Actor
Harry Semels
November 20, 1887 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
8.3The Great Dictator (1940)
as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
7.8It Happened One Night (1934)
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
7.8Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
7.5You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Man (uncredited)
7Foreign Correspondent (1940)
as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
7.5Ninotchka (1939)
as Gurganov (uncredited)
Often works with
Roscoe Karns
4 titles together
It Happened One Night, Woman of the Year, They Drive by Night
Eduardo Ciannelli
3 titles together
Foreign Correspondent, Passage to Marseille, Strange Cargo
Humphrey Bogart
3 titles together
They Drive by Night, Passage to Marseille, Kid Galahad
Harry Cording
3 titles together
The Last Command, Road to Morocco, Strange Cargo
Grace Hayle
2 titles together
The Great Dictator, Baby Face
Clark Gable
2 titles together
It Happened One Night, Strange Cargo
Full filmography · 150
Riding High
as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
Badman's Territory
as Bettor (uncredited)
1946
Road to Utopia
as Lombardi (uncredited)
19466.7
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Townsman (Uncredited)
19466.2
The Harvey Girls
as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
19466.6
A Thousand and One Nights
as Leader of Caravan
1945Eve Knew Her Apples
as Tony (uncredited)
1945
I Love a Mystery
as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
1945
Can't Help Singing
as Peon (uncredited)
1944
The Conspirators
as Customs Assistant (uncredited)
1944
Strange Affair
as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
1944
Make Your Own Bed
as Pedestrian
1944