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)
Two Weeks to Live
as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as Judge
(1943)
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Woods - the Minister
(1943)
Above Suspicion
as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
(1943)
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Professor Harlow
(1943)
Forever and a Day
as Dexter
(1942)
Nightmare
as Money Changer
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Dean Frederick Damon
(1942)
Random Harvest
as The Vicar
(1942)
Nazi Agent
as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
(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)
The Earl of Chicago
as Hargraves (uncredited)
(1940)
New Moon
as Guizot
(1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Secretary (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)
Never Say Die
as Kretsky
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
(1938)
Kidnapped
as Old Man
(1938)
The Baroness and the Butler
as Count Dormo
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Sauce (uncredited)
(1938)
Invisible Enemy
as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
(1937)
Youth on Parole
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Clemens
(1937)
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Rev. Parris
(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)
Splendor
as Fletcher
(1935)
The Great Impersonation
as Dr. Harrison
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Morgan
(1935)
Captain Blood
as Prosecutor
(1935)
East of Java
as Resident
(1935)
Mark of the Vampire
as Jan
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Morse
(1935)
David Copperfield
as Littimer
(1935)
The Bishop Misbehaves
as Mr. Grantham
(1934)
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Hutchinson
(1934)
Man of Two Worlds
as Dr. Lott
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Sanders Webster
(1934)
Among the Missing
as Smeed
(1934)
Stingaree
as Man with Beard (uncredited)
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Amschel Rothschild
(1934)
The World Moves On
as Clumber
(1934)
British Agent
as 'Poohbah' Evans
(1933)
The Past of Mary Holmes
as Jacob Riggs
(1933)
Midnight Mary
as Tindle
(1933)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Monkey's Paw
as Mr. White
(1933)
The Silk Express
as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
(1933)
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Brade
(1933)
Her Secret
as Lathrop
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Mr. Vayne
(1932)
Sherlock Holmes
as Faulkner
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
as Battle
(1932)
A Passport to Hell
as Simms
(1932)
The Crash
as Hodge
(1931)
The Reckless Hour
as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
(1931)
The Millionaire
as Davis
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as Crunch
(1931)
The Lady Who Dared
as Butler
(1930)
Old English
as Joe Pillin
(1930)
The Green Goddess
as Watkins
(1930)
Inside the Lines
as Capper
(1930)
Isle of Escape
as Judge
(1930)
The Way of All Men
as Higgins
(1930)
Manslaughter
as Morson
(1930)
The Sea God
as Pearly Nick
(1929)
Disraeli
as Sir Hugh Myers
(1925)
Wild, Wild Susan
as Malcolm
(1925)
Womanhandled
as Butler
(1925)
A Kiss for Cinderella
as Mr. Cutaway
(1925)
Miss Bluebeard
as Bounds
(1925)
Lovers in Quarantine
as The Silent Passenger
(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