Irving Bacon
Biography
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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.
Known For
Acting

1940
asDriver

1939
asCorporal

1954
asGraves

1939
asMailman

1939
asMailman

1941
asMailman

1940
asMailman

1940
asMailman

1940
asMailman

1942
asMr. Crumb

1943
asMailman

1943
asMr. Crumb

1944
asPeter Van Stoon

1943
asBartender (uncredited)

1943
asStation Master

1947
asPierre Couvais

1949
asRR Information Clerk

1941
asBeany

1941
asRaven

1945
asDennis Colby

1929
asChumley

1931
as
1939
as'Mushy'

1947
asMelvin

1942
asGus

1928
asMayor

1948
asJudd Jenkins

1941
asThe Soda Jerk

1948
asHerbie

1951
asMr. Carston, Postman

1938
asForeman of Jury

1952
asSheriff

1944
asTom

1936
asMailman

1949
asSgt. Fayle

1933
asPool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

1950
asJewelry Salesman

1950
asLink

1942
asStagehand

1933
asWaiter (uncredited)

1936
asTaxicab Driver

1932
asHenry - License Clerk

1954
asMr. Miller

1927
asThe Casting Director

1928
asCollege Dean

1928
asThe Bride's Father

1928
asCafe Patron

1933
asCab Driver

1943
as
1940
asTom Norton

1944
asBath House Barber (uncredited)

1932
asSparks

1937
asJim Sloane

1931
asExpectant Father (uncredited)

1933
asZeke (uncredited)

1956
asTully Morgan

1934
asHamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

1941
asDoorman (uncredited)

1945
asSam Skelly

1929
asMeadows the Butler

1958
asCharlie

1940
asOtis

1948
asMr. Webb

1940
asBecker

1926
asLizzie's Brother

1935
asMerry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

1926
asThe Practical Joker's Friend

1926
asPhotographer

1925
asThe Paper Hanger

1926
asBarber

1926
asMr. Lane - Thelma's Father

1927
asBall Toss Operator

1926
asInspector #1

1925
asOfficer

1947
asMr. Piper

1927
asThe Waiter

1927
asTall Servant

1941
asCogswell

1942
asNew England Farmer (uncredited)

1938
asPalace Hotel Clerk

1955
asAl Ferguson

1950
asBenson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

1941
asTicket seller

1950
asHamburger Man

1958
asJudge Stanfield

1943
asDeputy Cluckas

1932
asMessenger with Bracelet (uncredited)

1928
asVernon Vance

1936
asCarl

1937
asCoroner

1945
asNosey Stationmaster

1925
asJohn Lodge - Bebe's Father

1934
asCasino Attendant (uncredited)

1926
asJoe, Card player

1929
asMcGonigle (uncredited)

1933
asMr. Lake

1949
asMatt Cooper the Mailman

1953
asSgt. Monday Wash

1939
asSheriff Clem Diggers

1943
asOrin Todds

1945
asMr. Merney

1936
asDet. Keogh

1936
asFarmer on Hay Wagon

1954
asDoc Sorin

1939
asConductor

1940
asAbner

1941
asSmedley

1941
asMr. Albert Merney

1942
asConstable Caleb Weaver

1931
asRamrod

1937
asHappy Elmer

1932
asButler

1926
asBanker Cody

1926
asTrain Chef

1948
as
1941
asJailer Smoky

1939
asSoldier

1926
asJustice of the Peace

1935
asBrick Briggs

1935
asThompson

1931
asMasher (uncredited)

1934
asJoel Prentiss

1939
asFred Haskill

1946
asToll Gate Attendant

1940
asLippincott

1938
asCrankpool

1938
asHenry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)

1953
asSheriff Doolittle

1938
asEvans

1933
asReporter (uncredited)

1938
asLecturer on Seals

1945
asSheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

1938
asSam

1930
asPa

1933
asRadio Announcer (uncredited)

1944
asHotel Manager

1931
asIrving

1932
asCourt Guard (uncredited)

1932
asDepot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

1940
asFisherman

1947
asDelivery Man

1934
asTownsman (uncredited)

1935
asCal

1930
asHarry

1938
asThe Druggist (uncredited)

1940
asCabbie

1935
asEd Simpson

1941
asConrad - Taxi Driver

1938
asSpangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

1928
asInspecting Officer

1938
asWilkins

1930
asYokel Driver (uncredited)

1934
asStage Manager

1929
asThe Stranger

1938
asSheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

1931
asNed 'Repeater' Simpson

1934
asRegan

1944
asTower, the Butler

1946
asTrain Conductor

1949
asJake

1950
asFilbert - Mechanic

1929
asTownsman (uncredited)

1925
asPeggy's Ex-Husband

1944
asProf. Frost

1949
asJulius Larkin

1925
asDriver Seeking Car (uncredited)

1927
asMilitary Officer

1929
asHenchman Slim (uncredited)

1927
asShip Maintenance Man

1939
asGas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1952
asMayor Michael J. Kane

1938
asMr. Dobbs

1933
asCrab Counterman

1926
as1st Elderly Sucker

1929
asMabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law

1937
asCurson - Accountant

1937
asTall Soldier (uncredited)

1934
asGray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)

1938
asCounter Man (uncredited)

1933
asEarle Yokum (uncredited)

1939
asClerk

1939
asPatrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

1945
asIrving Krunk

1939
asHotel Desk Clerk in Culver

1934
asHarry

1937
asElevator Operator (uncredited)

1936
asDrug Store Clerk

1931
asReporter Kent (uncredited)

1929
asSlim

1939
asTelegraph Clerk (uncredited)

1934
asHick (uncredited)

1948
asBert Hillman

1935
asTown Character

1940
asOrange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

1951
asSheriff Skeeter Davis

1948
asHollywood Realtor (uncredited)

1935
asWaiter (uncredited)

1940
asSweeney

1937
asDr. Boomgarten

1935
asClerk Getting Tied Up

1939
asSecond Stage Manager

1941
asMr. McCloskey

1932
asPrisoner (uncredited)

1934
asHat Check Attendent

1954
asDoc Spain

1939
asTad (uncredited)

1939
asNewark Radio Operator (uncredited)

1939
asJailer (uncredited)

1939
asStorekeeper (Uncredited)

1939
asTracy (uncredited)

1939
asHotel Clerk

1939
as1st Mailman (uncredited)

1939
asHotel Clerk

1939
asHarvey Vaughan

1939
asClerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)

1953
asCasey

1939
asMike, Fingerprint Man

1936
asDavid's father (uncredited)

1938
asPainter

1929
asClifford Figfield

1939
asWoodbury

1952
asEbeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

1934
asGas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1941
asCarriage Driver

1940
asPaul Gillis

1936
asHenry-the Drunken Wagon Master

1935
asJake

1936
asHamburger Stand Proprietor

1943
asDan Walters - Bartender

1946
asRainbow

1949
asChris Dobbs

1934
asCoat Salesman (uncredited)

1936
asGus - Trocadero Bartender

1949
asStage Passenger (uncredited)

1935
asSlim (uncredited)

1943
asMr. Kelly

1941
asPostman

1945
asMr. Dilson (uncredited)

1938
asRobert Forbes

1942
asMotel Proprietor (uncredited)

1940
asHotel Desk Clerk

1936
asFrank (uncredited)

1940
asGus (uncredited)

1936
asPeg Leg Holden

1939
asHubert Ward

1940
asHospital Official

1943
asCpl. Henderson (uncredited)

1940
asSheriff

1937
asGas Station Attendant

1932
asBill - Barber (uncredited)

1944
asSheriff Todd

1942
asStu Johnson

1937
asJeff

1940
asBystander

1950
asMr. Conover

1942
asSoda Clerk

1955
asScotty

1933
asStage Door Man

1943
asBen

1944
asBartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

1934
asBijah

1951
asBaines

1925
asServant

1933
asDice Player (uncredited)

1932
asSlim Dugan (uncredited)

1936
asChauffeur

1940
asSam Appleby (uncredited)

1940
asSoldier

1936
asMaine Driver (uncredited)

1928
asPresident

1927
asMan Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)

1953
asPrison Guard

1940
asWes Stillman

1934
asHeinie

1937
asHotel Clerk (uncredited)

1936
asRodeo Announcer

1937
asMr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

1935
asPassenger

1950
asTrain Conductor

1932
asGus, the Desk Clerk

1941
asProjectionist

1947
asThaddeus Bellweather

1941
asCigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

1935
asLunch Man

1931
asWaiter (uncredited)

1933
asRev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

1948
asJake Willis

1948
asDave Walton

1942
asHotel Manager (uncredited)

1941
asUniform Salesman (uncredited)

1941
asParson

1956
asDoc Carter

1941
asCecil

1948
as
1948
asTramp

1943
asDr. Bacon

1950
asTunk Johnson (uncredited)

1939
asReal Estate Man

1925
asPicnicker (uncredited)

1935
asEntwhistle (uncredited)

1936
asHappy

1939
asSimpson (uncredited)

1926
asJoe Smiley

1937
asFingerprint Expert

1935
asTheater Manager (uncredited)

1942
asMr. Hardwicke

1937
asDetective

1936
asPicnicker (uncredited)

1932
asSecretary of War (uncredited)

1934
asWeight-Guesser (uncredited)

1941
asBarber

1948
asBuck Swenson

1945
asRailway Gateman (uncredited)

1941
asTrain conductor

1943
asOmar Tennyson Gimpel

1944
asTrack Man

1943
asDempster

1935
asMan with Pelican (uncredited)

1941
asBank Teller

1949
asJury Foreman (uncredited)

1932
asChina Shop Salesman (uncredited)

1943
asJimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor

1933
asGrover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

1933
asAirport Weatherman

1938
asHarvey

1942
asBart Munson

1927
asMr. Dunhill

1927
asJake - the Handyman

1935
asGun Store Proprietor

1949
asGeorge Beachwood

1939
asGilligan

1949
asMike Man

1943
asSchool Principal

1940
asStorekeeper (uncredited)

1938
asSol Grunnion (uncredited)

1933
asLagors

1938
asGas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1935
asWaiter (uncredited)

1931
asElmer

1940
asHarry Gilpin

1935
asMan at Toll Gate

1987
asSelf (archive footage)

1935
asMcLean

1942
asGas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

1936
asCharlie - the Janitor (uncredited)

1935
asSlim

1934
asNed Pickens

1932
asOscar (uncredited)

1938
asChester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

1943
asChief of Police

1937
asStation Agent (uncredited)

1936
asJerry

1941
asMailman (uncredited)

1938
asMr. Beazley (uncredited)

1944
asMissionary (uncredited)

1930
as
1933
asGas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

1935
asCowboy

1942
asSheriff / Fire Chief

1936
asWindy Watkins, Traft Foreman

1949
as(archive footage)

1938
asPrisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)

1932
asServant

1936
asPretty

1935
asButcher

1935
asMr. Vernoy

1936
asDr. Mumford

1935
asMr. Perkins

1936
asStuttering Man

1943
asWaiter (uncredited)
asWill Potter
as
as
asPatch
as
asMayor Webster
asApt. House Manager
asPostal Clerk
asZack Mannion
asMr. Willoughby
asEmployee
asMr. Holbrook
asCarter
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