Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Deceased · Born: May 7, 1888 · Died: Mar 30, 1971

Personal Details

BornMay 7, 1888 Lake Mills, Iowa, USA

Biography

Selmer Jackson, a talented actor of the silver screen, was ushered into this world on May 7th, 1888, in the picturesque town of Lake Mills, Iowa, USA. Born with a passion for the performing arts, Jackson's journey as an actor would span decades, leaving an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.

Throughout his illustrious career, Jackson appeared in a multitude of films, including the iconic 1940 production of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, where his versatility as an actor shone brightly. Other notable roles include his performances in Left Over Ladies (1931) and Undercover Agent (1939),showcasing his impressive range as a thespian.

On a personal note, Jackson's life was filled with love and companionship, as he was married to the lovely Estil S. Jackson. Tragically, his life was cut short on March 30th, 1971, in Burbank, California, USA.

Career

1963
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers as Businessman (uncredited)
1959
The Atomic Submarine
The Atomic Submarine as Admiral Terhune
1958
The Lost Missile
The Lost Missile as The Secretary of State
1956
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves as Mr. Wetherby
1955
Devil Goddess
Devil Goddess as Prof. Carl Blakely
1953
Sky Commando
Sky Commando as Gen. Carson
1952
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas as Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! as Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A. as Williams (uncredited)
Purple Heart Diary
Purple Heart Diary as Col. Tappen
Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion as Col. Masters
Elopement
Elopement as Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
That's My Boy
That's My Boy as Doc Hunter
1950
Mark of the Gorilla
Mark of the Gorilla as Warden Frank R. Bentley
Gunmen of Abilene
Gunmen of Abilene as Dr. Johnson
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile as Col. Halliburton
Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers as David Thurston
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own as Minister (uncredited)
1949
Forgotten Women
Forgotten Women as Judge Donnell
Tulsa
Tulsa as Oilman (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
Sorrowful Jones as Doctor (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead as Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
1948
Stage Struck
Stage Struck as Mr. Howard
Pitfall
Pitfall as Ed Brawley
Dream Girl
Dream Girl as Judge Jed Allerton
Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice as District Attorney Ed Chalmers
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere as District Attorney
The Cobra Strikes
The Cobra Strikes as Dr. Keating
Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict as Dr. Bossin
The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man as Henry Seward (uncredited)
The Dark Past
The Dark Past as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married as Clergyman (uncredited)
1947
Key Witness
Key Witness as Edward Clemmons
The Pretender
The Pretender as Charles Lennox
A Likely Story
A Likely Story as Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College as Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour as Judge William B. Collins
Magic Town
Magic Town as Stringer
High Wall
High Wall as Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
1946
The French Key
The French Key as Walter Winslow
Child of Divorce
Child of Divorce as Dr. Sterling
The Glass Alibi
The Glass Alibi as Dr. Lawson
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted as Lowell Cornell
Shock
Shock as Dr. Blair
Dangerous Money
Dangerous Money as Ship's Doctor
Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder as Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
San Quentin
San Quentin as Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives as Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
1945
Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives as Deacon Sam
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance as John Smalley
First Yank Into Tokyo
First Yank Into Tokyo as Col. Blaine (uncredited)
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours as Dr. Melnik
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
The Royal Mounted Rides Again as RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance as 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dakota
Dakota as Dr. Judson
1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Sheriff of Las Vegas as Arthur Stanton
Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookie as Col. Robbins
Stars on Parade
Stars on Parade as J. L. Carson
1943
Margin for Error
Margin for Error as Medical Examiner
Harrigan's Kid
Harrigan's Kid as Mr. Ranley
Honeymoon Lodge
Honeymoon Lodge as Carol's Lawyer
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom as Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron as The District Attorney (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust')
1942
Madame Spy
Madame Spy as Harrison K. Woods
Secret Agent of Japan
Secret Agent of Japan as American Navy Captain
The Power of God
The Power of God as The Pastor
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy as Minister at Wedding
Powder Town
Powder Town as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
A Date with the Falcon as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
The Secret Code
The Secret Code as Maj. Henry Barton
Cairo
Cairo as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love as George Arnold, Insurance Man
Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range as Lawyer Harrison
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts as Club Member (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over as Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
Saboteur
Saboteur as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney as Mr. Thomas
1941
Play Girl
Play Girl as Fred Dice
Road to Happiness
Road to Happiness as Sam Rankin
Back Street
Back Street as Arthur the butler
Paper Bullets
Paper Bullets as District Attorney
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns as Head of Draft Board
Parachute Battalion
Parachute Battalion as Thomas Morse
Buck Privates
Buck Privates as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
The Devil Pays Off
The Devil Pays Off as Adm. Curtiss
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills as Doctor (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe as Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Love Crazy as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On as Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Board Member (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Sergeant York as General Duncan (uncredited)
1940
Wagons Westward
Wagons Westward as Major Marlowe
Men Against the Sky
Men Against the Sky as Capt. Sanders
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider as John W. Riggs
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady as Executive Officer
Babies for Sale
Babies for Sale as Arthur Kingsley
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet as District Attorney
The Ape
The Ape as Dr. McNulty
Son of the Navy
Son of the Navy as Capt. Parker
Florian
Florian as Desk Sergeant
Glamour for Sale
Glamour for Sale as District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
The Marines Fly High as Medical Officer
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison as Dr. Harry Lindsay
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo as Prison Warden
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons as Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way as Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Hired Wife
Hired Wife as Hudson (uncredited)
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air as Dr. Riddell
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair as Henry DeMille
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
Forty Little Mothers as Missing Persons Detective
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail as Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath as Inspection Officer
Brigham Young
Brigham Young as Caleb Kent
Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy as Dr. Crane
1939
Off the Record
Off the Record as Detective Mendall
Outside These Walls
Outside These Walls as John Wilson
Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds as Bill Conway
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade as Capt. Evans Dover
Private Detective
Private Detective as Simmy Sanger
Sorority House
Sorority House as Mr. Grant
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby as Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
20, 000 Men a Year
20, 000 Men a Year as C.A.A. Official
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
South of the Border
South of the Border as American Consul
The Escape
The Escape as Mr. Henley
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die as Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy as First Doctor
Five Came Back
Five Came Back as Airlines Official (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent as Instructor
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight as Whittingham P. Talbot
Swanee River
Swanee River as Army Medical Examiner
Union Pacific
Union Pacific as Jerome (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Customs Official (uncredited)
1938
Gangster's Boy
Gangster's Boy as Judge Davis
The Missing Guest
The Missing Guest as Frank Baldrich
Midnight Intruder
Midnight Intruder as Judge Hammond
Gateway
Gateway as Inspector
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon as Doctor (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band as Manager Radio Station
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
1937
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim as Attorney Tyler
The 13th Man
The 13th Man as Andrew Baldwin
Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend as Ned Madison
Behind the Headlines
Behind the Headlines as J.H. Scott, FBI
A Family Affair
A Family Affair as Hoyt Wells
1936
Ace Drummond
Ace Drummond as William Meredith, Sr.
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day as Ship's Officer
The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs as Defense Attorney Alan Adams
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody as Judge Gibson
Wanted! Jane Turner
Wanted! Jane Turner as Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
Sing, Baby, Sing as City Editor
Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector as Chief Postal Inspector
Revolt of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies as Officer (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger as Medical Examiner
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1935
Grand Exit
Grand Exit as District Attorney Cope
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever as Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
$10 Raise
$10 Raise as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes as Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
Red Salute
Red Salute as Army Officer
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady as J.C. Scoville
Chinatown Squad
Chinatown Squad as Detective
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman as Joe Davis
The Murder Man
The Murder Man as Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss as Andrews (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier as Program Director
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1 as Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera as Committeeman (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee as Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride as Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! as White House Correspondent
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number as Joe, a Gangster
Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds as Radio Announcer (Voice)
Blind Date
Blind Date as George E. Martin
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1933
The Working Man
The Working Man as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner as Older Man (uncredited)
The Little Giant
The Little Giant as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
1932
Big City Blues
Big City Blues as Joe (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
You Said a Mouthful as Jones (uncredited)
Three on a Match
Three on a Match as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Doctor X
Doctor X as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece as Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
1931
Dirigible
Dirigible as Lt. Rowland (uncredited)
1930
Lovin' the Ladies
Lovin' the Ladies as George Van Horne