Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-05 (72 years old)
Deathday
1965-02-05
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Irving Ernest Bacon
Irving E. Bacon
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...
1940
as Driver
1939
as Corporal
1954
as Graves
1939
as Mailman
1939
as Mailman
1941
as Mailman
1940
as Mailman
1940
as Mailman
1940
as Mailman
1942
as Mr. Crumb
1943
as Mailman
1943
as Mr. Crumb
1944
as Peter Van Stoon
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
1943
as Station Master
1947
as Pierre Couvais
1949
as RR Information Clerk
1941
as Beany
1941
as Raven
1945
as Dennis Colby
1929
as Chumley
1939
as 'Mushy'
1947
as Melvin
1942
as Gus
1928
as Mayor
1948
as Judd Jenkins
1941
as The Soda Jerk
1948
as Herbie
1951
as Mr. Carston, Postman
1938
as Foreman of Jury
1952
as Sheriff
1944
as Tom
1936
as Mailman
1949
as Sgt. Fayle
1933
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
1950
as Jewelry Salesman
1950
as Link
1942
as Stagehand
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
1936
as Taxicab Driver
1932
as Henry - License Clerk
1954
as Mr. Miller
1927
as The Casting Director
1928
as College Dean
1928
as The Bride's Father
1928
as Cafe Patron
1933
as Cab Driver
1940
as Tom Norton
1944
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
1932
as Sparks
1937
as Jim Sloane
1931
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
1933
as Zeke (uncredited)
1956
as Tully Morgan
1934
as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
1945
as Sam Skelly
1929
as Meadows the Butler
1958
as Charlie
1940
as Otis
1948
as Mr. Webb
1940
as Becker
1926
as Lizzie's Brother
1935
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
1926
as The Practical Joker's Friend
1926
as Photographer
1925
as The Paper Hanger
1926
as Barber
1926
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
1927
as Ball Toss Operator
1926
as Inspector #1
1925
as Officer
1947
as Mr. Piper
1927
as The Waiter
1927
as Tall Servant
1941
as Cogswell
1942
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
1938
as Palace Hotel Clerk
1955
as Al Ferguson
1950
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
1941
as Ticket seller
1950
as Hamburger Man
1958
as Judge Stanfield
1943
as Deputy Cluckas
1932
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
1928
as Vernon Vance
1936
as Carl
1937
as Coroner
1945
as Nosey Stationmaster
1925
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
1934
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
1926
as Joe, Card player
1929
as McGonigle (uncredited)
1933
as Mr. Lake
1949
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
1953
as Sgt. Monday Wash
1939
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
1943
as Orin Todds
1945
as Mr. Merney
1936
as Det. Keogh
1936
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
1954
as Doc Sorin
1939
as Conductor
1940
as Abner
1941
as Smedley
1941
as Mr. Albert Merney
1942
as Constable Caleb Weaver
1931
as Ramrod
1937
as Happy Elmer
1932
as Butler
1926
as Banker Cody
1926
as Train Chef
1948
1941
as Jailer Smoky
1939
as Soldier
1926
as Justice of the Peace
1935
as Brick Briggs
1935
as Thompson
1931
as Masher (uncredited)
1934
as Joel Prentiss
1939
as Fred Haskill
1946
as Toll Gate Attendant
1940
as Lippincott
1938
as Crankpool
1938
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
1953
as Sheriff Doolittle
1938
as Evans
1933
as Reporter (uncredited)
1938
as Lecturer on Seals
1945
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
1938
as Sam
1930
1933
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1944
as Hotel Manager
1931
as Irving
1932
as Court Guard (uncredited)
1932
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1940
as Fisherman
1947
as Delivery Man
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
1935
as Cal
1930
as Harry
1938
as The Druggist (uncredited)
1940
as Cabbie
1935
as Ed Simpson
1941
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
1928
as Inspecting Officer
1938
as Wilkins
1930
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
1934
as Stage Manager
1929
as The Stranger
1938
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
1931
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
1934
as Regan
1944
as Tower, the Butler
1946
as Train Conductor
1949
as Jake
1950
as Filbert - Mechanic
1929
as Townsman (uncredited)
1925
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
1944
as Prof. Frost
1949
as Julius Larkin
1925
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
1927
as Military Officer
1929
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
1927
as Ship Maintenance Man
1939
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1952
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
1938
as Mr. Dobbs
1933
as Crab Counterman
1926
as 1st Elderly Sucker
1929
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
1937
as Curson - Accountant
1937
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
1934
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
1933
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
1939
as Clerk
1939
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1945
as Irving Krunk
1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
1934
as Harry
1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1936
as Drug Store Clerk
1931
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
1929
as Slim
1939
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1934
as Hick (uncredited)
1948
as Bert Hillman
1935
as Town Character
1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
1951
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
1940
as Sweeney
1937
as Dr. Boomgarten
1935
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
1939
as Second Stage Manager
1941
as Mr. McCloskey
1932
as Prisoner (uncredited)
1934
as Hat Check Attendent
1954
as Doc Spain
1939
as Tad (uncredited)
1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
1939
as Jailer (uncredited)
1939
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
1939
as Tracy (uncredited)
1939
as Hotel Clerk
1939
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
1939
as Hotel Clerk
1939
as Harvey Vaughan
1939
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
1953
as Casey
1939
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
1936
as David's father (uncredited)
1938
as Painter
1929
as Clifford Figfield
1939
as Woodbury
1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1941
as Carriage Driver
1940
as Paul Gillis
1936
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
1935
as Jake
1936
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
1946
as Rainbow
1949
as Chris Dobbs
1934
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
1936
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
1949
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1935
as Slim (uncredited)
1943
as Mr. Kelly
1941
as Postman
1945
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
1938
as Robert Forbes
1942
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
1940
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1936
as Frank (uncredited)
1940
as Gus (uncredited)
1936
as Peg Leg Holden
1939
as Hubert Ward
1940
as Hospital Official
1943
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
1940
as Sheriff
1937
as Gas Station Attendant
1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
1944
as Sheriff Todd
1942
as Stu Johnson
1937
as Jeff
1940
as Bystander
1950
as Mr. Conover
1942
as Soda Clerk
1955
as Scotty
1933
as Stage Door Man
1943
as Ben
1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1934
as Bijah
1951
as Baines
1925
as Servant
1933
as Dice Player (uncredited)
1932
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
1936
as Chauffeur
1940
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
1940
as Soldier
1936
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
1928
as President
1927
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
1953
as Prison Guard
1940
as Wes Stillman
1934
as Heinie
1937
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1936
as Rodeo Announcer
1937
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
1935
as Passenger
1950
as Train Conductor
1932
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
1941
as Projectionist
1947
as Thaddeus Bellweather
1941
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1935
as Lunch Man
1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
1933
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
1948
as Jake Willis
1948
as Dave Walton
1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
1941
as Parson
1956
as Doc Carter
1941
as Cecil
1948
as Tramp
1943
as Dr. Bacon
1950
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
1939
as Real Estate Man
1925
as Picnicker (uncredited)
1935
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
1936
as Happy
1939
as Simpson (uncredited)
1926
as Joe Smiley
1937
as Fingerprint Expert
1935
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
1942
as Mr. Hardwicke
1937
as Detective
1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
1932
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
1934
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
1941
as Barber
1948
as Buck Swenson
1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
1941
as Train conductor
1943
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
1944
as Track Man
1943
as Dempster
1935
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
1941
as Bank Teller
1949
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
1943
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
1933
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
1933
as Airport Weatherman
1938
as Harvey
1942
as Bart Munson
1927
as Mr. Dunhill
1927
as Jake - the Handyman
1935
as Gun Store Proprietor
1949
as George Beachwood
1939
as Gilligan
1949
as Mike Man
1943
as School Principal
1940
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
1938
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
1933
as Lagors
1938
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
1931
as Elmer
1940
as Harry Gilpin
1935
as Man at Toll Gate
1987
as Self (archive footage)
1935
as McLean
1942
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
1936
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
1935
as Slim
1934
as Ned Pickens
1932
as Oscar (uncredited)
1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
1943
as Chief of Police
1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
1936
as Jerry
1941
as Mailman (uncredited)
1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
1933
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
1935
as Cowboy
1942
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
1936
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
1949
as (archive footage)
1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
1932
as Servant
1936
as Pretty
1935
as Butcher
1935
as Mr. Vernoy
1936
as Dr. Mumford
1935
as Mr. Perkins
1936
as Stuttering Man
1943
as Waiter (uncredited)
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