Irving Bacon
ActingAlso Known As
Irving Ernest Bacon, Irving E. Bacon
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.
Movies
(378 total)
Gone with the Wind
as Corporal
It Happened One Night
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master
The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver
Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais
You Can't Take It with You
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Graves
Meet John Doe
as Beany
A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
as Gus
The Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller
The Return of Frank James
as Bystander
Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
TV Shows
(13 total)
I Love Lucy
as Will Potter
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Willoughby
Leave It to Beaver
as Postal Clerk
Maverick
as Employee
77 Sunset Strip
as Apt. House Manager
The Donna Reed Show
as Mayor Webster
General Electric Theater
as Patch
Riverboat
as Zack Mannion
General Electric Theater
as Mr. Holbrook
