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