Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

9/5/1893 – 2/5/1965Saint 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 (390 titles)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life6.5Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage) · 1987

Riverboat6.5Show

Riverboat

Zack Mannion · 1959

77 Sunset Strip7.2Show

77 Sunset Strip

Apt. House Manager · 1958

The Donna Reed Show6.5Show

The Donna Reed Show

Mayor Webster · 1958

Fort Massacre6.2Movie

Fort Massacre

Charlie · 1958

Ambush at Cimarron Pass5.5Movie

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

Judge Stanfield · 1958

Leave It to Beaver6.9Show

Leave It to Beaver

Postal Clerk · 1957

Maverick6.9Show

Maverick

1957

Dakota Incident6.5Movie

Dakota Incident

Tully Morgan · 1956

Hidden Guns5.7Movie

Hidden Guns

Doc Carter · 1956

At Gunpoint6.7Movie

At Gunpoint

Al Ferguson · 1955

Run for Cover6.8Movie

Run for Cover

Scotty · 1955

December Bride6.3Show

December Bride

1954

A Star Is Born7.1Movie

A Star Is Born

Graves · 1954

Black Horse Canyon5.8Movie

Black Horse Canyon

Doc Spain · 1954

Duffy of San Quentin6.8Movie

Duffy of San Quentin

Doc Sorin · 1954

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home6.5Movie

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

John Maddocks · 1954

The Glenn Miller Story7.0Movie

The Glenn Miller Story

Mr. Miller · 1954

Devil's Canyon5.0Movie

Devil's Canyon

Prison Guard · 1953

Sweethearts on Parade8.0Movie

Sweethearts on Parade

Sheriff Doolittle · 1953

Fort Ti7.0Movie

Fort Ti

Sgt. Monday Wash · 1953

Kansas Pacific5.0Movie

Kansas Pacific

Casey · 1953

General Electric Theater6.8Show

General Electric Theater

Patch · 1953

Four Star Playhouse6.8Show

Four Star Playhouse

Carter · 1952

O. Henry's Full House6.8Movie

O. Henry's Full House

Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) · 1952

Rose of Cimarron5.6Movie

Rose of Cimarron

Sheriff · 1952

Room for One More6.5Movie

Room for One More

Mayor Michael J. Kane · 1952

Desert of Lost Men8.0Movie

Desert of Lost Men

Sheriff Skeeter Davis · 1951

I Love Lucy7.9Show

I Love Lucy

Will Potter · 1951

Here Comes the Groom5.4Movie

Here Comes the Groom

Baines · 1951