) as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Age: 54
Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Mr. Thomas
Age: 54
The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Age: 54
Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Club Member (uncredited)
Age: 54
Romance on the Range (1942) as Lawyer Harrison
Age: 54
Saboteur (1942) as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Age: 53
Secret Agent of Japan (1942) as American Navy Captain
Age: 53
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) as Judge
Age: 53
Frisco Lil (1942)
Age: 53
Joe Smith, American (1942) as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 53
A Date with the Falcon (1942) as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
Age: 53
The Power of God (1942) as The Pastor
Age: 53
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) as Army Officer
Age: 53
Remember the Day (1941) as Graham
Age: 53
Road to Happiness (1941) as Sam Rankin
Age: 53
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Age: 53
Devil Pays Off (1941) as Adm. Curtiss
Age: 53
Sergeant York (1941) as General Duncan (uncredited)
Age: 53
Parachute Battalion (1941) as Thomas Morse
Age: 53
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Senator
Age: 53
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Board Member (uncredited)
Age: 53
Three Sons o' Guns (1941) as Head of Draft Board
Age: 53
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) as Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 53
Gangs Inc. (1941) as District Attorney
Age: 53
Love Crazy (1941) as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Age: 53
She Knew All the Answers (1941) as Broker
Age: 53
Meet John Doe (1941) as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Age: 52
Back Street (1941) as Arthur the butler
Age: 52
Buck Privates (1941) as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Age: 52
Play Girl (1941) as Fred Dice
Age: 52
Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Age: 52
Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Henry DeMille
Age: 52
Gallant Sons (1940) as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
Age: 52
The Ape (1940) as Dr. McNulty
Age: 52
Brigham Young (1940) as Caleb Kent
Age: 52
Glamour for Sale (1940) as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
Age: 52
City for Conquest (1940) as Doctor
Age: 52
No Time for Comedy (1940) as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Age: 52
Hired Wife (1940) as Hudson (uncredited)
Age: 52
Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Lawyer
Age: 52
Men Against the Sky (1940) as Capt. Sanders
Age: 52
Millionaires in Prison (1940) as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Age: 52
Sailor's Lady (1940) as Executive Officer
Age: 52
Wagons Westward (1940) as Major Marlowe
Age: 52
Babies for Sale (1940) as Arthur Kingsley
Age: 52
Florian (1940) as Desk Sergeant
Age: 52
Murder in the Air (1940) as Dr. Riddell
Age: 52
If I Had My Way (1940) as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Age: 51
Forty Little Mothers (1940) as Missing Persons Detective
Age: 51
Johnny Apollo (1940) as Prison Warden
Age: 51
Son of the Navy (1940) as Capt. Parker
Age: 51
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Inspection Officer
Age: 51
The Marines Fly High (1940) as Medical Officer
Age: 51
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Age: 51
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) as John W. Riggs
Age: 51
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) as James Sawyer
Age: 51
The Green Hornet (1940) as District Attorney
Age: 51
Invisible Stripes (1939) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age: 51
Swanee River (1939) as Army Medical Examiner
Age: 51
Missing Evidence (1939) as Manager
Age: 51
South of the Border (1939) as American Consul
Age: 51
Private Detective (1939) as Simmy Sanger
Age: 51
Two Thoroughbreds (1939) as Bill Conway
Age: 51
Reno (1939) as Disbarment Lawyer
Age: 51
On Dress Parade (1939) as Capt. Evans Dover
Age: 51
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Age: 51
20,000 Men a Year (1939) as C.A.A. Official
Age: 51
Scandal Sheet (1939) as Douglas Haynes
Age: 51
The Escape (1939) as Mr. Henley
Age: 51
Espionage Agent (1939) as Instructor
Age: 51
Calling All Marines (1939) as Col. C.B. Vincent
Age: 51
The Under-Pup (1939) as Lawyer
Age: 51
Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Age: 51
Naughty But Nice (1939) as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Age: 51
Five Came Back (1939) as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Age: 51
Inside Information (1939) as Alfred Huxley
Age: 51
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) as Customs Official (uncredited)
Age: 51
Sorority House (1939) as Mr. Grant
Age: 50
Union Pacific (1939) as Jerome (uncredited)
Age: 50
Outside These Walls (1939) as John Wilson
Age: 50
Undercover Agent (1939) as John Graham
Age: 50
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) as Doctor
Age: 50
Wings of the Navy (1939) as First Doctor
Age: 50
Off the Record (1939) as Detective Mendall
Age: 50
Pacific Liner (1939) as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 50
Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Whittingham P. Talbot
Age: 50
Gambling Ship (1938) as Steve Riley
Age: 50
Gangster's Boy (1938) as Judge Davis
Age: 50
Flight to Fame (1938) as Jules Peabody
Age: 50
Garden of the Moon (1938) as Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 50
Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Age: 50
Secrets of an Actress (1938) as Thompson
Age: 50
Personal Secretary (1938) as Blackmere
Age: 50
The Missing Guest (1938) as Frank Baldrich
Age: 50
Gateway (1938) as Inspector
Age: 50
The Chaser (1938) as Judge #2
Age: 50
Crime Ring (1938) as Ernie-Lawyer
Age: 50
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Manager Radio Station
Age: 50
Arson Racket Squad (1938) as Commissioner Benton
Age: 49
Prison Nurse (1938) as Parker
Age: 49
Midnight Intruder (1938) as Judge Hammond
Age: 49
You're Only Young Once (1937) as Hoyt Wells
Age: 49
The Duke Comes Back (1937) as Jim Watson
Age: 49
West of Shanghai (1937) as Harry
Age: 49
The Westland Case (1937) as The Warden
Age: 49
Federal Bullets (1937) as Harker
Age: 49
The Wrong Road (1937) as Judge
Age: 49
Hot Water (1937) as Maxwell
Age: 49
Meet the Boy Friend (1937) as Ned Madison
Age: 49
The 13th Man (1937) as Andrew Baldwin
Age: 49
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) as Victor Stockton
Age: 49
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) as Navy Commander
Age: 49
Behind The Headlines (1937) as J.H. Scott, FBI
Age: 49
A Family Affair (1937) as Hoyt Wells
Age: 48
Two Wise Maids (1937) as Dr. MacIntyre
Age: 48
Man Of The People (1937) as Governor
Age: 48
Jungle Jim (1937) as Attorney Tyler
Age: 48
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) as District Attorney
Age: 48
Three Smart Girls (1936) as Hamilton
Age: 48
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Age: 48
The Accusing Finger (1936) as Medical Examiner
Age: 48
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) as Mr. Canfield
Age: 48
Ace Drummond (1936) as William Meredith, Sr.
Age: 48
The Magnificent Brute (1936) as Dr. Coleman
Age: 48
Libeled Lady (1936) as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Age: 48
My Man Godfrey (1936) as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Age: 48
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) as City Editor
Age: 48
Postal Inspector (1936) as Chief Postal Inspector
Age: 48
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) as Lansing
Age: 48
Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Duffield
Age: 48
Parole! (1936) as Earl Bigbee
Age: 48
Easy Money (1936) as D. A. Allen Harrison
Age: 48
Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Judge Gibson
Age: 48
Revolt of the Zombies (1936) as Officer (uncredited)
Age: 48
Educating Father (1936) as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Age: 48
Show Boat (1936)
Age: 48
The Singing Kid (1936) as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Age: 47
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Age: 47
The Bridge of Sighs (1936) as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Age: 47
Paddy O'Day (1936) as Ship's Officer
Age: 47
A Night at the Opera (1935) as Committeeman (uncredited)
Age: 47
Grand Exit (1935) as District Attorney Cope
Age: 47
Shipmates Forever (1935) as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Age: 47
She Married Her Boss (1935) as Andrews (uncredited)
Age: 47
Navy Wife (1935) as Doctor
Age: 47
Red Salute (1935) as Army Officer
Age: 47
Page Miss Glory (1935) as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Age: 47
Broadway Gondolier (1935) as Program Director
Age: 47
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
Age: 47
The Murder Man (1935) as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Age: 47
Front Page Woman (1935) as Joe Davis
Age: 47
Chinatown Squad (1935) as Detective
Age: 47
Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Age: 47
$10 Raise (1935) as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Age: 46
Traveling Saleslady (1935) as J.C. Scoville
Age: 46
Carnival (1935) as Baby Judge
Age: 46
The Best Man Wins (1935) as O'Neill
Age: 46
The Secret Bride (1934) as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Age: 46
Murder in the Clouds (1934) as Radio Announcer (Voice)
Age: 46
The Richest Girl in the World (1934) as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Age: 46
Blind Date (1934) as George E. Martin
Age: 46
The Defense Rests (1934) as Duffy
Age: 46
Fog Over Frisco (1934) as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Age: 46
Sadie McKee (1934) as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Age: 46
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) as White House Correspondent
Age: 45
Sisters Under the Skin (1934) as Mullen
Age: 45
I've Got Your Number (1934) as Joe, a Gangster
Age: 45
Let's Fall in Love (1933) as Barton
Age: 45
Police Car 17 (1933) as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Age: 45
The Little Giant (1933) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 45
Picture Snatcher (1933) as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Age: 45
The Working Man (1933) as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Age: 44
Forgotten (1933) as Hans Strauss
Age: 44
Luxury Liner (1933) as Older Man (uncredited)
Age: 44
You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Jones (uncredited)
Age: 44
Three on a Match (1932) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 44
Big City Blues (1932) as Joe (uncredited)
Age: 44
Doctor X (1932) as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
Age: 44
The Mouthpiece (1932) as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
Age: 43
Left Over Ladies (1931) as Churchill
Age: 43
The Secret Call (1931) as Matt Stanton
Age: 43
Subway Express (1931) as Mason
Age: 42
Dirigible (1931) as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Age: 42
Brothers (1930) as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Age: 42
Lovin' the Ladies (1930) as George Van Horne
Age: 41
Why Bring That Up? (1929) as Eddie
Age: 41
Thru Different Eyes (1929) as King (defense attorney)
Age: 40