Selmer Jackson

May 6, 1888 · 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.

Notable work

7.8
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Inspection Officer
7.4
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Committeeman (uncredited)
6.9
Saboteur (1942)
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Doctor
7.6
My Man Godfrey (1936)
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Often works with

Ward Bond
4 titles together
The Grapes of Wrath, Sergeant York, Santa Fe Trail
Bess Flowers
3 titles together
A Night at the Opera, My Man Godfrey, Deadline - U.S.A.
Gary Cooper
3 titles together
Meet John Doe, Sergeant York, The Fountainhead
Pierre Watkin
3 titles together
Meet John Doe, Shock, Adventures of Superman
Joe Sawyer
3 titles together
Sergeant York, They Died with Their Boots On, Santa Fe Trail
John Litel
3 titles together
They Died with Their Boots On, Pitfall, Santa Fe Trail

Full filmography · 150

Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
The Wheeler Dealers
as Businessman (uncredited)
19636.3
The Gallant Hours
cast
1960
The Atomic Submarine
as Admiral Terhune
19595.3
The Lost Missile
as The Secretary of State
1958
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Wetherby
19567
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
1955
City Story
cast
1954
Sky Commando
as Gen. Carson
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Brand
1953
We're Not Married!
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
19525.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Williams (uncredited)
19526.9