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
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Postal Clerk
I Love Lucy
1951
as Will Potter / Mr. Willoughby
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Carter
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mayor Webster
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
Spellbound
1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Gus (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Station Master
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Driver
Holiday Inn
1942
as Gus
Tobacco Road
1941
as Bank Teller
The Desperadoes
1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
Words and Music
1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Moonrise
1948
as Judd Jenkins
Our Wife
1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
Patrick the Great
1945
as Mr. Merney
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henry (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Graves
San Francisco
1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Mr. Miller
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pierre Couvais
Dakota Incident
1956
as Tully Morgan
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Ben
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Beany
Ship Cafe
1935
as Slim
Topper
1937
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Tom Norton
Western Union
1941
as Barber
Dear Wife
1949
as Mike Man
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Frank (uncredited)
Lillian Russell
1940
as Soldier
Golden Harvest
1933
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Fort Massacre
1958
as Charlie
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Casey
Remember the Day
1941
as Cecil
High Wall
1947
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as Mailman
Great Guns
1941
as Postman
State of the Union
1948
as Buck Swenson
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Tad (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
Central Airport
1933
as Airport Weatherman
Honor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
Fighting Caravans
1931
as Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Bad Girl
1931
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Otis
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Tracy (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Tom
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Run for Cover
1955
as Scotty
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Hospital Official
Union Depot
1932
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Big City
1937
as Jim Sloane
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Prison Guard
Lady for a Day
1933
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
The Rodeo
1929
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Hell Cat
1934
as Regan
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Foreman of Jury
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Hubert Ward
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bystander
Mister Big
1943
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Lawyer Man
1932
as Court Guard (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Melvin
Bad Boy
1935
as Butcher
Room for One More
1952
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
File 113
1933
as Lagors
Side Street
1929
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Good Sam
1948
as Tramp
Rio
1939
as 'Mushy'
Tropic Holiday
1938
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
El Paso
1949
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Hotel Clerk
Hidden Guns
1956
as Doc Carter
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Pretty
House of Mystery
1934
as Ned Pickens
The Best Man
1928
as The Bride's Father
Manhattan Moon
1935
as Lunch Man
Private Detective 62
1933
as Cab Driver
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mr. Webb
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
Riding High
1950
as Hamburger Man
At Gunpoint
1955
as Al Ferguson
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Det. Keogh
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Zeke (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Gas Station Attendant
Second Fiddle
1939
as Harvey Vaughan
At the Circus
1939
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Clerk
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Deputy Cluckas
The Happy Years
1950
as Mr. Conover
Made for Each Other
1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
Rocky
1948
as Bert Hillman
Whispering Smith
1948
Back Street
1941
as Ticket seller
Dear Ruth
1947
as Delivery Man
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as RR Information Clerk
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Dennis Colby
Adventures in Silverado
1948
as Jake Willis
The Chaser
1938
as Harvey
Big Business Girl
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
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
- Spellbound (1945) — as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Gus (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Station Master
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