# Harry Semels > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Semels > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Semels.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Semels > Source revision: 1292452057 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American film actor (1887–1946) Harry Semels Semels in the Three Stooges short Disorder in the Court (1936) Born (1887-11-20)November 20, 1887 New York City, U.S. Died March 2, 1946(1946-03-02) (aged 58) Hollywood, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1917–1946 Spouse Jean Semels Children 2 **Harry Semels** (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946)[1] was an American [film actor](/source/Film_actor). He appeared in over 315 films between 1917 and 1946.[2] ## Career Semels made his film debut in 1917. He appeared in several [Three Stooges](/source/Three_Stooges) shorts for [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) including *[Disorder in the Court](/source/Disorder_in_the_Court)*, *[Wee Wee Monsieur](/source/Wee_Wee_Monsieur)* and *[Three Little Sew and Sews](/source/Three_Little_Sew_and_Sews)*. He also appeared in feature films like *[Road to Morocco](/source/Road_to_Morocco)*, *[The Princess and the Pirate](/source/The_Princess_and_the_Pirate)* and *[The Kid from Brooklyn](/source/The_Kid_from_Brooklyn)*. A versatile [character actor](/source/Character_actor), Semels was often cast as villains, waiters, lawyers and soldiers. ## Personal life Semels was Jewish and had two children, Ruth and David, who was killed in action during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[3] ## Death Semels died of a [heart attack](/source/Myocardial_infarction) on March 2, 1946, in [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California). He was 58 years old.[4] ## Selected filmography - *[Here Comes the Bride](/source/Here_Comes_the_Bride_(1919_film))* (1919) - *[A Fallen Idol](/source/A_Fallen_Idol)* (1919) - *[Bound and Gagged](/source/Bound_and_Gagged_(serial))* (1919) - *[The Black Secret](/source/The_Black_Secret)* (1919) - *[Pirate Gold](/source/Pirate_Gold_(1920_serial))* (1920) - *[Rogues and Romance](/source/Rogues_and_Romance)* (1920) - *[The Phantom Foe](/source/The_Phantom_Foe)* (1920) - *[Velvet Fingers](/source/Velvet_Fingers)* (1920) - *[The Sky Ranger](/source/The_Sky_Ranger_(1921_film))* (1921) - *[Hurricane Hutch](/source/Hurricane_Hutch)* (1921) - *[Speed](/source/Speed_(serial))* (1922) - *[Plunder](/source/Plunder_(serial))* (1923) - *[Into the Net](/source/Into_the_Net)* (1924) - *[The Heart of a Siren](/source/The_Heart_of_a_Siren)* (1925) - *[Play Ball](/source/Play_Ball_(serial))* (1925) - *[Moran of the Mounted](/source/Moran_of_the_Mounted)* (1926) - *[Stick to Your Story](/source/Stick_to_Your_Story)* (1926) - *[The Demon](/source/The_Demon_(1926_film))* (1926) - *[For Alimony Only](/source/For_Alimony_Only)* (1926) - *[The House Without a Key](/source/The_House_Without_a_Key_(serial))* (1926) - *[Corporal Kate](/source/Corporal_Kate)* (1926) - *[The Isle of Forgotten Women](/source/The_Isle_of_Forgotten_Women)* (1927) - *[On Guard](/source/On_Guard_(serial))* (1927) - *[Hawk of the Hills](/source/Hawk_of_the_Hills_(1927_serial))* (1927) - *[The Noose](/source/The_Noose_(film))* (1928) - *[The Yellow Cameo](/source/The_Yellow_Cameo)* (1928) - *[Beware of Blondes](/source/Beware_of_Blondes_(1928_film))* (1928) - *[The Battle of the Sexes](/source/The_Battle_of_the_Sexes_(1928_film))* (1928) - *[Riley the Cop](/source/Riley_the_Cop)* (1928) - *[The Tiger's Shadow](/source/The_Tiger's_Shadow)* (1928) - *[Out with the Tide](/source/Out_with_the_Tide)* (1928) - *[Virgin Lips](/source/Virgin_Lips)* (1928) - *[The Charge of the Gauchos](/source/The_Charge_of_the_Gauchos)* (1928) - *[The Royal Rider](/source/The_Royal_Rider)* (1929) - *[The Delightful Rogue](/source/The_Delightful_Rogue)* (1929) - *[Those Who Dance](/source/Those_Who_Dance_(1930_film))* (1930) - *[Women Everywhere](/source/Women_Everywhere)* (1930) - *[The Lion and the Lamb](/source/The_Lion_and_the_Lamb_(film))* (1931) - *[Dishonored](/source/Dishonored_(film))* (1931) - *[Night Beat](/source/Night_Beat_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Sally of the Subway](/source/Sally_of_the_Subway)* (1932) - *[Sin's Pay Day](/source/Sin's_Pay_Day)* (1932) - *[Vanity Street](/source/Vanity_Street)* (1932) - *[South of the Rio Grande](/source/South_of_the_Rio_Grande_(1932_film))* (1932) - *[Young Blood](/source/Young_Blood_(1932_film))* (1932) - *[The Wyoming Whirlwind](/source/The_Wyoming_Whirlwind)* (1932) - *[Texas Buddies](/source/Texas_Buddies)* (1932) - *[Drum Taps](/source/Drum_Taps_(film))* (1933) - *[The Thrill Hunter](/source/The_Thrill_Hunter_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Damaged Lives](/source/Damaged_Lives)* (1933) - *[The Meanest Gal in Town](/source/The_Meanest_Gal_in_Town)* (1934) - *[The Revenge Rider](/source/The_Revenge_Rider)* (1935) - *[Three Little Beers](/source/Three_Little_Beers)* (1935) - *[I'll Name the Murderer](/source/I'll_Name_the_Murderer)* (1936) - *[Movie Maniacs](/source/Movie_Maniacs)* (1936) - *[Under Two Flags](/source/Under_Two_Flags_(1936_film))* (1936) - *[Half Shot Shooters](/source/Half_Shot_Shooters)* (1936) - *[Disorder in the Court](/source/Disorder_in_the_Court)* (1936) – District Attorney (uncredited) - *[The Gladiator](/source/The_Gladiator_(1938_film))* (1938) - *[Wee Wee Monsieur](/source/Wee_Wee_Monsieur)* (1938) - *[The Marines Are Here](/source/The_Marines_Are_Here)* (1938) - *[Three Little Sew and Sews](/source/Three_Little_Sew_and_Sews)* (1939) - *[Ninotchka](/source/Ninotchka)* (1939) Gurganov (uncredited) - *[Overland Mail](/source/Overland_Mail_(1939_film))* (1939) - *[Dutiful But Dumb](/source/Dutiful_But_Dumb)* (1941) - *[A Yank on the Burma Road](/source/A_Yank_on_the_Burma_Road)* (1942) - *[Back from the Front](/source/Back_from_the_Front)* (1943) - *[Dizzy Pilots](/source/Dizzy_Pilots)* (1943) - *[Sailor's Holiday](/source/Sailor's_Holiday_(1944_film))* (1944) - *[The Unseen](/source/The_Unseen_(1945_film))* (1945) Hurdy Gurdy Man (uncredited) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Silent Film Necrology*, p.477 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7864-1059-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-1059-0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Who Was Who on Screen*, p.418 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8352-0914-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8352-0914-8) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/cast.php?id=289) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["FamilySearch.org"](https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KD98-8NM/harry-semels-1886-1946). *ancestors.familysearch.org*. 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