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

Maverick

Maverick

The Donna Reed Show

Leave It to Beaver

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

77 Sunset Strip

Gone with the Wind

All Movies (380)

• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fort Massacre1958 · as Charlie
• Ambush at Cimarron Pass1958 · as Judge Stanfield
• Dakota Incident1956 · as Tully Morgan
• Hidden Guns1956 · as Doc Carter
• At Gunpoint1955 · as Al Ferguson
• Run for Cover1955 · as Scotty
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Graves
• Black Horse Canyon1954 · as Doc Spain
• Duffy of San Quentin1954 · as Doc Sorin
• Ma and Pa Kettle at Home1954 · as John Maddocks
• The Glenn Miller Story1954 · as Mr. Miller
• Devil's Canyon1953 · as Prison Guard
• Sweethearts on Parade1953 · as Sheriff Doolittle
• Fort Ti1953 · as Sgt. Monday Wash
• Kansas Pacific1953 · as Casey
• O. Henry's Full House1952 · as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
• Rose of Cimarron1952 · as Sheriff
• Room for One More1952 · as Mayor Michael J. Kane
• Desert of Lost Men1951 · as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
• Here Comes the Groom1951 · as Baines
• Cause for Alarm!1951 · as Mr. Carston, Postman
• Mr. Music1950 · as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
• Katie Did It1950 · as Train Conductor
• Emergency Wedding1950 · as Filbert - Mechanic
• Born to Be Bad1950 · as Jewelry Salesman
• Never a Dull Moment1950 · as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
• The Happy Years1950 · as Mr. Conover
• Riding High1950 · as Hamburger Man
• Woman in Hiding1950 · as Link
• Sons of New Mexico1949 · as Chris Dobbs
• Dear Wife1949 · as Mike Man
• The House Across the Street1949 · as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
• It's a Great Feeling1949 · as RR Information Clerk
• Down Memory Lane1949 · as (archive footage)
• Manhandled1949 · as Sgt. Fayle
• The Big Cat1949 · as Matt Cooper the Mailman
• The Green Promise1949 · as Julius Larkin
• El Paso1949 · as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
• John Loves Mary1949 · as George Beachwood
• Dynamite1949 · as Jake
• Words and Music1948 · as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
• Whispering Smith1948
• Family Honeymoon1948 · as Mr. Webb
• Moonrise1948 · as Judd Jenkins
• Good Sam1948 · as Tramp
• The Velvet Touch1948 · as Herbie
• State of the Union1948 · as Buck Swenson
• Adventures in Silverado1948 · as Jake Willis
• Albuquerque1948 · as Dave Walton
• Rocky1948 · as Bert Hillman
• California's Golden Beginning1948
• High Wall1947
• The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947 · as Melvin
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Pierre Couvais
• Dear Ruth1947 · as Delivery Man
• Saddle Pals1947 · as Thaddeus Bellweather
• My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · as Mr. Piper
• Wake Up and Dream1946 · as Toll Gate Attendant
• Night Train to Memphis1946 · as Rainbow
• One Way to Love1946 · as Train Conductor
• Spellbound1945 · as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
• Star in the Night1945 · as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
• Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · as Sam Skelly
• Guest Wife1945 · as Nosey Stationmaster
• Hitchhike to Happiness1945 · as Dennis Colby
• Out of This World1945 · as Irving Krunk
• Patrick the Great1945 · as Mr. Merney
• Under Western Skies1945 · as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
• Can't Help Singing1944 · as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as Tom
• Heavenly Days1944 · as Tower, the Butler
• Casanova Brown1944 · as Hotel Manager
• The Story of Dr. Wassell1944 · as Missionary (uncredited)
• Since You Went Away1944 · as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
• Her Primitive Man1944 · as Track Man
• Knickerbocker Holiday1944 · as Peter Van Stoon
• A Guy Named Joe1944 · as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
• Week-End Pass1944 · as Sheriff Todd
• Chip Off the Old Block1944 · as Prof. Frost
• In Old Oklahoma1943 · as Ben
• Footlight Glamour1943 · as Mr. Crumb
• Top Man1943 · as School Principal
• Johnny Come Lately1943 · as Chief of Police
• So's Your Uncle1943 · as Dempster
• This Is the Army1943 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Hers to Hold1943 · as Dr. Bacon
• Action in the North Atlantic1943 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Mister Big1943 · as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
• It's a Great Life1943 · as Mailman
• The Desperadoes1943 · as Dan Walters - Bartender
• King of the Cowboys1943 · as Deputy Cluckas
• A Stranger in Town1943 · as Orin Todds
• Dixie Dugan1943 · as Mr. Kelly
• Two Weeks to Live1943 · as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
• Shadow of a Doubt1943 · as Station Master
• Get Hep to Love1942 · as Mr. Hardwicke
• Between Us Girls1942 · as Soda Clerk
• Pardon My Sarong1942 · as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
• Footlight Serenade1942 · as Stagehand
• Holiday Inn1942 · as Gus
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
• Thru Different Eyes1942 · as Stu Johnson
• The Spoilers1942 · as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Blondie's Blessed Event1942 · as Mr. Crumb
• The Bashful Bachelor1942 · as Sheriff / Fire Chief
• Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · as New England Farmer (uncredited)
• Young America1942 · as Bart Munson
• Freckles Comes Home1942 · as Constable Caleb Weaver
• Remember the Day1941 · as Cecil
• Cadet Girl1941 · as Train conductor
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
• The Great Man's Lady1941 · as Parson
• Moon Over Her Shoulder1941 · as Conrad - Taxi Driver
• Henry Aldrich for President1941 · as Mr. McCloskey
• Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941 · as The Soda Jerk
• Great Guns1941 · as Postman
• It Started with Eve1941 · as Raven
• Our Wife1941 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• Blondie in Society1941 · as Mailman
• Accent on Love1941 · as Smedley
• Caught in the Draft1941 · as Cogswell
• Million Dollar Baby1941 · as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
• Ride on Vaquero1941 · as Jailer Smoky
• Meet John Doe1941 · as Beany
• A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · as Mr. Albert Merney
• The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance1941 · as Projectionist
• Blondie Goes Latin1941 · as Mailman (uncredited)
• Western Union1941 · as Barber
• Tobacco Road1941 · as Bank Teller
• Back Street1941 · as Ticket seller
• The Wild Man of Borneo1941 · as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
• Four Mothers1941 · as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
• Jennie1940 · as Real Estate Broker
• Michael Shayne: Private Detective1940 · as Fisherman
• She Couldn't Say No1940 · as Abner
• Blondie Plays Cupid1940 · as Mailman
• Dreaming Out Loud1940 · as Wes Stillman
• The Howards of Virginia1940 · as Tom Norton
• Young People1940 · as Otis
• The Return of Frank James1940 · as Bystander
• Gold Rush Maisie1940 · as Harry Gilpin
• Blondie Has Servant Trouble1940 · as Mailman
• Manhattan Heartbeat1940 · as Sweeney
• Sailor's Lady1940 · as Storekeeper (uncredited)
• Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!1940 · as Cabbie
• Lillian Russell1940 · as Soldier
• You Can't Fool Your Wife1940 · as Lippincott
• Edison, the Man1940 · as Sheriff
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
• Star Dust1940 · as Hotel Desk Clerk
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Driver
• Blondie on a Budget1940 · as Mailman
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940 · as Becker
• Broadway Melody of 19401940 · as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
• His Girl Friday1940 · as Gus (uncredited)
• Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · as Hospital Official
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as Paul Gillis
• Gone with the Wind1939 · as Corporal
• Too Busy to Work1939 · as Gilligan
• Blondie Brings Up Baby1939 · as Mailman
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939 · as Sheriff Clem Diggers
• The Housekeeper's Daughter1939 · as Woodbury
• Pack Up Your Troubles1939 · as Soldier
• At the Circus1939 · as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
• On Your Toes1939 · as Second Stage Manager
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Clerk
• Rio1939 · as 'Mushy'
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Fred Haskill
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Simpson (uncredited)
• Blondie Takes a Vacation1939 · as Mailman
• News Is Made at Night1939 · as Mike, Fingerprint Man
• Second Fiddle1939 · as Harvey Vaughan
• Bachelor Mother1939 · as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939 · as Hotel Clerk
• Torchy Runs for Mayor1939 · as Hubert Ward
• Lucky Night1939 · as Conductor
• Big Town Czar1939 · as Real Estate Man
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Hotel Clerk
• The Spirit of Culver1939 · as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
• Blondie Meets the Boss1939 · as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
• Tail Spin1939 · as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
• Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · as Tracy (uncredited)
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · as Jailer (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939 · as Tad (uncredited)
• Made for Each Other1939 · as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
• The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt1939 · as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
• They Made Me a Criminal1939 · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Blondie1938 · as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
• Exposed1938 · as Crankpool
• Hard to Get1938 · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• The Mad Miss Manton1938 · as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
• There Goes My Heart1938 · as Mr. Dobbs
• The Sisters1938 · as Robert Forbes
• Sing, You Sinners1938 · as Lecturer on Seals
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Henry (uncredited)
• Give Me a Sailor1938 · as The Druggist (uncredited)
• Professor Beware1938 · as Painter
• The Chaser1938 · as Harvey
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Foreman of Jury
• Racket Busters1938 · as Counter Man (uncredited)
• Tropic Holiday1938 · as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
• Kentucky Moonshine1938 · as Palace Hotel Clerk
• Mr. Moto's Gamble1938 · as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
• Tip-Off Girls1938 · as Sam
• The First Hundred Years1938 · as Wilkins
• The Big Broadcast of 19381938 · as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
• Midnight Intruder1938 · as Evans
• True Confession1937 · as Coroner
• Big Town Girl1937 · as Gas Station Attendant
• It's Love I'm After1937 · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• Big City1937 · as Jim Sloane
• Vogues of 19381937 · as Curson - Accountant
• Exclusive1937 · as Dr. Boomgarten
• Topper1937 · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Marry the Girl1937 · as Happy Elmer
• Big Business1937 · as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
• Angel's Holiday1937 · as Fingerprint Expert
• They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born1937 · as Station Agent (uncredited)
• Internes Can't Take Money1937 · as Jeff
• Dangerous Number1937 · as Detective
• Hopalong Cassidy Returns1936 · as Peg Leg Holden
• Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936 · as Drug Store Clerk
• Murder with Pictures1936 · as Det. Keogh
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Dr. Mumford
• Lady Be Careful1936 · as Happy
• Let's Make a Million1936 · as Jerry
• The Texas Rangers1936 · as David's father (uncredited)
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
• China Clipper1936 · as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
• To Mary - with Love1936 · as Chauffeur
• A Son Comes Home1936 · as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
• Earthworm Tractors1936 · as Taxicab Driver
• Rhythm on the Range1936 · as Rodeo Announcer
• San Francisco1936 · as Picnicker (uncredited)
• Forgotten Faces1936 · as Pretty
• The Singing Kid1936 · as Maine Driver (uncredited)
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · as Frank (uncredited)
• Petticoat Fever1936 · as Carl
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine1936 · as Mailman
• Love on a Bet1936 · as Farmer on Hay Wagon
• The Music Goes 'Round1936 · as Stuttering Man
• Drift Fence1936 · as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
• Timothy's Quest1936 · as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
• Hitch Hike Lady1935 · as Ed Simpson
• Man of Iron1935 · as Jake
• Millions in the Air1935 · as Mr. Perkins
• Ship Cafe1935 · as Slim
• Bad Boy1935 · as Butcher
• She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Man at Toll Gate
• It's a Great Life1935 · as Slim (uncredited)
• Two-Fisted1935 · as Brick Briggs
• Powdersmoke Range1935 · as Gun Store Proprietor
• Page Miss Glory1935 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Redheads on Parade1935 · as Entwhistle (uncredited)
• Diamond Jim1935 · as Passenger
• Here Comes Cookie1935 · as Thompson
• The Murder Man1935 · as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
• The Farmer Takes a Wife1935 · as Mr. Vernoy
• Manhattan Moon1935 · as Lunch Man
• Men Without Names1935 · as Old-Timer on Bench
• The Glass Key1935 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Mary Jane's Pa1935 · as Clerk Getting Tied Up
• Goin' to Town1935 · as Cowboy
• Private Worlds1935 · as McLean
• It's A Small World1935 · as Cal
• I'll Love You Always1935 · as Theater Manager (uncredited)
• Murder on a Honeymoon1935 · as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
• The Gay Bride1934 · as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
• Broadway Bill1934 · as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
• The President Vanishes1934 · as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
• By Your Leave1934 · as Harry
• No Ransom1934 · as Heinie
• The Pursuit of Happiness1934 · as Bijah
• You Belong to Me1934 · as Stage Manager
• Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934 · as Hat Check Attendent
• Hat, Coat and Glove1934 · as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
• The Hell Cat1934 · as Regan
• Now I'll Tell1934 · as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
• Honor of the Range1934 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• House of Mystery1934 · as Ned Pickens
• George White's Scandals1934 · as Hick (uncredited)
• It Happened One Night1934 · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen1934 · as Joel Prentiss
• Shadows of Sing Sing1933 · as Highbrow
• Lone Cowboy1933 · as Zeke (uncredited)
• Sitting Pretty1933 · as Dice Player (uncredited)
• Female1933 · as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
• The Bowery1933 · as Hick (uncredited)
• Ann Vickers1933 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Golden Harvest1933 · as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
• Lady for a Day1933 · as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
• Double Harness1933 · as Crab Counterman
• Private Detective 621933 · as Cab Driver
• Lilly Turner1933 · as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
• Central Airport1933 · as Airport Weatherman
• The Mind Reader1933 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Keyhole1933 · as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Sing, Bing, Sing1933 · as Mr. Lake
• He Learned About Women1933 · as Stage Door Man
• Hello, Everybody!1933 · as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
• File 1131933 · as Lagors
• The Match King1932 · as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
• Lawyer Man1932 · as Court Guard (uncredited)
• Central Park1932 · as Oscar (uncredited)
• If I Had a Million1932 · as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932 · as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
• The Big Broadcast1932 · as Prisoner (uncredited)
• Madame Racketeer1932 · as Gus, the Desk Clerk
• High Hats and Low Brows1932 · as Butler
• Million Dollar Legs1932 · as Secretary of War (uncredited)
• Just a Pain in the Parlor1932 · as Servant
• This Is the Night1932 · as Sparks
• The Big Timer1932 · as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
• No One Man1932 · as Henry - License Clerk
• Union Depot1932 · as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
• Branded Men1931 · as Ramrod
• Bad Girl1931 · as Expectant Father (uncredited)
• Alias: The Bad Man1931 · as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
• Big Business Girl1931 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• The Vice Squad1931 · as Masher (uncredited)
• Blondes Prefer Bonds1931
• Lime Juice Nights1931 · as Irving
• The Itching Hour1931 · as Elmer
• Fighting Caravans1931 · as Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
• Scandal Sheet1931 · as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
• Knights Before Christmas1930 · as Pa
• Boarding House Blues1930
• Street of Chance1930 · as Harry
• Burning Up1930 · as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
• Half Way to Heaven1929 · as Slim
• The Saturday Night Kid1929 · as McGonigle (uncredited)
• Side Street1929 · as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
• The Nightwatchman's Mistake1929 · as Dean Enoch Weatherby
• Matchmaking Mamma1929 · as Clifford Figfield
• The Rodeo1929 · as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
• Two Sisters1929 · as Chumley
• Tide of Empire1929 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Calling Hubby's Bluff1929 · as Meadows the Butler
• The Old Barn1929 · as The Stranger
• His New Stenographer1928 · as Vernon Vance
• Hubby's Weekend Trip1928
• Motorboat Mamas1928 · as Cafe Patron
• The Campus Carmen1928 · as President
• The Head Man1928 · as Mayor
• The Swim Princess1928 · as College Dean
• The Best Man1928 · as The Bride's Father
• Smith's Army Life1928 · as Inspecting Officer
• The Girl from Everywhere1927 · as The Casting Director
• For Sale, a Bungalow1927 · as The Waiter
• Smith's Cook1927 · as Mr. Dunhill
• Smith's Pony1927 · as Ship Maintenance Man
• Smith's Fishing Trip1927 · as Jake - the Handyman
• His First Flame1927 · as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
• Broke in China1927 · as Military Officer
• The Jolly Jilter1927 · as Tall Servant
• A Dozen Socks1927 · as Ball Toss Operator
• California or Bust1927 · as Wade Rexton
• Kitty from Killarney1926 · as Inspector #1
• A Blonde's Revenge1926 · as Banker Cody
• Smith's Picnic1926 · as Joe Smiley
• Smith's Uncle1926 · as 1st Elderly Sucker
• Masked Mamas1926 · as The Practical Joker's Friend
• Hubby’s Quiet Little Game1926 · as Joe, Card player
• A Prodigal Bridegroom1926 · as Lizzie's Brother
• Meet My Girl1926 · as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
• Trimmed in Gold1926 · as Barber
• Whispering Whiskers1926 · as Train Chef
• Hot Cakes for Two1926 · as Photographer
• The Gosh-Darn Mortgage1926 · as Justice of the Peace
• Isn't Love Cuckoo?1925 · as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
• Over Thereabouts1925 · as Officer
• Hurry, Doctor!1925 · as The Paper Hanger
• A Rainy Knight1925 · as Peggy's Ex-Husband
• Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies1925 · as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
• Good Morning, Nurse1925 · as Servant
• Remember When?1925 · as Picnicker (uncredited)

All TV Shows (13)

• Riverboat1959 · as Zack Mannion
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Apt. House Manager
• The Donna Reed Show1958 · as Mayor Webster
• Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Postal Clerk
• Maverick1957
• Maverick1957 · as Employee
• December Bride1954
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Patch
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Mr. Holbrook
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Carter
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Will Potter
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Mr. Willoughby
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951