Irving Bacon

from St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Artwork for Gone with the WindImage of 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.

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.

Timeline

1988Aged 95

  • Poster for James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    Self (archive footage)

1958Aged 65

  • Poster for Ambush at Cimarron Pass

    Judge Stanfield

  • Poster for Fort Massacre

    Charlie

1956Aged 63

  • Poster for Hidden Guns

    Doc Carter

  • Poster for Dakota Incident

    Tully Morgan

1955Aged 62

  • Poster for Run for Cover

    Scotty

  • Poster for At Gunpoint

    Al Ferguson

1954Aged 61

  • Poster for The Glenn Miller Story

    Mr. Miller

  • Poster for Duffy of San Quentin

    Doc Sorin

  • Poster for Black Horse Canyon

    Doc Spain

  • Poster for A Star Is Born

    Graves

1953Aged 60

  • Poster for Kansas Pacific

    Casey

  • Poster for Fort Ti

    Sgt. Monday Wash

  • Poster for Sweethearts on Parade

    Sheriff Doolittle

  • Poster for Devil's Canyon

    Prison Guard

1952Aged 59

  • Poster for Room for One More

    Mayor Michael J. Kane

  • Poster for Rose of Cimarron

    Sheriff

  • Poster for O. Henry's Full House

    Ebenezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

1951Aged 58

  • Poster for Cause for Alarm!

    Mr. Carston, Postman

  • Poster for Here Comes the Groom

    Baines

  • Poster for Desert of Lost Men

    Sheriff Skeeter Davis

1950Aged 57

  • Poster for Woman in Hiding

    Link

  • Poster for Riding High

    Hamburger Man

  • Poster for The Happy Years

    Mr. Conover

  • Poster for Never a Dull Moment

    Tunk Johnson (uncredited)

  • Poster for Born to Be Bad

    Jewelry Salesman

  • Poster for Emergency Wedding

    Filbert - Mechanic

  • Poster for Katie Did It

    Train Conductor

  • Poster for Mr. Music

    Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

1949Aged 56

  • Poster for Dynamite

    Jake

  • Poster for John Loves Mary

    George Beachwood

  • Poster for The Green Promise

    Julius Larkin

  • Poster for El Paso

    Stage Passenger (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Big Cat

    Matt Cooper the Mailman

  • Poster for Manhandled

    Sgt. Fayle

  • Poster for It's a Great Feeling

    RR Information Clerk

  • Poster for Down Memory Lane

    (archive footage)

  • Poster for The House Across the Street

    Jury Foreman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dear Wife

    Mike Man

  • Poster for Sons of New Mexico

    Chris Dobbs

1948Aged 55

  • Poster for California's Golden Beginning

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Rocky

    Bert Hillman

  • Poster for Albuquerque

    Dave Walton

  • Poster for Adventures in Silverado

    Jake Willis

  • Poster for State of the Union

    Buck Swenson

  • Poster for The Velvet Touch

    Herbie

  • Poster for Good Sam

    Tramp

  • Poster for Moonrise

    Judd Jenkins

  • Poster for Family Honeymoon

    Mr. Webb

  • Poster for Whispering Smith

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Words and Music

    Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)

1947Aged 54

  • Poster for My Brother Talks to Horses

    Mr. Piper

  • Poster for Saddle Pals

    Thaddeus Bellweather

  • Poster for Dear Ruth

    Delivery Man

  • Poster for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    Melvin

  • Poster for Monsieur Verdoux

    Pierre Couvais

1946Aged 53

  • Poster for One Way to Love

    Train Conductor

  • Poster for Night Train to Memphis

    Rainbow

  • Poster for Wake Up and Dream

    Toll Gate Attendant

1945Aged 52

  • Poster for Under Western Skies

    Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

  • Poster for Patrick the Great

    Mr. Merney

  • Poster for Out of This World

    Irving Krunk

  • Poster for Hitchhike to Happiness

    Dennis Colby

  • Poster for Guest Wife

    Nosey Stationmaster

  • Poster for Week-End at the Waldorf

    Sam Skelly

  • Poster for Star in the Night

    Mr. Dilson (uncredited)

  • Poster for Spellbound

    Railway Gateman (uncredited)

1944Aged 51

  • Poster for Chip Off the Old Block

    Prof. Frost

  • Poster for Week-End Pass

    Sheriff Todd

  • Poster for Knickerbocker Holiday

    Peter Van Stoon

  • Poster for Her Primitive Man

    Track Man

  • Poster for Since You Went Away

    Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Story of Dr. Wassell

    Missionary (uncredited)

  • Poster for Casanova Brown

    Hotel Manager

  • Poster for Heavenly Days

    Tower, the Butler

  • Poster for The Thin Man Goes Home

    Tom

  • Poster for Can't Help Singing

    Bath House Barber (uncredited)

1943Aged 50

  • Poster for Shadow of a Doubt

    Station Master

  • Poster for The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Two Weeks to Live

    Omar Tennyson Gimpel

  • Poster for Dixie Dugan

    Mr. Kelly

  • Poster for A Stranger in Town

    Orin Todds

  • Poster for King of the Cowboys

    Deputy Cluckas

  • Poster for The Desperadoes

    Dan Walters - Bartender

  • Poster for It's a Great Life

    Mailman

  • Poster for Mister Big

    Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor

  • Poster for Action in the North Atlantic

    Bartender (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hers to Hold

    Dr. Bacon

  • Poster for So's Your Uncle

    Dempster

  • Poster for Johnny Come Lately

    Chief of Police

  • Poster for Top Man

    School Principal

  • Poster for Footlight Glamour

    Mr. Crumb

  • Poster for In Old Oklahoma

    Ben

  • Poster for A Guy Named Joe

    Henderson

1942Aged 49

  • Poster for Freckles Comes Home

    Constable Caleb Weaver

  • Poster for Young America

    Bart Munson

  • Poster for Star Spangled Rhythm

    New England Farmer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Bashful Bachelor

    Sheriff / Fire Chief

  • Poster for Blondie's Blessed Event

    Mr. Crumb

  • Poster for The Great Man's Lady

    Parson

  • Poster for The Spoilers

    Hotel Manager (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lady in a Jam

    Motel Proprietor

  • Poster for Thru Different Eyes

    Stu Johnson

  • Poster for Holiday Inn

    Gus

  • Poster for Footlight Serenade

    Stagehand

  • Poster for Pardon My Sarong

    Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Between Us Girls

    Soda Jerk

  • Poster for Get Hep to Love

    Mr. Hardwicke

1941Aged 48

  • Poster for Four Mothers

    Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Wild Man of Borneo

    Carriage Driver

  • Poster for Back Street

    Ticket seller

  • Poster for Tobacco Road

    Bank Teller

  • Poster for Western Union

    Barber

  • Poster for Blondie Goes Latin

    Mailman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    Projectionist

  • Poster for A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    Mr. Albert Merney

  • Poster for Meet John Doe

    Beany

  • Poster for Ride on Vaquero

    Jailer Smoky

  • Poster for Caught in the Draft

    Cogswell

  • Poster for Accent on Love

    Smedley

  • Poster for Blondie in Society

    Mailman

  • Poster for Our Wife

    Doorman (uncredited)

  • Poster for It Started with Eve

    Raven

  • Poster for Great Guns

    Postman

  • Poster for Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

    The Soda Jerk

  • Poster for Henry Aldrich for President

    Mr. McCloskey

  • Poster for Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Conrad - Taxi Driver

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Cadet Girl

    Train conductor

  • Poster for Remember the Day

    Cecil

1940Aged 47

  • Poster for The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    Paul Gillis

  • Poster for Brother Rat and a Baby

    Hospital Official

  • Poster for His Girl Friday

    Gus (uncredited)

  • Poster for Broadway Melody of 1940

    Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Becker

  • Poster for Blondie on a Budget

    Mailman

  • Poster for The Grapes of Wrath

    Driver

  • Poster for Star Dust

    Hotel Desk Clerk

  • Poster for The Doctor Takes a Wife

    Sam Appleby

  • Poster for Edison, the Man

    Sheriff

  • Poster for You Can't Fool Your Wife

    Lippincott

  • Poster for Lillian Russell

    Soldier

  • Poster for Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

    Cabbie

  • Poster for Sailor's Lady

    Storekeeper

  • Poster for Manhattan Heartbeat

    Sweeney

  • Poster for Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Mailman

  • Poster for Gold Rush Maisie

    Harry Gilpin

  • Poster for The Return of Frank James

    Bystander

  • Poster for Young People

    Otis

  • Poster for The Howards of Virginia

    Tom Norton

  • Poster for Dreaming Out Loud

    Wes Stillman

  • Poster for Blondie Plays Cupid

    Mailman

  • Poster for She Couldn't Say No

    Abner

  • Poster for Michael Shayne: Private Detective

    Fisherman

1939Aged 46

  • Poster for They Made Me a Criminal

    Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant

  • Poster for Made for Each Other

    Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Tad

  • Poster for You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    Jailer

  • Poster for Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Tracy (uncredited)

  • Poster for Tail Spin

    Storekeeper (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Blondie Meets the Boss

    1st Mailman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Spirit of Culver

    Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver

  • Poster for The Oklahoma Kid

    Hotel Clerk

  • Poster for Big Town Czar

    Real Estate Man

  • Poster for Lucky Night

    Conductor

  • Poster for Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Hubert Ward

  • Poster for The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    Hotel Clerk

  • Poster for Bachelor Mother

    Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)

  • Poster for Second Fiddle

    Harvey Vaughan

  • Poster for Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Mailman

  • Poster for News Is Made at Night

    Mike, Fingerprint Man

  • Poster for I Stole a Million

    Simpson (uncredited)

  • Poster for Indianapolis Speedway

    Fred Haskill

  • Poster for Rio

    'Mushy'

  • Poster for Hollywood Cavalcade

    Clerk

  • Poster for On Your Toes

    Second Stage Manager

  • Poster for At the Circus

    Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pack Up Your Troubles

    Soldier

  • Poster for The Housekeeper's Daughter

    Woodbury

  • Poster for Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

    Sheriff Clem Diggers

  • Poster for Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Mailman

  • Poster for Too Busy to Work

    Gilligan

  • Poster for Gone with the Wind

    Corporal

1938Aged 45

  • Poster for Midnight Intruder

    Evans

  • Poster for The Big Broadcast of 1938

    Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)

  • Poster for The First Hundred Years

    Wilkins

  • Poster for Tip-Off Girls

    Sam

  • Poster for Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Sheriff Tuttle

  • Poster for Kentucky Moonshine

    Palace Hotel Clerk

  • Poster for Tropic Holiday

    Sol Grunnion (uncredited)

  • Poster for Racket Busters

    Counter Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    Foreman of Jury

  • Poster for The Chaser

    Harvey

  • Poster for Professor Beware

    Painter

  • Poster for Give Me a Sailor

    The Druggist (uncredited)

  • Poster for You Can't Take It with You

    Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sing, You Sinners

    Lecturer on Seals

  • Poster for There Goes My Heart

    Mr. Dobbs

  • Poster for The Sisters

    Robert Forbes

  • Poster for The Mad Miss Manton

    Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hard to Get

    Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for Exposed

    Crankpool

  • Poster for The Cowboy and the Lady

    Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Poster for Blondie

    Mr. Beazley (uncredited)

1937Aged 44

  • Poster for Dangerous Number

    Detective

  • Poster for Internes Can't Take Money

    Jeff

  • Poster for A Star Is Born

    Station Agent (uncredited)

  • Poster for They Gave Him a Gun

    Tall Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Angel's Holiday

    Fingerprint Expert

  • Poster for Big Business

    Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

  • Poster for Marry the Girl

    Happy Elmer

  • Poster for Topper

    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Exclusive

    Dr. Boomgarten

  • Poster for Vogues of 1938

    Curson - Accountant

  • Poster for Big City

    Jim Sloane

  • Poster for It's Love I'm After

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

  • Poster for Big Town Girl

    Gas Station Attendant

  • Poster for True Confession

    Coroner

1936Aged 43

  • Poster for Timothy's Quest

    Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master

  • Poster for Drift Fence

    Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman

  • Poster for Love on a Bet

    Farmer on Hay Wagon

  • Poster for The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    Mailman

  • Poster for Petticoat Fever

    Carl

  • Poster for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Frank (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Singing Kid

    Maine Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for San Francisco

    Picnicker (uncredited)

  • Poster for Rhythm on the Range

    Rodeo Announcer

  • Poster for Earthworm Tractors

    Taxicab Driver

  • Poster for A Son Comes Home

    Hamburger Stand Proprietor

  • Poster for To Mary - with Love

    Chauffeur

  • Poster for China Clipper

    Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hollywood Boulevard

    Gus - Trocadero Bartender

  • Poster for The Texas Rangers

    David's father (uncredited)

  • Poster for Let's Make a Million

    Jerry

  • Poster for Lady Be Careful

    Happy

  • Poster for Murder with Pictures

    Det. Keogh

  • Poster for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    Drug Store Clerk

  • Poster for Hopalong Cassidy Returns

    Peg Leg Holden

1935Aged 42

  • Poster for Murder on a Honeymoon

    Man with Pelican (uncredited)

  • Poster for I'll Love You Always

    Theater Manager (uncredited)

  • Poster for It's A Small World

    Cal

  • Poster for Private Worlds

    McLean

  • Poster for Goin' to Town

    Cowboy

  • Poster for Mary Jane's Pa

    Clerk Getting Tied Up

  • Poster for The Glass Key

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Men Without Names

    Town Character

  • Poster for Manhattan Moon

    Lunch Man

  • Poster for The Murder Man

    Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

  • Poster for Diamond Jim

    Passenger

  • Poster for Page Miss Glory

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Redheads on Parade

    Entwhistle (uncredited)

  • Poster for Here Comes Cookie

    Thompson

  • Poster for Powdersmoke Range

    Gun Store Proprietor

  • Poster for Two-Fisted

    Brick Briggs

  • Poster for It's a Great Life

    Slim (uncredited)

  • Poster for She Couldn't Take It

    Man at Toll Gate

  • Poster for Ship Cafe

    Slim

  • Poster for Man of Iron

    Jake

  • Poster for Hitch Hike Lady

    Ed Simpson

1934Aged 41

  • Poster for Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Joel Prentiss

  • Poster for It Happened One Night

    Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for George White's Scandals

    Hick (uncredited)

  • Poster for House of Mystery

    Ned Pickens

  • Poster for Honor of the Range

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Now I'll Tell

    Casino Attendant

  • Poster for The Hell Cat

    Regan

  • Poster for Hat, Coat and Glove

    Coat Salesman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Friends of Mr. Sweeney

    Hat Attendent

  • Poster for You Belong to Me

    Stage Manager

  • Poster for The Pursuit of Happiness

    Bijah

  • No Ransom

    Heinie

  • Poster for By Your Leave

    Harry

  • Poster for The President Vanishes

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Broadway Bill

    Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Gay Bride

    Weight-Guesser (uncredited)

1933Aged 40

  • Poster for File 113

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Hello, Everybody!

    Radio Announcer (uncredited)

  • Poster for He Learned About Women

    Stage Door Man

  • Poster for Sing, Bing, Sing

    Mr. Lake

  • Poster for The Keyhole

    Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mind Reader

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Central Airport

    Airport Weatherman

  • Poster for Lilly Turner

    Earle Yokum (uncredited)

  • Poster for Private Detective 62

    Cab Driver

  • Poster for Double Harness

    Crab Counterman

  • Poster for Lady for a Day

    Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

  • Poster for Golden Harvest

    Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ann Vickers

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Female

    Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Sitting Pretty

    Dice Player (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lone Cowboy

    Zeke (uncredited)

1932Aged 39

  • Poster for Union Depot

    Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for No One Man

    Henry - License Clerk

  • Poster for The Big Timer

    Slim Dugan (uncredited)

  • Poster for This Is the Night

    Sparks

  • Poster for Million Dollar Legs

    Secretary of War (uncredited)

  • Poster for High Hats and Low Brows

    Butler

  • Poster for Madame Racketeer

    Gus, the Desk Clerk

  • Poster for The Big Broadcast

    Prisoner

  • Poster for I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    Bill - Barber (uncredited)

  • Poster for If I Had a Million

    China Shop Salesman

  • Poster for Central Park

    Oscar (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lawyer Man

    Court Guard (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Match King

    Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)

1931Aged 38

1930Aged 37

1929Aged 36

  • Poster for Calling Hubby's Bluff

    Meadows the Butler

  • The Old Barn

    The Stranger

  • Poster for Two Sisters

    Chumley

  • Poster for Tide of Empire

    Townsman

  • Poster for The Rodeo

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

  • Poster for Matchmaking Mamma

    Clifford Figfield

  • Poster for Side Street

    Henchman Slim (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Saturday Night Kid

    McGonigle (uncredited)

  • Poster for Half Way to Heaven

    Slim

1928Aged 35

  • Poster for Smith's Army Life

    Inspecting Officer

  • Poster for The Best Man

    The Bride's Father

  • Poster for The Swim Princess

    College Dean

  • Poster for The Head Man

    Mayor

  • Poster for The Campus Carmen

    President

  • Poster for Motorboat Mamas

    Cafe Patron

  • Poster for His New Stenographer

    Vernon Vance

1927Aged 34

1926Aged 33

1925Aged 32

  • Poster for Remember When?

    Picnicker (uncredited)

  • Good Morning, Nurse

    Servant

  • Poster for Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

    Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hurry, Doctor!

    The Paper Hanger

  • Poster for A Rainy Knight

    Peggy's Ex-Husband

  • Poster for Over Thereabouts

    Officer

  • Poster for Isn't Love Cuckoo?

    John Lodge - Bebe's Father