Ivan F. Simpson

Known For: Acting
Born: February 4, 1875
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died: October 12, 1951

Ivan F. Simpson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor. Ivan Simpson was born in Scotland and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four decades on Broadway from 1906 until his death. In 1915 he started his film silent career and starred in notable silent films like The Green Goddess from 1923, where he played the role of Mister Watkins. He also replied in this role seven years later in the sound film version of The Green Goddess. In 1929 he portrayed Hugh Myers in Disraeli, where he played along his close friend George Arliss. Arliss and Simpson appeared together in a total of nine films. Especially in the 1930s, Simpson was a successful character actor in supporting and bit parts and appeared in many classics. He often played servants, like in MGM's literature adaption David Copperfield as Lit…

Filmography

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

My Girl Tisa

1948

Jane Eyre

1943 · Mr. Woods - the Minister

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943 · Professor Harlow

Above Suspicion

1943 · Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)

This Land Is Mine

1943 · Judge

Two Weeks to Live

1943 · Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)

Forever and a Day

1943 · Dexter

Random Harvest

1942 · The Vicar

Nightmare

1942 · Money Changer

Eagle Squadron

1942 · Simms

They All Kissed the Bride

1942 · Dr. Cassell

The Male Animal

1942 · Dean Frederick Damon

Nazi Agent

1942 · Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)

The Body Disappears

1941 · Dean Claxton

New Moon

1940 · Guizot

The Invisible Man Returns

1940 · Mr. Cotton (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

1940 · Hargraves (uncredited)

Tower of London

1939 · Anne's Protector

Rulers of the Sea

1939 · Secretary (Uncredited)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939 · Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)

The Sun Never Sets

1939 · A Doctor

Never Say Die

1939 · Kretsky

Made for Each Other

1939 · Simon (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Sauce (uncredited)

Kidnapped

1938 · Old Man

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 · Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)

Invisible Enemy

1938 · Michael (as Ivan Simpson)

The Baroness and the Butler

1938 · Count Dormo

Youth on Parole

1937 · Henchman (uncredited)

London by Night

1937 · Burroughs

Night of Mystery

1937

The Prince and the Pauper

1937 · Clemens

Maid of Salem

1937 · Rev. Parris

Lloyd's of London

1936 · Old Man

Trouble for Two

1936 · Collins (as Ivan Simpson)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936 · Reverend Mordaunt

Captain Blood

1935 · Prosecutor

The Great Impersonation

1935 · Dr. Harrison

East of Java

1935 · Resident

Splendor

1935 · Fletcher

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935 · Morgan

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935 · Mr. Grantham

Mark of the Vampire

1935 · Jan

Shadow of Doubt

1935 · Morse

David Copperfield

1935 · Littimer

The Little Minister

1934 · Sanders Webster

Among the Missing

1934 · Smeed

British Agent

1934 · 'Poohbah' Evans

The World Moves On

1934 · Clumber

Stingaree

1934 · Man with Beard (uncredited)

The House of Rothschild

1934 · Amschel Rothschild

The Mystery of Mr. X

1934 · Hutchinson

Man of Two Worlds

1934 · Dr. Lott

Her Secret

1933 · Lathrop

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 · Brade

Midnight Mary

1933 · Tindle

The Silk Express

1933 · Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933 · Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933 · Jacob Riggs

The Monkey's Paw

1933 · Mr. White

Sherlock Holmes

1932 · Faulkner

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932 · Mr. Vayne

The Crash

1932 · Hodge

A Passport to Hell

1932 · Simms

The Man Who Played God

1932 · Battle

Safe in Hell

1931 · Crunch

The Reckless Hour

1931 · Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)

The Lady Who Dared

1931 · Butler

The Millionaire

1931 · Davis

The Sea God

1930 · Pearly Nick

The Way of All Men

1930 · Higgins

Old English

1930 · Joe Pillin

Manslaughter

1930 · Morson

Inside the Lines

1930 · Capper

Isle of Escape

1930 · Judge

The Green Goddess

1930 · Watkins

Disraeli

1929 · Sir Hugh Myers

Womanhandled

1925 · Butler

A Kiss for Cinderella

1925 · Mr. Cutaway

Lovers in Quarantine

1925 · The Silent Passenger

Wild, Wild Susan

1925 · Malcolm

Miss Bluebeard

1925 · Bounds

Twenty Dollars a Week

Twenty Dollars a Week

1924 · James Pettison

The Green Goddess

1923 · Watkins

The Man Who Played God

1922 · Battle

Out of the Drifts

1916 · Martin

The Dictator

1915 · Simpson

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