
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.

Inspection Officer
The Grapes of Wrath

Charles Lennox
The Pretender

Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
We're Not Married!

Judge Jed Allerton
Dream Girl

Ed Brawley
Pitfall

Lansing
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

John Smalley
A Sporting Chance

Mason
Subway Express

District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Blonde Ice

Warden
Circumstantial Evidence

Mr. Wetherby
Autumn Leaves

Dr. McNulty
The Ape

Admiral Terhune
The Atomic Submarine

Manager Radio Station
Alexander's Ragtime Band

Ship's Doctor
Dangerous Money

Judge Davis
Gangster's Boy

Dr. Lawson
The Glass Alibi

Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
$10 Raise

Show Boat

Edward Clemmons
Key Witness

District Attorney
Paper Bullets

Warden Lund
Boston Blackie and the Law

Meredith
Squadron of Doom

Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Meet John Doe

Capt. Parker
Son of the Navy

Minister (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own

Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
High Wall

Committeeman (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera

Mr. Ranley
Harrigan's Kid

Gen. Carson
Sky Commando

Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld

Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
The Murder Man

Henry DeMille
Lady with Red Hair

Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom

Arthur the butler
Back Street

Mr. Howard
Stage Struck

Oilman (uncredited)
Tulsa

Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece

Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World

Alfred Huxley
Inside Information

Walter Winslow
The French Key

Hoyt Wells
A Family Affair

Joe (uncredited)
Big City Blues

Douglas Haynes
Scandal Sheet

William Meredith, Sr.
Ace Drummond

Jim Watson
The Duke Comes Back

Duffield
Public Enemy's Wife

John Wilson
Outside These Walls

David Thurston
Lucky Losers

D. A. Allen Harrison
Easy Money

Defense Attorney Alan Adams
The Bridge of Sighs

Mr. Canfield
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Dr. Melnik
This Love of Ours

Judge
The Wrong Road

O'Neill
The Best Man Wins

John Graham
Undercover Agent

Thomas Morse
Parachute Battalion

Williams
Forever Yours

Andrew Baldwin
The 13th Man

Attorney Tyler
Jungle Jim

Ned Madison
Meet the Boy Friend

The Secretary of State
The Lost Missile

Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Elopement

Judge Gibson
Little Miss Nobody

Judge Hammond
Midnight Intruder

Blackmere
Personal Secretary

Thompson
Secrets of an Actress

Black Market Babies

Stringer
Magic Town

George Van Horne
Lovin' the Ladies

Mr. Bedford
You Can't Beat the Law

Duffy
The Defense Rests

(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Parker
Prison Nurse

Frank Baldrich
The Missing Guest

Joe, a Gangster
I've Got Your Number

Capt. Wright
Alaska Patrol

Hans Strauss
Forgotten

Mr. Thomas
Miss Annie Rooney

Capt. Sanders
Men Against the Sky

Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
San Quentin

Warden Benson (uncredited)
The Dark Past

Frisco Lil

Eddie
Why Bring That Up?

Medical Examiner
Margin for Error

City Story

Businessman (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers

Hoyt Wells
You're Only Young Once

Col. Blaine (uncredited)
First Yank into Tokyo

Judge
Stepchild

Governor
Man Of The People

Fred Dice
Play Girl

Mr. Grant
Sorority House

American Navy Captain
Secret Agent of Japan

J.H. Scott, FBI
Behind The Headlines

Barton
Let's Fall in Love

Program Director
Broadway Gondolier

Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner

Doctor
Out of This World

George E. Martin
Blind Date

Doctor (uncredited)
Garden of the Moon

Victor Stockton
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

District Attorney Cope
Grand Exit

Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice

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

The Gallant Hours

Ship's Officer
Paddy O'Day

Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher

Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory

Hudson (uncredited)
Hired Wife

Older Man (uncredited)
Luxury Liner

San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Pacific Liner

Jones (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful

First Doctor
Wings of the Navy

Head of Draft Board
Three Sons o' Guns

Doctor
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Customs Official (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Jerome (uncredited)
Union Pacific

Bill Conway
Two Thoroughbreds

Airlines Official (uncredited)
Five Came Back

Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die

Manager
Missing Evidence

Disbarment Lawyer
Reno

Army Medical Examiner
Swanee River

Dr. Johnson
Gunmen of Abilene

Lawyer
The Under-Pup

Instructor
Espionage Agent

Mr. Henley
The Escape

Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby

Chief Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector

John W. Riggs
Teddy the Rough Rider

Hamilton
Three Smart Girls

American Consul
South of the Border

Major Marlowe
Wagons Westward

Doctor (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills

Bit role
Thunder Birds

James Sawyer
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Col. C.B. Vincent
Calling All Marines

Andrews (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss

J.C. Scoville
Traveling Saleslady

Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Love Crazy

Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Purity Squad

Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
A Likely Story

Club Member (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts

Clergyman (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married

General
She's a Sweetheart

Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Dr. Coleman
The Magnificent Brute

Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Libeled Lady

Dr. Judson
Dakota

District Attorney
The Green Hornet

Army Officer
Red Salute

Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
The Secret Bride

Joe Davis
Front Page Woman

Dr. MacIntyre
Two Wise Maids

Commissioner Benton
Arson Racket Squad

Harker
Federal Bullets

Prison Warden
Johnny Apollo

FBI Chief (uncredited)
Saboteur

Sam Rankin
Road to Happiness

Harry
West of Shanghai

Arthur Kingsley
Babies for Sale

Caleb Kent
Brigham Young

Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail

District Attorney
Smashing the Vice Trust

Prof. Carl Blakely
Devil Goddess

Ship Captain (uncredited)
Cairo

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Giant

Steve Riley
Gambling Ship

General Duncan (uncredited)
Sergeant York

Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man

Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
Gallant Sons

Inspector
Gateway

Doctor
City for Conquest

J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
The Singing Kid

First-Nighter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy

C.A.A. Official
20,000 Men a Year

Desk Sergeant
Florian

Medical Officer
The Marines Fly High

Dr. Harry Lindsay
Millionaires in Prison

Harrison K. Woods
Madame Spy

J. L. Carson
Stars on Parade

Army Officer
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

City Editor
Sing, Baby, Sing

Selmer Jackson
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras

Simmy Sanger
Private Detective

Detective
Chinatown Squad

Col. Halliburton
The Flying Missile

Governor
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
Patrolling the Ether

Arthur Stanton
Sheriff of Las Vegas

Brown
Renegades of the Sage

RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
The Royal Mounted Rides Again

Baby Judge
Carnival

Matt Stanton
The Secret Call

Missing Persons Detective
Forty Little Mothers

Lawyer Harrison
Romance on the Range

Col. Brand
Jack McCall, Desperado

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

Sersen
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Adm. Curtiss
Devil Pays Off

Graham
Remember the Day

Senator
Blossoms in the Dust

Fielding
She Wrote the Book

Doc Hunter
That's My Boy

Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
Sarge Goes to College

King (defense attorney)
Thru Different Eyes

Churchill
Left Over Ladies

The Warden
The Westland Case

Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Powder Town

George Arnold, Insurance Man
Get Hep to Love

Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon

Maj. Henry Barton
The Secret Code

Dr. Sterling
Child of Divorce

Judge William B. Collins
The Thirteenth Hour

Minister at Wedding
My Favorite Spy

Chaplain
Thru Different Eyes

The Pastor
The Power of God

Detective Mendall
Off the Record

Dr. Keating
The Cobra Strikes

Whittingham P. Talbot
Stand Up and Fight

Warden Frank R. Bentley
Mark of the Gorilla

Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever

Judge Donnell
Forgotten Women

Earl Bigbee
Parole!

District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale

Broker
She Knew All the Answers

Doctor
Navy Wife

Dr. Riddell
Murder in the Air

Mr. Melville (uncredited)
If I Had My Way

Lowell Cornell
Wife Wanted

Ernie-Lawyer
Crime Ring

Consul
Around the World

Lt. General
Reconnaissance Pilot

Maxwell
Hot Water

Capt. Evans Dover
On Dress Parade

Dr. Bossin
Sealed Verdict

Lawyer
Public Deb No. 1

Medical Examiner
The Accusing Finger

Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Police Car 17

Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over

Carol's Lawyer
Honeymoon Lodge

Executive Officer
Sailor's Lady

Radio Announcer (Voice)
Murder in the Clouds

Judge #2
The Chaser

Doctor (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones

Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1

Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Educating Father

Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
The Fountainhead

Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas

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

Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
The Working Man

Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Buck Privates

Grant
It Ain't Hay

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

Deacon Sam
Allotment Wives

Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey

Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco

Col. Masters
Bowery Battalion

Jules Peabody
Flight to Fame

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes

Dr. Blair
Shock

Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary

Dr. Moseby
The Girl from Manhattan

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American

Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder

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

Judge
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Col. Robbins
Hey, Rookie

Col. Tappen
Purple Heart Diary

Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Brothers

District Attorney
The Gentleman from Nowhere

2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance

White House Correspondent
Stand Up and Cheer!

Officer (uncredited)
Revolt of the Zombies

Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Sadie McKee

Navy Commander
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

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

Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
Dirigible

Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle

Mullen
Sisters Under the Skin
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
282
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-05-06
Place of Birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Selmar Jackson