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

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Baroness and the Butler

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Jane Eyre

Captain Blood

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Mutiny on the Bounty

Marie Antoinette

All Movies (87)

• My Girl Tisa1948
• Jane Eyre1943 · as Mr. Woods - the Minister
• My Kingdom for a Cook1943 · as Professor Harlow
• Above Suspicion1943 · as Porter in Oxford (Uncredited)
• This Land Is Mine1943 · as Judge
• Two Weeks to Live1943 · as Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)
• Forever and a Day1943 · as Dexter
• Random Harvest1942 · as The Vicar
• Nightmare1942 · as Money Changer
• Eagle Squadron1942 · as Simms
• They All Kissed the Bride1942 · as Dr. Cassell
• The Male Animal1942 · as Dean Frederick Damon
• Nazi Agent1942 · as Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
• The Body Disappears1941 · as Dean Claxton
• New Moon1940 · as Guizot
• The Invisible Man Returns1940 · as Mr. Cotton (uncredited)
• The Earl of Chicago1940 · as Hargraves (uncredited)
• Tower of London1939 · as Anne's Protector
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Secretary (Uncredited)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939 · as Gates - Trial Prosecutor (uncredited)
• The Sun Never Sets1939 · as A Doctor
• Never Say Die1939 · as Kretsky
• Made for Each Other1939 · as Simon (uncredited)
• Marie Antoinette1938 · as Sauce (uncredited)
• Kidnapped1938 · as Old Man
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · as Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern (uncredited)
• Invisible Enemy1938 · as Michael (as Ivan Simpson)
• The Baroness and the Butler1938 · as Count Dormo
• Youth on Parole1937 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• London by Night1937 · as Burroughs
• Night of Mystery1937
• The Prince and the Pauper1937 · as Clemens
• Maid of Salem1937 · as Rev. Parris
• Lloyd's of London1936 · as Old Man
• Trouble for Two1936 · as Collins (as Ivan Simpson)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy1936 · as Reverend Mordaunt
• Captain Blood1935 · as Prosecutor
• The Great Impersonation1935 · as Dr. Harrison
• East of Java1935 · as Resident
• Splendor1935 · as Fletcher
• Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · as Morgan
• The Bishop Misbehaves1935 · as Mr. Grantham
• Mark of the Vampire1935 · as Jan
• Shadow of Doubt1935 · as Morse
• David Copperfield1935 · as Littimer
• The Little Minister1934 · as Sanders Webster
• Among the Missing1934 · as Smeed
• British Agent1934 · as 'Poohbah' Evans
• The World Moves On1934 · as Clumber
• Stingaree1934 · as Man with Beard (uncredited)
• The House of Rothschild1934 · as Amschel Rothschild
• The Mystery of Mr. X1934 · as Hutchinson
• Man of Two Worlds1934 · as Dr. Lott
• Her Secret1933 · as Lathrop
• Charlie Chan's Greatest Case1933 · as Brade
• Midnight Mary1933 · as Tindle
• The Silk Express1933 · as Johnson, Kilgore's Secretary
• The Secret of Madame Blanche1933 · as Aubrey's Lawyer (Uncredited)
• The Past of Mary Holmes1933 · as Jacob Riggs
• The Monkey's Paw1933 · as Mr. White
• Sherlock Holmes1932 · as Faulkner
• The Phantom of Crestwood1932 · as Mr. Vayne
• The Crash1932 · as Hodge
• A Passport to Hell1932 · as Simms
• The Man Who Played God1932 · as Battle
• Safe in Hell1931 · as Crunch
• The Reckless Hour1931 · as Stevens - Adams' Butler (uncredited)
• The Lady Who Dared1931 · as Butler
• The Millionaire1931 · as Davis
• The Sea God1930 · as Pearly Nick
• The Way of All Men1930 · as Higgins
• Old English1930 · as Joe Pillin
• Manslaughter1930 · as Morson
• Inside the Lines1930 · as Capper
• Isle of Escape1930 · as Judge
• The Green Goddess1930 · as Watkins
• Disraeli1929 · as Sir Hugh Myers
• Womanhandled1925 · as Butler
• A Kiss for Cinderella1925 · as Mr. Cutaway
• Lovers in Quarantine1925 · as The Silent Passenger
• Wild, Wild Susan1925 · as Malcolm
• Miss Bluebeard1925 · as Bounds
• Twenty Dollars a Week1924 · as James Pettison
• The Green Goddess1923 · as Watkins
• The Man Who Played God1922 · as Battle
• Out of the Drifts1916 · as Martin
• The Dictator1915 · as Simpson

All TV Shows (1)

• The Philco Television Playhouse1948