Portrait of Harry Semels

Acting

Harry Semels

Career

Active from 1919 to 1941, busiest in 1932 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Disorder in the Court
Disorder in the Court
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Semels Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

159
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 57
Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

38 titles ยท average score 65
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Townsman (Uncredited)

Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cayenne Prison Colony Guard (uncredited)

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mug (uncredited)

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jolla's Warrior (uncredited)

She's Oil Mine
She's Oil Mine (1941)

as Referee

General Nuisance
General Nuisance (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Latin America Delagate

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jewish Fruit Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Leo, Cashier (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Half-breed Archer

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Convict (uncredited)

1930s

90 titles ยท average score 63
Three Little Sew and Sews
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
GoodWatch score 71

as Count Alfred Gehrol

Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Gurganov (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Man (uncredited)

Movie Maniacs
Movie Maniacs (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cecil Z. Swinehardt - Director

Disorder in the Court
Disorder in the Court (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

as District Attorney (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Young Blood
Young Blood (1932)

as Tony Murullo

Texas Buddies
Texas Buddies (1932)

as Ken Kincaid

Sin's Pay Day
Sin's Pay Day (1932)

as Louie Joe

Ghost Valley
Ghost Valley (1932)

as Pawnee

Sally of the Subway
Sally of the Subway (1932)

as Leopold Von Trump

Night Beat
Night Beat (1931)

as Enricco Pommetti

1920s

26 titles ยท average score 64
Movie Night
Movie Night (1929)

as Movie Patron

Hawk of the Hills
Hawk of the Hills (1929)

as Sheckard

Beware of Blondes
Beware of Blondes (1928)

as Portugee Joe

The Yellow Cameo
The Yellow Cameo (1928)

as Black Gavin

Virgin Lips
Virgin Lips (1928)

as Patron

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

as Carnival Gallery Man with Pig (uncredited)

Play Ball
Play Ball (1925)

as Count Segundo

Into the Net
Into the Net (1924)

as Ivan Invanovitch

Plunder
Plunder (1923)

as Jude Deering

Hurricane Hutch
Hurricane Hutch (1921)

as Jim Tiegerley

Rogues and Romance
Rogues and Romance (1920)

as Pedro Pezet

The Phantom Foe
The Phantom Foe (1920)

as The Phantom Foe

1910s

4 titles
Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride (1919)

as Sevier

A Fallen Idol
A Fallen Idol (1919)

as Tushau

Bound and Gagged
Bound and Gagged (1919)

as Don Esteban Carnero

The American Way
The American Way (1919)

as Half Breed