Selmer Jackson

Known for

Acting

Born

May 6, 1888

Birthplace

Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

Died

March 30, 1971 (aged 82)

Biography

Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 - March 30, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963.

Best known work

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

A Night at the Opera

1935

Saboteur

1942

Bonanza

1959

My Man Godfrey

1936

Meet John Doe

1941

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Sergeant York

1941

The Fountainhead

1949

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

Filmography

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as Businessman (uncredited)
1960
The Gallant Hours
1959
The Atomic Submarine
as Admiral Terhune
1959
BonanzaTV
as Doctor (1 episode)
1958
The Lost Missile
as The Secretary of State
1956
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Wetherby
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
as Butler (1 episode), as Henry (1 episode), as Clergyman (1 episode), as Reverend (1 episode), as Minister (1 episode)
1955
Devil Goddess
as Prof. Carl Blakely
1955
Navy LogTV
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
as Mayor Hoover (8 episodes)
1955
The MillionaireTV
as Dr. Jim O'Toole (1 episode)
1954
City Story
1954
Annie OakleyTV
as John Cromby (1 episode)
1953
Sky Commando
as Gen. Carson
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Brand
1952
The Ford Television TheatreTV
as Gen. Maddux (1 episode)
1952
Adventures of SupermanTV
as Col. Jack Redding (2 episodes), as Gen. Summers (1 episode)
1952
We're Not Married!
as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Williams (uncredited)
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
1951
Elopement
as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
1951
Purple Heart Diary
as Col. Tappen
1951
That's My Boy
as Doc Hunter