1940Winner
Best Performance
The Great Dictator
Harry Semels
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
November 20, 1887
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and Three Little Sew and Sews. He also appeared in feature films like Road to Morocco, The Princess and the Pirate and The Kid from Brooklyn. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1933Nominee
Best Performance
Baby Face
1939Winner
Best Performance
Ninotchka
Career Highlights
1934Highlight
Best Performance
It Happened One Night
1940Highlight
Best Performance
Foreign Correspondent