Actor info
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Name :
Harry Semels
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Born :
November 20, 1887 in New York City, New York, USA (58 years at death)
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Died :
March 2, 1946
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
167 films (1919–1950)
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Also known as :
Harry Semil, Harry Semmels
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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.
Notable films
- The Great Dictator (1940) as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Man (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Baby Face (1933) as Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
