Irving Bacon
Acting
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.
TV Shows(10)
Riverboat
Zack Mannion
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Apt. House Manager
1958
The Donna Reed Show
Mayor Webster
1958
Leave It to Beaver
Postal Clerk
1957
Maverick
1957
December Bride
1954
General Electric Theater
Patch
1953
Four Star Playhouse
Carter
1952
I Love Lucy
Will Potter
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Movies(380)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Fort Massacre
Charlie
1958
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Judge Stanfield
1958
Dakota Incident
Tully Morgan
1956
Hidden Guns
Doc Carter
1956
At Gunpoint
Al Ferguson
1955
Run for Cover
Scotty
1955
A Star Is Born
Graves
1954
Black Horse Canyon
Doc Spain
1954
Duffy of San Quentin
Doc Sorin
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
John Maddocks
1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Mr. Miller
1954
Devil's Canyon
Prison Guard
1953
Sweethearts on Parade
Sheriff Doolittle
1953
Fort Ti
Sgt. Monday Wash
1953
Kansas Pacific
Casey
1953
O. Henry's Full House
Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
1952
Rose of Cimarron
Sheriff
1952
Room for One More
Mayor Michael J. Kane
1952
Desert of Lost Men
Sheriff Skeeter Davis
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Baines
1951
Cause for Alarm!
Mr. Carston, Postman
1951
Mr. Music
Benson - Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Katie Did It
Train Conductor
1950
Emergency Wedding
Filbert - Mechanic
1950
Born to Be Bad
Jewelry Salesman
1950
Never a Dull Moment
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
1950
The Happy Years
Mr. Conover
1950
Riding High
Hamburger Man
1950
Woman in Hiding
Link
1950
Sons of New Mexico
Chris Dobbs
1949
Dear Wife
Mike Man
1949
The House Across the Street
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1949
It's a Great Feeling
RR Information Clerk
1949
Down Memory Lane
(archive footage)
1949
Manhandled
Sgt. Fayle
1949
The Big Cat
Matt Cooper the Mailman
1949
The Green Promise
Julius Larkin
1949
El Paso
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1949
John Loves Mary
George Beachwood
1949
Dynamite
Jake
1949
Words and Music
Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
1948
Whispering Smith
1948
Family Honeymoon
Mr. Webb
1948
Moonrise
Judd Jenkins
1948
Good Sam
Tramp
1948
The Velvet Touch
Herbie
1948
State of the Union
Buck Swenson
1948
Adventures in Silverado
Jake Willis
1948
Albuquerque
Dave Walton
1948
Rocky
Bert Hillman
1948
California's Golden Beginning
1948
High Wall
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Melvin
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Pierre Couvais
1947
Dear Ruth
Delivery Man
1947
Saddle Pals
Thaddeus Bellweather
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Piper
1947
Wake Up and Dream
Toll Gate Attendant
1946
Night Train to Memphis
Rainbow
1946
One Way to Love
Train Conductor
1946
Spellbound
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
1945
Star in the Night
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Sam Skelly
1945
Guest Wife
Nosey Stationmaster
1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Dennis Colby
1945
Out of This World
Irving Krunk
1945
Patrick the Great
Mr. Merney
1945
Under Western Skies
Sheriff James Whitcolm Wyatt
1945
Can't Help Singing
Bath House Barber (uncredited)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
Tom
1944
Heavenly Days
Tower, the Butler
1944
Casanova Brown
Hotel Manager
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Missionary (uncredited)
1944
Since You Went Away
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1944
Her Primitive Man
Track Man
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Peter Van Stoon
1944
A Guy Named Joe
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
1944
Week-End Pass
Sheriff Todd
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
Prof. Frost
1944
In Old Oklahoma
Ben
1943
Footlight Glamour
Mr. Crumb
1943
Top Man
School Principal
1943
Johnny Come Lately
Chief of Police
1943
So's Your Uncle
Dempster
1943
This Is the Army
Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Hers to Hold
Dr. Bacon
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Bartender (uncredited)
1943
Mister Big
Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
1943
It's a Great Life
Mailman
1943
The Desperadoes
Dan Walters - Bartender
1943
King of the Cowboys
Deputy Cluckas
1943
A Stranger in Town
Orin Todds
1943
Dixie Dugan
Mr. Kelly
1943
Two Weeks to Live
Omar Tennyson Gimpel
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Station Master
1943
Get Hep to Love
Mr. Hardwicke
1942
Between Us Girls
Soda Clerk
1942
Pardon My Sarong
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
Footlight Serenade
Stagehand
1942
Holiday Inn
Gus
1942
Lady in a Jam
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
1942
Thru Different Eyes
Stu Johnson
1942
The Spoilers
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1942
Blondie's Blessed Event
Mr. Crumb
1942
The Bashful Bachelor
Sheriff / Fire Chief
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
New England Farmer (uncredited)
1942
Young America
Bart Munson
1942
Freckles Comes Home
Constable Caleb Weaver
1942
Remember the Day
Cecil
1941
Cadet Girl
Train conductor
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
1941
The Great Man's Lady
Parson
1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Conrad - Taxi Driver
1941
Henry Aldrich for President
Mr. McCloskey
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Soda Jerk
1941
Great Guns
Postman
1941
It Started with Eve
Raven
1941
Our Wife
Doorman (uncredited)
1941
Blondie in Society
Mailman
1941
Accent on Love
Smedley
1941
Caught in the Draft
Cogswell
1941
Million Dollar Baby
Income Tax Man (uncredited)
1941
Ride on Vaquero
Jailer Smoky
1941
Meet John Doe
Beany
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Mr. Albert Merney
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Projectionist
1941
Blondie Goes Latin
Mailman (uncredited)
1941
Western Union
Barber
1941
Tobacco Road
Bank Teller
1941
Back Street
Ticket seller
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
Carriage Driver (uncredited)
1941
Four Mothers
Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1941
Jennie
Real Estate Broker
1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Fisherman
1940
She Couldn't Say No
Abner
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
Mailman
1940
Dreaming Out Loud
Wes Stillman
1940
The Howards of Virginia
Tom Norton
1940
Young People
Otis
1940
The Return of Frank James
Bystander
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
Harry Gilpin
1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Mailman
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
Sweeney
1940
Sailor's Lady
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Cabbie
1940
Lillian Russell
Soldier
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Lippincott
1940
Edison, the Man
Sheriff
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Sam Appleby (uncredited)
1940
Star Dust
Hotel Desk Clerk
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Driver
1940
Blondie on a Budget
Mailman
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Becker
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
1940
His Girl Friday
Gus (uncredited)
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
Hospital Official
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Paul Gillis
1940
Gone with the Wind
Corporal
1939
Too Busy to Work
Gilligan
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Mailman
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Sheriff Clem Diggers
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Woodbury
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
Soldier
1939
At the Circus
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1939
On Your Toes
Second Stage Manager
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Clerk
1939
Rio
'Mushy'
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Fred Haskill
1939
I Stole a Million
Simpson (uncredited)
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Mailman
1939
News Is Made at Night
Mike, Fingerprint Man
1939
Bachelor Mother
Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
Harvey Vaughan
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Hotel Clerk
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Hubert Ward
1939
Lucky Night
Conductor
1939
Big Town Czar
Real Estate Man
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
Hotel Clerk
1939
The Spirit of Culver
Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
1st Mailman (uncredited)
1939
Tail Spin
Storekeeper (Uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Tracy (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Jailer (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Tad (uncredited)
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1939
Blondie
Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
Exposed
Crankpool
1938
Hard to Get
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
1938
There Goes My Heart
Mr. Dobbs
1938
The Sisters
Robert Forbes
1938
Sing, You Sinners
Lecturer on Seals
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Henry - the Head Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Give Me a Sailor
The Druggist (uncredited)
1938
Professor Beware
Painter
1938
The Chaser
Harvey
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Foreman of Jury
1938
Racket Busters
Counter Man (uncredited)
1938
Tropic Holiday
Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Palace Hotel Clerk
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
1938
Tip-Off Girls
Sam
1938
The First Hundred Years
Wilkins
1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
1938
Midnight Intruder
Evans
1938
True Confession
Coroner
1937
Big Town Girl
Gas Station Attendant
1937
It's Love I'm After
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1937
Big City
Jim Sloane
1937
Vogues of 1938
Curson - Accountant
1937
Exclusive
Dr. Boomgarten
1937
Topper
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Marry the Girl
Happy Elmer
1937
Big Business
Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache
1937
Angel's Holiday
Fingerprint Expert
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
Tall Soldier (uncredited)
1937
A Star Is Born
Station Agent (uncredited)
1937
Internes Can't Take Money
Jeff
1937
Dangerous Number
Detective
1937
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Peg Leg Holden
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Drug Store Clerk
1936
Murder with Pictures
Det. Keogh
1936
Wives Never Know
Dr. Mumford
1936
Lady Be Careful
Happy
1936
Let's Make a Million
Jerry
1936
The Texas Rangers
David's father (uncredited)
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
1936
China Clipper
Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
1936
To Mary - with Love
Chauffeur
1936
A Son Comes Home
Hamburger Stand Proprietor
1936
Earthworm Tractors
Taxicab Driver
1936
Rhythm on the Range
Rodeo Announcer
1936
San Francisco
Picnicker (uncredited)
1936
Forgotten Faces
Pretty
1936
The Singing Kid
Maine Driver (uncredited)
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank (uncredited)
1936
Petticoat Fever
Carl
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Mailman
1936
Love on a Bet
Farmer on Hay Wagon
1936
The Music Goes 'Round
Stuttering Man
1936
Drift Fence
Windy Watkins, Traft Foreman
1936
Timothy's Quest
Henry-the Drunken Wagon Master
1936
Hitch Hike Lady
Ed Simpson
1935
Man of Iron
Jake
1935
Millions in the Air
Mr. Perkins
1935
Ship Cafe
Slim
1935
Bad Boy
Butcher
1935
She Couldn't Take It
Man at Toll Gate
1935
It's a Great Life
Slim (uncredited)
1935
Two-Fisted
Brick Briggs
1935
Powdersmoke Range
Gun Store Proprietor
1935
Page Miss Glory
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Redheads on Parade
Entwhistle (uncredited)
1935
Diamond Jim
Passenger
1935
Here Comes Cookie
Thompson
1935
The Murder Man
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Mr. Vernoy
1935
Manhattan Moon
Lunch Man
1935
Men Without Names
Old-Timer on Bench
1935
The Glass Key
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Mary Jane's Pa
Clerk Getting Tied Up
1935
Goin' to Town
Cowboy
1935
Private Worlds
McLean
1935
It's A Small World
Cal
1935
I'll Love You Always
Theater Manager (uncredited)
1935
Murder on a Honeymoon
Man with Pelican (uncredited)
1935
The Gay Bride
Weight-Guesser (uncredited)
1934
Broadway Bill
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
1934
The President Vanishes
Gray Shirt Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1934
By Your Leave
Harry
1934
No Ransom
Heinie
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
Bijah
1934
You Belong to Me
Stage Manager
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Hat Check Attendent
1934
Hat, Coat and Glove
Coat Salesman (uncredited)
1934
The Hell Cat
Regan
1934
Now I'll Tell
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Honor of the Range
Townsman (uncredited)
1934
House of Mystery
Ned Pickens
1934
George White's Scandals
Hick (uncredited)
1934
It Happened One Night
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Joel Prentiss
1934
Shadows of Sing Sing
Highbrow
1933
Lone Cowboy
Zeke (uncredited)
1933
Sitting Pretty
Dice Player (uncredited)
1933
Female
Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited)
1933
The Bowery
Hick (uncredited)
1933
Ann Vickers
Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Golden Harvest
Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
1933
Lady for a Day
Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
1933
Double Harness
Crab Counterman
1933
Private Detective 62
Cab Driver
1933
Lilly Turner
Earle Yokum (uncredited)
1933
Central Airport
Airport Weatherman
1933
The Mind Reader
Reporter (uncredited)
1933
The Keyhole
Grover - Brooks' Chauffeur (uncredited)
1933
Sing, Bing, Sing
Mr. Lake
1933
He Learned About Women
Stage Door Man
1933
Hello, Everybody!
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1933
File 113
Lagors
1933
The Match King
Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
1932
Lawyer Man
Court Guard (uncredited)
1932
Central Park
Oscar (uncredited)
1932
If I Had a Million
China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Bill - Barber (uncredited)
1932
The Big Broadcast
Prisoner (uncredited)
1932
Madame Racketeer
Gus, the Desk Clerk
1932
High Hats and Low Brows
Butler
1932
Million Dollar Legs
Secretary of War (uncredited)
1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Servant
1932
This Is the Night
Sparks
1932
The Big Timer
Slim Dugan (uncredited)
1932
No One Man
Henry - License Clerk
1932
Union Depot
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Branded Men
Ramrod
1931
Bad Girl
Expectant Father (uncredited)
1931
Alias: The Bad Man
Ned 'Repeater' Simpson
1931
Big Business Girl
Waiter (uncredited)
1931
The Vice Squad
Masher (uncredited)
1931
Blondes Prefer Bonds
1931
Lime Juice Nights
Irving
1931
The Itching Hour
Elmer
1931
Fighting Caravans
Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
1931
Scandal Sheet
Reporter Kent (uncredited)
1931
Knights Before Christmas
Pa
1930
Boarding House Blues
1930
Street of Chance
Harry
1930
Burning Up
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
1930
Half Way to Heaven
Slim
1929
The Saturday Night Kid
McGonigle (uncredited)
1929
Side Street
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
1929
The Nightwatchman's Mistake
Dean Enoch Weatherby
1929
Matchmaking Mamma
Clifford Figfield
1929
The Rodeo
Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
1929
Two Sisters
Chumley
1929
Tide of Empire
Townsman (uncredited)
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Meadows the Butler
1929
The Old Barn
The Stranger
1929
His New Stenographer
Vernon Vance
1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
Motorboat Mamas
Cafe Patron
1928
The Campus Carmen
President
1928
The Head Man
Mayor
1928
The Swim Princess
College Dean
1928
The Best Man
The Bride's Father
1928
Smith's Army Life
Inspecting Officer
1928
The Girl from Everywhere
The Casting Director
1927
For Sale, a Bungalow
The Waiter
1927
Smith's Cook
Mr. Dunhill
1927
Smith's Pony
Ship Maintenance Man
1927
Smith's Fishing Trip
Jake - the Handyman
1927
His First Flame
Man Who Jumps Out of Window (uncredited)
1927
Broke in China
Military Officer
1927
The Jolly Jilter
Tall Servant
1927
A Dozen Socks
Ball Toss Operator
1927
California or Bust
Wade Rexton
1927
Kitty from Killarney
Inspector #1
1926
A Blonde's Revenge
Banker Cody
1926
Smith's Picnic
Joe Smiley
1926
Smith's Uncle
1st Elderly Sucker
1926
Masked Mamas
The Practical Joker's Friend
1926
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
Joe, Card player
1926
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Lizzie's Brother
1926
Meet My Girl
Mr. Lane - Thelma's Father
1926
Trimmed in Gold
Barber
1926
Whispering Whiskers
Train Chef
1926
Hot Cakes for Two
Photographer
1926
The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
Justice of the Peace
1926
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
John Lodge - Bebe's Father
1925
Over Thereabouts
Officer
1925
Hurry, Doctor!
The Paper Hanger
1925
A Rainy Knight
Peggy's Ex-Husband
1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Driver Seeking Car (uncredited)
1925
Good Morning, Nurse
Servant
1925
Remember When?
Picnicker (uncredited)
1925