Irving Bacon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-05
Day of Death
1965-02-05 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Irving 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.
Known For
Acting
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1958)
Fort Massacre
as Charlie
(1958)
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
as Judge Stanfield
(1956)
Dakota Incident
as Tully Morgan
(1956)
Hidden Guns
as Doc Carter
(1955)
At Gunpoint
as Al Ferguson
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Scotty
(1954)
The Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Graves
(1954)
Duffy of San Quentin
as Doc Sorin
(1954)
Black Horse Canyon
as Doc Spain
(1953)
Kansas Pacific
as Casey
(1953)
Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard
(1953)
Fort Ti
as Sgt. Monday Wash
(1953)
Sweethearts on Parade
as Sheriff Doolittle
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
(1952)
Room for One More
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
(1952)
Rose of Cimarron
as Sheriff
(1951)
Cause for Alarm!
as Mr. Carston, Postman
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Baines
(1951)
Desert of Lost Men
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
(1950)
Born to Be Bad
as Jewelry Salesman
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as Link
(1950)
Riding High
as Hamburger Man
(1950)
The Happy Years
as Mr. Conover
(1950)
Katie Did It
as Train Conductor
(1950)
Never a Dull Moment
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
(1950)
Emergency Wedding
as Filbert - Mechanic
(1950)
Mr. Music
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
(1949)
The Big Cat
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as RR Information Clerk
(1949)
El Paso
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
(1949)
Manhandled
as Sgt. Fayle
(1949)
Dynamite
as Jake
(1949)
Dear Wife
as Mike Man
(1949)
John Loves Mary
as George Beachwood
(1949)
Sons of New Mexico
as Chris Dobbs
(1949)
Down Memory Lane
as (archive footage)
(1949)
The Green Promise
as Julius Larkin
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
(1948)
Words and Music
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
(1948)
State of the Union
as Buck Swenson
(1948)
Moonrise
as Judd Jenkins
(1948)
Good Sam
as Tramp
(1948)
(1948)
Rocky
as Bert Hillman
(1948)
Adventures in Silverado
as Jake Willis
(1948)
Albuquerque
as Dave Walton
(1948)
Family Honeymoon
as Mr. Webb
(1948)
The Velvet Touch
as Herbie
(1948)
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais
(1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Melvin
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Thaddeus Bellweather
(1947)
Dear Ruth
as Delivery Man
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Piper
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Toll Gate Attendant
(1946)
One Way to Love
as Train Conductor
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Rainbow
(1945)
Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Sam Skelly
(1945)
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Dennis Colby
(1945)
Out of This World
as Irving Krunk
(1945)
Guest Wife
as Nosey Stationmaster
(1945)
Under Western Skies
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
(1945)
Patrick the Great
as Mr. Merney
(1945)
Star in the Night
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom
(1944)
Since You Went Away
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
(1944)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Missionary (uncredited)
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Hotel Manager
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Track Man
(1944)
Heavenly Days
as Tower, the Butler
(1944)
Chip Off the Old Block
as Prof. Frost
(1944)
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Peter Van Stoon
(1944)
Week-End Pass
as Sheriff Todd
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master
(1943)
The Desperadoes
as Dan Walters - Bartender
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
(1943)
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Mr. Kelly
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Ben
(1943)
Top Man
as School Principal
(1943)
A Stranger in Town
as Orin Todds
(1943)
King of the Cowboys
as Deputy Cluckas
(1943)
Mister Big
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Dempster
(1943)
Hers to Hold
as Dr. Bacon
(1943)
Johnny Come Lately
as Chief of Police
(1943)
It's a Great Life
as Mailman
(1943)
Footlight Glamour
as Mr. Crumb
(1942)
Holiday Inn
as Gus
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
(1942)
Young America
as Bart Munson
(1942)
Between Us Girls
as Soda Clerk
(1942)
Footlight Serenade
as Stagehand
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Hardwicke
(1942)
Freckles Comes Home
as Constable Caleb Weaver
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Mr. Crumb
(1942)
The Bashful Bachelor
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
(1942)
Thru Different Eyes
as Stu Johnson
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Beany
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
(1941)
Western Union
as Barber
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Bank Teller
(1941)
It Started with Eve
as Raven
(1941)
Great Guns
as Postman
(1941)
Our Wife
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1941)
Back Street
as Ticket seller
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Parson
(1941)
Caught in the Draft
as Cogswell
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mr. Albert Merney
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
(1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Soda Jerk
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Cecil
(1941)
Blondie in Society
as Mailman
(1941)
Ride on Vaquero
as Jailer Smoky
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Projectionist
(1941)
Cadet Girl
as Train conductor
(1941)
Henry Aldrich for President
as Mr. McCloskey
(1941)
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Carriage Driver
(1941)
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
(1941)
Accent on Love
as Smedley
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited)
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Bystander
(1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Sheriff
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Harry Gilpin
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Soldier
(1940)
Young People
as Otis
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Becker
(1940)
Blondie on a Budget
as Mailman
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Hospital Official
(1940)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Fisherman
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Tom Norton
(1940)
Star Dust
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
(1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Paul Gillis
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Lippincott
(1940)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as Mailman
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mailman
(1940)
Dreaming Out Loud
as Wes Stillman
(1940)
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Cabbie
(1940)
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Sweeney
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Abner
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Corporal
(1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Tad (uncredited)
(1939)
Rio
as 'Mushy'
(1939)
At the Circus
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Woodbury
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Soldier
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Clerk
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Tracy (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Simpson (uncredited)
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Harvey Vaughan
(1939)
Big Town Czar
as Real Estate Man
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Fred Haskill
(1939)
On Your Toes
as Second Stage Manager
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Conductor
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Hubert Ward
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Mailman
(1939)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Mailman
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as Gilligan
(1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
(1939)
The Spirit of Culver
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Exposed
as Crankpool
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Wilkins
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
(1938)
The Sisters
as Robert Forbes
(1938)
Tropic Holiday
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Foreman of Jury
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Palace Hotel Clerk
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
(1938)
The Chaser
as Harvey
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1938)
There Goes My Heart
as Mr. Dobbs
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Painter
(1938)
Midnight Intruder
as Evans
(1938)
Sing, You Sinners
as Lecturer on Seals
(1938)
Tip-Off Girls
as Sam
(1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
(1938)
Give Me a Sailor
as The Druggist (uncredited)
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1937)
Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1937)
True Confession
as Coroner
(1937)
Exclusive
as Dr. Boomgarten
(1937)
Big Business
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
(1937)
Big City
as Jim Sloane
(1937)
It's Love I'm After
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Gas Station Attendant
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Detective
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Jeff
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Fingerprint Expert
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Curson - Accountant
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Happy Elmer
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited)
(1936)
San Francisco
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Mailman
(1936)
China Clipper
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Taxicab Driver
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
(1936)
Murder with Pictures
as Det. Keogh
(1936)
To Mary - with Love
as Chauffeur
(1936)
The Music Goes 'Round
as Stuttering Man
(1936)
Petticoat Fever
as Carl
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as David's father (uncredited)
(1936)
Forgotten Faces
as Pretty
(1936)
Lady Be Careful
as Happy
(1936)
Drift Fence
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Dr. Mumford
(1936)
Love on a Bet
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
(1936)
Timothy's Quest
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
(1936)
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Peg Leg Holden
(1936)
A Son Comes Home
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Rodeo Announcer
(1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Drug Store Clerk
(1936)
Let's Make a Million
as Jerry
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Mr. Vernoy
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Passenger
(1935)
Here Comes Cookie
as Thompson
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
(1935)
The Glass Key
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
It's A Small World
as Cal
(1935)
Private Worlds
as McLean
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Town Character
(1935)
Man of Iron
as Jake
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Cowboy
(1935)
Bad Boy
as Butcher
(1935)
Powdersmoke Range
as Gun Store Proprietor
(1935)
Two-Fisted
as Brick Briggs
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Man at Toll Gate
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Ed Simpson
(1935)
Millions in the Air
as Mr. Perkins
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Slim
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
(1935)
The Murder Man
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
(1935)
Manhattan Moon
as Lunch Man
(1935)
It's a Great Life
as Slim (uncredited)
(1935)
Redheads on Parade
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
(1935)
I'll Love You Always
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Bijah
(1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Hat Check Attendent
(1934)
You Belong to Me
as Stage Manager
(1934)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Joel Prentiss
(1934)
Hat, Coat and Glove
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
(1934)
House of Mystery
as Ned Pickens
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Regan
(1934)
By Your Leave
as Harry
(1934)
The President Vanishes
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
(1934)
George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)
(1934)
No Ransom
as Heinie
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
(1933)
Female
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
(1933)
Lilly Turner
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
as Zeke (uncredited)
(1933)
The Mind Reader
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
File 113
as Lagors
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
(1933)
Ann Vickers
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Cab Driver
(1933)
Hello, Everybody!
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1933)
Sitting Pretty
as Dice Player (uncredited)
(1933)
Central Airport
as Airport Weatherman
(1933)
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Mr. Lake
(1933)
The Keyhole
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1933)
He Learned About Women
as Stage Door Man
(1933)
Double Harness
as Crab Counterman
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
(1932)
Union Depot
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Sparks
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
(1932)
Lawyer Man
as Court Guard (uncredited)
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
(1932)
The Match King
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
(1932)
The Big Timer
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
(1932)
The Big Broadcast
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1932)
No One Man
as Henry - License Clerk
(1932)
Madame Racketeer
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
(1932)
High Hats and Low Brows
as Butler
(1932)
Central Park
as Oscar (uncredited)
(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
(1931)
Big Business Girl
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
Scandal Sheet
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
(1931)
Alias: The Bad Man
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
(1931)
The Vice Squad
as Masher (uncredited)
(1931)
Branded Men
as Ramrod
(1931)
Bad Girl
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1931)
The Itching Hour
as Elmer
(1931)
(1931)
Lime Juice Nights
as Irving
(1930)
Street of Chance
as Harry
(1930)
Burning Up
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Tide of Empire
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1929)
Side Street
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
(1929)
Half Way to Heaven
as Slim
(1929)
The Rodeo
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
(1929)
The Saturday Night Kid
as McGonigle (uncredited)
(1929)
Two Sisters
as Chumley
(1929)
The Old Barn
as The Stranger
(1929)
Matchmaking Mamma
as Clifford Figfield
(1929)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Meadows the Butler
(1928)
The Best Man
as The Bride's Father
(1928)
Smith's Army Life
as Inspecting Officer
(1928)
Motorboat Mamas
as Cafe Patron
(1928)
The Swim Princess
as College Dean
(1928)
The Campus Carmen
as President
(1928)
The Head Man
as Mayor
(1928)
His New Stenographer
as Vernon Vance
(1927)
Broke in China
as Military Officer
(1927)
A Dozen Socks
as Ball Toss Operator
(1927)
Smith's Pony
as Ship Maintenance Man
(1927)
Smith's Cook
as Mr. Dunhill
(1927)
His First Flame
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
(1927)
Smith's Fishing Trip
as Jake - the Handyman
(1927)
The Jolly Jilter
as Tall Servant
(1927)
The Girl from Everywhere
as The Casting Director
(1927)
For Sale, a Bungalow
as The Waiter
(1926)
Meet My Girl
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
(1926)
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
as Justice of the Peace
(1926)
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as Joe, Card player
(1926)
Trimmed in Gold
as Barber
(1926)
Whispering Whiskers
as Train Chef
(1926)
Kitty from Killarney
as Inspector #1
(1926)
A Blonde's Revenge
as Banker Cody
(1926)
Smith's Uncle
as 1st Elderly Sucker
(1926)
Hot Cakes for Two
as Photographer
(1926)
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Lizzie's Brother
(1926)
Masked Mamas
as The Practical Joker's Friend
(1926)
Smith's Picnic
as Joe Smiley
(1925)
A Rainy Knight
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
(1925)
Remember When?
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1925)
Over Thereabouts
as Officer
(1925)
Good Morning, Nurse
as Servant
(1925)
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
(1925)
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
(1925)
Hurry, Doctor!
as The Paper Hanger