Irving Bacon
Actor
Biography
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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.
Filmography
It Happened One Night
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) 1934
Shadow of a Doubt
as Station Master 1943
The Grapes of Wrath
as Driver 1940
Spellbound
as Railway Gateman (uncredited) 1945
His Girl Friday
as Gus (uncredited) 1940
Monsieur Verdoux
as Pierre Couvais 1947
You Can't Take It with You
as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited) 1938
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Frank (uncredited) 1936
A Star Is Born
as Graves 1954
Meet John Doe
as Beany 1941
A Star Is Born
as Station Agent (uncredited) 1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bill - Barber (uncredited) 1932
Holiday Inn
as Gus 1942
The Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller 1954
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Melvin 1947
Topper
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 1937