Selmer Jackson
Jackson in 1930
Born	Selmer Adolf Jackson (1888-05-07)May 7, 1888 Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1971(1971-03-30) (aged 82) Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting place	Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1921–1963

Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage^[1] film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.^[2]

Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa^[2]

He died in Burbank, California from a heart attack.^[2][3]

Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company.^[4] Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion (1921).^[2]

On March 30, 1971, Jackson died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 82.^[5]

• 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)^[6]
• 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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