Selmer Jackson
Biography
Selmer Jackson, whose name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson, was an American actor who performed on stage, in motion pictures, and on television. Born on May 7, 1888, in Lake Mills, Iowa, he picked up early experience in stock theater with companies like the Des Moines Stock Company. He first appeared on screen in the silent era, making his screen debut in the silent film The Supreme Passion, released in 1921, and then adjusted easily to talking pictures. Over a career that stretched from 1921 to 1963, Jackson appeared in close to four hundred movies, a span of more than four decades. Television work also formed another part of his output. He died in 1971.
82years old at death
- Born Lake Mills
- Died Burbank
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Selmar Jackson and Selmer Adolf Jackson
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 30 years1929 to 1959
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Early training
Jackson broke into acting through stock theater, performing with companies such as the Des Moines Stock Company before he ever reached the screen.
First role
Jackson made his screen debut in the silent film The Supreme Passion in 1921. He then made the transition to sound films without difficulty.
Selmer Jackson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed two of these films, Henry Hathaway two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael CurtizDirector, 2 films, 1932 to 1935
All films by Michael Curtiz
Henry HathawayDirector, 2 films, 1940
All films by Henry Hathaway
Also two films together12 more actors
- Addison RichardsBlack Market Babies (1945) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- Charles TrowbridgeShock (1946) and Johnny Apollo (1940)
- Dean JaggerBrigham Young (1940) and Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
- Tyrone PowerBrigham Young (1940) and Johnny Apollo (1940)
- Willard RobertsonBrigham Young (1940) and Doctor X (1932)
- Lionel AtwillJohnny Apollo (1940) and Doctor X (1932)
- Charley GrapewinJohnny Apollo (1940) and A Family Affair (1937)
- Harry C. BradleyThe Ape (1940) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- Dewey RobinsonBlack Market Babies (1945) and The Little Giant (1933)
- Lynn BariShock (1946) and The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
- Fuzzy KnightBrigham Young (1940) and Johnny Apollo (1940)
- Maris WrixonBlack Market Babies (1945) and The Ape (1940)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.