Harry Semels
Acting · 58 years old
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
The Great Dictator
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
Bandido Leader
It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
Ninotchka
Gurganov (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Man (uncredited)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Bum
Midnight
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Last Command
A Soldier (uncredited)
Baby Face
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Les Misérables
Cochepaille
Kid Galahad
Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
King of the Turf
Coffee Pot Proprietor
Strange Cargo
Convict (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
Prisoner
Foreign Correspondent
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
Count Alfred Gehrol
Dizzy Pilots
Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
Mug (uncredited)