Irving Bacon
Known for Acting · 390 credits
- Born
- 1893-09-05
- Died
- 1965-02-05
- Place of birth
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Irving Ernest Bacon · Irving E. Bacon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys".
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952.
During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Maverick
1957
as Employee
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Carter
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Postal Clerk
I Love Lucy
1951
as Will Potter / Mr. Willoughby
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mayor Webster
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Apt. House Manager
Riverboat
1959
as Zack Mannion
December Bride
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
General Electric Theater
1953
as Patch / Mr. Holbrook
Movies (380)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Corporal
Spellbound
1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Station Master
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Driver
Remember the Day
1941
as Cecil
Tobacco Road
1941
as Bank Teller
The Desperadoes
1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
His Girl Friday
1940
as Gus (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935
as Slim
Moonrise
1948
as Judd Jenkins
Western Union
1941
as Barber
Our Wife
1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Graves
Central Airport
1933
as Airport Weatherman
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pierre Couvais
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henry (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Fort Massacre
1958
as Charlie
Golden Harvest
1933
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Gus
Topper
1937
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Lillian Russell
1940
as Soldier
San Francisco
1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
Dakota Incident
1956
as Tully Morgan
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Mr. Miller
Tail Spin
1939
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Beany
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Frank (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
High Wall
1947
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Casey
Since You Went Away
1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
Tropic Holiday
1938
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
1933
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Manhattan Moon
1935
as Lunch Man
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bystander
Good Sam
1948
as Tramp
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Ben
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948
as Buck Swenson
Union Depot
1932
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Foreman of Jury
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
The Rodeo
1929
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Pretty
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as Mailman
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Tom Norton
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Tad (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Hubert Ward
Mister Big
1943
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Young People
1940
as Otis
Rio
1939
as 'Mushy'
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Tom
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
File 113
1933
as Lagors
Made for Each Other
1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Words and Music
1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
The Sisters
1938
as Robert Forbes
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Zeke (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Melvin
Great Guns
1941
as Postman
The Hell Cat
1934
as Regan
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Hotel Clerk
El Paso
1949
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Side Street
1929
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
At Gunpoint
1955
as Al Ferguson
Lilly Turner
1933
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
1932
as Court Guard (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Hospital Official
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Clerk
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Peter Van Stoon
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Prison Guard
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
1958
as Judge Stanfield
Marry the Girl
1937
as Happy Elmer
Run for Cover
1955
as Scotty
Bad Boy
1935
as Butcher
Riding High
1950
as Hamburger Man
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Mailman
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Dennis Colby
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Exclusive
1937
as Dr. Boomgarten
Edison, the Man
1940
as Sheriff
Honor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Mailman
Dear Wife
1949
as Mike Man
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
He Learned About Women
1933
as Stage Door Man
Hidden Guns
1956
as Doc Carter
Manhandled
1949
as Sgt. Fayle
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Herbie
It Started with Eve
1941
as Raven
The Gay Bride
1934
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Hotel Manager
House of Mystery
1934
as Ned Pickens
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Carston, Postman
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Sam Skelly
Diamond Jim
1935
as Passenger
It's A Small World
1935
as Cal
Million Dollar Baby
1941
as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933
as Hick (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Det. Keogh
About Irving Bacon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys". In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One… With 390 credits spanning from 1925 to 1987, Irving Bacon has appeared in 380 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Corporal
- Spellbound (1945) — as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Station Master
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Driver
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