Irving Bacon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-09-05 (72 years old)

Deathday

1965-02-05

Place of Birth

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Irving 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...

Acting

1940

1939

1954

1941

1940

1940

1942

1943

1943

Footlight Glamour

as Mr. Crumb

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday

as Peter Van Stoon

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as Bartender (uncredited)

1943

Shadow of a Doubt

as Station Master

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as Pierre Couvais

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as RR Information Clerk

1941

1945

Hitchhike to Happiness

as Dennis Colby

1929

Two Sisters

as Chumley

1939

Rio

as 'Mushy'

1942

1928

The Head Man

as Mayor

1948

Moonrise

as Judd Jenkins

1948

1951

Cause for Alarm!

as Mr. Carston, Postman

1938

1952

1949

Manhandled

as Sgt. Fayle

1933

Lady for a Day

as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

1950

Born to Be Bad

as Jewelry Salesman

1950

1942

Footlight Serenade

as Stagehand

1933

Ann Vickers

as Waiter (uncredited)

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as Taxicab Driver

1932

No One Man

as Henry - License Clerk

1954

1927

The Girl from Everywhere

as The Casting Director

1928

The Swim Princess

as College Dean

1928

The Best Man

as The Bride's Father

1928

Motorboat Mamas

as Cafe Patron

1933

1940

1944

Can't Help Singing

as Bath House Barber (uncredited)

1932

1937

Big City

as Jim Sloane

1931

Bad Girl

as Expectant Father (uncredited)

1933

Lone Cowboy

as Zeke (uncredited)

1956

Dakota Incident

as Tully Morgan

1934

Broadway Bill

as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

1941

Our Wife

as Doorman (uncredited)

1945

1929

Calling Hubby's Bluff

as Meadows the Butler

1958

Fort Massacre

as Charlie

1940

1948

Family Honeymoon

as Mr. Webb

1926

A Prodigal Bridegroom

as Lizzie's Brother

1935

The Murder Man

as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

1926

Masked Mamas

as The Practical Joker's Friend

1926

Hot Cakes for Two

as Photographer

1925

Hurry, Doctor!

as The Paper Hanger

1926

1926

Meet My Girl

as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father

1927

A Dozen Socks

as Ball Toss Operator

1926

Kitty from Killarney

as Inspector #1

1925

1927

1927

The Jolly Jilter

as Tall Servant

1941

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as New England Farmer (uncredited)

1938

Kentucky Moonshine

as Palace Hotel Clerk

1955

At Gunpoint

as Al Ferguson

1950

Mr. Music

as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

1941

Back Street

as Ticket seller

1950

Riding High

as Hamburger Man

1958

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

as Judge Stanfield

1943

King of the Cowboys

as Deputy Cluckas

1932

The Match King

as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)

1928

His New Stenographer

as Vernon Vance

1936

1937

True Confession

as Coroner

1945

Guest Wife

as Nosey Stationmaster

1925

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

as John Lodge - Bebe's Father

1934

Now I'll Tell

as Casino Attendant (uncredited)

1926

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

as Joe, Card player

1929

The Saturday Night Kid

as McGonigle (uncredited)

1933

Sing, Bing, Sing

as Mr. Lake

1949

The Big Cat

as Matt Cooper the Mailman

1953

Fort Ti

as Sgt. Monday Wash

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as Sheriff Clem Diggers

1943

A Stranger in Town

as Orin Todds

1945

Patrick the Great

as Mr. Merney

1936

1936

Love on a Bet

as Farmer on Hay Wagon

1954

1939

Lucky Night

as Conductor

1941

Accent on Love

as Smedley

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Mr. Albert Merney

1942

Freckles Comes Home

as Constable Caleb Weaver

1931

Branded Men

as Ramrod

1937

Marry the Girl

as Happy Elmer

1926

A Blonde's Revenge

as Banker Cody

1926

Whispering Whiskers

as Train Chef

1941

Ride on Vaquero

as Jailer Smoky

1939

1926

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

as Justice of the Peace

1935

Two-Fisted

as Brick Briggs

1935

1931

The Vice Squad

as Masher (uncredited)

1934

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as Fred Haskill

1946

Wake Up and Dream

as Toll Gate Attendant

1940

1938

Exposed

as Crankpool

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

1953

Sweethearts on Parade

as Sheriff Doolittle

1938

1933

The Mind Reader

as Reporter (uncredited)

1938

Sing, You Sinners

as Lecturer on Seals

1945

Under Western Skies

as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

1938

1933

Hello, Everybody!

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1944

Casanova Brown

as Hotel Manager

1931

1932

Lawyer Man

as Court Guard (uncredited)

1932

Union Depot

as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

1947

Dear Ruth

as Delivery Man

1934

Honor of the Range

as Townsman (uncredited)

1930

1938

Give Me a Sailor

as The Druggist (uncredited)

1935

Hitch Hike Lady

as Ed Simpson

1941

Moon Over Her Shoulder

as Conrad - Taxi Driver

1938

The Mad Miss Manton

as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

1928

Smith's Army Life

as Inspecting Officer

1930

Burning Up

as Yokel Driver (uncredited)

1934

You Belong to Me

as Stage Manager

1929

The Old Barn

as The Stranger

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

1931

Alias: The Bad Man

as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson

1934

The Hell Cat

as Regan

1944

Heavenly Days

as Tower, the Butler

1946

One Way to Love

as Train Conductor

1949

Dynamite

as Jake

1950

Emergency Wedding

as Filbert - Mechanic

1929

Tide of Empire

as Townsman (uncredited)

1925

A Rainy Knight

as Peggy's Ex-Husband

1944

1949

The Green Promise

as Julius Larkin

1925

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)

1927

Broke in China

as Military Officer

1929

Side Street

as Henchman Slim (uncredited)

1927

Smith's Pony

as Ship Maintenance Man

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1952

Room for One More

as Mayor Michael J. Kane

1938

1933

Double Harness

as Crab Counterman

1926

Smith's Uncle

as 1st Elderly Sucker

1929

The Rodeo

as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law

1937

Vogues of 1938

as Curson - Accountant

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as Tall Soldier (uncredited)

1934

The President Vanishes

as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)

1938

Racket Busters

as Counter Man (uncredited)

1933

Lilly Turner

as Earle Yokum (uncredited)

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

1945

Out of This World

as Irving Krunk

1939

The Spirit of Culver

as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver

1934

1937

It's Love I'm After

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1936

1931

Scandal Sheet

as Reporter Kent (uncredited)

1939

At the Circus

as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

1934

George White's Scandals

as Hick (uncredited)

1948

Rocky

as Bert Hillman

1935

Men Without Names

as Town Character

1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

1951

Desert of Lost Men

as Sheriff Skeeter Davis

1948

Words and Music

as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)

1935

Page Miss Glory

as Waiter (uncredited)

1940

1937

Exclusive

as Dr. Boomgarten

1935

Mary Jane's Pa

as Clerk Getting Tied Up

1939

On Your Toes

as Second Stage Manager

1941

1932

The Big Broadcast

as Prisoner (uncredited)

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Hat Check Attendent

1954

Black Horse Canyon

as Doc Spain

1939

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

Second Fiddle

as Harvey Vaughan

1939

Bachelor Mother

as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)

1953

1939

News Is Made at Night

as Mike, Fingerprint Man

1936

The Texas Rangers

as David's father (uncredited)

1938

1929

Matchmaking Mamma

as Clifford Figfield

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

1934

It Happened One Night

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1941

The Wild Man of Borneo

as Carriage Driver

1940

1936

Timothy's Quest

as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master

1935

1936

A Son Comes Home

as Hamburger Stand Proprietor

1943

The Desperadoes

as Dan Walters - Bartender

1949

Sons of New Mexico

as Chris Dobbs

1934

Hat, Coat and Glove

as Coat Salesman (uncredited)

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as Gus - Trocadero Bartender

1949

El Paso

as Stage Passenger (uncredited)

1935

It's a Great Life

as Slim (uncredited)

1943

Dixie Dugan

as Mr. Kelly

1941

Great Guns

as Postman

1945

Star in the Night

as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)

1938

The Sisters

as Robert Forbes

1942

Lady in a Jam

as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)

1940

Star Dust

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Frank (uncredited)

1940

His Girl Friday

as Gus (uncredited)

1936

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Peg Leg Holden

1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Hubert Ward

1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

as Hospital Official

1943

A Guy Named Joe

as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)

1940

Edison, the Man

as Sheriff

1937

Big Town Girl

as Gas Station Attendant

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Bill - Barber (uncredited)

1944

Week-End Pass

as Sheriff Todd

1942

Thru Different Eyes

as Stu Johnson

1950

The Happy Years

as Mr. Conover

1942

Between Us Girls

as Soda Clerk

1955

Run for Cover

as Scotty

1933

He Learned About Women

as Stage Door Man

1943

1944

Since You Went Away

as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

1925

1933

Sitting Pretty

as Dice Player (uncredited)

1932

The Big Timer

as Slim Dugan (uncredited)

1936

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Sam Appleby (uncredited)

1940

Lillian Russell

as Soldier

1936

The Singing Kid

as Maine Driver (uncredited)

1928

The Campus Carmen

as President

1927

His First Flame

as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)

1953

Devil's Canyon

as Prison Guard

1940

Dreaming Out Loud

as Wes Stillman

1934

No Ransom

as Heinie

1937

Topper

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1936

Rhythm on the Range

as Rodeo Announcer

1937

Big Business

as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

1935

Diamond Jim

as Passenger

1950

Katie Did It

as Train Conductor

1932

Madame Racketeer

as Gus, the Desk Clerk

1941

1947

Saddle Pals

as Thaddeus Bellweather

1941

Four Mothers

as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

1935

Manhattan Moon

as Lunch Man

1931

Big Business Girl

as Waiter (uncredited)

1933

Golden Harvest

as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

1948

1948

Albuquerque

as Dave Walton

1942

The Spoilers

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

1956

Hidden Guns

as Doc Carter

1941

1948

Good Sam

as Tramp

1943

Hers to Hold

as Dr. Bacon

1950

Never a Dull Moment

as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)

1939

Big Town Czar

as Real Estate Man

1925

Remember When?

as Picnicker (uncredited)

1935

Redheads on Parade

as Entwhistle (uncredited)

1936

1939

I Stole a Million

as Simpson (uncredited)

1926

Smith's Picnic

as Joe Smiley

1937

Angel's Holiday

as Fingerprint Expert

1935

I'll Love You Always

as Theater Manager (uncredited)

1942

Get Hep to Love

as Mr. Hardwicke

1937

Dangerous Number

as Detective

1936

San Francisco

as Picnicker (uncredited)

1932

Million Dollar Legs

as Secretary of War (uncredited)

1934

The Gay Bride

as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)

1941

Western Union

as Barber

1948

State of the Union

as Buck Swenson

1945

Spellbound

as Railway Gateman (uncredited)

1941

Cadet Girl

as Train conductor

1943

Two Weeks to Live

as Omar Tennyson Gimpel

1944

Her Primitive Man

as Track Man

1943

So's Your Uncle

as Dempster

1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

as Man with Pelican (uncredited)

1941

Tobacco Road

as Bank Teller

1949

The House Across the Street

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1932

If I Had a Million

as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)

1943

Mister Big

as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor

1933

The Keyhole

as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

1933

Central Airport

as Airport Weatherman

1938

The Chaser

as Harvey

1942

Young America

as Bart Munson

1927

Smith's Cook

as Mr. Dunhill

1927

Smith's Fishing Trip

as Jake - the Handyman

1935

Powdersmoke Range

as Gun Store Proprietor

1949

John Loves Mary

as George Beachwood

1939

Too Busy to Work

as Gilligan

1949

Dear Wife

as Mike Man

1943

Top Man

as School Principal

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

1938

Tropic Holiday

as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)

1933

File 113

as Lagors

1938

Hard to Get

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1935

The Glass Key

as Waiter (uncredited)

1931

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as Harry Gilpin

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as Man at Toll Gate

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1935

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

1936

China Clipper

as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)

1935

Ship Cafe

as Slim

1934

House of Mystery

as Ned Pickens

1932

Central Park

as Oscar (uncredited)

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

1943

Johnny Come Lately

as Chief of Police

1937

A Star Is Born

as Station Agent (uncredited)

1941

Blondie Goes Latin

as Mailman (uncredited)

1938

Blondie

as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)

1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Missionary (uncredited)

1933

Female

as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

1935

Goin' to Town

as Cowboy

1942

The Bashful Bachelor

as Sheriff / Fire Chief

1936

Drift Fence

as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman

1949

Down Memory Lane

as (archive footage)

1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)

1936

1935

Bad Boy

as Butcher

1935

1936

Wives Never Know

as Dr. Mumford

1935

Millions in the Air

as Mr. Perkins

1936

The Music Goes 'Round

as Stuttering Man

1943

This Is the Army

as Waiter (uncredited)

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