Irving Bacon
Acting
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.
Born: September 5, 1893
Place of Birth: Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Zack Mannion
as Apt. House Manager
as Mayor Webster
as Charlie
as Judge Stanfield
as Postal Clerk
as Employee
as Tully Morgan
as Doc Carter
as Al Ferguson
as Scotty
as Graves
as Doc Spain
as Doc Sorin
as John Maddocks
as Mr. Miller
as Prison Guard
as Sheriff Doolittle
as Sgt. Monday Wash
as Casey
as Patch
as Mr. Holbrook
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
as Will Potter
as Mr. Willoughby
as Baines
as Mr. Carston, Postman
as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
as Train Conductor
as Filbert - Mechanic
as Jewelry Salesman
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
as Mr. Conover
as Hamburger Man
as Link
as Chris Dobbs
as Mike Man
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
as RR Information Clerk
as (archive footage)
as Sgt. Fayle
as Matt Cooper the Mailman
as Julius Larkin
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
as George Beachwood
as Jake
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
as Mr. Webb
as Judd Jenkins
as Tramp
as Herbie
as Buck Swenson
as Jake Willis
as Dave Walton
as Bert Hillman
as Pierre Couvais
as Melvin
as Delivery Man
as Thaddeus Bellweather
as Mr. Piper
as Toll Gate Attendant
as Rainbow
as Train Conductor
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
as Sam Skelly
as Nosey Stationmaster
as Dennis Colby
as Irving Krunk
as Mr. Merney
as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
as Tom
as Tower, the Butler
as Hotel Manager
as Missionary (uncredited)
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
as Track Man
as Peter Van Stoon
as Sheriff Todd
as Prof. Frost
as Ben
as Mr. Crumb
as School Principal
as Chief of Police
as Dempster
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Dr. Bacon
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
as Mailman
as Dan Walters - Bartender
as Deputy Cluckas
as Orin Todds
as Mr. Kelly
as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
as Station Master
as Mr. Hardwicke
as Soda Clerk
as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
as Stagehand
as Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
as Stu Johnson
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
as Mr. Crumb
as Sheriff / Fire Chief
as New England Farmer (uncredited)
as Bart Munson
as Constable Caleb Weaver
as Gus
as Cecil
as Train conductor
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
as Parson
as Conrad - Taxi Driver
as Mr. McCloskey
as The Soda Jerk
as Postman
as Raven
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Mailman
as Smedley
as Cogswell
as Jailer Smoky
as Beany
as Mr. Albert Merney
as Projectionist
as Mailman (uncredited)
as Barber
as Bank Teller
as Ticket seller
as Carriage Driver
as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
as Fisherman
as Abner
as Mailman
as Wes Stillman
as Tom Norton
as Otis
as Bystander
as Harry Gilpin
as Mailman
as Sweeney
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
as Cabbie
as Soldier
as Lippincott
as Sheriff
as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as Driver
as Mailman
as Becker
as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
as Gus (uncredited)
as Hospital Official
as Paul Gillis
as Corporal
as Gilligan
as Mailman
as Sheriff Clem Diggers
as Woodbury
as Soldier
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
as Second Stage Manager
as Clerk
as 'Mushy'
as Fred Haskill
as Simpson (uncredited)
as Mailman
as Mike, Fingerprint Man
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
as Harvey Vaughan
as Hotel Clerk
as Hubert Ward
as Conductor
as Real Estate Man
as Hotel Clerk
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
as Tracy (uncredited)
as Jailer (uncredited)
as Tad (uncredited)
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Crankpool
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
as Mr. Dobbs
as Robert Forbes
as Lecturer on Seals
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
as The Druggist (uncredited)
as Painter
as Harvey
as Foreman of Jury
as Counter Man (uncredited)
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
as Palace Hotel Clerk
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
as Sam
as Wilkins
as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
as Evans
as Coroner
as Gas Station Attendant
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Jim Sloane
as Curson - Accountant
as Dr. Boomgarten
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Happy Elmer
as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
as Fingerprint Expert
as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
as Station Agent (uncredited)
as Jeff
as Detective
as Peg Leg Holden
as Drug Store Clerk
as Det. Keogh
as Dr. Mumford
as Happy
as Jerry
as David's father (uncredited)
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
as Chauffeur
as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
as Taxicab Driver
as Rodeo Announcer
as Picnicker (uncredited)
as Pretty
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
as Frank (uncredited)
as Carl
as Mailman
as Farmer on Hay Wagon
as Stuttering Man
as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
as Ed Simpson
as Jake
as Slim
as Butcher
as Man at Toll Gate
as Slim (uncredited)
as Brick Briggs
as Gun Store Proprietor
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Entwhistle (uncredited)
as Passenger
as Thompson
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
as Mr. Vernoy
as Lunch Man
as Old-Timer on Bench
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Clerk Getting Tied Up
as Cowboy
as McLean
as Cal
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
as Harry
as Bijah
as Stage Manager
as Hat Check Attendent
as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
as Regan
as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Ned Pickens
as Hick (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Joel Prentiss
as Zeke (uncredited)
as Dice Player (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
as Hick (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
as Crab Counterman
as Cab Driver
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
as Airport Weatherman
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
as Mr. Lake
as Stage Door Man
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
as Lagors
as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
as Court Guard (uncredited)
as Oscar (uncredited)
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
as Prisoner (uncredited)
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
as Butler
as Secretary of War (uncredited)
as Sparks
as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
as Henry - License Clerk
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
as Ramrod
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Masher (uncredited)
as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
as Harry
as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
as Slim
as McGonigle (uncredited)
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
as Clifford Figfield
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
as Chumley
as Townsman (uncredited)
as The Stranger
as Meadows the Butler
as Vernon Vance
as Cafe Patron
as President
as Mayor
as College Dean
as The Bride's Father
as Inspecting Officer
as The Casting Director
as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
as Military Officer
as Tall Servant
as Banker Cody
as Inspector #1
as 1st Elderly Sucker
as Joe, Card player
as Lizzie's Brother
as Train Chef
as Photographer
as Justice of the Peace
as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
as Officer
as Peggy's Ex-Husband
as The Paper Hanger
as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
as Servant
as Picnicker (uncredited)