Ivan F. Simpson
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1875-02-04
- Died
- 1951-10-12
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Ivan Freebody Simpson · Ivan Simpson · Ivan Sampson · I. F. Simpson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor.
Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hugh Myers in Disraeli, where he played along his close friend George Arliss. Arliss and Simpson appeared together in a total of nine films.
Especially in the 1930s, Simpson was a successful character actor in supporting and bit parts and appeared in many classics. He often played servants, like in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield as Littimer and the horror movie Mark of the Vampire. He also portrayed priests like in Little Lord Fauntleroy and Random Harvest, judges like in This Land Is Mine or doctors like in They All Kissed the Bride. Simpson was also a frequent actor in the Errol Flynn movies, he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Prince and the Pauper and Captain Blood.
Ivan F. Simpson starred in over 100 Hollywood films, his last was My Girl Tisa from 1948. He died three years later at the age of 76 years and was buried in Kensico Cemetery. His daughter was actress Pamela Simpson (1905-2002).
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (87)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
British Agent
1934
as 'Poohbah' Evans
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Morgan
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Count Dormo
Captain Blood
1935
as Prosecutor
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
Stingaree
1934
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
Disraeli
1929
as Sir Hugh Myers
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Sauce (uncredited)
Manslaughter
1930
as Morson
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Dr. Cassell
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as Clemens
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Kiss for Cinderella
1925
as Mr. Cutaway
The Millionaire
1931
as Davis
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Reverend Mordaunt
Random Harvest
1942
as The Vicar
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Jan
David Copperfield
1935
as Littimer
Safe in Hell
1931
as Crunch
The Male Animal
1942
as Dean Frederick Damon
Night of Mystery
1937
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Amschel Rothschild
Isle of Escape
1930
as Judge
Never Say Die
1939
as Kretsky
Made for Each Other
1939
as Simon (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933
as Tindle
Forever and a Day
1943
as Dexter
The Sea God
1930
as Pearly Nick
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Judge
London by Night
1937
as Burroughs
Above Suspicion
1943
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Old Man
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Battle
Tower of London
1939
as Anne's Protector
Nazi Agent
1942
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Hargraves (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
1941
as Dean Claxton
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Dr. Harrison
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
as Brade
The Lady Who Dared
1931
as Butler
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Hutchinson
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Mr. Vayne
Maid of Salem
1937
as Rev. Parris
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
as Jacob Riggs
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Mr. Grantham
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Simms
The World Moves On
1934
as Clumber
The Way of All Men
1930
as Higgins
Trouble for Two
1936
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Kidnapped
1938
as Old Man
The Little Minister
1934
as Sanders Webster
Man of Two Worlds
1934
as Dr. Lott
Two Weeks to Live
1943
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Out of the Drifts
1916
as Martin
Among the Missing
1934
as Smeed
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as A Doctor
Invisible Enemy
1938
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
Splendor
1935
as Fletcher
East of Java
1935
as Resident
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Professor Harlow
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Morse
The Crash
1932
as Hodge
Nightmare
1942
as Money Changer
Twenty Dollars a Week
1924
as James Pettison
My Girl Tisa
1948
Youth on Parole
1937
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Man Who Played God
1922
as Battle
The Reckless Hour
1931
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Green Goddess
1930
as Watkins
Inside the Lines
1930
as Capper
The Dictator
1915
as Simpson
Miss Bluebeard
1925
as Bounds
Sherlock Holmes
1932
as Faulkner
New Moon
1940
as Guizot
The Monkey's Paw
1933
as Mr. White
A Passport to Hell
1932
as Simms
Old English
1930
as Joe Pillin
The Green Goddess
1923
as Watkins
Lovers in Quarantine
1925
as The Silent Passenger
The Silk Express
1933
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
Her Secret
1933
as Lathrop
Wild, Wild Susan
1925
as Malcolm
Womanhandled
1925
as Butler
About Ivan F. Simpson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor. Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hu… With 88 credits spanning from 1915 to 1948, Ivan F. Simpson has appeared in 87 films and 1 TV show.
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- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Mr. Woods - the Minister
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
- British Agent (1934) — as 'Poohbah' Evans
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Morgan
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938) — as Count Dormo
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