Selmer Jackson
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.
Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa
He died in Burbank, California from a heart attack.
Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company. Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion.
On March 30, 1971, Jackson died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 82.
Filmography
The Supreme Passion – Clara's BeauThru Different Eyes – King Why Bring That Up? – EddieLovin' the Ladies – George Van HorneBrothers – Assistant Defense Attorney Madonna of the Streets – Kingsley's Partner Dirigible – Lieutenant Rowland Subway Express – MasonThe Secret Call – Matt StantonLeft Over Ladies – ChurchillThe Big Timer – Jim Colton Play Girl – Horserace Announcer Shopworn – Murray, Headwaiter The Mouthpiece – Prison Clerk The Strange Love of Molly Louvain – Detective Charlie Winner Take All – Ring Announcer Doctor X – Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor Two Against the World – Radio Commentator Big City Blues – Joe Three on a Match – Radio Announcer You Said a Mouthful – Jones, Attorney Luxury Liner – Older Man Forgotten – Hans StraussThe Little Giant – Radio Announcer The Working Man – Hartland Company Man Picture Snatcher – Joe Chase, Record Editor Brief Moment – Conover Police Car 17 – Police Radio Dispatcher After Tonight – Intelligence Officer Blood Money – Man in District Attorney's Office Hell and High Water – Lieutenant Saunders Let's Fall in Love – Barton I've Got Your Number – Joe, GangsterSisters Under the Skin – MullenStand Up and Cheer! – White House Correspondent The Witching Hour – Henry Walthall Sadie McKee – Tiffany Salesman Fog Over Frisco – Radio Announcer The Most Precious Thing in Life – Game Announcer Now I'll Tell – Decker The Defense Rests – DuffyBlind Date – George E. Martin The Richest Girl in the World – Dr. Harvey 6 Day Bike Rider – Announcer I'll Fix It – Crawley Jealousy – Radio Announcer Murder in the Clouds – Radio Announcer Bright Eyes – Ned's Attorney The Secret Bride – Vincent's Counsel The Best Man Wins – O'Neill Red Hot Tires – Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Yaghem Devil Dogs of the Air – Medical Officer Carnival – Baby Judge The Great Hotel Murder – Railroad Ticket Agent Living on Velvet – Captain at Flying Field Traveling Saleslady – J.C. Scoville$10 Raise – Real Estate Agent Let 'Em Have It – Bertillion Instructor Public Hero No. 1 – Simpson, Prison Board Member In Caliente – Graphic Artist Chinatown Squad – Detective Alibi Ike – Second Radio Announcer Front Page Woman – Joe DavisThe Murder Man – Lieutenant White, Ballistics Expert Don't Bet on Blondes – Gambler Who Bet $30,000 Broadway Gondolier – Program Director Page Miss Glory – Radio Announcer Red Salute – Army Officer #2Navy Wife – Doctor She Married Her Boss – Andrews The Public Menace – Chief Steward This Is the Life – Mr. Walters Shipmates Forever – Commander Gibbs Grand Exit – District Attorney CopeA Night at the Opera – Committeeman Paddy O'Day – Ship's Officer Next Time We Love – Dr. Campbell It Had to Happen – Minor Role The Bridge of Sighs – Defense Attorney Alan AdamsThe Great Ziegfeld – Barber Shop Customer The Singing Kid – IRS Head J.A. Hanson Show Boat – Hotel Clerk Educating Father – Professor Howard The Golden Arrow – Lorimer Revolt of the Zombies – Officer Little Miss Nobody – Judge Gibson Parole! – Earl BigbeeEasy Money – Mr. HarrisonPublic Enemy's Wife – DuffieldThe Bride Walks Out – Mr. Barrows, International Steel Charlie Chan at the Race Track – J.L. Lansing, Racing Secretary Postal Inspector – Chief Postal Inspector Sing, Baby, Sing – City Editor My Man Godfrey – Blake, Socialite Libeled Lady – Adams, Washington Chronicle Editor The Magnificent Brute – Dr. ColemanAce Drummond – William Meredith Sr. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island – Mr. CanfieldThe Accusing Finger – Medical Examiner Wanted! Jane Turner – Ferris, Postal Inspector Charlie Chan at the Opera – Hudson, Wire-Photo Technician Stowaway – Randall's Lawyer in Reno Three Smart Girls – Hamilton Jungle Jim – Attorney Tyler Man of the People – Governor Girl Overboard – Captain Hartman Breezing Home – Steward Two Wise Maids – Dr. MacIntyreA Family Affair – Hoyt WellsBehind the Headlines – J.H. Scott, FBI Charlie Chan at the Olympics – Navy Commander The Man in Blue – District AttorneyThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop – Victor StocktonThe 13th Man – Andrew BaldwinBetween Two Women – Dr. Shanklin Meet the Boyfriend – MadisonReported Missing – C. J. Fleming, FBI The Man Who Cried Wolf – Defense Attorney My Dear Miss Aldrich – Captain Hot Water – MaxwellThe Wrong Road – JudgeThe Westland Case – The WardenWest of Shanghai – Harry Hemingway Federal Bullets – HarkerManhattan Merry-Go-Round – J. Henry Thorne The Duke Comes Back – Jim WatsonYou're Only Young Once – Hoyt WellsSmashing the Vice Trust – District AttorneyWise Girl – Lawyer Barton #2 Midnight Intruder – Judge HammondMad About Music – Reporter Prison Nurse – ParkerArson Gang Busters – Commissioner BentonAlexander's Ragtime Band – Manager Radio StationCrime Ring – Ernie, Lawyer Little Tough Guy – 3rd Judge The Chaser – Second Judge Gateway – Inspector The Missing Guest – Frank BaldrichPersonal Secretary – Blackmere Secrets of an Actress – ThompsonToo Hot to Handle – Coast Guard Captain Garden of the Moon – Doctor Down in 'Arkansaw' – EdwardsFlight to Fame – Jules PeabodyGangster's Boy – Judge Roger DavisThe Law West of Tombstone – New York Judge Secrets of a Nurse – Assistant District Attorney Gambling Ship – Steve RileyPacific Liner – San Francisco Port Doctor Stand Up and Fight – Whittingham P. Talbot Off the Record – Detective MendallWings of the Navy – First Doctor Society Lawyer – District Attorney Mr. Moto in Danger Island – Doctor Undercover Agent – John GrahamConfessions of a Nazi Spy – Customs Official Union Pacific – Jerome Outside These Walls – John WilsonSorority House – Mr. GrantInside Information – Alfred Huxley6,000 Enemies – Judge Naughty but Nice – Plaintiff's Attorney Five Came Back – Airline Official The Forgotten Woman – Man Each Dawn I Die – Editor Patterson The Under-Pup – Lawyer The Star Maker – DoctorCalling All Marines – Colonel C.B. VincentEspionage Agent – Instructor The Escape – Mr. Henley Scandal Sheet – Douglas HaynesOn Dress Parade – Captain Evans Dover20,000 Men a Year – C.A.A. Official Blondie Brings Up Baby – Tom Malcolm Missing Evidence – Manager Reno – Disbarment Lawyer Two Thoroughbreds – Bill ConwayPrivate Detective – Simmy SangerThe Honeymoon's Over – Madden South of the Border – American ConsulSwanee River – Army Medical Examiner Invisible Stripes – Police Lieutenant The Green Hornet – District Attorney The Man Who Wouldn't Talk – James Sawyer Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Aide to Stephen Douglas The Grapes of Wrath – Inspection OfficerThe Man from Dakota – Surgeon Honeymoon Deferred – Frederick Johnson Teddy, the Rough Rider – John W. Riggs, Cabinet Member The Marines Fly High – Medical Officer Johnny Apollo – WardenSon of the Navy – Captain ParkerForty Little Mothers – Missing Persons Detective If I Had My Way – Mr. Melville On Their Own Murder in the Air – Captain Riddell, Naval Hospital Doctor Florian – Desk Sergeant Babies for Sale – Arthur KingsleyWagons Westward – Major MarloweQueen of the Mob – Frederick Smith Sailor's Lady – Executive OfficerMillionaires in Prison – Dr. Harry LindsayMilitary Academy – Mr. Blake Brigham Young – Caleb KentMen Against the Sky – Captain SandersHired Wife – Hudson Public Deb No. 1 – Lawyer No Time for Comedy – First-Nighter I'm Still Alive – Baxter City for Conquest – DoctorGlamour for Sale – Police Chief Thomas The Ape – Dr. McNultyGirls Under 21 – Judge Frank P. Wallace Gallant Sons – Henry, Gambling Man Lady with Red Hair – Henry DeMilleSanta Fe Trail – Officer Reading Names of Graduates Bowery Boy – Dr. CraneBuck Privates – Captain Johnson Back Street – Arthur Nice Girl? – General Meet John Doe – Radio Announcer at Convention The Man Who Lost Himself – Mr. GreenShe Knew All the Answers – BrokerLove Crazy – Doctor at Susan's Apartment Tight Shoes – Larry, District AttorneyPaper Bullets – District AttorneyBlossoms in the Dust – Texas Senator Sergeant York – General Duncan The Shepherd of the Hills – Doctor Three Sons o' Guns – Draft Board Chairman Here Comes Mr. Jordan – Board Member International Squadron – SaundersParachute Battalion – Thomas MorseDr. Kildare's Wedding Day – Dr. Whitney Navy Blues – Captain Willard It Started with Eve – Henry, Hotel Guest International Lady – Colonel The Devil Pays Off – Admiral Curtiss They Died with Their Boots On – Captain McCook Road to Happiness – Sam RankinRemember the Day – GrahamDick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. – Army Officer A Date with the Falcon – Mr. Wallis The Power of God – The PastorDr. Kildare's Victory – Mr. Jackson Frisco Lil – McIntyreJoe Smith, American – Hospital Doctor Sing Your Worries Away – Producer Secret Agent of Japan – American Naval CaptainTrue to the Army – CongressmanThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx – Judge Saboteur – FBI Chief Romance on the Range – Harrison Meet the Stewarts – Club Member My Favorite Spy – Minister at Wedding The Falcon Takes Over – Laird Burnett Miss Annie Rooney – Mr. ThomasTen Gentlemen from West Point – SersenPowder Town – Mr. Tuttle Thru Different Eyes – ChaplainCairo – Captain, USS Hiawatha The Secret Code – Major Henry BartonGet Hep to Love – George Arnold, Insurance Man Thunder Birds – Minor RoleMadame Spy – Harrison K. WoodsWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home – Major Donaldson Margin for Error – Coroner You Can't Beat the Law – Mr. BedfordIt Ain't Hay – GrantHarrigan's Kid – Mr. RanleyThe Falcon in Danger – Airport Official Honeymoon Lodge – Carol's Lawyer Someone to Remember – Mr. Freeman Adventures of the Flying Cadets – Professor Mason Guadalcanal Diary – Colonel Thompson Around the World – Consul What a Woman! – Bruce The Fighting Sullivans – Damage Control Officer Hey, Rookie – Colonel RobbinsStars on Parade – J. L. CarsonA Night of Adventure – Washington D.C. Official Roger Touhy, Gangster – Principal Keeper Marine Raiders – Colonel at Guadalcanal Wing and a Prayer – Admiral The Big Noise – Mr. Manning of the Patent Office Heavenly Days – Sunday Editor She's a Sweetheart – GeneralDestiny – Warden Sheriff of Las Vegas – Arthur StantonForever Yours – WilliamsDillinger – Dr. Rex Spang Circumstantial Evidence – WardenEscape in the Desert – FBI Chief Thrill of a Romance – 2nd Hotel Monte Belva Clerk A Sporting Chance – John SmalleyOut of This World – Doctor The Caribbean Mystery – Dr. Herbert Merryman First Yank Into Tokyo – Colonel Blaine The Royal Mounted Rides Again – RCMP Superintendent MacDonaldThis Love of Ours – Dr. MelnikDakota – Dr. JudsonAllotment Wives – Deacon SamBlack Market Babies – Mr. Henry AndrewsShock – Dr. Blair Girl on the Spot – Ridgeway Johnny Comes Flying Home – Dr. Gunderson Mysterious Intruder – Dr. Connell The Glass Alibi – Dr. John F. LawsonThe French Key – Walter WinslowShe Wrote the Book – FieldingThe Time of Their Lives – Mr. Dibbs, Museum Curator Dangerous Money – Ship's DoctorChild of Divorce – Dr. SterlingWife Wanted – Lowell Cornell Boston Blackie and the Law – Warden Lund San Quentin – Reverend Eckles The Thirteenth Hour – Judge Collins The Beginning or the End – Senior Engineer A Likely Story – Doctor in Elevator Sarge Goes to College – Marine Captain R.S. HandlerStepchild – JudgeThe Pretender – Charles LennoxMagic Town – StringerKey Witness – Edward ClemmonsBury Me Dead – Reverend Dr. Foster Cass Timberlane – Dr. Leskett The Fabulous Texan – Flanigan Her Husband's Affairs – Judge Heading for Heaven – DoctorHigh Wall – Police Inspector Harding The Cobra Strikes – Dr. KeatingKing of the Gamblers – JudgeThe Fuller Brush Man – Henry Seward Stage Struck – Mr. HowardDream Girl – Judge 'Jed' Allerton Blonde Ice – District Attorney Ed ChalmersPitfall – Ed BrawleyThe Gentleman from Nowhere – District Attorney The Girl from Manhattan – Dr. MosebySealed Verdict – Dr. Bossin, US ArmyThe Dark Past – Warden Benson Every Girl Should Be Married – Clergyman Alaska Patrol – Captain WrightThe Crime Doctor's Diary – Warden Tulsa – Oilman Sorrowful Jones – Doctor The Fountainhead – Cortlandt Official Forgotten Women – Judge DonnellMighty Joe Young – Judge Renegades of the Sage – BrownMark of the Gorilla – Warden Frank R. BentleyGunmen of Abilene – Dr. JohnsonNo Man of Her Own – Minister Lucky Losers – David J. ThurstinnPygmy Island – Army Officer at Pentagon The Magnificent Yankee – Mr. Amboy The Flying Missile – Colonel Halliburton Bowery Battalion – Colonel MastersUp Front – General Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas – GovernorThat's My Boy – Doc HunterPurple Heart Diary – Colonel TappenElopement – Dr. Halsey Captain Video – J.R. Wade, Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Indian Uprising – Commissioner of Indian Affairs Deadline - U.S.A. – Williams Young Man with Ideas – Merritt Crayton, Attorney Montana Territory – Banker Washington Story – Party Guest Greeting Ambassador We're Not Married! – Chaplain Hall Sudden Fear – Dr. Van Roan Ruby Gentry – Club Member at Bar Jack McCall, Desperado – Colonel BrandRebel City – Colonel Barnes The President's Lady – Colonel Green Sky Commando – General CarsonCrazylegs – President of Michigan Alumni Association Demetrius and the Gladiators – Senator Seven Angry Men – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Eternal Sea – V.I.P. Devil Goddess – Professor Carl BlakelyAutumn Leaves – Mr. WetherbyThree Brave Men – Retired Admiral Hellcats of the Navy – Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Alfred Hitchcock Presents - ButlerThe Lost Missile – Secretary of StateAlfred Hitchcock Presents - HenryAlfred Hitchcock Presents - ReverendThe Atomic Submarine – Admiral TerhuneAlfred Hitchcock Presents - MinisterThe Gallant Hours – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Alfred Hitchcock Presents - ClergymanThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Movie ChaplainThe Wheeler Dealers – Businessman