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