George Irving
Born: 1874-10-05 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1961-09-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
George Henry Irving (October 5, 1874 – September 11, 1961) was an American film actor and director. Irving started his career as a theatre actor. In 1914 he came to Hollywood and acted in over 250 films from 1914 until 1948. Irving was initially an actor-director and directed about 35 silent films. He switched exclusively to acting in the mid-1920s and became a character actor until the later 1940s. He usually played reputable and stern persons of authority in supporting roles. Irving is perhaps best known for his roles as Robert Wentworth in Coquette (1929), and as the lawyer Alexander Peabody in Bringing Up Baby (1938). George Irving ended his prolific career with television roles in the 1950s.
Filmography
1947
- Magic Town as Senator Wilton
1944
- Christmas Holiday as Judge
- Bluebeard as The Duke of Carineaux (Uncredited)
- Lady in the Death House as Gregory
1943
- Hangmen Also Die! as Neeval
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Rear Admiral (uncredited)
- Son of Dracula as Colonel Caldwell
1942
- Once Upon a Honeymoon as American Consul (uncredited)
- King of the Mounties as Prof. Brent
- Spy Ship as Harry Mitchell
1941
- Sergeant York as Harrison (uncredited)
- Golden Hoofs as Dr. Timothy Drake
- The Great Man's Lady as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
- The Great Mr. Nobody as Dr. Carlisle (uncredited)
- Love Crazy as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1940
- New Moon as Ship's Captain
- Laddie as Dr. Barnes
- Little Men as Truant Officer
- Florian as Bantry
- Johnny Apollo as Mr. Ives
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
- Calling Philo Vance as Avery (uncredited)
- An Angel from Texas as Actor on Donkey in the Play
- Knute Rockne All American as Doc - a Notre Dame Professor (uncredited)
- She Couldn't Say No as Henry Rockwell
1939
- Espionage Agent as State Department Official
- A Child Is Born as Dr. Cramm
- The Hardys Ride High as Jonas Bronell
- Streets of New York as Judge Joseph Carroll
- Dust Be My Destiny as Judge
- Hotel for Women
- Hell's Kitchen as Judge
- Bad Little Angel as Dr. Bell (uncredited)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
- Wife, Husband and Friend as Doctor
- Sergeant Madden as Police Commissioner
1938
- Crashing Hollywood as Alexander Peyton
- Crime Ring as Clifton
- Blind Alibi as Curator
- Mother Carey's Chickens as Thomas Hamilton Sr.
- Bringing Up Baby as Alexander Peabody
- The Law West of Tombstone as Mort Dixon
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as College President Martin
- The Saint in New York as Judge (Uncredited)
- This Marriage Business as Madden
- The Affairs of Annabel as Warden (uncredited)
- Go Chase Yourself as Daniels
- Fugitives for a Night as Thomas, Nelson's Butler
- Condemned Women as Warden Edmund Miller
- Maid's Night Out as Mr. Norman
- Blond Cheat as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Smashing the Rackets as District Attorney Edward Greer
- Ernest the Rebel as Hamilton (uncredited)
1937
- China Passage as Dr. Sibley
- Sea Devils as Doctor (uncredited)
- Border Cafe as Senator Henry Whitney
- The Toast of New York as Broker
- Breakfast for Two as Receivership Hearing Judge (uncredited)
- The Life of the Party as Mr. Van Tuyl
- The Man Who Found Himself as Dr. James Stanton Sr.
- Saturday's Heroes as President Hammond
- There Goes the Groom as Yacht Captain
- You Can't Buy Luck as Doug White
- She's Got Everything as First Doctor (uncredited)
- The Big Shot as Police Chief
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Doctor (uncredited)
- Don't Tell the Wife as Warden
- Meet the Missus as District Attorney
- Too Many Wives as Albert (A.K.) Otto, Justice of the Peace
- Wise Girl as Chief Judge at Custody Hearing (uncredited)
- High Flyers as Chief of Police
1936
- Captain January as John Mason
- Sea Spoilers as Commander Mays
- Private Number as Judge
- Hearts Divided as Thomas Jefferson
- Navy Born as Admiral Kingston
- Hearts in Bondage as Commodore Jordan
- The Mandarin Mystery as Dr. Alexander Kirk
- The Accusing Finger as Judge's Voice
- Give Me Liberty as Thomas Jefferson
- A Message to Garcia as Col. Wagner (uncredited)
- Sutter's Gold as Dr. Billings
- It Had to Happen as Jury Foreman
- Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Major Gordon Kent
- Hats Off as J.D. Murdock
1935
- Society Fever as Mr. Vandergriff
- Navy Wife as Dr. Charles Keats
- Dangerous as Charles Melton
- A Night at the Opera as Committeeman (uncredited)
- Buried Loot as Edward Swain (uncredited)
- Dante's Inferno as Judge
- Age of Indiscretion as Judge
- The Perfect Tribute as Man (uncredited)
- A Notorious Gentleman as Judge Horman
- Charlie Chan in Egypt as Prof. Arnold
- Under the Pampas Moon as Don Bennett
- 3 Kids and a Queen as Judge
- Princess O'Hara as Judge (uncredited)
- Stars Over Broadway as Angry Radio Station Executive
- Oil for the Lamps of China as Walter Gilbert
- Death Flies East as Dr. Jim Moffat
- Great God Gold as George Harper
1934
- Bright Eyes as Judge Thompson
- Wonder Bar as Broker (uncredited)
- Viva Villa! as Statesman (uncredited)
- Pursued as Dr Otto Steiner
- Manhattan Melodrama as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
- The World Moves On as Charles Girard (1914)
- George White's Scandals as John R. Loraine
- Here Comes the Navy as Admiral
- Manhattan Love Song as Kenbrook
- Looking for Trouble as Parsons (uncredited)
- The Oil Raider as J. T. Varley
- You're Telling Me! as President of Tire Co.
- David Harum as Father (uncredited)
- What Price Jazz as Mr. Public Opinion
1933
- 42nd Street as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)
- Damaged Lives as Donald Bradley Sr.
- Night Flight as Santiago Doctor (uncredited)
- Humanity as Dr. Van Buren
- Mr. Skitch as Harvey's Uncle
- The Women in His Life as Governor (uncredited)
- Son of a Sailor as Rear Admiral Lee
- One Year Later as J. Atwell Hunt
- The Worst Woman in Paris? as Doctor
- The Vanishing Frontier as General Winfield
- Employees' Entrance as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
1932
- Broken Lullaby as Townsman (uncredited)
- Island of Lost Souls as Consul
- Rasputin and the Empress as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell as Mr. Prentice
- Lady with a Past as Mr. Patridge (Uncredited)
- The Washington Masquerade as President of the Senate (uncredited)
- 70,000 Witnesses as College Official (uncredited)
- Guilty or Not Guilty as John Halliday
- Thrill of Youth as Jeff Thayer
- The Wet Parade as Judge (uncredited)
- The All-American as Mr. King
- While Paris Sleeps as Prison Doctor
- The Famous Ferguson Case as Reporter (uncredited)
1931
- Hush Money as Mr. Stockton (uncredited)
- Inspiration as Madeleine's Father (uncredited)
- Dishonored
- Graft as Robert Hall
- A Free Soul as Defense Attorney Johnson (uncredited)
- Confessions of a Co-Ed as College President
- Ladies of the Big House as District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
- An American Tragedy as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
- Expensive Women as Melville's Party Guest
- The Common Law as Doctor (uncredited)
- Behind Office Doors as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Cisco Kid as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
- Shipmates as Captain Beatty
- The Last Flight as Military Doctor
- The Star Witness as Judge (uncredited)
- The Hot Heiress as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Runaround
- Five and Ten as Mr. Brooks (uncredited)
- Touchdown! as President Baker
- Girls Demand Excitement as Mr. Madison
- The Unholy Garden as Paris Prefect of Police
- The Gay Diplomat as Colonel
- Resurrection as Judge
- The Naughty Flirt as Mr. John Raleigh Elliott
1930
- Young Desire as Mr. Spencer
- Just Imagine as Head of Marriage Tribunal (uncredited)
- Son of the Gods as Attorney (uncredited)
- Not So Dumb as Blair Patterson (uncredited)
- Shadow of the Law as Colonel Wentworth
- Free Love as Judge Sturgis
- The Divorcee as Dr. Bernard
- Puttin' on the Ritz as Dr. Blair
- Young Eagles as Colonel Wilder
- Only Saps Work as Dr. White (uncredited)
- Conspiracy as Mark Holt (uncredited)
- Maybe It's Love as College President Sheffield
- Part Time Wife as Garland - Oil Company President (uncredited)
1929
- Paris Bound as James Hutton Sr.
- Flight as Marine Colonel in Nicaragua
- Coquette as Robert Wentworth
- Thunderbolt as Mr. Corwin
- Dance Hall as Dr. Loring
- The Dance of Life as Minister
- The Last Performance as Defense Attorney
1928
- The Docks of New York as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
- Honor Bound as State Governor
- Partners in Crime as B.R. Carnwall
- Feel My Pulse as Her Uncle Edgar
- Craig's Wife as Mr. Passmore
- The Port of Missing Girls as Cyrus Kinnng
- Modern Mothers as Theater Manager
1927
- Wings as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
- Man Power as James Martin
- The Broncho Twister as Ned Mason
- One Increasing Purpose as Mr. Glade
- Drums of the Desert as Prof. Elias Manton
- Shanghai Bound as Louden
- Two Flaming Youths as Simeon Trott
1926
- Risky Business as Schubal Peabody
- The City as George Rand Sr
- 3 Bad Men as Gen. Neville
- The King of the Turf as Colonel Fairfax
- The Eagle of the Sea as General Andrew Jackson
- The Midnight Kiss as Thomas H. Hastings, Sr.
- His Jazz Bride
- Desert Gold as Richard Stanton Gale
- North of 36 as Pattison
1925
- Her Market Value as Harvey Dumont
- The Air Mail as Peter Rendon
- Wild Horse Mesa as Lige Melberne
- The Primrose Path as Prosecutor John Morton
- The Golden Princess as Bill Ket
1924
- Wanderer of the Wasteland as Mr. Roderick Virey
- The Man Who Fights Alone as Dr. Raymond
- Floodgates ... (Director)
1923
- Lost in a Big City ... (Director)
1922
- Her Majesty ... (Director)
1921
- The Wakefield Case ... (Director)
1920
- The Misleading Lady ... (Director)
1919
- The Glorious Lady ... (Director)
- As a Man Thinks ... (Director)
- The Silver King ... (Director)
- The Capitol ... (Director)
- The Volcano ... (Director)
1918
- To Hell with the Kaiser! ... (Director)
- The Landloper ... (Director)
- Back to the Woods ... (Director)
- Her Boy ... (Director)
1917
- Daughter of Destiny ... (Director)
- Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman ... (Director)
- God's Man ... (Director)
1916
- Jaffery
- The Conquest of Canaan ... (Director)
- The Witching Hour ... (Director)
- The Ballet Girl ... (Director)
1915
- Just Out of College ... (Director)
- The Builder of Bridges ... (Director)
- John Glayde's Honor ... (Director)
- The Fairy and the Waif ... (Director)
- Body and Soul as The Rider
1914
- Dan ... (Director)
- Paid in Full as Jimsey Smith (as George H. Irving)
- The Jungle ... (Director)