Irving Bacon
Age: 71 | From: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1893-09-06 16:43:46
Death: 1965-02-05 16:43:46
Aliases: Irving Ernest Bacon , Irving E. Bacon
Gender: Male
Place of birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
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Movie Involvements: 157
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Gone with the Wind
(1939) Corporal
77 Sunset Strip
(1958) Apt. House Manager
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954) Mr. Miller
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941) Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(1944) Missionary (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943) Station Master
Western Union
(1941) Barber
Spellbound
(1945) Railway Gateman (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1959 | Zack Mannion | |
| 1958 | Apt. House Manager | |
| Mayor Webster | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Judge Stanfield | ||
| 1957 | Postal Clerk | |
| N/A | ||
| Employee | ||
| 1956 | Tully Morgan | |
| Doc Carter | ||
| 1955 | Al Ferguson | |
| Scotty | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Graves | ||
| Doc Spain | ||
| Doc Sorin | ||
| Mr. Miller | ||
| 1953 | Prison Guard | |
| Sheriff Doolittle | ||
| Sgt. Monday Wash | ||
| Casey | ||
| Patch | ||
| Mr. Holbrook | ||
| 1952 | Carter | |
| Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Mayor Michael J. Kane | ||
| 1951 | Sheriff Skeeter Davis | |
| Mr. Willoughby | ||
| Will Potter | ||
| Baines | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Carston, Postman | ||
| 1950 | Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Train Conductor | ||
| Filbert - Mechanic | ||
| Jewelry Salesman | ||
| Tunk Johnson (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Conover | ||
| Hamburger Man | ||
| Link | ||
| 1949 | Chris Dobbs | |
| Mike Man | ||
| Jury Foreman (uncredited) | ||
| RR Information Clerk | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| Sgt. Fayle | ||
| Matt Cooper the Mailman | ||
| Julius Larkin | ||
| Stage Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| George Beachwood | ||
| Jake | ||
| 1948 | Hollywood Realtor (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Webb | ||
| Judd Jenkins | ||
| Tramp | ||
| Herbie | ||
| Buck Swenson | ||
| Jake Willis | ||
| Dave Walton | ||
| Bert Hillman | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1947 | Pierre Couvais | |
| Melvin | ||
| Delivery Man | ||
| Thaddeus Bellweather | ||
| Mr. Piper | ||
| 1946 | Toll Gate Attendant | |
| Rainbow | ||
| Train Conductor | ||
| 1945 | Railway Gateman (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Dilson (uncredited) | ||
| Sam Skelly | ||
| Nosey Stationmaster | ||
| Dennis Colby | ||
| Irving Krunk | ||
| Mr. Merney | ||
| Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt | ||
| 1944 | Bath House Barber (uncredited) | |
| Tom | ||
| Tower, the Butler | ||
| Hotel Manager | ||
| Missionary (uncredited) | ||
| Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) | ||
| Track Man | ||
| Peter Van Stoon | ||
| Sheriff Todd | ||
| Prof. Frost | ||
| 1943 | Cpl. Henderson (uncredited) | |
| Ben | ||
| Mr. Crumb | ||
| School Principal | ||
| Chief of Police | ||
| Dempster | ||
| Dr. Bacon | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Dan Walters - Bartender | ||
| Deputy Cluckas | ||
| Orin Todds | ||
| Mr. Kelly | ||
| Omar Tennyson Gimpel | ||
| N/A | ||
| Station Master | ||
| 1942 | Mr. Hardwicke | |
| Soda Jerk | ||
| Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited) | ||
| Stagehand | ||
| Gus | ||
| Motel Proprietor | ||
| Stu Johnson | ||
| Hotel Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Parson | ||
| Mr. Crumb | ||
| Sheriff / Fire Chief | ||
| New England Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| Bart Munson | ||
| Constable Caleb Weaver | ||
| 1941 | Cecil | |
| Train conductor | ||
| Uniform Salesman (uncredited) | ||
| Conrad - Taxi Driver | ||
| Mr. McCloskey | ||
| The Soda Jerk | ||
| Postman | ||
| Raven | ||
| Doorman (uncredited) | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Smedley | ||
| Cogswell | ||
| Jailer Smoky | ||
| Beany | ||
| Mr. Albert Merney | ||
| Projectionist | ||
| Mailman (uncredited) | ||
| Barber | ||
| Bank Teller | ||
| Ticket seller | ||
| Carriage Driver | ||
| Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Fisherman | |
| Abner | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Wes Stillman | ||
| Tom Norton | ||
| Otis | ||
| Bystander | ||
| Harry Gilpin | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Sweeney | ||
| Storekeeper | ||
| Cabbie | ||
| Soldier | ||
| Lippincott | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Sam Appleby (uncredited) | ||
| Hotel Desk Clerk | ||
| Driver | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Becker | ||
| Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited) | ||
| Gus (uncredited) | ||
| Hospital Official | ||
| Paul Gillis | ||
| 1939 | Corporal | |
| Gilligan | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Sheriff Clem Diggers | ||
| Woodbury | ||
| Soldier | ||
| Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Second Stage Manager | ||
| Clerk | ||
| 'Mushy' | ||
| Fred Haskill | ||
| Simpson (uncredited) | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Mike, Fingerprint Man | ||
| Harvey Vaughan | ||
| Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited) | ||
| Hotel Clerk | ||
| Hubert Ward | ||
| Conductor | ||
| Real Estate Man | ||
| Hotel Clerk | ||
| Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver | ||
| 1st Mailman (uncredited) | ||
| Storekeeper (Uncredited) | ||
| Tracy (uncredited) | ||
| Jailer (uncredited) | ||
| Tad (uncredited) | ||
| Newark Radio Operator (uncredited) | ||
| Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited) | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Mr. Beazley (uncredited) | |
| Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited) | ||
| Crankpool | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Dobbs | ||
| Robert Forbes | ||
| Lecturer on Seals | ||
| Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| The Druggist (uncredited) | ||
| Painter | ||
| Harvey | ||
| Foreman of Jury | ||
| Counter Man (uncredited) | ||
| Sol Grunnion (uncredited) | ||
| Palace Hotel Clerk | ||
| Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited) | ||
| Sam | ||
| Wilkins | ||
| Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited) | ||
| Evans | ||
| 1937 | Coroner | |
| Gas Station Attendant | ||
| Elevator Operator (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Sloane | ||
| Curson - Accountant | ||
| Dr. Boomgarten | ||
| Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Happy Elmer | ||
| Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache | ||
| Fingerprint Expert | ||
| Tall Soldier (uncredited) | ||
| Station Agent (uncredited) | ||
| Jeff | ||
| Detective | ||
| 1936 | Peg Leg Holden | |
| Drug Store Clerk | ||
| Det. Keogh | ||
| Happy | ||
| Jerry | ||
| David's father (uncredited) | ||
| Gus - Trocadero Bartender | ||
| Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited) | ||
| Chauffeur | ||
| Hamburger Stand Proprietor | ||
| Taxicab Driver | ||
| Rodeo Announcer | ||
| Picnicker (uncredited) | ||
| Maine Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Frank (uncredited) | ||
| Carl | ||
| Mailman | ||
| Farmer on Hay Wagon | ||
| Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman | ||
| Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master | ||
| 1935 | Ed Simpson | |
| Jake | ||
| Slim | ||
| Man at Toll Gate | ||
| Slim (uncredited) | ||
| Brick Briggs | ||
| Gun Store Proprietor | ||
| Thompson | ||
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Entwhistle (uncredited) | ||
| Passenger | ||
| Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited) | ||
| Lunch Man | ||
| Town Character | ||
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Clerk Getting Tied Up | ||
| Cowboy | ||
| McLean | ||
| Cal | ||
| Theater Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Man with Pelican (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Weight-Guesser (uncredited) | |
| Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited) | ||
| Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Harry | ||
| Heinie | ||
| Bijah | ||
| Stage Manager | ||
| Hat Check Attendent | ||
| Coat Salesman (uncredited) | ||
| Regan | ||
| Casino Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Ned Pickens | ||
| Hick (uncredited) | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Joel Prentiss | ||
| 1933 | Zeke (uncredited) | |
| Dice Player (uncredited) | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) | ||
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited) | ||
| Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited) | ||
| Crab Counterman | ||
| Cab Driver | ||
| Earle Yokum (uncredited) | ||
| Airport Weatherman | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Lake | ||
| Stage Door Man | ||
| Radio Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1932 | Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited) | |
| Court Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Oscar (uncredited) | ||
| China Shop Salesman (uncredited) | ||
| Bill - Barber (uncredited) | ||
| Prisoner (uncredited) | ||
| Gus, the Desk Clerk | ||
| Butler | ||
| Secretary of War (uncredited) | ||
| Sparks | ||
| Slim Dugan (uncredited) | ||
| Henry - License Clerk | ||
| Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| 1931 | Ramrod | |
| Expectant Father (uncredited) | ||
| Ned 'Repeater' Simpson | ||
| Waiter (uncredited) | ||
| Masher (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Irving | ||
| Elmer | ||
| Reporter Kent (uncredited) | ||
| 1930 | Pa | |
| N/A | ||
| Harry | ||
| Yokel Driver (uncredited) | ||
| 1929 | Slim | |
| McGonigle (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Slim (uncredited) | ||
| Clifford Figfield | ||
| Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Chumley | ||
| The Stranger | ||
| Meadows the Butler | ||
| 1928 | Vernon Vance | |
| Cafe Patron | ||
| President | ||
| Mayor | ||
| College Dean | ||
| The Bride's Father | ||
| Inspecting Officer | ||
| 1927 | The Casting Director | |
| The Waiter | ||
| Mr. Dunhill | ||
| Ship Maintenance Man | ||
| Jake - the Handyman | ||
| Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited) | ||
| Military Officer | ||
| Tall Servant | ||
| Ball Toss Operator | ||
| 1926 | Inspector #1 | |
| Banker Cody | ||
| Joe Smiley | ||
| 1st Elderly Sucker | ||
| The Practical Joker's Friend | ||
| Joe, Card player | ||
| Lizzie's Brother | ||
| Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father | ||
| Barber | ||
| Train Chef | ||
| Photographer | ||
| Justice of the Peace | ||
| 1925 | John Lodge - Bebe's Father | |
| Officer | ||
| Peggy's Ex-Husband | ||
| The Paper Hanger | ||
| Driver Seeking Car (uncredited) | ||
| Servant | ||
| Picnicker (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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