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)
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mayor Webster
Maverick
1957
as Employee
I Love Lucy
1951
as Will Potter / Mr. Willoughby
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Postal Clerk
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Carter
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Apt. House Manager
December Bride
1954
Riverboat
1959
as Zack Mannion
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
General Electric Theater
1953
as Patch / Mr. Holbrook
Movies (380)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Corporal
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bystander
It Happened One Night
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Manhattan Moon
1935
as Lunch Man
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Curson - Accountant
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Driver
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Station Master
Bad Girl
1931
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
Hello, Everybody!
1933
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Gus (uncredited)
Guest Wife
1945
as Nosey Stationmaster
Whispering Whiskers
1926
as Train Chef
Good Sam
1948
as Tramp
Remember the Day
1941
as Cecil
Spellbound
1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mr. Webb
Young People
1940
as Otis
Exposed
1938
as Crankpool
Central Airport
1933
as Airport Weatherman
Remember When?
1925
as Picnicker (uncredited)
Our Wife
1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Hotel Manager
Fort Ti
1953
as Sgt. Monday Wash
Back Street
1941
as Ticket seller
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henry (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Graves
A Star Is Born
1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
as Gus
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pierre Couvais
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Frank (uncredited)
Born to Be Bad
1950
as Jewelry Salesman
Mr. Music
1950
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
1934
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
1942
as Stu Johnson
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Redheads on Parade
1935
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Mr. Miller
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane
1949
as (archive footage)
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Ben
Saddle Pals
1947
as Thaddeus Bellweather
Hurry, Doctor!
1925
as The Paper Hanger
Run for Cover
1955
as Scotty
The Best Man
1928
as The Bride's Father
This Is the Army
1943
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933
as Mr. Lake
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Herbie
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
He Learned About Women
1933
as Stage Door Man
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as Mailman
The Campus Carmen
1928
as President
The Desperadoes
1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
Out of This World
1945
as Irving Krunk (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
Rio
1939
as 'Mushy'
Western Union
1941
as Barber
Rocky
1948
as Bert Hillman
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
One Way to Love
1946
as Train Conductor
Her Primitive Man
1944
as Track Man
Riding High
1950
as Hamburger Man
The Spoilers
1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
House of Mystery
1934
as Ned Pickens
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Tom
The Girl from Everywhere
1927
as The Casting Director
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Harry Gilpin
Smith's Pony
1927
as Ship Maintenance Man
Tip-Off Girls
1938
as Sam
Meet John Doe
1941
as Beany
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Parson
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Prof. Frost
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Dempster
Fort Massacre
1958
as Charlie
Big Business Girl
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
John Loves Mary
1949
as George Beachwood
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Tad (uncredited)
I'll Love You Always
1935
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Melvin
The Bowery
1933
as Hick (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Dennis Colby
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Tom Norton
Good Morning, Nurse
1925
as Servant
Made for Each Other
1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Foreman of Jury
Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Carston, Postman
His First Flame
1927
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
as Highbrow
Million Dollar Baby
1941
as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
Hidden Guns
1956
as Doc Carter
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
1958
as Judge Stanfield
State of the Union
1948
as Buck Swenson
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Deputy Cluckas
Desert of Lost Men
1951
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Blondie in Society
1941
as Mailman
A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Banker Cody
Words and Music
1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Blondes Prefer Bonds
1931
This Is the Night
1932
as Sparks
Racket Busters
1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Hospital Official
Tobacco Road
1941
as Bank Teller
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Prison Guard
Hot Cakes for Two
1926
as Photographer
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Becker
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
- The Return of Frank James (1940) — as Bystander
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Manhattan Moon (1935) — as Lunch Man
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937) — as Curson - Accountant
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