Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/6/1888
Place of Birth
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Selmer Jackson
Biography
Known For
Sergeant York
as General Duncan (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
Union Pacific
as Jerome (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Chief Postal Inspector
Sorrowful Jones
as Doctor (uncredited)
Carnival
as Baby Judge
Pacific Liner
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Show Boat
Unknown Role
Man Of The People
as Governor
High Wall
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
Gateway
as Inspector
Swanee River
as Army Medical Examiner
Midnight Intruder
as Judge Hammond
The Secret Bride
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Minister (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as James Sawyer
Private Detective
as Simmy Sanger
Career Timeline
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Butler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clergyman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Reverend
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Minister
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
Navy Log
Role unknown
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Role unknown
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Mayor Hoover
The Millionaire
as Dr. Jim O'Toole
1952
1951
1950
The Flying Missile
as Col. Halliburton
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Allen
Lux Video Theatre
as General
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Curlin
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Coswell
Lux Video Theatre
as Edgar Wellman
Lucky Losers
as David Thurston
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
as Selmer Jackson
No Man of Her Own
as Minister (uncredited)
Gunmen of Abilene
as Dr. Johnson
Mark of the Gorilla
as Warden Frank R. Bentley
1949
1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Clergyman (uncredited)
The Dark Past
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Sealed Verdict
as Dr. Bossin
The Girl from Manhattan
as Dr. Moseby
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as District Attorney
Pitfall
as Ed Brawley
Dream Girl
as Judge Jed Allerton
Blonde Ice
as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Stage Struck
as Mr. Howard
The Fuller Brush Man
as Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Cobra Strikes
as Dr. Keating
1947
High Wall
as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Key Witness
as Edward Clemmons
Magic Town
as Stringer
The Pretender
as Charles Lennox
Stepchild
as Judge
Sarge Goes to College
as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
A Likely Story
as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour
as Judge William B. Collins
1946
San Quentin
as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Warden Lund
Wife Wanted
as Lowell Cornell
Child of Divorce
as Dr. Sterling
Dangerous Money
as Ship's Doctor
The Time of Their Lives
as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
She Wrote the Book
as Fielding
The French Key
as Walter Winslow
The Glass Alibi
as Dr. Lawson
Mysterious Intruder
as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
Shock
as Dr. Blair
1945
Black Market Babies
Role unknown
Dakota
as Dr. Judson
Allotment Wives
as Deacon Sam
Purity Squad
as Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
First Yank into Tokyo
as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
Out of This World
as Doctor
A Sporting Chance
as John Smalley
Thrill of a Romance
as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Warden
Forever Yours
as Williams
1944
1943
Around the World
as Consul
Guadalcanal Diary
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Carol's Lawyer
Flight for Freedom
as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harrigan's Kid
as Mr. Ranley
It Ain't Hay
as Grant
Margin for Error
as Medical Examiner
You Can't Beat the Law
as Mr. Bedford
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. General
1942
Madame Spy
as Harrison K. Woods
Thunder Birds
as Bit role
Get Hep to Love
as George Arnold, Insurance Man
The Secret Code
as Maj. Henry Barton
Cairo
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sersen
Thru Different Eyes
as Chaplain
My Favorite Spy
as Minister at Wedding
Powder Town
as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Thomas
The Falcon Takes Over
as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Club Member (uncredited)
Romance on the Range
as Lawyer Harrison
Saboteur
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan
as American Navy Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Judge
Frisco Lil
Role unknown
Joe Smith, American
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Power of God
as The Pastor
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Army Officer
Remember the Day
as Graham
Road to Happiness
as Sam Rankin
They Died with Their Boots On
as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Devil Pays Off
as Adm. Curtiss
Sergeant York
as General Duncan (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion
as Thomas Morse
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Board Member (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Head of Draft Board
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Doctor (uncredited)
Gangs Inc.
as District Attorney
Love Crazy
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers
as Broker
Meet John Doe
as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Back Street
as Arthur the butler
Buck Privates
as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Play Girl
as Fred Dice
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
as Henry DeMille
Gallant Sons
as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
The Ape
as Dr. McNulty
Brigham Young
as Caleb Kent
Glamour for Sale
as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Doctor
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Hired Wife
as Hudson (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Lawyer
Men Against the Sky
as Capt. Sanders
Millionaires in Prison
as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Sailor's Lady
as Executive Officer
Wagons Westward
as Major Marlowe
Babies for Sale
as Arthur Kingsley
Florian
as Desk Sergeant
Murder in the Air
as Dr. Riddell
If I Had My Way
as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
as Missing Persons Detective
Johnny Apollo
as Prison Warden
Son of the Navy
as Capt. Parker
The Grapes of Wrath
as Inspection Officer
The Marines Fly High
as Medical Officer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
as John W. Riggs
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as James Sawyer
The Green Hornet
as District Attorney
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Swanee River
as Army Medical Examiner
Missing Evidence
as Manager
South of the Border
as American Consul
Private Detective
as Simmy Sanger
Two Thoroughbreds
as Bill Conway
Reno
as Disbarment Lawyer
On Dress Parade
as Capt. Evans Dover
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
as C.A.A. Official
Scandal Sheet
as Douglas Haynes
The Escape
as Mr. Henley
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
Calling All Marines
as Col. C.B. Vincent
The Under-Pup
as Lawyer
Each Dawn I Die
as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Five Came Back
as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Inside Information
as Alfred Huxley
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Sorority House
as Mr. Grant
Union Pacific
as Jerome (uncredited)
Outside These Walls
as John Wilson
Undercover Agent
as John Graham
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Doctor
Wings of the Navy
as First Doctor
Off the Record
as Detective Mendall
Pacific Liner
as San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
as Whittingham P. Talbot
1938
Gambling Ship
as Steve Riley
Gangster's Boy
as Judge Davis
Flight to Fame
as Jules Peabody
Garden of the Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Secrets of an Actress
as Thompson
Personal Secretary
as Blackmere
The Missing Guest
as Frank Baldrich
Gateway
as Inspector
The Chaser
as Judge #2
Crime Ring
as Ernie-Lawyer
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Manager Radio Station
Arson Racket Squad
as Commissioner Benton
Prison Nurse
as Parker
Midnight Intruder
as Judge Hammond
1937
You're Only Young Once
as Hoyt Wells
The Duke Comes Back
as Jim Watson
West of Shanghai
as Harry
The Westland Case
as The Warden
Federal Bullets
as Harker
The Wrong Road
as Judge
Hot Water
as Maxwell
Meet the Boy Friend
as Ned Madison
The 13th Man
as Andrew Baldwin
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Victor Stockton
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Navy Commander
Behind The Headlines
as J.H. Scott, FBI
A Family Affair
as Hoyt Wells
Two Wise Maids
as Dr. MacIntyre
Man Of The People
as Governor
Jungle Jim
as Attorney Tyler
Smashing the Vice Trust
as District Attorney
1936
Three Smart Girls
as Hamilton
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
as Medical Examiner
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Mr. Canfield
Ace Drummond
as William Meredith, Sr.
The Magnificent Brute
as Dr. Coleman
Libeled Lady
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as City Editor
Postal Inspector
as Chief Postal Inspector
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lansing
Public Enemy's Wife
as Duffield
Parole!
as Earl Bigbee
Easy Money
as D. A. Allen Harrison
Little Miss Nobody
as Judge Gibson
Revolt of the Zombies
as Officer (uncredited)
Educating Father
as Prof. Howard (uncredited)
Show Boat
Role unknown
The Singing Kid
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Paddy O'Day
as Ship's Officer
1935
A Night at the Opera
as Committeeman (uncredited)
Grand Exit
as District Attorney Cope
Shipmates Forever
as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
as Andrews (uncredited)
Navy Wife
as Doctor
Red Salute
as Army Officer
Page Miss Glory
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
as Program Director
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
as Joe Davis
Chinatown Squad
as Detective
Public Hero Number 1
as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
$10 Raise
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
as J.C. Scoville
Carnival
as Baby Judge
The Best Man Wins
as O'Neill
1934
The Secret Bride
as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds
as Radio Announcer (Voice)
The Richest Girl in the World
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Blind Date
as George E. Martin
The Defense Rests
as Duffy
Fog Over Frisco
as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
as White House Correspondent
I've Got Your Number
as Joe, a Gangster
1933
Let's Fall in Love
as Barton
Police Car 17
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
The Working Man
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Forgotten
as Hans Strauss
Luxury Liner
as Older Man (uncredited)