Irving Bacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 5, 1893
- Died
- February 5, 1965
- Birthplace
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Fort Massacre 1958
as Charlie
Ambush at Cimarron Pass 1958
as Judge Stanfield
Dakota Incident 1956
as Tully Morgan
Hidden Guns 1956
as Doc Carter
At Gunpoint 1955
as Al Ferguson
Run for Cover 1955
as Scotty
A Star Is Born 1954
as Graves
Black Horse Canyon 1954
as Doc Spain
Duffy of San Quentin 1954
as Doc Sorin
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954
as John Maddocks
The Glenn Miller Story 1954
as Mr. Miller
Devil's Canyon 1953
as Prison Guard
Sweethearts on Parade 1953
as Sheriff Doolittle
Fort Ti 1953
as Sgt. Monday Wash
Kansas Pacific 1953
as Casey
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron 1952
as Sheriff
Room for One More 1952
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
Desert of Lost Men 1951
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Here Comes the Groom 1951
as Baines
Cause for Alarm! 1951
as Mr. Carston, Postman
Mr. Music 1950
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Katie Did It 1950
as Train Conductor
Emergency Wedding 1950
as Filbert - Mechanic
Born to Be Bad 1950
as Jewelry Salesman
Never a Dull Moment 1950
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
The Happy Years 1950
as Mr. Conover
Riding High 1950
as Hamburger Man
Woman in Hiding 1950
as Link
Sons of New Mexico 1949
as Chris Dobbs
Dear Wife 1949
as Mike Man
The House Across the Street 1949
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as RR Information Clerk
Down Memory Lane 1949
as (archive footage)
Manhandled 1949
as Sgt. Fayle
The Big Cat 1949
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
El Paso 1949
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
The Green Promise 1949
as Julius Larkin
John Loves Mary 1949
as George Beachwood
Dynamite 1949
as Jake
Words and Music 1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
Whispering Smith 1948
Actor
Family Honeymoon 1948
as Mr. Webb
Moonrise 1948
as Judd Jenkins
Good Sam 1948
as Tramp
The Velvet Touch 1948
as Herbie
State of the Union 1948
as Buck Swenson
Adventures in Silverado 1948
as Jake Willis
Albuquerque 1948
as Dave Walton
Rocky 1948
as Bert Hillman
California's Golden Beginning 1948
Actor
High Wall 1947
Actor
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
as Melvin
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
as Pierre Couvais
Dear Ruth 1947
as Delivery Man
Saddle Pals 1947
as Thaddeus Bellweather
My Brother Talks to Horses 1947
as Mr. Piper
Wake Up and Dream 1946
as Toll Gate Attendant
Night Train to Memphis 1946
as Rainbow
One Way to Love 1946
as Train Conductor
Spellbound 1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Star in the Night 1945
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf 1945
as Sam Skelly
Guest Wife 1945
as Nosey Stationmaster
Hitchhike to Happiness 1945
as Dennis Colby
Out of This World 1945
as Irving Krunk (uncredited)
Patrick the Great 1945
as Mr. Merney
Under Western Skies 1945
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
Can't Help Singing 1944
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Tom
Heavenly Days 1944
as Tower, the Butler
Casanova Brown 1944
as Hotel Manager
The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
Since You Went Away 1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Her Primitive Man 1944
as Track Man
Knickerbocker Holiday 1944
as Peter Van Stoon
A Guy Named Joe 1944
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Week-End Pass 1944
as Sheriff Todd
Chip Off the Old Block 1944
as Prof. Frost
In Old Oklahoma 1943
as Ben
Footlight Glamour 1943
as Mr. Crumb
Top Man 1943
as School Principal
Johnny Come Lately 1943
as Chief of Police
So's Your Uncle 1943
as Dempster
This Is the Army 1943
as Waiter (uncredited)
Hers to Hold 1943
as Dr. Bacon
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mister Big 1943
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
It's a Great Life 1943
as Mailman
The Desperadoes 1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
King of the Cowboys 1943
as Deputy Cluckas
A Stranger in Town 1943
as Orin Todds
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Mr. Kelly
Two Weeks to Live 1943
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
Actor
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
as Station Master
Get Hep to Love 1942
as Mr. Hardwicke
Between Us Girls 1942
as Soda Clerk
Pardon My Sarong 1942
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory 1942
as Mr. Crumb, Former Mailman (uncredited)
Footlight Serenade 1942
as Stagehand
Holiday Inn 1942
as Gus
Thru Different Eyes 1942
as Stu Johnson
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
The Spoilers 1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event 1942
as Mr. Crumb
The Bashful Bachelor 1942
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
Young America 1942
as Bart Munson
Freckles Comes Home 1942
as Constable Caleb Weaver
Remember the Day 1941
as Cecil
Cadet Girl 1941
as Train conductor
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady 1941
as Parson
Moon Over Her Shoulder 1941
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
Henry Aldrich for President 1941
as Mr. McCloskey
Great Guns 1941
as Postman
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1941
as The Soda Jerk
It Started with Eve 1941
as Raven
Our Wife 1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
Blondie in Society 1941
as Mailman
Accent on Love 1941
as Smedley
Caught in the Draft 1941
as Cogswell
Million Dollar Baby 1941
as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
Ride on Vaquero 1941
as Jailer Smoky
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Mr. Albert Merney
Meet John Doe 1941
as Beany
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941
as Projectionist
Blondie Goes Latin 1941
as Mailman (uncredited)
Western Union 1941
as Barber
Tobacco Road 1941
as Bank Teller
Back Street 1941
as Ticket seller
The Wild Man of Borneo 1941
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Four Mothers 1941
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Jennie 1940
as Real Estate Broker
Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940
as Fisherman
She Couldn't Say No 1940
as Abner
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940
as Mailman
Dreaming Out Loud 1940
as Wes Stillman
The Howards of Virginia 1940
as Tom Norton
Young People 1940
as Otis
The Return of Frank James 1940
as Bystander
Gold Rush Maisie 1940
as Harry Gilpin
Blondie Has Servant Trouble 1940
as Mailman
Manhattan Heartbeat 1940
as Sweeney
Sailor's Lady 1940
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! 1940
as Cabbie
Lillian Russell 1940
as Soldier
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940
as Lippincott
Edison, the Man 1940
as Sheriff
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Star Dust 1940
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Driver
Blondie on a Budget 1940
as Mailman
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940
as Becker
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
His Girl Friday 1940
as Gus (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby 1940
as Hospital Official
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
as Paul Gillis
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Corporal
Too Busy to Work 1939
as Gilligan
Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939
as Mailman
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939
as Woodbury
Pack Up Your Troubles 1939
as Soldier
At the Circus 1939
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
On Your Toes 1939
as Second Stage Manager
Hollywood Cavalcade 1939
as Clerk
Rio 1939
as 'Mushy'
Indianapolis Speedway 1939
as Fred Haskill
I Stole a Million 1939
as Simpson (uncredited)
News Is Made at Night 1939
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
Blondie Takes a Vacation 1939
as Mailman
Second Fiddle 1939
as Harvey Vaughan
Bachelor Mother 1939
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1939
as Hotel Clerk
Torchy Runs for Mayor 1939
as Hubert Ward
Lucky Night 1939
as Conductor
Big Town Czar 1939
as Real Estate Man
The Oklahoma Kid 1939
as Hotel Clerk
The Spirit of Culver 1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
Blondie Meets the Boss 1939
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
Tail Spin 1939
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
as Tracy (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
as Tad (uncredited)
Made for Each Other 1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal 1939
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Blondie 1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Hard to Get 1938
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Exposed 1938
as Crankpool
The Mad Miss Manton 1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
The Sisters 1938
as Robert Forbes
There Goes My Heart 1938
as Mr. Dobbs
Sing, You Sinners 1938
as Lecturer on Seals
You Can't Take It with You 1938
as Henry (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor 1938
as The Druggist (uncredited)
The Chaser 1938
as Harvey
Professor Beware 1938
as Painter
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Foreman of Jury
Racket Busters 1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Tropic Holiday 1938
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine 1938
as Palace Hotel Clerk
Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Tip-Off Girls 1938
as Sam
The First Hundred Years 1938
as Wilkins
The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder 1938
as Evans
True Confession 1937
as Coroner
Big Town Girl 1937
as Gas Station Attendant
It's Love I'm After 1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Big City 1937
as Jim Sloane
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 1937
as Curson - Accountant
Exclusive 1937
as Dr. Boomgarten
Topper 1937
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Marry the Girl 1937
as Happy Elmer
Big Business 1937
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
Angel's Holiday 1937
as Fingerprint Expert
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
A Star Is Born 1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money 1937
as Jeff
Dangerous Number 1937
as Detective
Hopalong Cassidy Returns 1936
as Peg Leg Holden
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936
as Drug Store Clerk
Murder with Pictures 1936
as Det. Keogh
Wives Never Know 1936
as Dr. Mumford
Lady Be Careful 1936
as Happy
Let's Make a Million 1936
as Jerry
The Texas Rangers 1936
as David's father (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
China Clipper 1936
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love 1936
as Chauffeur
A Son Comes Home 1936
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as Taxicab Driver
Rhythm on the Range 1936
as Rodeo Announcer
- Three Cheers for Love
Three Cheers for Love 1936
as Rider - Dance Director
San Francisco 1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces 1936
as Pretty
The Singing Kid 1936
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Frank (uncredited)
Petticoat Fever 1936
as Carl
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936
as Mailman
Love on a Bet 1936
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
The Music Goes 'Round 1936
as Stuttering Man
Drift Fence 1936
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
Timothy's Quest 1936
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
Hitch Hike Lady 1935
as Ed Simpson
Man of Iron 1935
as Jake
Millions in the Air 1935
as Mr. Perkins
Ship Cafe 1935
as Slim
Bad Boy 1935
as Butcher
She Couldn't Take It 1935
as Man at Toll Gate
It's a Great Life 1935
as Slim (uncredited)
Two-Fisted 1935
as Brick Briggs
Powdersmoke Range 1935
as Gun Store Proprietor
The Virginia Judge 1935
as Gus Skinner
Redheads on Parade 1935
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim 1935
as Passenger
Here Comes Cookie 1935
as Thompson
The Murder Man 1935
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Mr. Vernoy
Manhattan Moon 1935
as Lunch Man
Men Without Names 1935
as Old-Timer on Bench
The Glass Key 1935
as Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa 1935
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
Goin' to Town 1935
as Cowboy
Private Worlds 1935
as McLean
It's A Small World 1935
as Cal
I'll Love You Always 1935
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon 1935
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
The Gay Bride 1934
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
Broadway Bill 1934
as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
The President Vanishes 1934
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
By Your Leave 1934
as Harry
- No Ransom
No Ransom 1934
as Heinie
The Pursuit of Happiness 1934
as Bijah
You Belong to Me 1934
as Stage Manager
Friends of Mr. Sweeney 1934
as Hat Check Attendent
Hat, Coat and Glove 1934
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
The Hell Cat 1934
as Regan
Now I'll Tell 1934
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Honor of the Range 1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
House of Mystery 1934
as Ned Pickens
George White's Scandals 1934
as Hick (uncredited)
It Happened One Night 1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen 1934
as Joel Prentiss
Shadows of Sing Sing 1933
as Highbrow
Lone Cowboy 1933
as Zeke (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty 1933
as Dice Player (uncredited)
Female 1933
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
The Bowery 1933
as Hick (uncredited)
Ann Vickers 1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
Golden Harvest 1933
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Lady for a Day 1933
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Double Harness 1933
as Crab Counterman
Private Detective 62 1933
as Cab Driver
Lilly Turner 1933
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Central Airport 1933
as Airport Weatherman
The Mind Reader 1933
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Keyhole 1933
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing 1933
as Mr. Lake
He Learned About Women 1933
as Stage Door Man
Hello, Everybody! 1933
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
File 113 1933
as Lagors
The Match King 1932
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
Lawyer Man 1932
as Court Guard (uncredited)
Central Park 1932
as Oscar (uncredited)
If I Had a Million 1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast 1932
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer 1932
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
High Hats and Low Brows 1932
as Butler
Million Dollar Legs 1932
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
- Just a Pain in the Parlor
Just a Pain in the Parlor 1932
as Servant
This Is the Night 1932
as Sparks
The Big Timer 1932
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
No One Man 1932
as Henry - License Clerk
Union Depot 1932
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Branded Men 1931
as Ramrod
Bad Girl 1931
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
Alias: The Bad Man 1931
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
Big Business Girl 1931
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Vice Squad 1931
as Masher (uncredited)
- Blondes Prefer Bonds
Blondes Prefer Bonds 1931
Actor
- Lime Juice Nights
Lime Juice Nights 1931
as Irving
Fighting Caravans 1931
as Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
- The Itching Hour
The Itching Hour 1931
as Elmer
Scandal Sheet 1931
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
- Knights Before Christmas
Knights Before Christmas 1930
as Pa
Boarding House Blues 1930
Actor
Street of Chance 1930
as Harry
Burning Up 1930
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Half Way to Heaven 1929
as Slim
The Saturday Night Kid 1929
as McGonigle (uncredited)
Side Street 1929
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
- The Nightwatchman's Mistake
The Nightwatchman's Mistake 1929
as Dean Enoch Weatherby
Matchmaking Mamma 1929
as Clifford Figfield
The Rodeo 1929
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Tide of Empire 1929
as Townsman (uncredited)
Two Sisters 1929
as Chumley
The Old Barn 1929
as The Stranger
Calling Hubby's Bluff 1929
as Meadows the Butler
His New Stenographer 1928
as Vernon Vance
- Hubby's Weekend Trip
Hubby's Weekend Trip 1928
Actor
Motorboat Mamas 1928
as Cafe Patron
The Campus Carmen 1928
as President
The Head Man 1928
as Mayor
The Swim Princess 1928
as College Dean
The Best Man 1928
as The Bride's Father
Smith's Army Life 1928
as Inspecting Officer
The Girl from Everywhere 1927
as The Casting Director
- For Sale, a Bungalow
For Sale, a Bungalow 1927
as The Waiter
- Smith's Cook
Smith's Cook 1927
as Mr. Dunhill
- Smith's Pony
Smith's Pony 1927
as Ship Maintenance Man
- Smith's Fishing Trip
Smith's Fishing Trip 1927
as Jake - the Handyman
His First Flame 1927
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
Broke in China 1927
as Military Officer
The Jolly Jilter 1927
as Tall Servant
- A Dozen Socks
A Dozen Socks 1927
as Ball Toss Operator
California or Bust 1927
as Wade Rexton
A Blonde's Revenge 1926
as Banker Cody
Kitty from Killarney 1926
as Inspector #1
- Smith's Picnic
Smith's Picnic 1926
as Joe Smiley
Smith's Uncle 1926
as 1st Elderly Sucker
- Masked Mamas
Masked Mamas 1926
as The Practical Joker's Friend
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game 1926
as Joe, Card player
A Prodigal Bridegroom 1926
as Lizzie's Brother
- Meet My Girl
Meet My Girl 1926
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
- Trimmed in Gold
Trimmed in Gold 1926
as Barber
Whispering Whiskers 1926
as Train Chef
Hot Cakes for Two 1926
as Photographer
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage 1926
as Justice of the Peace
Isn't Love Cuckoo? 1925
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
Over Thereabouts 1925
as Officer
A Rainy Knight 1925
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
Hurry, Doctor! 1925
as The Paper Hanger
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies 1925
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
Good Morning, Nurse 1925
as Servant
Remember When? 1925
as Picnicker (uncredited)
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