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Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Birthday: 1893-09-06 | Place of Birth: St. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1958
Ambush at Cimarron Pass

as    Judge Stanfield

1956
Hidden Guns

as    Doc Carter

1956
Dakota Incident

as    Tully Morgan

1955
At Gunpoint

as    Al Ferguson

1955
Run for Cover

as    Scotty

1954
Duffy of San Quentin

as    Doc Sorin

1954
A Star Is Born

as    Graves

1954
The Glenn Miller Story

as    Mr. Miller

1953
Kansas Pacific

as    Casey

1953
Sweethearts on Parade

as    Sheriff Doolittle

1952
Room for One More

as    Mayor Michael J. Kane

1951
Cause for Alarm!

as    Mr. Carston, Postman

1951
Katie Did It

as    Train Conductor

1950
Woman in Hiding

as    Link

1949
Sons of New Mexico

as    Chris Dobbs

1949
The House Across the Street

as    Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1949
The Big Cat

as    Matt Cooper the Mailman

1949
Manhandled

as    Sgt. Fayle

1948
Albuquerque

as    Dave Walton

1948
Adventures in Silverado

as    Jake Willis

1948
Moonrise

as    Judd Jenkins

1947
Dear Ruth

as    Delivery Man

1946
Night Train to Memphis

as    Rainbow

1945
Guest Wife

as    Nosey Stationmaster

1945
Under Western Skies

as    Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt

1944
Week-End Pass

as    Sheriff Todd

1943
Two Weeks to Live

as    Omar Tennyson Gimpel

1943
Shadow of a Doubt

as    Station Master