Portrait of Selmer Jackson

Acting

Selmer Jackson

Career

Active from 1924 to 1956, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 111 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Selmer Jackson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

296
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 62
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Businessman (uncredited)

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 63
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Doctor

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Wetherby

Devil Goddess
Devil Goddess (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prof. Carl Blakely

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Clergyman / Butler

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mayor Hoover

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dr. Jim O'Toole

Navy Log
Navy Log (1955)

TV show

Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as John Cromby

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Col. Jack Redding / Gen. Summers

The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Gen. Maddux

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Governor

Gunmen of Abilene
Gunmen of Abilene (1950)

as Dr. Johnson

1940s

130 titles ยท average score 60
The Pretender
The Pretender (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charles Lennox

The Glass Alibi
The Glass Alibi (1946)

as Dr. Lawson

The French Key
The French Key (1946)

as Walter Winslow

Sheriff of Las Vegas
Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944)

as Arthur Stanton

Patrolling the Ether
Patrolling the Ether (1944)

as Chief of Radio Intelligence Division

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as FBI Chief (uncredited)

Road to Happiness
Road to Happiness (1941)

as Sam Rankin

Buck Privates
Buck Privates (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as John W. Riggs

The Ape
The Ape (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. McNulty

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Inspection Officer

Son of the Navy
Son of the Navy (1940)

as Capt. Parker

1930s

128 titles ยท average score 62
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent (1939)

as John Graham

Gangster's Boy
Gangster's Boy (1938)

as Judge Davis

The Missing Guest
The Missing Guest (1938)

as Frank Baldrich

Arson Racket Squad
Arson Racket Squad (1938)

as Commissioner Benton

The 13th Man
The 13th Man (1937)

as Andrew Baldwin

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Adams (uncredited)

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Grand Exit
Grand Exit (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as District Attorney Cope

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Forgotten
Forgotten (1933)

as Hans Strauss

Doctor X
Doctor X (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)

1920s

3 titles
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1929)

as King (defense attorney)

Why Bring That Up?
Why Bring That Up? (1929)

as Eddie

Flowers of Hate
Flowers of Hate (1924)

as Earle Calvert