Irving Bacon

Known For: Acting
Born: September 5, 1893
Place of Birth: Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: February 5, 1965

Irving Bacon

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

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

Riverboat

1959 · Zack Mannion

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Apt. House Manager

The Donna Reed Show

1958 · Mayor Webster

Fort Massacre

1958 · Charlie

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

1958 · Judge Stanfield

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Postal Clerk

Maverick

1957 · , Employee

Dakota Incident

1956 · Tully Morgan

Hidden Guns

1956 · Doc Carter

At Gunpoint

1955 · Al Ferguson

Run for Cover

1955 · Scotty

December Bride

1954

A Star Is Born

1954 · Graves

Black Horse Canyon

1954 · Doc Spain

Duffy of San Quentin

1954 · Doc Sorin

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954 · John Maddocks

The Glenn Miller Story

1954 · Mr. Miller

Devil's Canyon

1953 · Prison Guard

Sweethearts on Parade

1953 · Sheriff Doolittle

Fort Ti

1953 · Sgt. Monday Wash

Kansas Pacific

1953 · Casey

General Electric Theater

1953 · Patch, Mr. Holbrook

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Carter

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)

Rose of Cimarron

1952 · Sheriff

Room for One More

1952 · Mayor Michael J. Kane

Desert of Lost Men

1951 · Sheriff Skeeter Davis

I Love Lucy

1951 · Will Potter, Mr. Willoughby

Here Comes the Groom

1951 · Baines

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Cause for Alarm!

1951 · Mr. Carston, Postman

Mr. Music

1950 · Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)

Katie Did It

1950 · Train Conductor

Emergency Wedding

1950 · Filbert - Mechanic

Born to Be Bad

1950 · Jewelry Salesman

Never a Dull Moment

1950 · Tunk Johnson (uncredited)

The Happy Years

1950 · Mr. Conover

Riding High

1950 · Hamburger Man

Woman in Hiding

1950 · Link

Sons of New Mexico

1949 · Chris Dobbs

Dear Wife

1949 · Mike Man

The House Across the Street

1949 · Jury Foreman (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling

1949 · RR Information Clerk

Down Memory Lane

1949 · (archive footage)

Manhandled

1949 · Sgt. Fayle

The Big Cat

1949 · Matt Cooper the Mailman

The Green Promise

1949 · Julius Larkin

El Paso

1949 · Stage Passenger (uncredited)

John Loves Mary

1949 · George Beachwood

Dynamite

1949 · Jake

Words and Music

1948 · Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)

Whispering Smith

1948

Family Honeymoon

1948 · Mr. Webb

Moonrise

1948 · Judd Jenkins

Good Sam

1948 · Tramp

The Velvet Touch

1948 · Herbie

State of the Union

1948 · Buck Swenson

Adventures in Silverado

1948 · Jake Willis

Albuquerque

1948 · Dave Walton

Rocky

1948 · Bert Hillman

California's Golden Beginning

1948

High Wall

1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Melvin

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Pierre Couvais

Dear Ruth

1947 · Delivery Man

Saddle Pals

1947 · Thaddeus Bellweather

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947 · Mr. Piper

Wake Up and Dream

1946 · Toll Gate Attendant

Night Train to Memphis

1946 · Rainbow

One Way to Love

1946 · Train Conductor

Spellbound

1945 · Railway Gateman (uncredited)

Star in the Night

1945 · Mr. Dilson (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Sam Skelly

Guest Wife

1945 · Nosey Stationmaster

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945 · Dennis Colby

Out of This World

1945 · Irving Krunk (uncredited)

Patrick the Great

1945 · Mr. Merney

Under Western Skies

1945 · Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

Can't Help Singing

1944 · Bath House Barber (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Tom

Heavenly Days

1944 · Tower, the Butler

Casanova Brown

1944 · Hotel Manager

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944 · Missionary (uncredited)

Since You Went Away

1944 · Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)

Her Primitive Man

1944 · Track Man

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944 · Peter Van Stoon

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)

Week-End Pass

1944 · Sheriff Todd

Chip Off the Old Block

1944 · Prof. Frost

In Old Oklahoma

1943 · Ben

Footlight Glamour

1943 · Mr. Crumb

Top Man

1943 · School Principal

Johnny Come Lately

1943 · Chief of Police

So's Your Uncle

1943 · Dempster

This Is the Army

1943 · Waiter (uncredited)

Hers to Hold

1943 · Dr. Bacon

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Bartender (uncredited)

Mister Big

1943 · Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor

It's a Great Life

1943 · Mailman

The Desperadoes

1943 · Dan Walters - Bartender

King of the Cowboys

1943 · Deputy Cluckas

A Stranger in Town

1943 · Orin Todds

Dixie Dugan

1943 · Mr. Kelly

Two Weeks to Live

1943 · Omar Tennyson Gimpel

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · Station Master

Get Hep to Love

1942 · Mr. Hardwicke

Between Us Girls

1942 · Soda Clerk

Pardon My Sarong

1942 · Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

Footlight Serenade

1942 · Stagehand

Holiday Inn

1942 · Gus

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Motel Proprietor (uncredited)

Thru Different Eyes

1942 · Stu Johnson

The Spoilers

1942 · Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942 · Mr. Crumb

The Bashful Bachelor

1942 · Sheriff / Fire Chief

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 · New England Farmer (uncredited)

Young America

1942 · Bart Munson

Freckles Comes Home

1942 · Constable Caleb Weaver

Remember the Day

1941 · Cecil

Cadet Girl

1941 · Train conductor

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Parson

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941 · Conrad - Taxi Driver

Henry Aldrich for President

1941 · Mr. McCloskey

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941 · The Soda Jerk

Great Guns

1941 · Postman

It Started with Eve

1941 · Raven

Our Wife

1941 · Doorman (uncredited)

Blondie in Society

1941 · Mailman

Accent on Love

1941 · Smedley

Caught in the Draft

1941 · Cogswell

Million Dollar Baby

1941 · Income Tax Man (uncredited)

Ride on Vaquero

1941 · Jailer Smoky

Meet John Doe

1941 · Beany

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941 · Mr. Albert Merney

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941 · Projectionist

Blondie Goes Latin

1941 · Mailman (uncredited)

Western Union

1941 · Barber

Tobacco Road

1941 · Bank Teller

Back Street

1941 · Ticket seller

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941 · Carriage Driver (uncredited)

Four Mothers

1941 · Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Jennie

1940 · Real Estate Broker

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 · Fisherman

She Couldn't Say No

1940 · Abner

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940 · Mailman

Dreaming Out Loud

1940 · Wes Stillman

The Howards of Virginia

1940 · Tom Norton

Young People

1940 · Otis

The Return of Frank James

1940 · Bystander

Gold Rush Maisie

1940 · Harry Gilpin

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940 · Mailman

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940 · Sweeney

Sailor's Lady

1940 · Storekeeper (uncredited)

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940 · Cabbie

Lillian Russell

1940 · Soldier

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940 · Lippincott

Edison, the Man

1940 · Sheriff

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · Sam Appleby (uncredited)

Star Dust

1940 · Hotel Desk Clerk

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Driver

Blondie on a Budget

1940 · Mailman

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940 · Becker

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

His Girl Friday

1940 · Gus (uncredited)

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940 · Hospital Official

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940 · Paul Gillis

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Corporal

Too Busy to Work

1939 · Gilligan

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939 · Mailman

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939 · Sheriff Clem Diggers

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939 · Woodbury

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 · Soldier

At the Circus

1939 · Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

On Your Toes

1939 · Second Stage Manager

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Clerk

Rio

1939 · 'Mushy'

Indianapolis Speedway

1939 · Fred Haskill

I Stole a Million

1939 · Simpson (uncredited)

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939 · Mailman

News Is Made at Night

1939 · Mike, Fingerprint Man

Bachelor Mother

1939 · Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939 · Harvey Vaughan

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939 · Hotel Clerk

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939 · Hubert Ward

Lucky Night

1939 · Conductor

Big Town Czar

1939 · Real Estate Man

The Oklahoma Kid

1939 · Hotel Clerk

The Spirit of Culver

1939 · Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939 · 1st Mailman (uncredited)

Tail Spin

1939 · Storekeeper (Uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 · Tracy (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 · Jailer (uncredited)

Made for Each Other

1939 · Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 · Tad (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal

1939 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Blondie

1938 · Mr. Beazley (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 · Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)

Exposed

1938 · Crankpool

Hard to Get

1938 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 · Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Mr. Dobbs

The Sisters

1938 · Robert Forbes

Sing, You Sinners

1938 · Lecturer on Seals

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Henry (uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor

1938 · The Druggist (uncredited)

Professor Beware

1938 · Painter

The Chaser

1938 · Harvey

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938 · Foreman of Jury

Racket Busters

1938 · Counter Man (uncredited)

Tropic Holiday

1938 · Sol Grunnion (uncredited)

Kentucky Moonshine

1938 · Palace Hotel Clerk

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938 · Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)

Tip-Off Girls

1938 · Sam

The First Hundred Years

1938 · Wilkins

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938 · Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)

Midnight Intruder

1938 · Evans

True Confession

1937 · Coroner

Big Town Girl

1937 · Gas Station Attendant

It's Love I'm After

1937 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Big City

1937 · Jim Sloane

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

1937 · Curson - Accountant

Exclusive

1937 · Dr. Boomgarten

Topper

1937 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Marry the Girl

1937 · Happy Elmer

Big Business

1937 · Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

Angel's Holiday

1937 · Fingerprint Expert

They Gave Him a Gun

1937 · Tall Soldier (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1937 · Station Agent (uncredited)

Internes Can't Take Money

1937 · Jeff

Dangerous Number

1937 · Detective

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936 · Peg Leg Holden

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936 · Drug Store Clerk

Murder with Pictures

1936 · Det. Keogh

Wives Never Know

1936 · Dr. Mumford

Lady Be Careful

1936 · Happy

Let's Make a Million

1936 · Jerry

The Texas Rangers

1936 · David's father (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 · Gus - Trocadero Bartender

China Clipper

1936 · Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love

1936 · Chauffeur

A Son Comes Home

1936 · Hamburger Stand Proprietor

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · Taxicab Driver

Rhythm on the Range

1936 · Rodeo Announcer

San Francisco

1936 · Picnicker (uncredited)

Forgotten Faces

1936 · Pretty

The Singing Kid

1936 · Maine Driver (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Frank (uncredited)

Petticoat Fever

1936 · Carl

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936 · Mailman

Love on a Bet

1936 · Farmer on Hay Wagon

The Music Goes 'Round

1936 · Stuttering Man

Drift Fence

1936 · Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman

Timothy's Quest

1936 · Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master

Hitch Hike Lady

1935 · Ed Simpson

Man of Iron

1935 · Jake

Millions in the Air

Millions in the Air

1935 · Mr. Perkins

Ship Cafe

1935 · Slim

Bad Boy

1935 · Butcher

She Couldn't Take It

1935 · Man at Toll Gate

It's a Great Life

1935 · Slim (uncredited)

Two-Fisted

1935 · Brick Briggs

Powdersmoke Range

1935 · Gun Store Proprietor

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Waiter (uncredited)

Redheads on Parade

1935 · Entwhistle (uncredited)

Diamond Jim

1935 · Passenger

Here Comes Cookie

1935 · Thompson

The Murder Man

1935 · Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 · Mr. Vernoy

Manhattan Moon

1935 · Lunch Man

Men Without Names

1935 · Old-Timer on Bench

The Glass Key

1935 · Waiter (uncredited)

Mary Jane's Pa

1935 · Clerk Getting Tied Up

Goin' to Town

1935 · Cowboy

Private Worlds

1935 · McLean

It's A Small World

1935 · Cal

I'll Love You Always

1935 · Theater Manager (uncredited)

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935 · Man with Pelican (uncredited)

The Gay Bride

1934 · Weight-Guesser (uncredited)

Broadway Bill

1934 · Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

The President Vanishes

1934 · Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)

By Your Leave

1934 · Harry

No Ransom

1934 · Heinie

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 · Bijah

You Belong to Me

1934 · Stage Manager

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934 · Hat Check Attendent

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934 · Coat Salesman (uncredited)

The Hell Cat

1934 · Regan

Now I'll Tell

1934 · Casino Attendant (uncredited)

Honor of the Range

1934 · Townsman (uncredited)

House of Mystery

1934 · Ned Pickens

George White's Scandals

1934 · Hick (uncredited)

It Happened One Night

1934 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934 · Joel Prentiss

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933 · Highbrow

Lone Cowboy

1933 · Zeke (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty

1933 · Dice Player (uncredited)

Female

1933 · Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)

The Bowery

1933 · Hick (uncredited)

Ann Vickers

1933 · Waiter (uncredited)

Golden Harvest

1933 · Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

Lady for a Day

1933 · Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

Double Harness

1933 · Crab Counterman

Private Detective 62

1933 · Cab Driver

Lilly Turner

1933 · Earle Yokum (uncredited)

Central Airport

1933 · Airport Weatherman

The Mind Reader

1933 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Keyhole

1933 · Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sing, Bing, Sing

1933 · Mr. Lake

He Learned About Women

1933 · Stage Door Man

Hello, Everybody!

1933 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)

File 113

1933 · Lagors

The Match King

1932 · Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)

Lawyer Man

1932 · Court Guard (uncredited)

Central Park

1932 · Oscar (uncredited)

If I Had a Million

1932 · China Shop Salesman (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · Bill - Barber (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast

1932 · Prisoner (uncredited)

Madame Racketeer

1932 · Gus, the Desk Clerk

High Hats and Low Brows

1932 · Butler

Million Dollar Legs

1932 · Secretary of War (uncredited)

Just a Pain in the Parlor

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932 · Servant

This Is the Night

1932 · Sparks

The Big Timer

1932 · Slim Dugan (uncredited)

No One Man

1932 · Henry - License Clerk

Union Depot

1932 · Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Branded Men

1931 · Ramrod

Bad Girl

1931 · Expectant Father (uncredited)

Alias: The Bad Man

1931 · Ned 'Repeater' Simpson

Big Business Girl

1931 · Waiter (uncredited)

The Vice Squad

1931 · Masher (uncredited)

Blondes Prefer Bonds

Blondes Prefer Bonds

1931

Lime Juice Nights

Lime Juice Nights

1931 · Irving

The Itching Hour

The Itching Hour

1931 · Elmer

Fighting Caravans

1931 · Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet

1931 · Reporter Kent (uncredited)

Knights Before Christmas

Knights Before Christmas

1930 · Pa

Boarding House Blues

1930

Street of Chance

1930 · Harry

Burning Up

1930 · Yokel Driver (uncredited)

Half Way to Heaven

1929 · Slim

The Saturday Night Kid

1929 · McGonigle (uncredited)

Side Street

1929 · Henchman Slim (uncredited)

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

1929 · Dean Enoch Weatherby

Matchmaking Mamma

1929 · Clifford Figfield

The Rodeo

1929 · Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law

Two Sisters

1929 · Chumley

Tide of Empire

1929 · Townsman (uncredited)

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929 · Meadows the Butler

The Old Barn

1929 · The Stranger

His New Stenographer

1928 · Vernon Vance

Hubby's Weekend Trip

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928

Motorboat Mamas

1928 · Cafe Patron

The Campus Carmen

1928 · President

The Head Man

1928 · Mayor

The Swim Princess

1928 · College Dean

The Best Man

1928 · The Bride's Father

Smith's Army Life

1928 · Inspecting Officer

The Girl from Everywhere

1927 · The Casting Director

For Sale, a Bungalow

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927 · The Waiter

Smith's Cook

1927 · Mr. Dunhill

Smith's Pony

1927 · Ship Maintenance Man

Smith's Fishing Trip

Smith's Fishing Trip

1927 · Jake - the Handyman

His First Flame

1927 · Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)

Broke in China

1927 · Military Officer

The Jolly Jilter

1927 · Tall Servant

A Dozen Socks

1927 · Ball Toss Operator

California or Bust

1927 · Wade Rexton

Kitty from Killarney

1926 · Inspector #1

A Blonde's Revenge

1926 · Banker Cody

Smith's Picnic

1926 · Joe Smiley

Smith's Uncle

1926 · 1st Elderly Sucker

Masked Mamas

1926 · The Practical Joker's Friend

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926 · Joe, Card player

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926 · Lizzie's Brother

Meet My Girl

1926 · Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father

Trimmed in Gold

Trimmed in Gold

1926 · Barber

Whispering Whiskers

1926 · Train Chef

Hot Cakes for Two

1926 · Photographer

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

1926 · Justice of the Peace

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925 · John Lodge - Bebe's Father

Over Thereabouts

1925 · Officer

Hurry, Doctor!

1925 · The Paper Hanger

A Rainy Knight

1925 · Peggy's Ex-Husband

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925 · Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)

Good Morning, Nurse

1925 · Servant

Remember When?

1925 · Picnicker (uncredited)

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