Ivan F. Simpson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 4, 1875
- Died
- October 12, 1951
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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).
Filmography
My Girl Tisa 1948
Actor
Jane Eyre 1943
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
My Kingdom for a Cook 1943
as Professor Harlow
Above Suspicion 1943
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine 1943
as Judge
Two Weeks to Live 1943
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
Forever and a Day 1943
as Dexter
Random Harvest 1942
as The Vicar
Nightmare 1942
as Money Changer
Eagle Squadron 1942
as Simms
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Dr. Cassell
The Male Animal 1942
as Dean Frederick Damon
Nazi Agent 1942
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
The Body Disappears 1941
as Dean Claxton
New Moon 1940
as Guizot
The Invisible Man Returns 1940
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago 1940
as Hargraves (uncredited)
Tower of London 1939
as Anne's Protector
Rulers of the Sea 1939
as Secretary (Uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets 1939
as A Doctor
Never Say Die 1939
as Kretsky
Made for Each Other 1939
as Simon (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette 1938
as Sauce (uncredited)
Kidnapped 1938
as Old Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy 1938
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
The Baroness and the Butler 1938
as Count Dormo
Youth on Parole 1937
as Henchman (uncredited)
London by Night 1937
as Burroughs
Night of Mystery 1937
Actor
The Prince and the Pauper 1937
as Clemens
Maid of Salem 1937
as Rev. Parris
Lloyd's of London 1936
as Old Man
Trouble for Two 1936
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936
as Reverend Mordaunt
Captain Blood 1935
as Prosecutor
The Great Impersonation 1935
as Dr. Harrison
East of Java 1935
as Resident
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
as Morgan
Splendor 1935
as Fletcher
The Bishop Misbehaves 1935
as Mr. Grantham
Mark of the Vampire 1935
as Jan
Shadow of Doubt 1935
as Morse
David Copperfield 1935
as Littimer
The Little Minister 1934
as Sanders Webster
Among the Missing 1934
as Smeed
British Agent 1934
as 'Poohbah' Evans
The World Moves On 1934
as Clumber
Stingaree 1934
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild 1934
as Amschel Rothschild
The Mystery of Mr. X 1934
as Hutchinson
Man of Two Worlds 1934
as Dr. Lott
Her Secret 1933
as Lathrop
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933
as Brade
Midnight Mary 1933
as Tindle
The Silk Express 1933
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
The Secret of Madame Blanche 1933
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
The Past of Mary Holmes 1933
as Jacob Riggs
The Monkey's Paw 1933
as Mr. White
Sherlock Holmes 1932
as Faulkner
The Phantom of Crestwood 1932
as Mr. Vayne
The Crash 1932
as Hodge
A Passport to Hell 1932
as Simms
The Man Who Played God 1932
as Battle
Safe in Hell 1931
as Crunch
The Reckless Hour 1931
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
The Lady Who Dared 1931
as Butler
The Millionaire 1931
as Davis
The Sea God 1930
as Pearly Nick
The Way of All Men 1930
as Higgins
Old English 1930
as Joe Pillin
Manslaughter 1930
as Morson
Inside the Lines 1930
as Capper
Isle of Escape 1930
as Judge
The Green Goddess 1930
as Watkins
Disraeli 1929
as Sir Hugh Myers
Womanhandled 1925
as Butler
A Kiss for Cinderella 1925
as Mr. Cutaway
Lovers in Quarantine 1925
as The Silent Passenger
Wild, Wild Susan 1925
as Malcolm
Miss Bluebeard 1925
as Bounds
- Twenty Dollars a Week
Twenty Dollars a Week 1924
as James Pettison
The Green Goddess 1923
as Watkins
The Man Who Played God 1922
as Battle
Out of the Drifts 1916
as Martin
The Dictator 1915
as Simpson
Credits from TMDB.