Irving Bacon
Acting
- Born:
- 1893-09-05
- Died:
- 1965-02-05
- Place of birth:
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Riverboat
77 Sunset Strip
The Donna Reed Show
Fort Massacre
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Leave It to Beaver
Maverick
Dakota Incident
Hidden Guns
At Gunpoint
Run for Cover
December Bride
A Star Is Born
Black Horse Canyon
Duffy of San Quentin
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
The Glenn Miller Story
Devil's Canyon
Sweethearts on Parade
Fort Ti
Kansas Pacific
General Electric Theater
Four Star Playhouse
O. Henry's Full House
Rose of Cimarron
Room for One More
Desert of Lost Men
I Love Lucy
Here Comes the Groom
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Cause for Alarm!
Mr. Music
Katie Did It
Emergency Wedding
Born to Be Bad
Never a Dull Moment
The Happy Years
Riding High
Woman in Hiding
Sons of New Mexico
Dear Wife
The House Across the Street
It's a Great Feeling
Down Memory Lane
Manhandled
The Big Cat
The Green Promise
El Paso
John Loves Mary
Dynamite
Words and Music
Whispering Smith
Family Honeymoon
Moonrise
Good Sam
The Velvet Touch
State of the Union
Adventures in Silverado
Albuquerque
Rocky
California's Golden Beginning
High Wall
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Monsieur Verdoux
Dear Ruth
Saddle Pals
My Brother Talks to Horses
Wake Up and Dream
Night Train to Memphis
One Way to Love
Spellbound
Star in the Night
Week-End at the Waldorf
Guest Wife
Hitchhike to Happiness
Out of This World
Patrick the Great
Under Western Skies
Can't Help Singing
The Thin Man Goes Home
Heavenly Days
Casanova Brown
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Since You Went Away
Her Primitive Man
Knickerbocker Holiday
A Guy Named Joe
Week-End Pass
Chip Off the Old Block
In Old Oklahoma
Footlight Glamour
Top Man
Johnny Come Lately
So's Your Uncle
This Is the Army
Hers to Hold
Action in the North Atlantic
Mister Big
It's a Great Life
The Desperadoes
King of the Cowboys
A Stranger in Town
Dixie Dugan
Two Weeks to Live
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Shadow of a Doubt
Get Hep to Love
Between Us Girls
Pardon My Sarong
Footlight Serenade
Holiday Inn
Lady in a Jam
Thru Different Eyes
The Spoilers
Blondie's Blessed Event
The Bashful Bachelor
Star Spangled Rhythm
Young America
Freckles Comes Home
Remember the Day
Cadet Girl
They Died with Their Boots On
The Great Man's Lady
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Henry Aldrich for President
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Great Guns
It Started with Eve
Our Wife
Blondie in Society
Accent on Love
Caught in the Draft
Million Dollar Baby
Ride on Vaquero
Meet John Doe
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Blondie Goes Latin
Western Union
Tobacco Road
Back Street
The Wild Man of Borneo
Four Mothers
Jennie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
She Couldn't Say No
Blondie Plays Cupid
Dreaming Out Loud
The Howards of Virginia
Young People
The Return of Frank James
Gold Rush Maisie
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Manhattan Heartbeat
Sailor's Lady
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Lillian Russell
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Edison, the Man
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Star Dust
The Grapes of Wrath
Blondie on a Budget
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Broadway Melody of 1940
His Girl Friday
Brother Rat and a Baby
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Gone with the Wind
Too Busy to Work
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Pack Up Your Troubles
At the Circus
On Your Toes
Hollywood Cavalcade
Rio
Indianapolis Speedway
I Stole a Million
Blondie Takes a Vacation
News Is Made at Night
Bachelor Mother
Second Fiddle
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Lucky Night
Big Town Czar
The Oklahoma Kid
The Spirit of Culver
Blondie Meets the Boss
Tail Spin
Nancy Drew... Reporter
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Made for Each Other
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
They Made Me a Criminal
Blondie
The Cowboy and the Lady
Exposed
Hard to Get
The Mad Miss Manton
There Goes My Heart
The Sisters
Sing, You Sinners
You Can't Take It with You
Give Me a Sailor
Professor Beware
The Chaser
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Racket Busters
Tropic Holiday
Kentucky Moonshine
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Tip-Off Girls
The First Hundred Years
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Midnight Intruder
True Confession
Big Town Girl
It's Love I'm After
Big City
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Exclusive
Topper
Marry the Girl
Big Business
Angel's Holiday
They Gave Him a Gun
A Star Is Born
Internes Can't Take Money
Dangerous Number
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Murder with Pictures
Wives Never Know
Lady Be Careful
Let's Make a Million
The Texas Rangers
Hollywood Boulevard
China Clipper
To Mary - with Love
A Son Comes Home
Earthworm Tractors
Rhythm on the Range
San Francisco
Three Cheers for Love
Forgotten Faces
The Singing Kid
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Petticoat Fever
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Love on a Bet
The Music Goes 'Round
Drift Fence
Timothy's Quest
Hitch Hike Lady
Man of Iron
Millions in the Air
Ship Cafe
Bad Boy
She Couldn't Take It
It's a Great Life
Two-Fisted
Powdersmoke Range
The Virginia Judge
Page Miss Glory
Redheads on Parade
Diamond Jim
Here Comes Cookie
The Murder Man
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Manhattan Moon
Men Without Names
The Glass Key
Mary Jane's Pa
Goin' to Town
Private Worlds
It's A Small World
I'll Love You Always
Murder on a Honeymoon
The Gay Bride
Broadway Bill
The President Vanishes
By Your Leave
No Ransom
The Pursuit of Happiness
You Belong to Me
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Hat, Coat and Glove
The Hell Cat
Now I'll Tell
Honor of the Range
House of Mystery
George White's Scandals
It Happened One Night
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Shadows of Sing Sing
Lone Cowboy
Sitting Pretty
Female
The Bowery
Ann Vickers
Golden Harvest
Lady for a Day
Double Harness
Private Detective 62
Lilly Turner
Central Airport
The Mind Reader
The Keyhole
Sing, Bing, Sing
He Learned About Women
Hello, Everybody!
File 113
The Match King
Lawyer Man
Central Park
If I Had a Million
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Big Broadcast
Madame Racketeer
High Hats and Low Brows
Million Dollar Legs
Just a Pain in the Parlor
This Is the Night
The Big Timer
No One Man
Union Depot
Branded Men
Bad Girl
Alias: The Bad Man
Big Business Girl
The Vice Squad
Blondes Prefer Bonds
Lime Juice Nights
The Itching Hour
Fighting Caravans
Scandal Sheet
Knights Before Christmas
Boarding House Blues
Street of Chance
Burning Up
Half Way to Heaven
The Saturday Night Kid
Side Street
The Nightwatchman's Mistake
Matchmaking Mamma
The Rodeo
Two Sisters
Tide of Empire
Calling Hubby's Bluff
The Old Barn
His New Stenographer
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Motorboat Mamas
The Campus Carmen
The Head Man
The Swim Princess
The Best Man
Smith's Army Life
The Girl from Everywhere
For Sale, a Bungalow
Smith's Cook
Smith's Pony
Smith's Fishing Trip
His First Flame
Broke in China
The Jolly Jilter
A Dozen Socks
California or Bust
Kitty from Killarney
A Blonde's Revenge
Smith's Picnic
Smith's Uncle
Masked Mamas
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Meet My Girl
Trimmed in Gold
Whispering Whiskers
Hot Cakes for Two
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Over Thereabouts
Hurry, Doctor!
A Rainy Knight
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Good Morning, Nurse
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