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Home/People/Harry Semels
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Born
Nov 20, 1887Died: Mar 2, 1946
Lived 58 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

165
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Also Known As
Harry Semil
Harry Semmels
IMDb Profile

Harry Semels

Acting

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.
Riding High poster

Riding High

as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory

as Bettor (uncredited)
1946
Road to Utopia poster

Road to Utopia

as Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid poster

The Diary of a Chambermaid

as Townsman (Uncredited)
1946
The Harvey Girls poster

The Harvey Girls

as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
1946
A Thousand and One Nights poster

A Thousand and One Nights

as Leader of Caravan
1945
Eve Knew Her Apples poster

Eve Knew Her Apples

as Tony (uncredited)
1945
I Love a Mystery poster

I Love a Mystery

as Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
1945
Can't Help Singing poster

Can't Help Singing

as Peon (uncredited)
1944
Strange Affair poster

Strange Affair

as Man in Police Lineup (uncredited)
1944
Make Your Own Bed poster

Make Your Own Bed

as Pedestrian
1944
The Chance of a Lifetime poster

The Chance of a Lifetime

as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
1943
Dizzy Pilots poster

Dizzy Pilots

as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance poster

A Lady Takes a Chance

as Greek
1943
Slightly Dangerous poster

Slightly Dangerous

as Italian at concert (uncredited)
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie poster

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

as Greek Florist
1943
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

as Passerby (Uncredited)
1943
Reunion in France poster

Reunion in France

as R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
1942
Road to Morocco poster

Road to Morocco

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
1942
Moontide poster

Moontide

as Waiter (uncredited)
1942
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