Irving Bacon
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
Credits
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1959 · Riverboat as Zack Mannion
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Apt. House Manager
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as Mayor Webster
- 1958 · Fort Massacre as Charlie
- 1958 · Ambush at Cimarron Pass as Judge Stanfield
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as Postal Clerk
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Maverick as Employee
- 1956 · Dakota Incident as Tully Morgan
- 1956 · Hidden Guns as Doc Carter
- 1955 · At Gunpoint as Al Ferguson
- 1955 · Run for Cover as Scotty
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Graves
- 1954 · Black Horse Canyon as Doc Spain
- 1954 · Duffy of San Quentin as Doc Sorin
- 1954 · The Glenn Miller Story as Mr. Miller
- 1953 · Devil's Canyon as Prison Guard
- 1953 · Sweethearts on Parade as Sheriff Doolittle
- 1953 · Fort Ti as Sgt. Monday Wash
- 1953 · Kansas Pacific as Casey
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Patch
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mr. Holbrook
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Carter
- 1952 · O. Henry's Full House as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
- 1952 · Rose of Cimarron as Sheriff
- 1952 · Room for One More as Mayor Michael J. Kane
- 1951 · Desert of Lost Men as Sheriff Skeeter Davis
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Will Potter
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Mr. Willoughby
- 1951 · Here Comes the Groom as Baines
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as
- 1951 · Cause for Alarm! as Mr. Carston, Postman
- 1950 · Mr. Music as Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
- 1950 · Katie Did It as Train Conductor
- 1950 · Emergency Wedding as Filbert - Mechanic
- 1950 · Born to Be Bad as Jewelry Salesman
- 1950 · Never a Dull Moment as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Happy Years as Mr. Conover
- 1950 · Riding High as Hamburger Man
- 1950 · Woman in Hiding as Link
- 1949 · Sons of New Mexico as Chris Dobbs
- 1949 · Dear Wife as Mike Man
- 1949 · The House Across the Street as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1949 · It's a Great Feeling as RR Information Clerk
- 1949 · Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)
- 1949 · Manhandled as Sgt. Fayle
- 1949 · The Big Cat as Matt Cooper the Mailman
- 1949 · The Green Promise as Julius Larkin
- 1949 · El Paso as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
- 1949 · John Loves Mary as George Beachwood
- 1949 · Dynamite as Jake
- 1948 · Words and Music as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
- 1948 · Whispering Smith as
- 1948 · Family Honeymoon as Mr. Webb
- 1948 · Moonrise as Judd Jenkins
- 1948 · Good Sam as Tramp
- 1948 · The Velvet Touch as Herbie
- 1948 · State of the Union as Buck Swenson
- 1948 · Adventures in Silverado as Jake Willis
- 1948 · Albuquerque as Dave Walton
- 1948 · Rocky as Bert Hillman
- 1948 · California's Golden Beginning as
- 1947 · Monsieur Verdoux as Pierre Couvais
- 1947 · The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Melvin
- 1947 · Dear Ruth as Delivery Man
- 1947 · Saddle Pals as Thaddeus Bellweather
- 1947 · My Brother Talks to Horses as Mr. Piper
- 1946 · Wake Up and Dream as Toll Gate Attendant
- 1946 · Night Train to Memphis as Rainbow
- 1946 · One Way to Love as Train Conductor
- 1945 · Spellbound as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
- 1945 · Star in the Night as Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
- 1945 · Week-End at the Waldorf as Sam Skelly
- 1945 · Guest Wife as Nosey Stationmaster
- 1945 · Hitchhike to Happiness as Dennis Colby
- 1945 · Out of This World as Irving Krunk
- 1945 · Patrick the Great as Mr. Merney
- 1945 · Under Western Skies as Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
- 1944 · Can't Help Singing as Bath House Barber (uncredited)
- 1944 · The Thin Man Goes Home as Tom
- 1944 · Heavenly Days as Tower, the Butler
- 1944 · Casanova Brown as Hotel Manager
- 1944 · The Story of Dr. Wassell as Missionary (uncredited)
- 1944 · Since You Went Away as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
- 1944 · Her Primitive Man as Track Man
- 1944 · Knickerbocker Holiday as Peter Van Stoon
- 1944 · Week-End Pass as Sheriff Todd
- 1944 · Chip Off the Old Block as Prof. Frost
- 1943 · A Guy Named Joe as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
- 1943 · In Old Oklahoma as Ben
- 1943 · Footlight Glamour as Mr. Crumb
- 1943 · Top Man as School Principal
- 1943 · Johnny Come Lately as Chief of Police
- 1943 · So's Your Uncle as Dempster
- 1943 · Hers to Hold as Dr. Bacon
- 1943 · Action in the North Atlantic as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1943 · Mister Big as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
- 1943 · It's a Great Life as Mailman
- 1943 · The Desperadoes as Dan Walters - Bartender
- 1943 · King of the Cowboys as Deputy Cluckas
- 1943 · A Stranger in Town as Orin Todds
- 1943 · Dixie Dugan as Mr. Kelly
- 1943 · Two Weeks to Live as Omar Tennyson Gimpel
- 1943 · The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as
- 1943 · Shadow of a Doubt as Station Master
- 1942 · Get Hep to Love as Mr. Hardwicke
- 1942 · Between Us Girls as Soda Clerk
- 1942 · Pardon My Sarong as Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1942 · Footlight Serenade as Stagehand
- 1942 · Lady in a Jam as Motel Proprietor
- 1942 · Thru Different Eyes as Stu Johnson
- 1942 · The Spoilers as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Great Man's Lady as Parson
- 1942 · Blondie's Blessed Event as Mr. Crumb
- 1942 · The Bashful Bachelor as Sheriff / Fire Chief
- 1942 · Star Spangled Rhythm as New England Farmer (uncredited)
- 1942 · Young America as Bart Munson
- 1942 · Freckles Comes Home as Constable Caleb Weaver
- 1942 · Holiday Inn as Gus
- 1941 · Remember the Day as Cecil
- 1941 · Cadet Girl as Train conductor
- 1941 · They Died with Their Boots On as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
- 1941 · Moon Over Her Shoulder as Conrad - Taxi Driver
- 1941 · Henry Aldrich for President as Mr. McCloskey
- 1941 · Great Guns as Postman
- 1941 · Never Give a Sucker an Even Break as The Soda Jerk
- 1941 · It Started with Eve as Raven
- 1941 · Our Wife as Doorman (uncredited)
- 1941 · Blondie in Society as Mailman
- 1941 · Accent on Love as Smedley
- 1941 · Caught in the Draft as Cogswell
- 1941 · Ride on Vaquero as Jailer Smoky
- 1941 · Meet John Doe as Beany
- 1941 · A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Mr. Albert Merney
- 1941 · The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Projectionist
- 1941 · Blondie Goes Latin as Mailman (uncredited)
- 1941 · Western Union as Barber
- 1941 · Tobacco Road as Bank Teller
- 1941 · Back Street as Ticket seller
- 1941 · The Wild Man of Borneo as Carriage Driver
- 1941 · Four Mothers as Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1940 · Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Fisherman
- 1940 · She Couldn't Say No as Abner
- 1940 · Blondie Plays Cupid as Mailman
- 1940 · Dreaming Out Loud as Wes Stillman
- 1940 · The Howards of Virginia as Tom Norton
- 1940 · Young People as Otis
- 1940 · The Return of Frank James as Bystander
- 1940 · Gold Rush Maisie as Harry Gilpin
- 1940 · Blondie Has Servant Trouble as Mailman
- 1940 · Manhattan Heartbeat as Sweeney
- 1940 · Sailor's Lady as Storekeeper (uncredited)
- 1940 · Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! as Cabbie
- 1940 · Lillian Russell as Soldier
- 1940 · You Can't Fool Your Wife as Lippincott
- 1940 · Edison, the Man as Sheriff
- 1940 · The Doctor Takes a Wife as Sam Appleby (uncredited)
- 1940 · Star Dust as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1940 · The Grapes of Wrath as Driver
- 1940 · Blondie on a Budget as Mailman
- 1940 · Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Becker
- 1940 · Broadway Melody of 1940 as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
- 1940 · His Girl Friday as Gus (uncredited)
- 1940 · Brother Rat and a Baby as Hospital Official
- 1940 · The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Paul Gillis
- 1939 · Too Busy to Work as Gilligan
- 1939 · Blondie Brings Up Baby as Mailman
- 1939 · Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Sheriff Clem Diggers
- 1939 · The Housekeeper's Daughter as Woodbury
- 1939 · Pack Up Your Troubles as Soldier
- 1939 · At the Circus as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
- 1939 · On Your Toes as Second Stage Manager
- 1939 · Hollywood Cavalcade as Clerk
- 1939 · Rio as 'Mushy'
- 1939 · Indianapolis Speedway as Fred Haskill
- 1939 · I Stole a Million as Simpson (uncredited)
- 1939 · News Is Made at Night as Mike, Fingerprint Man
- 1939 · Blondie Takes a Vacation as Mailman
- 1939 · Bachelor Mother as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
- 1939 · Second Fiddle as Harvey Vaughan
- 1939 · The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Hotel Clerk
- 1939 · Torchy Runs for Mayor as Hubert Ward
- 1939 · Lucky Night as Conductor
- 1939 · Big Town Czar as Real Estate Man
- 1939 · Gone with the Wind as Corporal
- 1939 · The Oklahoma Kid as Hotel Clerk
- 1939 · The Spirit of Culver as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
- 1939 · Blondie Meets the Boss as 1st Mailman (uncredited)
- 1939 · Tail Spin as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
- 1939 · Nancy Drew... Reporter as Tracy (uncredited)
- 1939 · You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Jailer (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Tad (uncredited)
- 1939 · Made for Each Other as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
- 1939 · They Made Me a Criminal as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1938 · Blondie as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
- 1938 · The Cowboy and the Lady as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1938 · Exposed as Crankpool
- 1938 · Hard to Get as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1938 · The Mad Miss Manton as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
- 1938 · The Sisters as Robert Forbes
- 1938 · There Goes My Heart as Mr. Dobbs
- 1938 · Sing, You Sinners as Lecturer on Seals
- 1938 · You Can't Take It with You as Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
- 1938 · Give Me a Sailor as The Druggist (uncredited)
- 1938 · Professor Beware as Painter
- 1938 · The Chaser as Harvey
- 1938 · The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Foreman of Jury
- 1938 · Racket Busters as Counter Man (uncredited)
- 1938 · Tropic Holiday as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
- 1938 · Kentucky Moonshine as Palace Hotel Clerk
- 1938 · Mr. Moto's Gamble as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
- 1938 · Tip-Off Girls as Sam
- 1938 · The First Hundred Years as Wilkins
- 1938 · The Big Broadcast of 1938 as Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
- 1938 · Midnight Intruder as Evans
- 1937 · True Confession as Coroner
- 1937 · Big Town Girl as Gas Station Attendant
- 1937 · It's Love I'm After as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1937 · Big City as Jim Sloane
- 1937 · Vogues of 1938 as Curson - Accountant
- 1937 · Exclusive as Dr. Boomgarten
- 1937 · Topper as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1937 · Marry the Girl as Happy Elmer
- 1937 · Big Business as Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
- 1937 · Angel's Holiday as Fingerprint Expert
- 1937 · They Gave Him a Gun as Tall Soldier (uncredited)
- 1937 · A Star Is Born as Station Agent (uncredited)
- 1937 · Internes Can't Take Money as Jeff
- 1937 · Dangerous Number as Detective
- 1936 · Hopalong Cassidy Returns as Peg Leg Holden
- 1936 · Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Drug Store Clerk
- 1936 · Murder with Pictures as Det. Keogh
- 1936 · Lady Be Careful as Happy
- 1936 · Let's Make a Million as Jerry
- 1936 · The Texas Rangers as David's father (uncredited)
- 1936 · Hollywood Boulevard as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
- 1936 · China Clipper as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
- 1936 · To Mary - with Love as Chauffeur
- 1936 · A Son Comes Home as Hamburger Stand Proprietor
- 1936 · Earthworm Tractors as Taxicab Driver
- 1936 · Rhythm on the Range as Rodeo Announcer
- 1936 · San Francisco as Picnicker (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Singing Kid as Maine Driver (uncredited)
- 1936 · Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Frank (uncredited)
- 1936 · Petticoat Fever as Carl
- 1936 · The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Mailman
- 1936 · Love on a Bet as Farmer on Hay Wagon
- 1936 · Drift Fence as Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
- 1936 · Timothy's Quest as Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
- 1935 · Hitch Hike Lady as Ed Simpson
- 1935 · Man of Iron as Jake
- 1935 · Ship Cafe as Slim
- 1935 · She Couldn't Take It as Man at Toll Gate
- 1935 · It's a Great Life as Slim (uncredited)
- 1935 · Two-Fisted as Brick Briggs
- 1935 · Powdersmoke Range as Gun Store Proprietor
- 1935 · Here Comes Cookie as Thompson
- 1935 · Page Miss Glory as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1935 · Redheads on Parade as Entwhistle (uncredited)
- 1935 · Diamond Jim as Passenger
- 1935 · The Murder Man as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
- 1935 · Manhattan Moon as Lunch Man
- 1935 · Men Without Names as Town Character
- 1935 · The Glass Key as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1935 · Mary Jane's Pa as Clerk Getting Tied Up
- 1935 · Goin' to Town as Cowboy
- 1935 · Private Worlds as McLean
- 1935 · It's A Small World as Cal
- 1935 · I'll Love You Always as Theater Manager (uncredited)
- 1935 · Murder on a Honeymoon as Man with Pelican (uncredited)
- 1934 · The Gay Bride as Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
- 1934 · Broadway Bill as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
- 1934 · The President Vanishes as Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
- 1934 · By Your Leave as Harry
- 1934 · No Ransom as Heinie
- 1934 · The Pursuit of Happiness as Bijah
- 1934 · You Belong to Me as Stage Manager
- 1934 · Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Hat Check Attendent
- 1934 · Hat, Coat and Glove as Coat Salesman (uncredited)
- 1934 · The Hell Cat as Regan
- 1934 · Now I'll Tell as Casino Attendant (uncredited)
- 1934 · Honor of the Range as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1934 · House of Mystery as Ned Pickens
- 1934 · George White's Scandals as Hick (uncredited)
- 1934 · It Happened One Night as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1934 · Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as Joel Prentiss
- 1933 · Lone Cowboy as Zeke (uncredited)
- 1933 · Sitting Pretty as Dice Player (uncredited)
- 1933 · Female as Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
- 1933 · Ann Vickers as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Golden Harvest as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
- 1933 · Lady for a Day as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
- 1933 · Double Harness as Crab Counterman
- 1933 · Private Detective 62 as Cab Driver
- 1933 · Lilly Turner as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
- 1933 · Central Airport as Airport Weatherman
- 1933 · The Mind Reader as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Keyhole as Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1933 · Sing, Bing, Sing as Mr. Lake
- 1933 · He Learned About Women as Stage Door Man
- 1933 · Hello, Everybody! as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1933 · File 113 as Lagors
- 1932 · The Match King as Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
- 1932 · Lawyer Man as Court Guard (uncredited)
- 1932 · Central Park as Oscar (uncredited)
- 1932 · If I Had a Million as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
- 1932 · I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Big Broadcast as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1932 · Madame Racketeer as Gus, the Desk Clerk
- 1932 · High Hats and Low Brows as Butler
- 1932 · Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of War (uncredited)
- 1932 · Just a Pain in the Parlor as Servant
- 1932 · This Is the Night as Sparks
- 1932 · The Big Timer as Slim Dugan (uncredited)
- 1932 · No One Man as Henry - License Clerk
- 1932 · Union Depot as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- 1931 · Branded Men as Ramrod
- 1931 · Bad Girl as Expectant Father (uncredited)
- 1931 · Alias: The Bad Man as Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
- 1931 · Big Business Girl as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Vice Squad as Masher (uncredited)
- 1931 · Blondes Prefer Bonds as
- 1931 · Lime Juice Nights as Irving
- 1931 · The Itching Hour as Elmer
- 1931 · Scandal Sheet as Reporter Kent (uncredited)
- 1930 · Knights Before Christmas as Pa
- 1930 · Boarding House Blues as
- 1930 · Street of Chance as Harry
- 1930 · Burning Up as Yokel Driver (uncredited)
- 1929 · Half Way to Heaven as Slim
- 1929 · The Saturday Night Kid as McGonigle (uncredited)
- 1929 · Side Street as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
- 1929 · Matchmaking Mamma as Clifford Figfield
- 1929 · The Rodeo as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
- 1929 · Tide of Empire as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1929 · Two Sisters as Chumley
- 1929 · The Old Barn as The Stranger
- 1929 · Calling Hubby's Bluff as Meadows the Butler
- 1928 · His New Stenographer as Vernon Vance
- 1928 · Motorboat Mamas as Cafe Patron
- 1928 · The Campus Carmen as President
- 1928 · The Head Man as Mayor
- 1928 · The Swim Princess as College Dean
- 1928 · The Best Man as The Bride's Father
- 1928 · Smith's Army Life as Inspecting Officer
- 1927 · The Girl from Everywhere as The Casting Director
- 1927 · For Sale, a Bungalow as The Waiter
- 1927 · Smith's Cook as Mr. Dunhill
- 1927 · Smith's Pony as Ship Maintenance Man
- 1927 · Smith's Fishing Trip as Jake - the Handyman
- 1927 · His First Flame as Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
- 1927 · Broke in China as Military Officer
- 1927 · The Jolly Jilter as Tall Servant
- 1927 · A Dozen Socks as Ball Toss Operator
- 1926 · A Blonde's Revenge as Banker Cody
- 1926 · Kitty from Killarney as Inspector #1
- 1926 · Smith's Picnic as Joe Smiley
- 1926 · Smith's Uncle as 1st Elderly Sucker
- 1926 · Masked Mamas as The Practical Joker's Friend
- 1926 · Hubby’s Quiet Little Game as Joe, Card player
- 1926 · A Prodigal Bridegroom as Lizzie's Brother
- 1926 · Meet My Girl as Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
- 1926 · Trimmed in Gold as Barber
- 1926 · Whispering Whiskers as Train Chef
- 1926 · Hot Cakes for Two as Photographer
- 1926 · The Gosh-Darn Mortgage as Justice of the Peace
- 1925 · Isn't Love Cuckoo? as John Lodge - Bebe's Father
- 1925 · Over Thereabouts as Officer
- 1925 · A Rainy Knight as Peggy's Ex-Husband
- 1925 · Hurry, Doctor! as The Paper Hanger
- 1925 · Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies as Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
- 1925 · Good Morning, Nurse as Servant
- 1925 · Remember When? as Picnicker (uncredited)