Irving Bacon
male
Born on September 05, 1893 (132 years old)
Passed Away on February 05, 1965
From Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1987
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
It's a Great Feeling
as
RR Information Clerk
1949
Manhandled
as
Sgt. Fayle
1949
The Big Cat
as
Matt Cooper the Mailman
1949
Dynamite
as
Jake
1949
The Green Promise
as
Julius Larkin
1949
Sons of New Mexico
as
Chris Dobbs
1949
El Paso
as
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1949
A Guy Named Joe
as
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
1949
The House Across the Street
as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1949
John Loves Mary
as
George Beachwood
1949
Dear Wife
as
Mike Man
1949
Down Memory Lane
as
(archive footage)
1949
- 1948
Moonrise
as
Judd Jenkins
1948
The Velvet Touch
as
Herbie
1948
Family Honeymoon
as
Mr. Webb
1948
Whispering Smith
1948
Rocky
as
Bert Hillman
1948
Words and Music
as
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
1948
Adventures in Silverado
as
Jake Willis
1948
Albuquerque
as
Dave Walton
1948
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Good Sam
as
Tramp
1948
State of the Union
as
Buck Swenson
1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
as
Dennis Colby
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
as
Sam Skelly
1945
Guest Wife
as
Nosey Stationmaster
1945
Patrick the Great
as
Mr. Merney
1945
Under Western Skies
as
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
1945
Out of This World
as
Irving Krunk
1945
Star in the Night
as
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
1945
Spellbound
as
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
1945
- 1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
as
Peter Van Stoon
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as
Tom
1944
Can't Help Singing
as
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
1944
Casanova Brown
as
Hotel Manager
1944
Heavenly Days
as
Tower, the Butler
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
as
Prof. Frost
1944
Week-End Pass
as
Sheriff Todd
1944
Since You Went Away
as
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1944
Her Primitive Man
as
Track Man
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as
Missionary (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
It's a Great Life
as
Mailman
1943
Footlight Glamour
as
Mr. Crumb
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
as
Station Master
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
King of the Cowboys
as
Deputy Cluckas
1943
A Stranger in Town
as
Orin Todds
1943
The Desperadoes
as
Dan Walters - Bartender
1943
Dixie Dugan
as
Mr. Kelly
1943
In Old Oklahoma
as
Ben
1943
Hers to Hold
as
Dr. Bacon
1943
Two Weeks to Live
as
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
1943
So's Your Uncle
as
Dempster
1943
Mister Big
as
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
1943
Top Man
as
School Principal
1943
Johnny Come Lately
as
Chief of Police
1943
This Is the Army
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1943
- 1942
Blondie's Blessed Event
as
Mr. Crumb
1942
Holiday Inn
as
Gus
1942
Footlight Serenade
as
Stagehand
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
as
New England Farmer (uncredited)
1942
Freckles Comes Home
as
Constable Caleb Weaver
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
Thru Different Eyes
as
Stu Johnson
1942
Between Us Girls
as
Soda Clerk
1942
The Spoilers
as
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love
as
Mr. Hardwicke
1942
Young America
as
Bart Munson
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
The Bashful Bachelor
as
Sheriff / Fire Chief
1942
- 1941
Blondie in Society
as
Mailman
1941
Meet John Doe
as
Beany
1941
It Started with Eve
as
Raven
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as
The Soda Jerk
1941
Our Wife
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1941
Caught in the Draft
as
Cogswell
1941
Back Street
as
Ticket seller
1941
Accent on Love
as
Smedley
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as
Mr. Albert Merney
1941
Ride on Vaquero
as
Jailer Smoky
1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as
Conrad - Taxi Driver
1941
Henry Aldrich for President
as
Mr. McCloskey
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
as
Carriage Driver
1941
Great Guns
as
Postman
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as
Projectionist
1941
Four Mothers
as
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
1941
The Great Man's Lady
as
Parson
1941
Remember the Day
as
Cecil
1941
Western Union
as
Barber
1941
Cadet Girl
as
Train conductor
1941
Tobacco Road
as
Bank Teller
1941
Blondie Goes Latin
as
Mailman (uncredited)
1941
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
as
Driver
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
as
Mailman
1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as
Mailman
1940
Blondie on a Budget
as
Mailman
1940
The Howards of Virginia
as
Tom Norton
1940
Young People
as
Otis
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as
Becker
1940
She Couldn't Say No
as
Abner
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as
Lippincott
1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as
Fisherman
1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as
Cabbie
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
as
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
as
Sweeney
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as
Paul Gillis
1940
Star Dust
as
Hotel Desk Clerk
1940
His Girl Friday
as
Gus (uncredited)
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
as
Hospital Official
1940
Edison, the Man
as
Sheriff
1940
The Return of Frank James
as
Bystander
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
1940
Lillian Russell
as
Soldier
1940
Dreaming Out Loud
as
Wes Stillman
1940
Sailor's Lady
as
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
as
Harry Gilpin
1940
- 1939
Gone with the Wind
as
Corporal
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as
Mailman
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as
Mailman
1939
Rio
as
'Mushy'
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as
Sheriff Clem Diggers
1939
Lucky Night
as
Conductor
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
as
Soldier
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
as
Fred Haskill
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as
Clerk
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1939
The Spirit of Culver
as
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
1939
At the Circus
as
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1939
On Your Toes
as
Second Stage Manager
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as
Tad (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other
as
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as
Jailer (uncredited)
1939
Tail Spin
as
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as
Tracy (uncredited)
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
as
Hotel Clerk
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
as
1st Mailman (uncredited)
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as
Hotel Clerk
1939
Second Fiddle
as
Harvey Vaughan
1939
Bachelor Mother
as
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
1939
News Is Made at Night
as
Mike, Fingerprint Man
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as
Woodbury
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as
Hubert Ward
1939
Big Town Czar
as
Real Estate Man
1939
I Stole a Million
as
Simpson (uncredited)
1939
Too Busy to Work
as
Gilligan
1939
- 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as
Foreman of Jury
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
as
Palace Hotel Clerk
1938
Exposed
as
Crankpool
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Midnight Intruder
as
Evans
1938
Sing, You Sinners
as
Lecturer on Seals
1938
Tip-Off Girls
as
Sam
1938
Give Me a Sailor
as
The Druggist (uncredited)
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
as
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
1938
The First Hundred Years
as
Wilkins
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
1938
There Goes My Heart
as
Mr. Dobbs
1938
Racket Busters
as
Counter Man (uncredited)
1938
Professor Beware
as
Painter
1938
The Sisters
as
Robert Forbes
1938
The Chaser
as
Harvey
1938
Tropic Holiday
as
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
1938
Hard to Get
as
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
as
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
Blondie
as
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
Big City
as
Jim Sloane
1937
True Confession
as
Coroner
1937
Marry the Girl
as
Happy Elmer
1937
Vogues of 1938
as
Curson - Accountant
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
as
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
1937
It's Love I'm After
as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1937
Exclusive
as
Dr. Boomgarten
1937
Big Town Girl
as
Gas Station Attendant
1937
Internes Can't Take Money
as
Jeff
1937
Topper
as
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Big Business
as
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
1937
Angel's Holiday
as
Fingerprint Expert
1937
Dangerous Number
as
Detective
1937
A Star Is Born
as
Station Agent (uncredited)
1937
- 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as
Mailman
1936
Earthworm Tractors
as
Taxicab Driver
1936
Petticoat Fever
as
Carl
1936
Murder with Pictures
as
Det. Keogh
1936
Love on a Bet
as
Farmer on Hay Wagon
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as
Drug Store Clerk
1936
The Texas Rangers
as
David's father (uncredited)
1936
Timothy's Quest
as
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
1936
A Son Comes Home
as
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
as
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as
Frank (uncredited)
1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as
Peg Leg Holden
1936
To Mary - with Love
as
Chauffeur
1936
The Singing Kid
as
Maine Driver (uncredited)
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as
Rodeo Announcer
1936
Lady Be Careful
as
Happy
1936
San Francisco
as
Picnicker (uncredited)
1936
China Clipper
as
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
1936
Let's Make a Million
as
Jerry
1936
Drift Fence
as
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
1936
Forgotten Faces
as
Pretty
1936
Wives Never Know
as
Dr. Mumford
1936
The Music Goes 'Round
as
Stuttering Man
1936
- 1935
The Murder Man
as
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
1935
Two-Fisted
as
Brick Briggs
1935
Here Comes Cookie
as
Thompson
1935
It's A Small World
as
Cal
1935
Hitch Hike Lady
as
Ed Simpson
1935
Men Without Names
as
Old-Timer on Bench
1935
Page Miss Glory
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Mary Jane's Pa
as
Clerk Getting Tied Up
1935
Man of Iron
as
Jake
1935
It's a Great Life
as
Slim (uncredited)
1935
Diamond Jim
as
Passenger
1935
Manhattan Moon
as
Lunch Man
1935
Redheads on Parade
as
Entwhistle (uncredited)
1935
I'll Love You Always
as
Theater Manager (uncredited)
1935
Murder on a Honeymoon
as
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
1935
Powdersmoke Range
as
Gun Store Proprietor
1935
The Glass Key
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
She Couldn't Take It
as
Man at Toll Gate
1935
Private Worlds
as
McLean
1935
Ship Cafe
as
Slim
1935
Goin' to Town
as
Cowboy
1935
Bad Boy
as
Butcher
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as
Mr. Vernoy
1935
- no image
Millions in the Air
as
Mr. Perkins
1935
- 1934
Broadway Bill
as
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
1934
Now I'll Tell
as
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as
Joel Prentiss
1934
Honor of the Range
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1934
You Belong to Me
as
Stage Manager
1934
The Hell Cat
as
Regan
1934
The President Vanishes
as
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1934
By Your Leave
as
Harry
1934
George White's Scandals
as
Hick (uncredited)
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as
Hat Check Attendent
1934
It Happened One Night
as
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Hat, Coat and Glove
as
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
as
Bijah
1934
- no image
No Ransom
as
Heinie
1934
The Gay Bride
as
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
1934
House of Mystery
as
Ned Pickens
1934
- 1933
Lady for a Day
as
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
1933
Ann Vickers
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Private Detective 62
as
Cab Driver
1933
Lone Cowboy
as
Zeke (uncredited)
1933
Sing, Bing, Sing
as
Mr. Lake
1933
The Mind Reader
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Hello, Everybody!
as
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1933
Double Harness
as
Crab Counterman
1933
Lilly Turner
as
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
1933
He Learned About Women
as
Stage Door Man
1933
Sitting Pretty
as
Dice Player (uncredited)
1933
Golden Harvest
as
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
1933
The Keyhole
as
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
1933
Central Airport
as
Airport Weatherman
1933
File 113
as
Lagors
1933
Female
as
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
1933
The Bowery
as
Hick (uncredited)
1933
- 1932
No One Man
as
Henry - License Clerk
1932
This Is the Night
as
Sparks
1932
The Match King
as
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
1932
High Hats and Low Brows
as
Butler
1932
Lawyer Man
as
Court Guard (uncredited)
1932
Union Depot
as
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1932
The Big Broadcast
as
Prisoner (uncredited)
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
1932
The Big Timer
as
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
1932
Madame Racketeer
as
Gus, the Desk Clerk
1932
Million Dollar Legs
as
Secretary of War (uncredited)
1932
If I Had a Million
as
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
1932
Central Park
as
Oscar (uncredited)
1932
- no image
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as
Servant
1932
- 1931
- no image
Blondes Prefer Bonds
1931
Bad Girl
as
Expectant Father (uncredited)
1931
Branded Men
as
Ramrod
1931
The Vice Squad
as
Masher (uncredited)
1931
- no image
Lime Juice Nights
as
Irving
1931
Alias: The Bad Man
as
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
1931
Scandal Sheet
as
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
1931
Big Business Girl
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1931
- no image
The Itching Hour
as
Elmer
1931
- 1930
- 1929
Two Sisters
as
Chumley
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as
Meadows the Butler
1929
The Saturday Night Kid
as
McGonigle (uncredited)
1929
The Old Barn
as
The Stranger
1929
Tide of Empire
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1929
Side Street
as
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
1929
The Rodeo
as
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
1929
Half Way to Heaven
as
Slim
1929
Matchmaking Mamma
as
Clifford Figfield
1929
- no image
The Nightwatchman's Mistake
as
Dean Enoch Weatherby
1929
- 1928
- 1927
The Girl from Everywhere
as
The Casting Director
1927
- no image
A Dozen Socks
as
Ball Toss Operator
1927
- no image
For Sale, a Bungalow
as
The Waiter
1927
The Jolly Jilter
as
Tall Servant
1927
Broke in China
as
Military Officer
1927
- no image
Smith's Pony
as
Ship Maintenance Man
1927
His First Flame
as
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
1927
- no image
Smith's Cook
as
Mr. Dunhill
1927
- no image
Smith's Fishing Trip
as
Jake - the Handyman
1927
- 1926
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as
Lizzie's Brother
1926
- no image
Masked Mamas
as
The Practical Joker's Friend
1926
Hot Cakes for Two
as
Photographer
1926
- no image
Trimmed in Gold
as
Barber
1926
- no image
Meet My Girl
as
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
1926
Kitty from Killarney
as
Inspector #1
1926
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as
Joe, Card player
1926
A Blonde's Revenge
as
Banker Cody
1926
Whispering Whiskers
as
Train Chef
1926
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
as
Justice of the Peace
1926
Smith's Uncle
as
1st Elderly Sucker
1926
- no image
Smith's Picnic
as
Joe Smiley
1926
- 1925
