Ivan F. Simpson
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1875-02-04
- Falecimento:
- 1951-10-12
- Local de nascimento:
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor. Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hugh Myers in Disraeli, where he played along his close friend George Arliss. Arliss and Simpson appeared together in a total of nine films. Especially in the 1930s, Simpson was a successful character actor in supporting and bit parts and appeared in many classics. He often played servants, like in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield as Littimer and the horror movie Mark of the Vampire. He also portrayed priests like in Little Lord Fauntleroy and Random Harvest, judges like in This Land Is Mine or doctors like in They All Kissed the Bride. Simpson was also a frequent actor in the Errol Flynn movies, he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Prince and the Pauper and Captain Blood. Ivan F. Simpson starred in over 100 Hollywood films, his last was My Girl Tisa from 1948. He died three years later at the age of 76 years and was buried in Kensico Cemetery. His daughter was actress Pamela Simpson (1905-2002).
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Filmografia
The Philco Television Playhouse
Anos de Inocência
Jane Eyre
My Kingdom for a Cook
Insuspeitos
Esta Terra é Minha
Two Weeks to Live
Para Sempre e Um Dia
Na Noite do Passado
Nightmare
Eagle Squadron
Eles Beijaram a Noiva
Assim é Que Elas Gostam
Nazi Agent
The Body Disappears
New Moon
A Volta do Homem Invisível
The Earl of Chicago
A Torre de Londres
Rulers of the Sea
As Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets
Um Golpe Errado
Made for Each Other
Maria Antonieta
Kidnapped
As Aventuras de Robin Hood
Invisible Enemy
The Baroness and the Butler
Youth on Parole
London by Night
Night of Mystery
O Príncipe e o Mendigo
A Donzela de Salém
Lloyd's of London
Trouble for Two
O Pequeno Lorde
O Capitão Blood
The Great Impersonation
East of Java
Vende-se uma Mulher
O Grande Motim
The Bishop Misbehaves
A Marca do Vampiro
Shadow of Doubt
David Copperfield
Sangue Cigano
Among the Missing
Espionagem
E o Mundo Marcha
Bandoleiro do Amor
A Casa de Rothschild
The Mystery of Mr. X
Man of Two Worlds
Her Secret
O Maior Caso de Chan
O Passado de uma Mulher
The Silk Express
The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Past of Mary Holmes
The Monkey's Paw
Sherlock Holmes
The Phantom of Crestwood
The Crash
A Passport to Hell
O Homem Deus
Safe in Hell
The Reckless Hour
The Lady Who Dared
The Millionaire
The Sea God
The Way of All Men
Old English
Manslaughter
Na Linha do Dever
Isle of Escape
The Green Goddess
Disraeli
Womanhandled
A Kiss for Cinderella
Lovers in Quarantine
Wild, Wild Susan
Miss Bluebeard
Twenty Dollars a Week
The Green Goddess
The Man Who Played God
Out of the Drifts
The Dictator