Irving Bacon
Biography
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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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Full filmography
- Maverick (1957)
- Maverick (1957) as Employee
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) as Mayor Webster
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as Postal Clerk
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Will Potter
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Mr. Willoughby
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Carter
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Apt. House Manager
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Corporal
- December Bride (1954)
- Riverboat (1959) as Zack Mannion
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Patch
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Mr. Holbrook
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Driver
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- His Girl Friday (1940) as Gus (uncredited)
- Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) as Drug Store Clerk
- Spellbound (1945) as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Station Master
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
- Holiday Inn (1942) as Gus
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Frank (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) as Picnicker (uncredited)