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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.
Disorder in the Court
District Attorney (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
Poster Artist (uncredited)
The Crackerjack
Guard
Into the Net
Ivan Invanovitch
King of the Wild Horses
John Foster
The Revenge Rider
Henchman Rankin
Speed
Jim Sprague
The Girl of the Golden West
Peon Servant
Here Comes the Bride
Sevier
Movie Maniacs
Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
Elmer, the Great
Waiter (uncredited)
Rocky Rhodes
Dick Boggs
Can't Help Singing
Peon (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
Jury Member (uncredited)
She's Oil Mine
Referee
General Nuisance
Latin America Delagate
Broadway Bill
Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Mr. G's Doorkeeper Servant (Uncredited)
Damaged Lives
Waiter
Hawk of the Hills
Sheckard
Riding High
Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Waiter Restraining McGraw (uncredited)
Big News
Reno Henchman (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
Count Alfred Gehrol
I'll Name the Murderer
Luigi
Young Blood
Tony Murullo
King of the Turf
Coffee Pot Proprietor
The Phantom Foe
The Phantom Foe
Dizzy Pilots
Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)
The Black Secret
More Than a Secretary
Apartment Custodian with Hose (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
Bandido Leader
Flirting with Fate
Member of Sancho's Band
Movie Night
Movie Patron
Drum Taps
Henchman Pete
The Royal Rider
Parvene
Sin's Pay Day
Louie Joe
Weary River
Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
The Delightful Rogue
Hymie
Command Performance
Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)
Ghost Valley
Pawnee
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Cafeteria Dining Customer (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
Minor Role
Midnight Taxi
Joe, Counterman
I'll Give a Million
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
Tony Papalini
A Very Honorable Guy
Greek
I Am Suzanne!
Balcony Spectator
Crashing Thru
Man Who Reports Gunfight
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
Serbian Villager (uncredited)
Overland Mail
Pancho
Hell's Angels
Anarchist (uncredited)
Star Reporter
Mike
Midnight
Police Officer (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Sally of the Subway
Leopold Von Trump
Vanity Street
Italian Street Workman (uncredited)
Ninotchka
Gurganov (uncredited)
Balalaika
(uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Night Beat
Enricco Pommetti
Stone of Silver Creek
R. J. Simmons
Captain Thunder
Barfly
Missing Witnesses
Tony - Italian Shop Owner (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
Jailer
The Thrill Hunter
Henchman Lou Norton
The Great Dictator
Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
American Madness
You Can't Take It with You
Man (uncredited)
Riley the Cop
French Policeman
The Bad Man
Jose
Kit Carson
Aide
This Is the Night
Man in the Manhole (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
Half-breed Archer
I Sell Anything
Statue Smasher (uncredited)
Plunder
Jude Deering
Foreign Correspondent
Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
Convict (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
New Moon
Bondsman
They Drive by Night
Leo, Cashier (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
Cafe Bartender
And One Was Beautiful
Courtroom Spectator
He Stayed for Breakfast
Comrade
He Stayed for Breakfast
Comrade
Bombay Mail
Platform Conductor
I Live My Life
Greek Following Kay (Uncredited)
The Wedding Night
Wedding Guest
Midnight Blunders
Dr. Wong (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
Prisoner
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Saloon Bouncer
A Lady Takes a Chance
Greek
Texas Buddies
Ken Kincaid
The Gay Desperado
Manuel
The Soldier and the Lady
Tartar (Uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
Havana Merchant (uncredited)
Human Cargo
Barreto
Bridal Bail
Hotel Manager
Woman of the Year
Mug (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Italian at concert (uncredited)
Those Who Dance
Hood
Beware of Blondes
Portugee Joe
The House Without a Key
Saladine
The Last Command
A Soldier (uncredited)
Hurricane Hutch
Jim Tiegerley
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Greek Florist
Hot Water
Barber (uncredited)
Torch Singer
Waiter in Bistro
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Neighbor
State Police
Albert Morton
Make Your Own Bed
Pedestrian
Strange Affair
Man in Police Lineup (Uncredited)
Baby Face
Speakeasy Drunk (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Lombardi - Spitting Passenger (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
Bettor (uncredited)
Rogues and Romance
Pedro Pezet
A Fallen Idol
Tushau
A Thousand and One Nights
Leader of Caravan
One Rainy Afternoon
Clerk (Uncredited)
Moontide
Waiter (uncredited)
The Hard Way
Passerby (Uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
Italian Shoemaker (uncredited)
Tiger Shark
Crewman (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Townsman (Uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
Reunion in France
R.R. Mechanic (uncredited)
Virgin Lips
Patron
Dishonored
The Case of the Velvet Claws
A. G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
Les Misérables
Cochepaille
The American Way
Half Breed
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Bum
Platinum Blonde
Waiter (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
Anthony Adverse
Lottery Celebrant
Hold Your Man
Neighbor in Hallway (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance
Emilio (uncredited)
The Sky Ranger
Dr. Santro
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Waiter (uncredited)
Virtue
Tony (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
Guard (uncredited)
The Desert Bride
Kassim’s Henchman (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
Partygoer (uncredited)
The Bowery
Artist (uncredited)
The Yellow Cameo
Black Gavin
The Harvey Girls
Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Bound and Gagged
Don Esteban Carnero
Play Ball
Count Segundo
The Demon
Joseph Lomax
The Lion and the Lamb
Second Lascar
The Isle of Forgotten Women