
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

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Gen. Maddux

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

The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Jim O'Toole

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

Navy Log
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Allen / General / Dr. Curlin / Mr. Coswell / Edgar Wellman

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Governor

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

Saboteur
1942
as FBI Chief (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
1949
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as White House Correspondent

Sorority House
1939
as Mr. Grant

Tulsa
1949
as Oilman (uncredited)

Buck Privates
1941
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

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

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)

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

High Wall
1947
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

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

Dakota
1945
as Dr. Judson

Brothers
1930
as Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Prison Warden

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

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

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Committeeman (uncredited)

Alaska Patrol
1949
as Capt. Wright

Remember the Day
1941
as Graham

Union Pacific
1939
as Jerome (uncredited)

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Program Director

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

Chinatown Squad
1935
as Detective

Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Carol's Lawyer

Five Came Back
1939
as Airlines Official (uncredited)

Subway Express
1931
as Mason

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

Shock
1946
as Dr. Blair

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Manager Radio Station

Dirigible
1931
as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)

Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Doctor (uncredited)

Allotment Wives
1945
as Deacon Sam

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

You're Only Young Once
1937
as Hoyt Wells

The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

Dillinger
1945
as Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)

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

Red Salute
1935
as Army Officer

Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Wetherby

Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator

Luxury Liner
1933
as Older Man (uncredited)

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

Paddy O'Day
1936
as Ship's Officer

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

City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor

The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Inspector

The Gallant Hours
1960

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

Magic Town
1947
as Stringer

Postal Inspector
1936
as Chief Postal Inspector

Pitfall
1948
as Ed Brawley

Florian
1940
as Desk Sergeant

Devil Goddess
1955
as Prof. Carl Blakely

The Dark Past
1948
as Warden Benson (uncredited)

Carnival
1935
as Baby Judge

Forever Yours
1945
as Williams

Wife Wanted
1946
as Lowell Cornell

The Mouthpiece
1932
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)

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

Brigham Young
1940
as Caleb Kent

Educating Father
1936
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)

South of the Border
1939
as American Consul

Ace Drummond
1936
as William Meredith, Sr.

Blonde Ice
1948
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers

The Chaser
1938
as Judge #2

Road to Happiness
1941
as Sam Rankin

Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Warden

Naughty But Nice
1939
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Clergyman (uncredited)

Parole!
1936
as Earl Bigbee

The Green Hornet
1940
as District Attorney

Stage Struck
1948
as Mr. Howard

The Escape
1939
as Mr. Henley

Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Missing Persons Detective

Blind Date
1934
as George E. Martin

That's My Boy
1951
as Doc Hunter

Prison Nurse
1938
as Parker

Madame Spy
1942
as Harrison K. Woods

Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)

Show Boat
1936

Espionage Agent
1939
as Instructor

Off the Record
1939
as Detective Mendall

The Defense Rests
1934
as Duffy

Swanee River
1939
as Army Medical Examiner

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942

The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Businessman (uncredited)

Bowery Battalion
1951
as Col. Masters

The Westland Case
1937
as The Warden

The Singing Kid
1936
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
1939
as Manager

Man Of The People
1937
as Governor

My Favorite Spy
1942
as Minister at Wedding

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Henry Seward (uncredited)

She Married Her Boss
1935
as Andrews (uncredited)

A Likely Story
1947
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Victor Stockton

The Wrong Road
1937
as Judge

Front Page Woman
1935
as Joe Davis

Sadie McKee
1934
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

Three on a Match
1932
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
1950
as Minister (uncredited)

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)

Gangs Inc.
1941
as District Attorney

Parachute Battalion
1941
as Thomas Morse

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Sersen

Hey, Rookie
1944
as Col. Robbins

Shipmates Forever
1935
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)

Traveling Saleslady
1935
as J.C. Scoville

Wings of the Navy
1939
as First Doctor

Jungle Jim
1937
as Attorney Tyler

Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Devil Pays Off
1941
as Adm. Curtiss

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Navy Commander

Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Club Member (uncredited)
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
- Saboteur (1942) — as FBI Chief (uncredited)
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
- Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) — as White House Correspondent
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