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