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Selmer Jackson

Acting

Born May 6, 1888 · Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

Died March 30, 1971

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Squadron of Doom

1949as Meredith

Bowery Battalion

1951as Col. Masters

The Bridge of Sighs

1936as Defense Attorney Alan Adams

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Minister

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Inspection Officer

My Man Godfrey

1936as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Gallant Sons

1940as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

1935as Committeeman (uncredited)

Meet John Doe

1941as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Libeled Lady

1936as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936as Mr. Canfield

Sergeant York

1941as General Duncan (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives

1946as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

Autumn Leaves

1956as Mr. Wetherby

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941as Board Member (uncredited)

Ace Drummond

1936as William Meredith, Sr.

Postal Inspector

1936as Chief Postal Inspector

Sadie McKee

1934as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own

1950as Minister (uncredited)

Pitfall

1948as Ed Brawley

Saboteur

1942as FBI Chief (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940as Doctor

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

The Little Giant

1933as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955as Mayor Hoover

The Fountainhead

1949as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941as Army Officer

Love Crazy

1941as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die

1939as Editor Patterson (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938as Manager Radio Station

Picture Snatcher

1933as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours

1960

Gunmen of Abilene

1950as Dr. Johnson

Allotment Wives

1945as Deacon Sam

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as Senator

Buck Privates

1941as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Edgar Wellman

Adventures of Superman

1952as Gen. Summers

Lucky Losers

1950as David Thurston

It Ain't Hay

1943as Grant

Romance on the Range

1942as Lawyer Harrison

Three Smart Girls

1936as Hamilton

The Working Man

1933as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)

Tulsa

1949as Oilman (uncredited)

High Wall

1947as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney

1942as Mr. Thomas

Play Girl

1941as Fred Dice

The Wheeler Dealers

1963as Businessman (uncredited)

Around the World

1943as Consul