Acting
Harry Semels
Also Known As: Harry Semil, Harry Semmels
Birth Date
November 20, 1887
Death Date
March 2, 1946
(passed away at 58)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Baby Face
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
1933
The Great Dictator
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
1940
It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1934
Woman of the Year
Mug (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Take It with You
Man (uncredited)
1938
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
1927
Ninotchka
Gurganov (uncredited)
1939
They Drive by Night
Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
1940
Foreign Correspondent
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
1940
North West Mounted Police
Half-breed Archer
1940
Marie Antoinette
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
1938
Hell's Angels
Anarchist (uncredited)
1930
A Thousand and One Nights
Leader of Caravan
1945
Dishonored
1931
Seven Sinners
Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Kid Galahad
Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
1937
Passage to Marseille
Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)
1944
The Chance of a Lifetime
Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
1943
The Harvey Girls
Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
1946
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Waiter (uncredited)
1942