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
(1987)
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)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
as John Maddocks
(1954)
Black Horse Canyon
as Doc Spain
(1954)
Duffy of San Quentin
as Doc Sorin
(1953)
Kansas Pacific
as Casey
(1953)
Sweethearts on Parade
as Sheriff Doolittle
(1953)
Fort Ti
as Sgt. Monday Wash
(1953)
Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard
(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)
Here Comes the Groom
as Baines
(1951)
Desert of Lost Men
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
(1951)
Cause for Alarm!
as Mr. Carston, Postman
(1950)
Never a Dull Moment
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
(1950)
Emergency Wedding
as Filbert - Mechanic
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as Link
(1950)
Riding High
as Hamburger Man
(1950)
The Happy Years
as Mr. Conover
(1950)
Born to Be Bad
as Jewelry Salesman
(1950)
Katie Did It
as Train Conductor
(1950)
Mr. Music
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
(1949)
The Green Promise
as Julius Larkin
(1949)
The Big Cat
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
(1949)
Down Memory Lane
as (archive footage)
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as RR Information Clerk
(1949)
Sons of New Mexico
as Chris Dobbs
(1949)
Manhandled
as Sgt. Fayle
(1949)
El Paso
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
(1949)
Dear Wife
as Mike Man
(1949)
John Loves Mary
as George Beachwood
(1949)
Dynamite
as Jake
(1948)
Moonrise
as Judd Jenkins
(1948)
Adventures in Silverado
as Jake Willis
(1948)
State of the Union
as Buck Swenson
(1948)
(1948)
Words and Music
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
(1948)
Family Honeymoon
as Mr. Webb
(1948)
Albuquerque
as Dave Walton
(1948)
(1948)
Rocky
as Bert Hillman
(1948)
Good Sam
as Tramp
(1948)
The Velvet Touch
as Herbie
(1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Melvin
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Piper
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Thaddeus Bellweather
(1947)
Dear Ruth
as Delivery Man
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as Rainbow
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Toll Gate Attendant
(1946)
One Way to Love
as Train Conductor
(1945)
Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
(1945)
Star in the Night
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
(1945)
Out of This World
as Irving Krunk
(1945)
Patrick the Great
as Mr. Merney
(1945)
Under Western Skies
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Sam Skelly
(1945)
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Dennis Colby
(1945)
Guest Wife
as Nosey Stationmaster
(1944)
Since You Went Away
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
(1944)
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Peter Van Stoon
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Tom
(1944)
Chip Off the Old Block
as Prof. Frost
(1944)
Heavenly Days
as Tower, the Butler
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
(1944)
Week-End Pass
as Sheriff Todd
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Track Man
(1944)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Missionary (uncredited)
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Hotel Manager
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master
(1943)
Top Man
as School Principal
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Ben
(1943)
Johnny Come Lately
as Chief of Police
(1943)
This Is the Army
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1943)
King of the Cowboys
as Deputy Cluckas
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
(1943)
The Desperadoes
as Dan Walters - Bartender
(1943)
(1943)
It's a Great Life
as Mailman
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1943)
Mister Big
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
(1943)
A Stranger in Town
as Orin Todds
(1943)
Footlight Glamour
as Mr. Crumb
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Dempster
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Mr. Kelly
(1943)
Hers to Hold
as Dr. Bacon
(1942)
Freckles Comes Home
as Constable Caleb Weaver
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1942)
Young America
as Bart Munson
(1942)
Between Us Girls
as Soda Clerk
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Hardwicke
(1942)
Footlight Serenade
as Stagehand
(1942)
The Bashful Bachelor
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
(1942)
Holiday Inn
as Gus
(1942)
Thru Different Eyes
as Stu Johnson
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Mr. Crumb
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
(1941)
Western Union
as Barber
(1941)
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Carriage Driver
(1941)
Accent on Love
as Smedley
(1941)
Ride on Vaquero
as Jailer Smoky
(1941)
Henry Aldrich for President
as Mr. McCloskey
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Beany
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Bank Teller
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
(1941)
Great Guns
as Postman
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Cecil
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Projectionist
(1941)
Back Street
as Ticket seller
(1941)
It Started with Eve
as Raven
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Parson
(1941)
Caught in the Draft
as Cogswell
(1941)
Cadet Girl
as Train conductor
(1941)
Our Wife
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1941)
Blondie in Society
as Mailman
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Soda Jerk
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Mr. Albert Merney
(1941)
Moon Over Her Shoulder
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
(1940)
The Howards of Virginia
as Tom Norton
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver
(1940)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Fisherman
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited)
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Bystander
(1940)
Dreaming Out Loud
as Wes Stillman
(1940)
Star Dust
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Harry Gilpin
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Sheriff
(1940)
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Sweeney
(1940)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as Mailman
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
(1940)
Young People
as Otis
(1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Paul Gillis
(1940)
Blondie on a Budget
as Mailman
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Hospital Official
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Soldier
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Becker
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mailman
(1940)
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Cabbie
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Lippincott
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Abner
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Clerk
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Corporal
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Hubert Ward
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Simpson (uncredited)
(1939)
At the Circus
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Fred Haskill
(1939)
The Spirit of Culver
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as Gilligan
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Harvey Vaughan
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Hotel Clerk
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Conductor
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Soldier
(1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Tad (uncredited)
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
(1939)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Mailman
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
(1939)
Rio
as 'Mushy'
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Woodbury
(1939)
Big Town Czar
as Real Estate Man
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
(1939)
On Your Toes
as Second Stage Manager
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Tracy (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Mailman
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
(1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
(1938)
Sing, You Sinners
as Lecturer on Seals
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
(1938)
Tropic Holiday
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
(1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Palace Hotel Clerk
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Foreman of Jury
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1938)
Midnight Intruder
as Evans
(1938)
There Goes My Heart
as Mr. Dobbs
(1938)
The Chaser
as Harvey
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Painter
(1938)
The Sisters
as Robert Forbes
(1938)
Give Me a Sailor
as The Druggist (uncredited)
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Wilkins
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
(1938)
Exposed
as Crankpool
(1938)
Blondie
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
(1938)
Tip-Off Girls
as Sam
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1937)
Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1937)
True Confession
as Coroner
(1937)
Big City
as Jim Sloane
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1937)
Exclusive
as Dr. Boomgarten
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Curson - Accountant
(1937)
Big Business
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Detective
(1937)
It's Love I'm After
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Happy Elmer
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Jeff
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Fingerprint Expert
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Gas Station Attendant
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as David's father (uncredited)
(1936)
A Son Comes Home
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
(1936)
Petticoat Fever
as Carl
(1936)
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Peg Leg Holden
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
(1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Drug Store Clerk
(1936)
San Francisco
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1936)
Lady Be Careful
as Happy
(1936)
To Mary - with Love
as Chauffeur
(1936)
Forgotten Faces
as Pretty
(1936)
Timothy's Quest
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
(1936)
Murder with Pictures
as Det. Keogh
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Dr. Mumford
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Taxicab Driver
(1936)
Let's Make a Million
as Jerry
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited)
(1936)
Drift Fence
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Rodeo Announcer
(1936)
The Music Goes 'Round
as Stuttering Man
(1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Mailman
(1936)
China Clipper
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1936)
Love on a Bet
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
(1935)
Private Worlds
as McLean
(1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
(1935)
Here Comes Cookie
as Thompson
(1935)
Diamond Jim
as Passenger
(1935)
Men Without Names
as Town Character
(1935)
It's A Small World
as Cal
(1935)
The Glass Key
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
Man of Iron
as Jake
(1935)
Powdersmoke Range
as Gun Store Proprietor
(1935)
Millions in the Air
as Mr. Perkins
(1935)
The Murder Man
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
(1935)
Manhattan Moon
as Lunch Man
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Slim
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1935)
Bad Boy
as Butcher
(1935)
Two-Fisted
as Brick Briggs
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Mr. Vernoy
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Cowboy
(1935)
It's a Great Life
as Slim (uncredited)
(1935)
Redheads on Parade
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
(1935)
Hitch Hike Lady
as Ed Simpson
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Man at Toll Gate
(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)
Hat, Coat and Glove
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
(1934)
George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)
(1934)
No Ransom
as Heinie
(1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Bijah
(1934)
The President Vanishes
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1934)
You Belong to Me
as Stage Manager
(1934)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Joel Prentiss
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Regan
(1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Hat Check Attendent
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
(1934)
House of Mystery
as Ned Pickens
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
(1934)
By Your Leave
as Harry
(1933)
Lilly Turner
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
(1933)
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Mr. Lake
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
(1933)
File 113
as Lagors
(1933)
Ann Vickers
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Cab Driver
(1933)
Female
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Mind Reader
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
(1933)
Lone Cowboy
as Zeke (uncredited)
(1933)
Double Harness
as Crab Counterman
(1933)
Central Airport
as Airport Weatherman
(1933)
Sitting Pretty
as Dice Player (uncredited)
(1933)
He Learned About Women
as Stage Door Man
(1933)
The Keyhole
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1933)
Hello, Everybody!
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
(1932)
The Big Broadcast
as Prisoner (uncredited)
(1932)
Union Depot
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
(1932)
The Big Timer
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
(1932)
Madame Racketeer
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
(1932)
Central Park
as Oscar (uncredited)
(1932)
The Match King
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
(1932)
No One Man
as Henry - License Clerk
(1932)
High Hats and Low Brows
as Butler
(1932)
This Is the Night
as Sparks
(1932)
Lawyer Man
as Court Guard (uncredited)
(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Servant
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
(1931)
Lime Juice Nights
as Irving
(1931)
Scandal Sheet
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
(1931)
Branded Men
as Ramrod
(1931)
Alias: The Bad Man
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
(1931)
The Vice Squad
as Masher (uncredited)
(1931)
The Itching Hour
as Elmer
(1931)
Bad Girl
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1931)
Big Business Girl
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1931)
(1930)
Street of Chance
as Harry
(1930)
(1930)
Burning Up
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
(1930)
(1929)
Half Way to Heaven
as Slim
(1929)
The Rodeo
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
(1929)
Tide of Empire
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1929)
The Saturday Night Kid
as McGonigle (uncredited)
(1929)
Side Street
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
(1929)
Two Sisters
as Chumley
(1929)
Matchmaking Mamma
as Clifford Figfield
(1929)
The Old Barn
as The Stranger
(1929)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Meadows the Butler
(1928)
Motorboat Mamas
as Cafe Patron
(1928)
Smith's Army Life
as Inspecting Officer
(1928)
His New Stenographer
as Vernon Vance
(1928)
The Head Man
as Mayor
(1928)
The Best Man
as The Bride's Father
(1928)
The Campus Carmen
as President
(1928)
The Swim Princess
as College Dean
(1927)
For Sale, a Bungalow
as The Waiter
(1927)
Broke in China
as Military Officer
(1927)
His First Flame
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
(1927)
Smith's Cook
as Mr. Dunhill
(1927)
The Jolly Jilter
as Tall Servant
(1927)
The Girl from Everywhere
as The Casting Director
(1927)
Smith's Pony
as Ship Maintenance Man
(1927)
Smith's Fishing Trip
as Jake - the Handyman
(1927)
A Dozen Socks
as Ball Toss Operator
(1926)
Kitty from Killarney
as Inspector #1
(1926)
Trimmed in Gold
as Barber
(1926)
Smith's Picnic
as Joe Smiley
(1926)
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as Joe, Card player
(1926)
Masked Mamas
as The Practical Joker's Friend
(1926)
Smith's Uncle
as 1st Elderly Sucker
(1926)
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Lizzie's Brother
(1926)
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
as Justice of the Peace
(1926)
Whispering Whiskers
as Train Chef
(1926)
Meet My Girl
as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
(1926)
A Blonde's Revenge
as Banker Cody
(1926)
Hot Cakes for Two
as Photographer
(1925)
A Rainy Knight
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
(1925)
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
(1925)
Over Thereabouts
as Officer
(1925)
Remember When?
as Picnicker (uncredited)
(1925)
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
(1925)
Hurry, Doctor!
as The Paper Hanger
(1925)
Good Morning, Nurse
as Servant