Selmer Jackson

{{Infobox person

| name = Selmer Jackson

| image = Selmer Jackson 1930.JPG

| caption = Jackson in 1930

| birth_name = Selmer Adolf Jackson

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|5|7}}

| birth_place = Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|3|30|1888|5|7}}

| death_place = Burbank, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1921–1971

}}

Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19181230&id=oXobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4645,6449917&hl=en "Seen at Theaters / Aristocracy—Pabst / Selmer Jackson, Miss Ruth Gates and Lynn Pratt carried the entire burden of the performance, and carried it well. Mr. Jackson made a most agreeable impression in the role of Jefferson Stockton, a sturdy, keen American business man, devoted to his wife and ready to give her all that it was in his power to give. He was more than equal to the demands of an exacting part." (The Milwaukee Sentinel, December 31, page 4)] film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.

Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa{{cite web|last1=Longden|first1=Tom|title=Selmer Jackson|url=http://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/selmer-jackson|website=DataCentral|publisher=Des Moines Register|accessdate=July 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170707050436/http://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/selmer-jackson|archivedate=July 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}

He died in Burbank, California from a heart attack.[http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_788_Selmer-Jackson Screen capture of Selmer Jackson in The Big Noise]

Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company.{{cite news|title=New Leading Man Winning Favor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12202960/democrat_and_chronicle/|work=Democrat and Chronicle|date=June 6, 1918|location=New York, Rochester|page=22|via = Newspapers.com|access-date= July 7, 2017}} {{Open access}} Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion (1921).

On March 30, 1971, Jackson died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 82.{{cite news |last1=Longden |first1=Tom |title=Watkin, Jackson Distinguished scores of movies over decades |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22523142/the_des_moines_register/ |work=The Des Moines Register |date=November 4, 2007 |location=Iowa, Des Moines |page=2 B|via = Newspapers.com|access-date= August 5, 2018}} {{Open access}}

Filmography

The Supreme Passion (1921) – Clara's Beau
Thru Different Eyes (1929) – King (defense attorney)
Why Bring That Up? (1929) – Eddie
Lovin' the Ladies (1930) – George Van Horne
Brothers (1930) – Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Madonna of the Streets (1930) – Kingsley's Partner (uncredited)
Dirigible (1931) – Lieutenant Rowland (uncredited)
Subway Express (1931) – Mason
The Secret Call (1931) – Matt Stanton
Left Over Ladies (1931) – Churchill
The Big Timer (1932) – Jim Colton (uncredited)
Play Girl (1932) – Horserace Announcer (uncredited)
Shopworn (1932) – Murray, Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece (1932) – Prison Clerk (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) – Detective Charlie (uncredited)
Winner Take All (1932) – Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Doctor X (1932) – Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (uncredited)
Two Against the World (1932) – Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Big City Blues (1932) – Joe (uncredited)
Three on a Match (1932) – Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful (1932) – Jones, Attorney (uncredited)
Luxury Liner (1933) – Older Man (uncredited)
Forgotten (1933) – Hans Strauss
The Little Giant (1933) – Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
The Working Man (1933) – Hartland Company Man (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher (1933) – Joe Chase, Record Editor (uncredited)
Brief Moment (1933) – Conover (uncredited)
Police Car 17 (1933) – Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
After Tonight (1933) – Intelligence Officer (uncredited)
Blood Money (1933) – Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Hell and High Water (1933) – Lieutenant Saunders (uncredited)
Let's Fall in Love (1933) – Barton (uncredited)
I've Got Your Number (1934) – Joe, Gangster
Sisters Under the Skin (1934) – Mullen
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) – White House Correspondent (uncredited)
The Witching Hour (1934) – Henry Walthall (uncredited)
Sadie McKee (1934) – Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco (1934) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) – Game Announcer (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell (1934) – Decker (uncredited)
The Defense Rests (1934) – Duffy
Blind Date (1934) – George E. Martin (uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934) – Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
6 Day Bike Rider (1934) – Announcer (uncredited)
I'll Fix It (1934) – Crawley (uncredited)
Jealousy (1934) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds (1934) – Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
Bright Eyes (1934) – Ned's Attorney (uncredited)
The Secret Bride (1934) – Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins (1935) – O'Neill (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires (1935) – Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Yaghem (uncredited)
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) – Medical Officer (uncredited)
Carnival (1935) – Baby Judge (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder (1935) – Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Living on Velvet (1935) – Captain at Flying Field (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady (1935) – J.C. Scoville
$10 Raise (1935) – Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Let 'Em Have It (1935) – Bertillion Instructor (uncredited)
Public Hero No. 1 (1935) – Simpson, Prison Board Member (uncredited)
In Caliente (1935) – Graphic Artist (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad (1935) – Detective (uncredited)
Alibi Ike (1935) – Second Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Front Page Woman (1935) – Joe Davis
The Murder Man (1935) – Lieutenant White, Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) – Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier (1935) – Program Director (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Red Salute (1935) – Army Officer #2
Navy Wife (1935) – Doctor (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss (1935) – Andrews (uncredited)
The Public Menace (1935) – Chief Steward (uncredited)
This Is the Life (1935) – Mr. Walters (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever (1935) – Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
Grand Exit (1935) – District Attorney Cope
A Night at the Opera (1935) – Committeeman (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day (1936) – Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Next Time We Love (1936) – Dr. Campbell (uncredited)
It Had to Happen (1936) – Minor Role (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs (1936) – Defense Attorney Alan Adams
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) – Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Singing Kid (1936) – IRS Head J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Show Boat (1936) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Educating Father (1936) – Professor Howard (uncredited)
The Golden Arrow (1936) – Lorimer (uncredited)
Revolt of the Zombies (1936) – Officer (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody (1936) – Judge Gibson (uncredited)
Parole! (1936) – Earl Bigbee
Easy Money (1936) – Mr. Harrison
Public Enemy's Wife (1936) – Duffield
The Bride Walks Out (1936) – Mr. Barrows, International Steel (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) – J.L. Lansing, Racing Secretary (uncredited)
Postal Inspector (1936) – Chief Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) – City Editor (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1936) – Blake, Socialite (uncredited)
Libeled Lady (1936) – Adams, Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
The Magnificent Brute (1936) – Dr. Coleman
Ace Drummond (1936, Serial) – William Meredith Sr. (uncredited)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) – Mr. Canfield
The Accusing Finger (1936) – Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Wanted! Jane Turner (1936) – Ferris, Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) – Hudson, Wire-Photo Technician (uncredited)
Stowaway (1936) – Randall's Lawyer in Reno (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls (1936) – Hamilton (uncredited)
Jungle Jim (1937, Serial) – Attorney Tyler [Ch.1]
Man of the People (1937) – Governor (uncredited)
Girl Overboard (1937) – Captain Hartman (uncredited)
Breezing Home (1937) – Steward (uncredited)
Two Wise Maids (1937) – Dr. MacIntyre
A Family Affair (1937) – Hoyt Wells
Behind the Headlines (1937) – J.H. Scott, FBI (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) – Navy Commander (uncredited)
The Man in Blue (1937) – District Attorney
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) – Victor Stockton
The 13th Man (1937) – Andrew Baldwin
Between Two Women (1937) – Dr. Shanklin (uncredited)
Meet the Boyfriend (1937) – Madison
Reported Missing (1937) – C. J. Fleming, FBI (uncredited)
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) – Defense Attorney (uncredited)
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) – Captain (scenes deleted)
Hot Water (1937) – Maxwell
The Wrong Road (1937) – Judge
The Westland Case (1937) – The Warden
West of Shanghai (1937) – Harry Hemingway (uncredited)
Federal Bullets (1937) – Harker
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) – J. Henry Thorne (uncredited)
The Duke Comes Back (1937) – Jim Watson
You're Only Young Once (1937) – Hoyt Wells
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) – District Attorney
Wise Girl (1937) – Lawyer Barton #2 (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder (1938) – Judge Hammond
Mad About Music (1938) – Reporter (uncredited)
Prison Nurse (1938) – Parker
Arson Gang Busters (1938) – Commissioner Benton
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) – Manager Radio Station
Crime Ring (1938) – Ernie, Lawyer (uncredited)
Little Tough Guy (1938) – 3rd Judge (uncredited)
The Chaser (1938) – Second Judge (uncredited)
Gateway (1938) – Inspector (uncredited)
The Missing Guest (1938) – Frank Baldrich
Personal Secretary (1938) – Blackmere (defense attorney)
Secrets of an Actress (1938) – Thompson
Too Hot to Handle (1938) – Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Garden of the Moon (1938) – Doctor (uncredited)
Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938) – Edwards
Flight to Fame (1938) – Jules Peabody
Gangster's Boy (1938) – Judge Roger Davis
The Law West of Tombstone (1938) – New York Judge (uncredited)
Secrets of a Nurse (1938) – Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Gambling Ship (1938) – Steve Riley
Pacific Liner (1939) – San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight (1939) – Whittingham P. Talbot (scenes deleted)
Off the Record (1939) – Detective Mendall
Wings of the Navy (1939) – First Doctor (uncredited)
Society Lawyer (1939) – District Attorney (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) – Doctor (uncredited)
Undercover Agent (1939) – John Graham
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) – Customs Official (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939) – Jerome (uncredited)
Outside These Walls (1939) – John Wilson
Sorority House (1939) – Mr. Grant
Inside Information (1939) – Alfred Huxley
6,000 Enemies (1939) – Judge (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice (1939) – Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
Five Came Back (1939) – Airline Official (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman (1939) – Man (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die (1939) – Editor Patterson (uncredited)
The Under-Pup (1939) – Lawyer (uncredited)
The Star Maker (1939) – Doctor
Calling All Marines (1939) – Colonel C.B. Vincent
Espionage Agent (1939) – Instructor (uncredited)
The Escape (1939) – Mr. Henley (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1939) – Douglas Haynes
On Dress Parade (1939) – Captain Evans Dover
20,000 Men a Year (1939) – C.A.A. Official (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) – Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Missing Evidence (1939) – Manager (uncredited)
Reno (1939) – Disbarment Lawyer (uncredited)
Two Thoroughbreds (1939) – Bill Conway
Private Detective (1939) – Simmy Sanger
The Honeymoon's Over (1939) – Madden (uncredited)
South of the Border (1939) – American Consul
Swanee River (1939) – Army Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939) – Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Green Hornet (1940, Serial) – District Attorney [Chs. 4, 10]
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) – James Sawyer (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) – Inspection Officer
The Man from Dakota (1940) – Surgeon (uncredited)
Honeymoon Deferred (1940) – Frederick Johnson (uncredited)
Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940, Short) – John W. Riggs, Cabinet Member (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High (1940) – Medical Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo (1940) – Warden
Son of the Navy (1940) – Captain Parker
Forty Little Mothers (1940) – Missing Persons Detective (uncredited)
If I Had My Way (1940) – Mr. Melville (uncredited)
On Their Own (1940)
Murder in the Air (1940) – Captain Riddell, Naval Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Florian (1940) – Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Babies for Sale (1940) – Arthur Kingsley
Wagons Westward (1940) – Major Marlowe
Queen of the Mob (1940) – Frederick Smith (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady (1940) – Executive Officer
Millionaires in Prison (1940) – Dr. Harry Lindsay
Military Academy (1940) – Mr. Blake (uncredited)
Brigham Young (1940) – Caleb Kent
Men Against the Sky (1940) – Captain Sanders
Hired Wife (1940) – Hudson (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940) – Lawyer (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy (1940) – First-Nighter (uncredited)
I'm Still Alive (1940) – Baxter (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940) – Doctor
Glamour for Sale (1940) – Police Chief Thomas (uncredited)
The Ape (1940) – Dr. McNulty
Girls Under 21 (1940) – Judge Frank P. Wallace (uncredited)
Gallant Sons (1940) – Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair (1940) – Henry DeMille
Santa Fe Trail (1940) – Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Bowery Boy (1940) – Dr. Crane
Buck Privates (1941) – Captain Johnson (uncredited)[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19410202&id=kHUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2567,703777&hl=en "Teeth, Pies and Movies: Selmer Jackson, who plays the colonel in "Buck Privates" and has appeared as high ranking army and navy officer in more than a score of pictures, has never served a day in either branch of real service." (The Milwaukee Journal, February 2, 1941, page 4)]
Back Street (1941) – Arthur (uncredited)
Nice Girl? (1941) – General (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941) – Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) – Mr. Green
She Knew All the Answers (1941) – Broker
Love Crazy (1941) – Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Tight Shoes (1941) – Larry, District Attorney
Paper Bullets (1941) – District Attorney
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – Texas Senator (uncredited)
Sergeant York (1941) – General Duncan (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) – Doctor (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns (1941) – Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) – Board Member (uncredited)
International Squadron (1941) – Saunders
Parachute Battalion (1941) – Thomas Morse
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) – Dr. Whitney (uncredited)
Navy Blues (1941) – Captain Willard (uncredited)
It Started with Eve (1941) – Henry, Hotel Guest (uncredited)
International Lady (1941) – Colonel (uncredited)
The Devil Pays Off (1941) – Admiral Curtiss (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) – Captain McCook (uncredited)
Road to Happiness (1941) – Sam Rankin
Remember the Day (1941) – Graham
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941, Serial) – Army Officer (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon (1942) – Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Power of God (1942) – The Pastor
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) – Mr. Jackson (uncredited)
Frisco Lil (1942) – McIntyre
Joe Smith, American (1942) – Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Sing Your Worries Away (1942) – Producer (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan (1942) – American Naval Captain
True to the Army (1942) – Congressman
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) – Judge (uncredited)
Saboteur (1942) – FBI Chief (uncredited)
Romance on the Range (1942) – Harrison (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts (1942) – Club Member (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy (1942) – Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942) – Laird Burnett (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney (1942) – Mr. Thomas
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) – Sersen
Powder Town (1942) – Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes (1942) – Chaplain
Cairo (1942) – Captain, USS Hiawatha (uncredited)
The Secret Code (1942, Serial) – Major Henry Barton
Get Hep to Love (1942) – George Arnold, Insurance Man (uncredited)
Thunder Birds (1942) – Minor Role
Madame Spy (1942) – Harrison K. Woods
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) – Major Donaldson (uncredited)
Margin for Error (1943) – Coroner (uncredited)
You Can't Beat the Law (1943) – Mr. Bedford
It Ain't Hay (1943) – Grant
Harrigan's Kid (1943) – Mr. Ranley
The Falcon in Danger (1943) – Airport Official (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge (1943) – Carol's Lawyer (uncredited)
Someone to Remember (1943) – Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943, Serial) – Professor Mason [Chs. 11–13]
Guadalcanal Diary (1943) – Colonel Thompson (uncredited)
Around the World (1943) – Consul (uncredited)
What a Woman! (1943) – Bruce (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans (1944) – Damage Control Officer (uncredited)
Hey, Rookie (1944) – Colonel Robbins
Stars on Parade (1944) – J. L. Carson
A Night of Adventure (1944) – Washington D.C. Official (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) – Principal Keeper (uncredited)
Marine Raiders (1944) – Colonel at Guadalcanal (uncredited)
Wing and a Prayer (1944) – Admiral (uncredited)
The Big Noise (1944) – Mr. Manning of the Patent Office (uncredited)
Heavenly Days (1944) – Sunday Editor (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart (1944) – General
Destiny (1944) – Warden (uncredited)
Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944) – Arthur Stanton
Forever Yours (1945) – Williams
Dillinger (1945) – Dr. Rex Spang (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945) – Warden
Escape in the Desert (1945) – FBI Chief (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance (1945) – 2nd Hotel Monte Belva Clerk (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance (1945) – John Smalley
Out of This World (1945) – Doctor (uncredited)
The Caribbean Mystery (1945) – Dr. Herbert Merryman (uncredited)
First Yank Into Tokyo (1945) – Colonel Blaine (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945, Serial) – RCMP Superintendent MacDonald
This Love of Ours (1945) – Dr. Melnik
Dakota (1945) – Dr. Judson
Allotment Wives (1945) – Deacon Sam
Black Market Babies (1945) – Mr. Henry Andrews
Shock (1946) – Dr. Blair (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot (1946) – Ridgeway (uncredited)
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) – Dr. Gunderson (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder (1946) – Dr. Connell (uncredited)
The Glass Alibi (1946) – Dr. John F. Lawson
The French Key (1946) – Walter Winslow
She Wrote the Book (1946) – Fielding
The Time of Their Lives (1946) – Mr. Dibbs, Museum Curator (uncredited)
Dangerous Money (1946) – Ship's Doctor
Child of Divorce (1946) – Dr. Sterling
Wife Wanted (1946) – Lowell Cornell (uncredited)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) – Warden Lund (uncredited)
San Quentin (1946) – Reverend Eckles (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour (1947) – Judge Collins (uncredited)
The Beginning or the End (1947) – Senior Engineer (uncredited)
A Likely Story (1947) – Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College (1947) – Marine Captain R.S. Handler
Stepchild (1947) – Judge
The Pretender (1947) – Charles Lennox
Magic Town (1947) – Stringer
Key Witness (1947) – Edward Clemmons
Bury Me Dead (1947) – Reverend Dr. Foster (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane (1947) – Dr. Leskett (uncredited)
The Fabulous Texan (1947) – Flanigan (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs (1947) – Judge (uncredited)
Heading for Heaven (1947) – Doctor
High Wall (1947) – Police Inspector Harding (uncredited)
The Cobra Strikes (1948) – Dr. Keating
King of the Gamblers (1948) – Judge
The Fuller Brush Man (1948) – Henry Seward (uncredited)
Stage Struck (1948) – Mr. Howard
Dream Girl (1948) – Judge 'Jed' Allerton (uncredited)
Blonde Ice (1948) – District Attorney Ed Chalmers
Pitfall (1948) – Ed Brawley
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) – District Attorney (uncredited)
The Girl from Manhattan (1948) – Dr. Moseby
Sealed Verdict (1948) – Dr. Bossin, US Army
The Dark Past (1948) – Warden Benson (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) – Clergyman (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol (1949) – Captain Wright
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) – Warden (uncredited)
Tulsa (1949) – Oilman (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones (1949) – Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949) – Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
Forgotten Women (1949) – Judge Donnell
Mighty Joe Young (1949) – Judge (uncredited)
Renegades of the Sage (1949) – Brown
Mark of the Gorilla (1950) – Warden Frank R. Bentley
Gunmen of Abilene (1950) – Dr. Johnson
No Man of Her Own (1950) – Minister (uncredited)
Lucky Losers (1950) – David J. Thurstinn
Pygmy Island (1950) – Army Officer at Pentagon (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee (1950) – Mr. Amboy (uncredited)
The Flying Missile (1950) – Colonel Halliburton (uncredited)
Bowery Battalion (1951) – Colonel Masters
Up Front (1951) – General (uncredited)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951) – Governor
That's My Boy (1951) – Doc Hunter
Purple Heart Diary (1951) – Colonel Tappen
Elopement (1951) – Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
Captain Video (1951, Serial) – J.R. Wade, Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety (uncredited)
Indian Uprising (1952) – Commissioner of Indian Affairs (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) – Williams (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas (1952) – Merritt Crayton, Attorney (uncredited)
Montana Territory (1952) – Banker (uncredited)
Washington Story (1952) – Party Guest Greeting Ambassador (uncredited)
We're Not Married! (1952) – Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Sudden Fear (1952) – Dr. Van Roan (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry (1952) – Club Member at Bar (uncredited)
Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) – Colonel Brand
Rebel City (1953) – Colonel Barnes (uncredited)
The President's Lady (1953) – Colonel Green (uncredited)
Sky Commando (1953) – General Carson
Crazylegs (1953) – President of Michigan Alumni Association (uncredited)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) – Senator (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men (1955) – Ralph Waldo Emerson (uncredited)
The Eternal Sea (1955) – V.I.P. (uncredited)
Devil Goddess (1955) – Professor Carl Blakely
Autumn Leaves (1956) – Mr. Wetherby
Three Brave Men (1956) – Retired Admiral (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957) – Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 24: "The Foghorn") - Butler
The Lost Missile (1958) – Secretary of State
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 20: "The Diamond Necklace") - Henry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 34: "A True Account") - Reverend
The Atomic Submarine (1959) – Admiral Terhune
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 18: "Backward, Turn Backward") - Minister
The Gallant Hours (1960) – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 32: "Self Defense") - Clergyman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 7: "Starring the Defense") - Movie Chaplain
The Wheeler Dealers (1963) – Businessman (uncredited)

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Category:1971 deaths

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