Hollywood Icons, Then and Now
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers.
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Works
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)1984
The Wheeler DealersBusinessman (uncredited)1963
The Atomic SubmarineAdmiral Terhune1959
The Lost MissileThe Secretary of State1958
Autumn LeavesMr. Wetherby1956
Devil GoddessProf. Carl Blakely1955- 1954
Sky CommandoGen. Carson1953
Jack McCall, DesperadoCol. Brand1953
We're Not Married!Chaplain Hall (uncredited)1952
Young Man with IdeasMerritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)1952
Deadline - U.S.A.Williams (uncredited)1952
ElopementDr. Halsey (uncredited)1951
Purple Heart DiaryCol. Tappen1951
That's My BoyDoc Hunter1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of TexasGovernor1951
Bowery BattalionCol. Masters1951
The Flying MissileCol. Halliburton1950
Lucky LosersDavid Thurston1950- Land of Opportunity: The Mardi GrasSelmer Jackson1950
No Man of Her OwnMinister (uncredited)1950
Gunmen of AbileneDr. Johnson1950
Mark of the GorillaWarden Frank R. Bentley1950- Squadron of DoomMeredith1949
1949
Forgotten WomenJudge Donnell1949
Sorrowful JonesDoctor (uncredited)1949
The FountainheadCortlandt Official (uncredited)1949
TulsaOilman (uncredited)1949
Alaska PatrolCapt. Wright1949
Every Girl Should Be MarriedClergyman (uncredited)1948
The Dark PastWarden Benson (uncredited)1948
Sealed VerdictDr. Bossin1948
The Girl from ManhattanDr. Moseby1948
The Gentleman from NowhereDistrict Attorney1948
PitfallEd Brawley1948
Dream GirlJudge Jed Allerton1948
Blonde IceDistrict Attorney Ed Chalmers1948
Stage StruckMr. Howard1948
The Fuller Brush ManHenry Seward (uncredited)1948
The Cobra StrikesDr. Keating1948
High WallPolice Insp. Harding (uncredited)1947
Key WitnessEdward Clemmons1947
Magic TownStringer1947
The PretenderCharles Lennox1947
StepchildJudge1947
Sarge Goes to CollegeMarine Capt. R.S. Handler1947
A Likely StoryDoctor in Elevator (uncredited)1947
The Thirteenth HourJudge William B. Collins1947
San QuentinRev. Eckles (uncredited)1946
Boston Blackie and the LawWarden Lund1946
Wife WantedLowell Cornell1946
Child of DivorceDr. Sterling1946
Dangerous MoneyShip's Doctor1946
The Time of Their LivesMr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)1946
She Wrote the BookFielding1946
The French KeyWalter Winslow1946
The Glass AlibiDr. Lawson1946
Mysterious IntruderDr. Connell (Uncredited)1946
ShockDr. Blair1946
DakotaDr. Judson1945
Allotment WivesDeacon Sam1945
Purity SquadDarles F. Peters (uncredited)1945
This Love of OursDr. Melnik1945
The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Superintendant MacDonald1945
First Yank into TokyoCol. Blaine (uncredited)1945
Out of This WorldDoctor1945
A Sporting ChanceJohn Smalley1945
Thrill of a Romance2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)1945
Circumstantial EvidenceWarden1945
Forever YoursWilliams1945
Sheriff of Las VegasArthur Stanton1944
She's a SweetheartGeneral1944
Stars on ParadeJ. L. Carson1944
Patrolling the EtherChief of Radio Intelligence Division1944
Hey, RookieCol. Robbins1944
Around the WorldConsul1943
Guadalcanal DiaryCol. Thompson (uncredited)1943
Honeymoon LodgeCarol's Lawyer1943
Flight for FreedomSea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)1943
It Ain't HayGrant1943
Harrigan's KidMr. Ranley1943
Margin for ErrorMedical Examiner1943
You Can't Beat the LawMr. Bedford1943
Reconnaissance PilotLt. General1943
Madame SpyHarrison K. Woods1942
Thunder BirdsBit role1942
Get Hep to LoveGeorge Arnold, Insurance Man1942
The Secret CodeMaj. Henry Barton1942
CairoShip Captain (uncredited)1942
1942
Thru Different EyesChaplain1942
My Favorite SpyMinister at Wedding1942
Powder TownMr. Tuttle (uncredited)1942
Miss Annie RooneyMr. Thomas1942
The Falcon Takes OverLaird Burnett (Uncredited)1942
Meet the StewartsClub Member (uncredited)1942
Romance on the RangeLawyer Harrison1942
SaboteurFBI Chief (uncredited)1942
Secret Agent of JapanAmerican Navy Captain1942
1942- 1942
Joe Smith, AmericanHospital Doctor (uncredited)1942
A Date with the FalconMr. Wallis (uncredited)1942
The Power of GodThe Pastor1942
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Army Officer1941
Remember the DayGraham1941
Road to HappinessSam Rankin1941
They Died with Their Boots OnCapt. McCook (uncredited)1941
Devil Pays OffAdm. Curtiss1941
Sergeant YorkGeneral Duncan (uncredited)1941
Parachute BattalionThomas Morse1941
Blossoms in the DustSenator1941
Here Comes Mr. JordanBoard Member (uncredited)1941
Three Sons o' GunsHead of Draft Board1941
The Shepherd of the HillsDoctor (uncredited)1941
Gangs Inc.District Attorney1941
Love CrazyDoctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)1941
She Knew All the AnswersBroker1941
Meet John DoeRadio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)1941
Back StreetArthur the butler1941
Buck PrivatesCapt. Johnson (uncredited)1941
Play GirlFred Dice1941
Santa Fe TrailOfficer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)1940
Lady with Red HairHenry DeMille1940
Gallant SonsHenry, Gambling Man (uncredited)1940
The ApeDr. McNulty1940
Brigham YoungCaleb Kent1940
Glamour for SaleDistrict Attorney Thomas (uncredited)1940
City for ConquestDoctor1940
No Time for ComedyFirst-Nighter (uncredited)1940
Hired WifeHudson (uncredited)1940
Public Deb No. 1Lawyer1940
Men Against the SkyCapt. Sanders1940
Millionaires in PrisonDr. Harry Lindsay1940
Sailor's LadyExecutive Officer1940
Wagons WestwardMajor Marlowe1940
Babies for SaleArthur Kingsley1940
FlorianDesk Sergeant1940
Murder in the AirDr. Riddell1940
If I Had My WayMr. Melville (uncredited)1940
Forty Little MothersMissing Persons Detective1940
Johnny ApolloPrison Warden1940
Son of the NavyCapt. Parker1940
The Grapes of WrathInspection Officer1940
The Marines Fly HighMedical Officer1940
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisAide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)1940
Teddy the Rough RiderJohn W. Riggs1940
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkJames Sawyer1940
The Green HornetDistrict Attorney1940
Invisible StripesPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)1939
Swanee RiverArmy Medical Examiner1939
Missing EvidenceManager1939
South of the BorderAmerican Consul1939
Private DetectiveSimmy Sanger1939
Two ThoroughbredsBill Conway1939
RenoDisbarment Lawyer1939
On Dress ParadeCapt. Evans Dover1939
Blondie Brings Up BabyTom Malcolm (uncredited)1939
20,000 Men a YearC.A.A. Official1939
Scandal SheetDouglas Haynes1939
The EscapeMr. Henley1939
Espionage AgentInstructor1939
Calling All MarinesCol. C.B. Vincent1939
The Under-PupLawyer1939
Each Dawn I DieEditor Patterson (uncredited)1939
Naughty But NicePlaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)1939
Five Came BackAirlines Official (uncredited)1939
Inside InformationAlfred Huxley1939
Confessions of a Nazi SpyCustoms Official (uncredited)1939
Sorority HouseMr. Grant1939
Union PacificJerome (uncredited)1939
Outside These WallsJohn Wilson1939
Undercover AgentJohn Graham1939
1939
Wings of the NavyFirst Doctor1939
Off the RecordDetective Mendall1939
Pacific LinerSan Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)1939
Stand Up and FightWhittingham P. Talbot1939- Gambling ShipSteve Riley1938
Gangster's BoyJudge Davis1938
Flight to FameJules Peabody1938
Garden of the MoonDoctor (uncredited)1938
Secrets of an ActressThompson1938
Personal SecretaryBlackmere1938
The Missing GuestFrank Baldrich1938
GatewayInspector1938
The ChaserJudge #21938
Crime RingErnie-Lawyer1938
Alexander's Ragtime BandManager Radio Station1938
Arson Racket SquadCommissioner Benton1938
Prison NurseParker1938
Midnight IntruderJudge Hammond1938
You're Only Young OnceHoyt Wells1937
The Duke Comes BackJim Watson1937
West of ShanghaiHarry1937
The Westland CaseThe Warden1937
Federal BulletsHarker1937
The Wrong RoadJudge1937
Hot WaterMaxwell1937
Meet the Boy FriendNed Madison1937
The 13th ManAndrew Baldwin1937
The Case of the Stuttering BishopVictor Stockton1937
Charlie Chan at the OlympicsNavy Commander1937
Behind The HeadlinesJ.H. Scott, FBI1937
A Family AffairHoyt Wells1937
Two Wise MaidsDr. MacIntyre1937
Man Of The PeopleGovernor1937
Jungle JimAttorney Tyler1937
Smashing the Vice TrustDistrict Attorney1937
Three Smart GirlsHamilton1936
Wanted: Jane TurnerFerris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)1936
The Accusing FingerMedical Examiner1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandMr. Canfield1936
Ace DrummondWilliam Meredith, Sr.1936
The Magnificent BruteDr. Coleman1936
Libeled LadyAdams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)1936
My Man GodfreyBlake (Socialite) (uncredited)1936
Sing, Baby, SingCity Editor1936
Postal InspectorChief Postal Inspector1936
1936
Public Enemy's WifeDuffield1936
Parole!Earl Bigbee1936
Easy MoneyD. A. Allen Harrison1936
Little Miss NobodyJudge Gibson1936
Revolt of the ZombiesOfficer (uncredited)1936
Educating FatherProf. Howard (uncredited)1936
1936
The Singing KidJ.A. Hanson (uncredited)1936
The Great ZiegfeldBarber Shop Customer (uncredited)1936
The Bridge of SighsDefense Attorney Alan Adams1936
Paddy O'DayShip's Officer1936
A Night at the OperaCommitteeman (uncredited)1935
Grand ExitDistrict Attorney Cope1935
Shipmates ForeverCommander Gibbs (uncredited)1935
She Married Her BossAndrews (uncredited)1935
Navy WifeDoctor1935
Red SaluteArmy Officer1935
Page Miss GloryRadio Announcer (uncredited)1935
Broadway GondolierProgram Director1935
Don't Bet on BlondesGambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)1935
The Murder ManLt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)1935
Front Page WomanJoe Davis1935
Chinatown SquadDetective1935
Public Hero Number 1Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)1935
$10 RaiseReal Estate Agent (uncredited)1935
Traveling SalesladyJ.C. Scoville1935
CarnivalBaby Judge1935
The Best Man WinsO'Neill1935
The Secret BrideVincent's Counsel (uncredited)1934
Murder in the CloudsRadio Announcer (Voice)1934
The Richest Girl in the WorldDr. Harvey (uncredited)1934
Blind DateGeorge E. Martin1934
The Defense RestsDuffy1934
Fog Over FriscoRadio Announcer (Uncredited)1934
Sadie McKeeTiffany Salesman (uncredited)1934
Stand Up and Cheer!White House Correspondent1934
I've Got Your NumberJoe, a Gangster1934
Let's Fall in LoveBarton1933
Police Car 17Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)1933
The Little GiantRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)1933
Picture SnatcherJoe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)1933
The Working ManHartland Company Salesman (uncredited)1933
ForgottenHans Strauss1933
Luxury LinerOlder Man (uncredited)1933
You Said a MouthfulJones - Attorney (uncredited)1932
Three on a MatchRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)1932
Big City BluesJoe (uncredited)1932
Doctor XWillard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)1932
The MouthpiecePrison Clerk (Uncredited)1932
Left Over LadiesChurchill1931
The Secret CallMatt Stanton1931
Subway ExpressMason1931
BrothersAssistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)1930
Lovin' the LadiesGeorge Van Horne1930
Why Bring That Up?Eddie1929
Thru Different EyesKing (defense attorney)1929
Personal details
- Official site
- Alternative names
- Selmar Jackson
- Selmer Adolf Jackson
- Selmer Adolph Jackson
- BornMay 06, 1888Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
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