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
Ambush at Cimarron Pass as Judge Stanfield
Fort Massacre as Charlie

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
Devil's Canyon as Prison Guard
Fort Ti as Sgt. Monday Wash
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
Here Comes the Groom as Baines
Cause for Alarm! as Mr. Carston, Postman
Desert of Lost Men as Sheriff Skeeter Davis

1950

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

1949

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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