Irving Bacon

Born: 1893-09-05 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died: 1965-02-05

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1959

Riverboat as Zack Mannion

1958

The Donna Reed Show as Mayor Webster
77 Sunset Strip as Apt. House Manager
Fort Massacre as Charlie
Ambush at Cimarron Pass as Judge Stanfield

1957

Maverick
Leave It to Beaver as Postal Clerk

1956

Dakota Incident as Tully Morgan
Hidden Guns as Doc Carter

1955

Run for Cover as Scotty
At Gunpoint as Al Ferguson

1954

December Bride
A Star Is Born as Graves
The Glenn Miller Story as Mr. Miller
Duffy of San Quentin as Doc Sorin
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as John Maddocks
Black Horse Canyon as Doc Spain

1953

General Electric Theater as Patch
Fort Ti as Sgt. Monday Wash
Devil's Canyon as Prison Guard
Kansas Pacific as Casey
Sweethearts on Parade as Sheriff Doolittle

1952

Four Star Playhouse as Carter
O. Henry's Full House as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Room for One More as Mayor Michael J. Kane
Rose of Cimarron as Sheriff

1951

I Love Lucy as Will Potter
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Cause for Alarm! as Mr. Carston, Postman
Desert of Lost Men as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
Here Comes the Groom as Baines

1950

Mr. Music as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Born to Be Bad as Jewelry Salesman
Woman in Hiding as Link
Riding High as Hamburger Man
The Happy Years as Mr. Conover
Emergency Wedding as Filbert - Mechanic
Never a Dull Moment as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Katie Did It as Train Conductor

1949

John Loves Mary as George Beachwood
Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)
The Green Promise as Julius Larkin
Manhandled as Sgt. Fayle
El Paso as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling as RR Information Clerk
Dear Wife as Mike Man
The House Across the Street as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Big Cat as Matt Cooper the Mailman
Dynamite as Jake
Sons of New Mexico as Chris Dobbs

1948

Good Sam as Tramp
Family Honeymoon as Mr. Webb
State of the Union as Buck Swenson
Words and Music as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
The Velvet Touch as Herbie
Whispering Smith
California's Golden Beginning
Rocky as Bert Hillman
Moonrise as Judd Jenkins
Adventures in Silverado as Jake Willis
Albuquerque as Dave Walton

1947

Monsieur Verdoux as Pierre Couvais
Saddle Pals as Thaddeus Bellweather
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Melvin
High Wall
Dear Ruth as Delivery Man
My Brother Talks to Horses as Mr. Piper

1946

One Way to Love as Train Conductor
Wake Up and Dream as Toll Gate Attendant
Night Train to Memphis as Rainbow

1945

Spellbound as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Guest Wife as Nosey Stationmaster
Out of This World as Irving Krunk
Week-End at the Waldorf as Sam Skelly
Star in the Night as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Patrick the Great as Mr. Merney
Hitchhike to Happiness as Dennis Colby
Under Western Skies as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

1944

Casanova Brown as Hotel Manager
A Guy Named Joe as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Since You Went Away as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home as Tom
Her Primitive Man as Track Man
The Story of Dr. Wassell as Missionary (uncredited)
Knickerbocker Holiday as Peter Van Stoon
Can't Help Singing as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
Week-End Pass as Sheriff Todd
Heavenly Days as Tower, the Butler
Chip Off the Old Block as Prof. Frost

1943

Shadow of a Doubt as Station Master
This Is the Army as Waiter (uncredited)
The Desperadoes as Dan Walters - Bartender
In Old Oklahoma as Ben
Action in the North Atlantic as Bartender (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle as Dempster
Johnny Come Lately as Chief of Police
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Top Man as School Principal
A Stranger in Town as Orin Todds
King of the Cowboys as Deputy Cluckas
It's a Great Life as Mailman
Mister Big as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Dixie Dugan as Mr. Kelly
Footlight Glamour as Mr. Crumb
Hers to Hold as Dr. Bacon
Two Weeks to Live as Omar Tennyson Gimpel

1942

Holiday Inn as Gus
The Spoilers as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes as Stu Johnson
Pardon My Sarong as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm as New England Farmer (uncredited)
Between Us Girls as Soda Clerk
The Bashful Bachelor as Sheriff / Fire Chief
Get Hep to Love as Mr. Hardwicke
Blondie's Blessed Event as Mr. Crumb
Footlight Serenade as Stagehand
Young America as Bart Munson
Freckles Comes Home as Constable Caleb Weaver

1941

They Died with Their Boots On as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
Remember the Day as Cecil
Back Street as Ticket seller
Our Wife as Doorman (uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Meet John Doe as Beany
Western Union as Barber
Tobacco Road as Bank Teller
The Great Man's Lady as Parson
Four Mothers as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin as Mailman (uncredited)
Blondie in Society as Mailman
Caught in the Draft as Cogswell
It Started with Eve as Raven
Great Guns as Postman
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Mr. Albert Merney
Ride on Vaquero as Jailer Smoky
Cadet Girl as Train conductor
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break as The Soda Jerk
Henry Aldrich for President as Mr. McCloskey
Million Dollar Baby as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Projectionist
Moon Over Her Shoulder as Conrad - Taxi Driver
Accent on Love as Smedley

1940

The Grapes of Wrath as Driver
His Girl Friday as Gus (uncredited)
Young People as Otis
The Return of Frank James as Bystander
The Howards of Virginia as Tom Norton
Brother Rat and a Baby as Hospital Official
Edison, the Man as Sheriff
Jennie as Real Estate Broker
Broadway Melody of 1940 as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Lillian Russell as Soldier
Blondie Has Servant Trouble as Mailman
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Becker
Sailor's Lady as Storekeeper (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie as Harry Gilpin
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Paul Gillis
Dreaming Out Loud as Wes Stillman
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
Manhattan Heartbeat as Sweeney
Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Fisherman
Blondie on a Budget as Mailman
You Can't Fool Your Wife as Lippincott
Star Dust as Hotel Desk Clerk
She Couldn't Say No as Abner
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! as Cabbie
Blondie Plays Cupid as Mailman

1939

Gone with the Wind as Corporal
Rio as 'Mushy'
Bachelor Mother as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
Made for Each Other as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid as Hotel Clerk
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Tad (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter as Tracy (uncredited)
At the Circus as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million as Simpson (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Second Fiddle as Harvey Vaughan
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Jailer (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
On Your Toes as Second Stage Manager
Big Town Czar as Real Estate Man
The Housekeeper's Daughter as Woodbury
Lucky Night as Conductor
The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Hotel Clerk
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Sheriff Clem Diggers
Torchy Runs for Mayor as Hubert Ward
Tail Spin as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade as Clerk
Blondie Takes a Vacation as Mailman
Indianapolis Speedway as Fred Haskill
News Is Made at Night as Mike, Fingerprint Man
Blondie Brings Up Baby as Mailman
Pack Up Your Troubles as Soldier
The Spirit of Culver as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
Too Busy to Work as Gilligan

1938

Blondie as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You as Henry (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
Exposed as Crankpool
Professor Beware as Painter
Tip-Off Girls as Sam
The Cowboy and the Lady as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Foreman of Jury
The Sisters as Robert Forbes
Tropic Holiday as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
Racket Busters as Counter Man (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
The Chaser as Harvey
Hard to Get as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor as The Druggist (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart as Mr. Dobbs
Kentucky Moonshine as Palace Hotel Clerk
Sing, You Sinners as Lecturer on Seals
The First Hundred Years as Wilkins
Midnight Intruder as Evans

1937

A Star Is Born as Station Agent (uncredited)
Topper as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
Big Town Girl as Gas Station Attendant
It's Love I'm After as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
True Confession as Coroner
Vogues of 1938 as Curson - Accountant
Internes Can't Take Money as Jeff
Dangerous Number as Detective
Exclusive as Dr. Boomgarten
Marry the Girl as Happy Elmer
Big City as Jim Sloane
Angel's Holiday as Fingerprint Expert
Big Business as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Frank (uncredited)
San Francisco as Picnicker (uncredited)
The Singing Kid as Maine Driver (uncredited)
Wives Never Know as Dr. Mumford
Hollywood Boulevard as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Mailman
To Mary - with Love as Chauffeur
The Texas Rangers as David's father (uncredited)
Love on a Bet as Farmer on Hay Wagon
Murder with Pictures as Det. Keogh
China Clipper as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range as Rodeo Announcer
Let's Make a Million as Jerry
Earthworm Tractors as Taxicab Driver
Petticoat Fever as Carl
Timothy's Quest as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
Hopalong Cassidy Returns as Peg Leg Holden
A Son Comes Home as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
Drift Fence as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
The Music Goes 'Round as Stuttering Man
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Drug Store Clerk
Lady Be Careful as Happy
Forgotten Faces as Pretty

1935

Manhattan Moon as Lunch Man
Mary Jane's Pa as Clerk Getting Tied Up
Bad Boy as Butcher
The Murder Man as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
I'll Love You Always as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Redheads on Parade as Entwhistle (uncredited)
The Glass Key as Waiter (uncredited)
Goin' to Town as Cowboy
It's a Great Life as Slim (uncredited)
Private Worlds as McLean
Hitch Hike Lady as Ed Simpson
Diamond Jim as Passenger
Murder on a Honeymoon as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory as Waiter (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It as Man at Toll Gate
Powdersmoke Range as Gun Store Proprietor
Millions in the Air as Mr. Perkins
The Farmer Takes a Wife as Mr. Vernoy
Here Comes Cookie as Thompson
It's A Small World as Cal
Ship Cafe as Slim
Two-Fisted as Brick Briggs
Men Without Names as Old-Timer on Bench
Man of Iron as Jake

1934

It Happened One Night as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Gay Bride as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
House of Mystery as Ned Pickens
Broadway Bill as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
The Hell Cat as Regan
George White's Scandals as Hick (uncredited)
The President Vanishes as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Hat Check Attendent
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as Joel Prentiss
By Your Leave as Harry
Now I'll Tell as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
The Pursuit of Happiness as Bijah
No Ransom as Heinie
You Belong to Me as Stage Manager
Honor of the Range as Townsman (uncredited)

1933

Central Airport as Airport Weatherman
Hello, Everybody! as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lady for a Day as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing as Highbrow
Double Harness as Crab Counterman
Female as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
He Learned About Women as Stage Door Man
Ann Vickers as Waiter (uncredited)
Golden Harvest as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
The Keyhole as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 as Cab Driver
Lilly Turner as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
The Bowery as Hick (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy as Zeke (uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing as Mr. Lake
Sitting Pretty as Dice Player (uncredited)
The Mind Reader as Reporter (uncredited)
File 113 as Lagors

1932

This Is the Night as Sparks
Lawyer Man as Court Guard (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
High Hats and Low Brows as Butler
The Match King as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
If I Had a Million as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
Central Park as Oscar (uncredited)
The Big Timer as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of War (uncredited)
Union Depot as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
No One Man as Henry - License Clerk
Madame Racketeer as Gus, the Desk Clerk
The Big Broadcast as Prisoner (uncredited)
Just a Pain in the Parlor as Servant

1931

Bad Girl as Expectant Father (uncredited)
Big Business Girl as Waiter (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
Blondes Prefer Bonds
The Itching Hour as Elmer
Alias: The Bad Man as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
Fighting Caravans as Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
The Vice Squad as Masher (uncredited)
Branded Men as Ramrod
Lime Juice Nights as Irving

1930

Knights Before Christmas as Pa
Street of Chance as Harry
Burning Up as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Boarding House Blues

1929

The Nightwatchman's Mistake as Dean Enoch Weatherby
The Saturday Night Kid as McGonigle (uncredited)
Half Way to Heaven as Slim
Side Street as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
Tide of Empire as Townsman (uncredited)
Two Sisters as Chumley
Calling Hubby's Bluff as Meadows the Butler
Matchmaking Mamma as Clifford Figfield
The Old Barn as The Stranger
The Rodeo as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law

1928

The Best Man as The Bride's Father
The Campus Carmen as President
The Swim Princess as College Dean
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Motorboat Mamas as Cafe Patron
The Head Man as Mayor
Smith's Army Life as Inspecting Officer
His New Stenographer as Vernon Vance

1927

The Girl from Everywhere as The Casting Director
His First Flame as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
California or Bust as Wade Rexton
The Jolly Jilter as Tall Servant
Smith's Pony as Ship Maintenance Man
Broke in China as Military Officer
Smith's Fishing Trip as Jake - the Handyman
For Sale, a Bungalow as The Waiter
A Dozen Socks as Ball Toss Operator
Smith's Cook as Mr. Dunhill

1926

Whispering Whiskers as Train Chef
A Blonde's Revenge as Banker Cody
Hot Cakes for Two as Photographer
Meet My Girl as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game as Joe, Card player
Masked Mamas as The Practical Joker's Friend
Kitty from Killarney as Inspector #1
Smith's Uncle as 1st Elderly Sucker
A Prodigal Bridegroom as Lizzie's Brother
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage as Justice of the Peace
Trimmed in Gold as Barber
Smith's Picnic as Joe Smiley

1925

Hurry, Doctor! as The Paper Hanger
Remember When? as Picnicker (uncredited)
Isn't Love Cuckoo? as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
Good Morning, Nurse as Servant
A Rainy Knight as Peggy's Ex-Husband
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
Over Thereabouts as Officer