
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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The Great Dictator
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
1940

Foreign Correspondent
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
1940

Safe in Hell
Jury Member (uncredited)
1931

Baby Face
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
1933

It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1934

Ninotchka
Gurganov (uncredited)
1939

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
1927

Virtue
Tony (uncredited)
1932

Road to Utopia
Lombardi (uncredited)
1946

Twentieth Century
Poster Artist (uncredited)
1934

You Can't Take It with You
Man (uncredited)
1938

Woman of the Year
Mug (uncredited)
1942

Road to Morocco
Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
1942

Marie Antoinette
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
1938

The Last Train from Madrid
Guard (uncredited)
1937

The Harvey Girls
Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
1946

Hell's Angels
Anarchist (uncredited)
1930

One Rainy Afternoon
Clerk (Uncredited)
1936

Les Misérables
Cochepaille
1935

I'll Name the Murderer
Luigi
1936