Irving Bacon

Acting

1893-09-05 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Movie

Riverboat

1959 · Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Series

The Donna Reed Show

1958 · Series

Fort Massacre

1958 · Movie

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

1958 · Movie

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Series

Maverick

1957 · Series

Dakota Incident

1956 · Movie

Hidden Guns

1956 · Movie

At Gunpoint

1955 · Movie

Run for Cover

1955 · Movie

December Bride

1954 · Series

A Star Is Born

1954 · Movie

Black Horse Canyon

1954 · Movie

Duffy of San Quentin

1954 · Movie

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954 · Movie

The Glenn Miller Story

1954 · Movie

Devil's Canyon

1953 · Movie

Sweethearts on Parade

1953 · Movie

Fort Ti

1953 · Movie

Kansas Pacific

1953 · Movie

General Electric Theater

1953 · Series

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Series

O. Henry's Full House

1952 · Movie

Rose of Cimarron

1952 · Movie

Room for One More

1952 · Movie

Desert of Lost Men

1951 · Movie

I Love Lucy

1951 · Series

Here Comes the Groom

1951 · Movie

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951 · Series

Cause for Alarm!

1951 · Movie

Mr. Music

1950 · Movie

Katie Did It

1950 · Movie

Emergency Wedding

1950 · Movie

Born to Be Bad

1950 · Movie

Never a Dull Moment

1950 · Movie

The Happy Years

1950 · Movie

Riding High

1950 · Movie

Woman in Hiding

1950 · Movie

Sons of New Mexico

1949 · Movie

Dear Wife

1949 · Movie

The House Across the Street

1949 · Movie

It's a Great Feeling

1949 · Movie

Down Memory Lane

1949 · Movie

Manhandled

1949 · Movie

The Big Cat

1949 · Movie

El Paso

1949 · Movie

The Green Promise

1949 · Movie

John Loves Mary

1949 · Movie

Dynamite

1949 · Movie

Words and Music

1948 · Movie

Whispering Smith

1948 · Movie

Family Honeymoon

1948 · Movie

Moonrise

1948 · Movie

Good Sam

1948 · Movie

The Velvet Touch

1948 · Movie

State of the Union

1948 · Movie

Adventures in Silverado

1948 · Movie

Albuquerque

1948 · Movie

Rocky

1948 · Movie

California's Golden Beginning

1948 · Movie

High Wall

1947 · Movie

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Movie

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Movie

Dear Ruth

1947 · Movie

Saddle Pals

1947 · Movie

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947 · Movie

Wake Up and Dream

1946 · Movie

Night Train to Memphis

1946 · Movie

One Way to Love

1946 · Movie

Spellbound

1945 · Movie

Star in the Night

1945 · Movie

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Movie

Guest Wife

1945 · Movie

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945 · Movie

Out of This World

1945 · Movie

Patrick the Great

1945 · Movie

Under Western Skies

1945 · Movie

Can't Help Singing

1944 · Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Movie

Heavenly Days

1944 · Movie

Casanova Brown

1944 · Movie

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944 · Movie

Since You Went Away

1944 · Movie

Her Primitive Man

1944 · Movie

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944 · Movie

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · Movie

Week-End Pass

1944 · Movie

Chip Off the Old Block

1944 · Movie

In Old Oklahoma

1943 · Movie

Footlight Glamour

1943 · Movie

Top Man

1943 · Movie

Johnny Come Lately

1943 · Movie

So's Your Uncle

1943 · Movie

This Is the Army

1943 · Movie

Hers to Hold

1943 · Movie

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Movie

Mister Big

1943 · Movie

It's a Great Life

1943 · Movie

The Desperadoes

1943 · Movie

King of the Cowboys

1943 · Movie

A Stranger in Town

1943 · Movie

Dixie Dugan

1943 · Movie

Two Weeks to Live

1943 · Movie

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943 · Movie

Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · Movie

Get Hep to Love

1942 · Movie

Between Us Girls

1942 · Movie

Pardon My Sarong

1942 · Movie

Footlight Serenade

1942 · Movie

Holiday Inn

1942 · Movie

Thru Different Eyes

1942 · Movie

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Movie

The Spoilers

1942 · Movie

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942 · Movie

The Bashful Bachelor

1942 · Movie

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 · Movie

Young America

1942 · Movie

Freckles Comes Home

1942 · Movie

Remember the Day

1941 · Movie

Cadet Girl

1941 · Movie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Movie

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Movie

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941 · Movie

Henry Aldrich for President

1941 · Movie

Great Guns

1941 · Movie

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941 · Movie

It Started with Eve

1941 · Movie

Our Wife

1941 · Movie

Blondie in Society

1941 · Movie

Accent on Love

1941 · Movie

Caught in the Draft

1941 · Movie

Million Dollar Baby

1941 · Movie

Ride on Vaquero

1941 · Movie

Meet John Doe

1941 · Movie

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941 · Movie

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941 · Movie

Blondie Goes Latin

1941 · Movie

Western Union

1941 · Movie

Tobacco Road

1941 · Movie

Back Street

1941 · Movie

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941 · Movie

Four Mothers

1941 · Movie

Jennie

1940 · Movie

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 · Movie

She Couldn't Say No

1940 · Movie

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940 · Movie

Dreaming Out Loud

1940 · Movie

The Howards of Virginia

1940 · Movie

Young People

1940 · Movie

The Return of Frank James

1940 · Movie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940 · Movie

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940 · Movie

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940 · Movie

Sailor's Lady

1940 · Movie

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940 · Movie

Lillian Russell

1940 · Movie

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940 · Movie

Edison, the Man

1940 · Movie

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · Movie

Star Dust

1940 · Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Movie

Blondie on a Budget

1940 · Movie

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940 · Movie

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · Movie

His Girl Friday

1940 · Movie

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940 · Movie

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940 · Movie

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Movie

Too Busy to Work

1939 · Movie

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939 · Movie

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939 · Movie

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939 · Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 · Movie

At the Circus

1939 · Movie

On Your Toes

1939 · Movie

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Movie

Rio

1939 · Movie

Indianapolis Speedway

1939 · Movie

I Stole a Million

1939 · Movie

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939 · Movie

News Is Made at Night

1939 · Movie

Bachelor Mother

1939 · Movie

Second Fiddle

1939 · Movie

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939 · Movie

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939 · Movie

Lucky Night

1939 · Movie

Big Town Czar

1939 · Movie

The Oklahoma Kid

1939 · Movie

The Spirit of Culver

1939 · Movie

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939 · Movie

Tail Spin

1939 · Movie

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 · Movie

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 · Movie

Made for Each Other

1939 · Movie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 · Movie

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939 · Movie

Blondie

1938 · Movie

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 · Movie

Exposed

1938 · Movie

Hard to Get

1938 · Movie

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 · Movie

The Sisters

1938 · Movie

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Movie

Sing, You Sinners

1938 · Movie

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Movie

Give Me a Sailor

1938 · Movie

The Chaser

1938 · Movie

Professor Beware

1938 · Movie

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938 · Movie

Racket Busters

1938 · Movie

Tropic Holiday

1938 · Movie

Kentucky Moonshine

1938 · Movie

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938 · Movie

Tip-Off Girls

1938 · Movie

The First Hundred Years

1938 · Movie

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938 · Movie

Midnight Intruder

1938 · Movie

True Confession

1937 · Movie

Big Town Girl

1937 · Movie

It's Love I'm After

1937 · Movie

Big City

1937 · Movie

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

1937 · Movie

Exclusive

1937 · Movie

Topper

1937 · Movie

Marry the Girl

1937 · Movie

Big Business

1937 · Movie

Angel's Holiday

1937 · Movie

They Gave Him a Gun

1937 · Movie

A Star Is Born

1937 · Movie

Internes Can't Take Money

1937 · Movie

Dangerous Number

1937 · Movie

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936 · Movie

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936 · Movie

Murder with Pictures

1936 · Movie

Wives Never Know

1936 · Movie

Lady Be Careful

1936 · Movie

Let's Make a Million

1936 · Movie

The Texas Rangers

1936 · Movie

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 · Movie

China Clipper

1936 · Movie

To Mary - with Love

1936 · Movie

A Son Comes Home

1936 · Movie

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · Movie

Rhythm on the Range

1936 · Movie

San Francisco

1936 · Movie

Three Cheers for Love

1936 · Movie

Forgotten Faces

1936 · Movie

The Singing Kid

1936 · Movie

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Movie

Petticoat Fever

1936 · Movie

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936 · Movie

Love on a Bet

1936 · Movie

The Music Goes 'Round

1936 · Movie

Drift Fence

1936 · Movie

Timothy's Quest

1936 · Movie

Hitch Hike Lady

1935 · Movie

Man of Iron

1935 · Movie

Millions in the Air

1935 · Movie

Ship Cafe

1935 · Movie

Bad Boy

1935 · Movie

She Couldn't Take It

1935 · Movie

It's a Great Life

1935 · Movie

Two-Fisted

1935 · Movie

Powdersmoke Range

1935 · Movie

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Movie

Redheads on Parade

1935 · Movie

Diamond Jim

1935 · Movie

Here Comes Cookie

1935 · Movie

The Murder Man

1935 · Movie

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 · Movie

Manhattan Moon

1935 · Movie

Men Without Names

1935 · Movie

The Glass Key

1935 · Movie

Mary Jane's Pa

1935 · Movie

Goin' to Town

1935 · Movie

Private Worlds

1935 · Movie

It's A Small World

1935 · Movie

I'll Love You Always

1935 · Movie

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935 · Movie

The Gay Bride

1934 · Movie

Broadway Bill

1934 · Movie

The President Vanishes

1934 · Movie

By Your Leave

1934 · Movie

No Ransom

1934 · Movie

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934 · Movie

You Belong to Me

1934 · Movie

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934 · Movie

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934 · Movie

The Hell Cat

1934 · Movie

Now I'll Tell

1934 · Movie

Honor of the Range

1934 · Movie

House of Mystery

1934 · Movie

George White's Scandals

1934 · Movie

It Happened One Night

1934 · Movie

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934 · Movie

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933 · Movie

Lone Cowboy

1933 · Movie

Sitting Pretty

1933 · Movie

Female

1933 · Movie

The Bowery

1933 · Movie

Ann Vickers

1933 · Movie

Golden Harvest

1933 · Movie

Lady for a Day

1933 · Movie

Double Harness

1933 · Movie

Private Detective 62

1933 · Movie

Lilly Turner

1933 · Movie

Central Airport

1933 · Movie

The Mind Reader

1933 · Movie

The Keyhole

1933 · Movie

Sing, Bing, Sing

1933 · Movie

He Learned About Women

1933 · Movie

Hello, Everybody!

1933 · Movie

File 113

1933 · Movie

The Match King

1932 · Movie

Lawyer Man

1932 · Movie

Central Park

1932 · Movie

If I Had a Million

1932 · Movie

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · Movie

The Big Broadcast

1932 · Movie

Madame Racketeer

1932 · Movie

High Hats and Low Brows

1932 · Movie

Million Dollar Legs

1932 · Movie

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932 · Movie

This Is the Night

1932 · Movie

The Big Timer

1932 · Movie

No One Man

1932 · Movie

Union Depot

1932 · Movie

Branded Men

1931 · Movie

Bad Girl

1931 · Movie

Alias: The Bad Man

1931 · Movie

Big Business Girl

1931 · Movie

The Vice Squad

1931 · Movie

Blondes Prefer Bonds

1931 · Movie

Lime Juice Nights

1931 · Movie

Fighting Caravans

1931 · Movie

The Itching Hour

1931 · Movie

Scandal Sheet

1931 · Movie

Knights Before Christmas

1930 · Movie

Boarding House Blues

1930 · Movie

Street of Chance

1930 · Movie

Burning Up

1930 · Movie

Half Way to Heaven

1929 · Movie

The Saturday Night Kid

1929 · Movie

Side Street

1929 · Movie

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

1929 · Movie

Matchmaking Mamma

1929 · Movie

The Rodeo

1929 · Movie

Two Sisters

1929 · Movie

Tide of Empire

1929 · Movie

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929 · Movie

The Old Barn

1929 · Movie

His New Stenographer

1928 · Movie

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928 · Movie

Motorboat Mamas

1928 · Movie

The Campus Carmen

1928 · Movie

The Head Man

1928 · Movie

The Swim Princess

1928 · Movie

The Best Man

1928 · Movie

Smith's Army Life

1928 · Movie

The Girl from Everywhere

1927 · Movie

1927 · Movie

1927 · Movie

1927 · Movie

1927 · Movie

His First Flame

1927 · Movie

Broke in China

1927 · Movie

The Jolly Jilter

1927 · Movie

A Dozen Socks

1927 · Movie

California or Bust

1927 · Movie

A Blonde's Revenge

1926 · Movie

Kitty from Killarney

1926 · Movie

Smith's Picnic

1926 · Movie

Smith's Uncle

1926 · Movie

Masked Mamas

1926 · Movie

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926 · Movie

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926 · Movie

Meet My Girl

1926 · Movie

Trimmed in Gold

1926 · Movie

Whispering Whiskers

1926 · Movie

Hot Cakes for Two

1926 · Movie

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

1926 · Movie

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925 · Movie

Over Thereabouts

1925 · Movie

Hurry, Doctor!

1925 · Movie

A Rainy Knight

1925 · Movie

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925 · Movie

Good Morning, Nurse

1925 · Movie

Remember When?

1925 · Movie