Selmer Jackson
American actor (1888-1971) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Selmer Adolf Jackson was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.
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1971Died30 March 19711959
BonanzaSeries, Doctor
The Atomic SubmarineFilm, 1959Admiral Terhune1956
Autumn LeavesFilm, Mr. Wetherby1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Butler
Navy LogSeries, 1955
The MillionaireSeries, 1955Dr. Jim O'Toole1954
Annie OakleySeries, John Cromby1952
Adventures of SupermanSeries, Col. Jack Redding
The Ford Television TheatreSeries, 1952Gen. Maddux1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries, 1951Governor1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. Allen
No Man of Her OwnFilm, 1950Minister (uncredited)1949
The FountainheadFilm, Cortlandt Official (uncredited)1948
Blonde IceFilm, District Attorney Ed Chalmers1946
ShockFilm, Dr. Blair (uncredited)1945
DakotaFilm, Dr. Judson1943
Guadalcanal DiaryFilm, Col. Thompson (uncredited)1942
SaboteurFilm, FBI Chief (uncredited)1940
City for ConquestFilm, Doctor1939
Confessions of a Nazi SpyFilm, Customs Official (uncredited)1938
Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm, Manager Radio Station1935
A Night at the OperaFilm, Committeeman (uncredited)1932
Doctor XFilm, Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)1888Born7 May 1888
BonanzaSeries, DoctorThe Atomic SubmarineFilm, 1959Admiral Terhune1956Autumn LeavesFilm, Mr. Wetherby1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, ButlerNavy LogSeries, 1955The MillionaireSeries, 1955Dr. Jim O'Toole1954Annie OakleySeries, John Cromby1952Adventures of SupermanSeries, Col. Jack ReddingThe Ford Television TheatreSeries, 1952Gen. Maddux1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesThe Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries, 1951Governor1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. AllenNo Man of Her OwnFilm, 1950Minister (uncredited)1949The FountainheadFilm, Cortlandt Official (uncredited)1948Blonde IceFilm, District Attorney Ed Chalmers1946ShockFilm, Dr. Blair (uncredited)1945DakotaFilm, Dr. Judson1943Guadalcanal DiaryFilm, Col. Thompson (uncredited)1942SaboteurFilm, FBI Chief (uncredited)1940City for ConquestFilm, Doctor1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyFilm, Customs Official (uncredited)1938Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm, Manager Radio Station1935A Night at the OperaFilm, Committeeman (uncredited)1932Doctor XFilm, Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)1888Born7 May 1888Known for
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The Grapes of Wrath 1940
My Man Godfrey 1936
A Night at the Opera 1935
Meet John Doe 1941
Libeled Lady 1936
People around Selmer
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Michael Curtiz Directed Santa Fe Trail and Doctor X
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Grapes of Wrath and Doctor X
Hal B. Wallis Produced Santa Fe Trail and Invisible Stripes
John Farrow Directed Five Came Back and West of Shanghai
Lloyd Bacon Directed Invisible Stripes (1939)
Samuel Bischoff Produced Pitfall and Broadway Gondolier
Erle C. Kenton Directed It Ain't Hay and The Public Menace
Arthur Lubin Directed Buck Privates and Midnight Intruder
Charles Trowbridge Also in The Great Ziegfeld and Sergeant York
Frank Faylen Also in The Grapes of Wrath and Sergeant York
Edward Keane Also in Sergeant York and Meet John Doe
Jack L. Warner Produced Invisible Stripes and West of Shanghai
Jack Conway Directed Libeled Lady and Too Hot to Handle
Charles Middleton Also in The Grapes of Wrath and Sergeant York
Edward Peil Also in Meet John Doe and Blossoms in the Dust
Jack Mower Also in Sergeant York and Meet John Doe
Edward Hearn Also in Meet John Doe and Blossoms in the Dust
Frank Capra Produced Meet John Doe (1941)
Norman Taurog Directed Mad About Music (1938)
George B. Seitz Directed A Family Affair (1937)
Roy Del Ruth Directed It Had to Happen (1936)- Ford Beebe Directed Ace Drummond and Jungle Jim
Hal Walker Directed That's My Boy and Out of This World
John G. Blystone Directed Magnificent Brute (1936)
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Filmography 40
311 credits on file
Television 12
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1971 · aged 82
