Ivan F. Simpson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-02-04
Day of Death
1951-10-12 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Ivan F. Simpson
Biography
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 Littimer and the horror movie Mark of the Vampire. He also portrayed priests like in Little Lord Fauntleroy and Random Harvest, judges like in This Land Is Mine or doctors like in They All Kissed the Bride. Simpson was also a frequent actor in the Errol Flynn movies, he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Prince and the Pauper and Captain Blood.
Ivan F. Simpson starred in over 100 Hollywood films, his last was My Girl Tisa from 1948. He died three years later at the age of 76 years and was buried in Kensico Cemetery. His daughter was actress Pamela Simpson (1905-2002).
Known For
Acting
(1948)
(1943)
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
(1943)
Above Suspicion
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as Judge
(1943)
Forever and a Day
as Dexter
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
(1943)
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Professor Harlow
(1942)
Random Harvest
as The Vicar
(1942)
Nazi Agent
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
(1942)
Nightmare
as Money Changer
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Dean Frederick Damon
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
as Simms
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Dr. Cassell
(1941)
The Body Disappears
as Dean Claxton
(1940)
The Invisible Man Returns
as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
(1940)
New Moon
as Guizot
(1940)
The Earl of Chicago
as Hargraves (uncredited)
(1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Simon (uncredited)
(1939)
Tower of London
as Anne's Protector
(1939)
The Sun Never Sets
as A Doctor
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Secretary (Uncredited)
(1939)
Never Say Die
as Kretsky
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Sauce (uncredited)
(1938)
Kidnapped
as Old Man
(1938)
Invisible Enemy
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
(1938)
The Baroness and the Butler
as Count Dormo
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Clemens
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Rev. Parris
(1937)
Youth on Parole
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
London by Night
as Burroughs
(1936)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Reverend Mordaunt
(1936)
Lloyd's of London
as Old Man
(1936)
Trouble for Two
as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Morgan
(1935)
Captain Blood
as Prosecutor
(1935)
David Copperfield
as Littimer
(1935)
Mark of the Vampire
as Jan
(1935)
The Great Impersonation
as Dr. Harrison
(1935)
Splendor
as Fletcher
(1935)
East of Java
as Resident
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Morse
(1935)
The Bishop Misbehaves
as Mr. Grantham
(1934)
Stingaree
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Amschel Rothschild
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Sanders Webster
(1934)
British Agent
as 'Poohbah' Evans
(1934)
The World Moves On
as Clumber
(1934)
Man of Two Worlds
as Dr. Lott
(1934)
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Hutchinson
(1934)
Among the Missing
as Smeed
(1933)
Midnight Mary
as Tindle
(1933)
Her Secret
as Lathrop
(1933)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Past of Mary Holmes
as Jacob Riggs
(1933)
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Brade
(1933)
The Silk Express
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
(1933)
The Monkey's Paw
as Mr. White
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Mr. Vayne
(1932)
The Crash
as Hodge
(1932)
Sherlock Holmes
as Faulkner
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
(1932)
A Passport to Hell
as Simms
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Crunch
(1931)
The Millionaire
as Davis
(1931)
The Lady Who Dared
as Butler
(1931)
The Reckless Hour
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
(1930)
Inside the Lines
as Capper
(1930)
Old English
as Joe Pillin
(1930)
Manslaughter
as Morson
(1930)
The Way of All Men
as Higgins
(1930)
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
(1930)
Isle of Escape
as Judge
(1930)
The Sea God
as Pearly Nick
(1929)
Disraeli
as Sir Hugh Myers
(1925)
A Kiss for Cinderella
as Mr. Cutaway
(1925)
Womanhandled
as Butler
(1925)
Miss Bluebeard
as Bounds
(1925)
Lovers in Quarantine
as The Silent Passenger
(1925)
Wild, Wild Susan
as Malcolm
(1924)
Twenty Dollars a Week
as James Pettison
(1923)
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
(1922)
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
(1915)
The Dictator
as Simpson