Irving Bacon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

387

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-09-05

Day of death

1965-02-05 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Irving Bacon

Biography

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

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • A Guy Named Joe

    A Guy Named Joe

  • Million Dollar Legs

    Million Dollar Legs

  • Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Broadway Melody of 1940

    Broadway Melody of 1940

  • Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • The Big Broadcast of 1938

    The Big Broadcast of 1938

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • The Return of Frank James

    The Return of Frank James

  • Tobacco Road

    Tobacco Road

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Two-Fisted

    Two-Fisted

  • Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Torchy Runs for Mayor

  • Woman in Hiding

    Woman in Hiding

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • Dear Ruth

    Dear Ruth

  • No Ransom

    No Ransom

  • Powdersmoke Range

    Powdersmoke Range

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • Masked Mamas

    Masked Mamas

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • Big City

    Big City

  • The Housekeeper's Daughter

    The Housekeeper's Daughter

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Blondie Takes a Vacation

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Western Union

    Western Union

  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

  • Young America

    Young America

  • Bachelor Mother

    Bachelor Mother

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Ambush at Cimarron Pass

    Ambush at Cimarron Pass

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Week-End Pass

    Week-End Pass

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Over Thereabouts

    Over Thereabouts

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • The Rodeo

    The Rodeo

  • The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

  • Manhattan Moon

    Manhattan Moon

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • Madame Racketeer

    Madame Racketeer

  • Good Sam

    Good Sam

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Mister Big

    Mister Big

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • Two Sisters

    Two Sisters

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Cadet Girl

    Cadet Girl

  • Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

  • Footlight Glamour

    Footlight Glamour

  • File 113

    File 113

  • Henry Aldrich for President

    Henry Aldrich for President

  • Branded Men

    Branded Men

  • Sitting Pretty

    Sitting Pretty

  • Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

  • Holiday Inn

    Holiday Inn

  • Star Dust

    Star Dust

  • Fort Ti

    Fort Ti

  • Tropic Holiday

    Tropic Holiday

  • Night Train to Memphis

    Night Train to Memphis

  • Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Kentucky Moonshine

    Kentucky Moonshine

  • Room for One More

    Room for One More

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street

  • Manhattan Heartbeat

    Manhattan Heartbeat

  • The Best Man

    The Best Man

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • The Murder Man

    The Murder Man

  • Freckles Comes Home

    Freckles Comes Home

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • Private Detective 62

    Private Detective 62

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • To Mary - with Love

    To Mary - with Love

  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

  • Female

    Female

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Young People

    Young People

  • Exclusive

    Exclusive

  • The Mind Reader

    The Mind Reader

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Dear Wife

    Dear Wife

  • Sons of New Mexico

    Sons of New Mexico

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Let's Make a Million

    Let's Make a Million

  • Dakota Incident

    Dakota Incident

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Hollywood Cavalcade

  • No One Man

    No One Man

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Alias: The Bad Man

    Alias: The Bad Man

  • Emergency Wedding

    Emergency Wedding

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Murder on a Honeymoon

    Murder on a Honeymoon

  • A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger in Town

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

  • Rio

    Rio

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • Cause for Alarm!

    Cause for Alarm!

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • Adventures in Silverado

    Adventures in Silverado

  • Heavenly Days

    Heavenly Days

  • Petticoat Fever

    Petticoat Fever

  • Side Street

    Side Street

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • The Saturday Night Kid

    The Saturday Night Kid

  • Accent on Love

    Accent on Love

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  • Since You Went Away

    Since You Went Away

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • Lone Cowboy

    Lone Cowboy

  • My Brother Talks to Horses

    My Brother Talks to Horses

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • Burning Up

    Burning Up

  • Run for Cover

    Run for Cover

  • Can't Help Singing

    Can't Help Singing

  • The Head Man

    The Head Man

  • Calling Hubby's Bluff

    Calling Hubby's Bluff

  • It Started with Eve

    It Started with Eve

  • Saddle Pals

    Saddle Pals

  • Hopalong Cassidy Returns

    Hopalong Cassidy Returns

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Pardon My Sarong

    Pardon My Sarong

  • Double Harness

    Double Harness

  • Born to Be Bad

    Born to Be Bad

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • George White's Scandals

    George White's Scandals

  • Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

  • Johnny Come Lately

    Johnny Come Lately

  • Our Wife

    Our Wife

  • Street of Chance

    Street of Chance

  • The Big Cat

    The Big Cat

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • Earthworm Tractors

    Earthworm Tractors

  • The Keyhole

    The Keyhole

  • Caught in the Draft

    Caught in the Draft

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Give Me a Sailor

    Give Me a Sailor

  • Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

  • The Big Broadcast

    The Big Broadcast

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • Honor of the Range

    Honor of the Range

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • Here Comes Cookie

    Here Comes Cookie

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Hello, Everybody!

    Hello, Everybody!

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • The Vice Squad

    The Vice Squad

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • The Bashful Bachelor

    The Bashful Bachelor

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • Manhandled

    Manhandled

  • Tail Spin

    Tail Spin

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • Hurry, Doctor!

    Hurry, Doctor!

  • The Match King

    The Match King

  • Smith's Uncle

    Smith's Uncle

  • Millions in the Air

    Millions in the Air

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • The Old Barn

    The Old Barn

  • Thru Different Eyes

    Thru Different Eyes

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • It's a Great Feeling

    It's a Great Feeling

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

  • Chip Off the Old Block

    Chip Off the Old Block

  • Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

  • Rhythm on the Range

    Rhythm on the Range

  • Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

  • The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • The Jolly Jilter

    The Jolly Jilter

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • The Happy Years

    The Happy Years

  • The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

    The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • Half Way to Heaven

    Half Way to Heaven

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • Gold Rush Maisie

    Gold Rush Maisie

  • Internes Can't Take Money

    Internes Can't Take Money

  • The Big Timer

    The Big Timer

  • Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

    Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

  • The Green Promise

    The Green Promise

  • He Learned About Women

    He Learned About Women

  • Black Horse Canyon

    Black Horse Canyon

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Hubby's Weekend Trip

    Hubby's Weekend Trip

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • This Is the Army

    This Is the Army

  • Man of Iron

    Man of Iron

  • The Girl from Everywhere

    The Girl from Everywhere

  • Broke in China

    Broke in China

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

  • Out of This World

    Out of This World

  • Dreaming Out Loud

    Dreaming Out Loud

  • You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Angel's Holiday

    Angel's Holiday

  • Michael Shayne: Private Detective

    Michael Shayne: Private Detective

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Between Us Girls

    Between Us Girls

  • News Is Made at Night

    News Is Made at Night

  • Guest Wife

    Guest Wife

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • Sweethearts on Parade

    Sweethearts on Parade

  • It's A Small World

    It's A Small World

  • A Prodigal Bridegroom

    A Prodigal Bridegroom

  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Blondie Has Servant Trouble

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • Hitch Hike Lady

    Hitch Hike Lady

  • Trimmed in Gold

    Trimmed in Gold

  • King of the Cowboys

    King of the Cowboys

  • Devil's Canyon

    Devil's Canyon

  • Blondie on a Budget

    Blondie on a Budget

  • John Loves Mary

    John Loves Mary

  • Lillian Russell

    Lillian Russell

  • Remember the Day

    Remember the Day

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • Now I'll Tell

    Now I'll Tell

  • This Is the Night

    This Is the Night

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

    Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

  • Hat, Coat and Glove

    Hat, Coat and Glove

  • Under Western Skies

    Under Western Skies

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Kansas Pacific

    Kansas Pacific

  • Ride on Vaquero

    Ride on Vaquero

  • Tip-Off Girls

    Tip-Off Girls

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  • The Wild Man of Borneo

    The Wild Man of Borneo

  • Her Primitive Man

    Her Primitive Man

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Moonrise

    Moonrise

  • Hers to Hold

    Hers to Hold

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • Smith's Army Life

    Smith's Army Life

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney

    Friends of Mr. Sweeney

  • Fort Massacre

    Fort Massacre

  • Patrick the Great

    Patrick the Great

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • The Swim Princess

    The Swim Princess

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

  • Wake Up and Dream

    Wake Up and Dream

  • The Gay Bride

    The Gay Bride

  • The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

  • Remember When?

    Remember When?

  • Desert of Lost Men

    Desert of Lost Men

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • The Music Goes 'Round

    The Music Goes 'Round

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

  • His First Flame

    His First Flame

  • Sing, Bing, Sing

    Sing, Bing, Sing

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • Mary Jane's Pa

    Mary Jane's Pa

  • Boarding House Blues

    Boarding House Blues

  • For Sale, a Bungalow

    For Sale, a Bungalow

  • Smith's Pony

    Smith's Pony

  • Lime Juice Nights

    Lime Juice Nights

  • You Can't Fool Your Wife

    You Can't Fool Your Wife

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • Brother Rat and a Baby

    Brother Rat and a Baby

  • Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

  • Smith's Cook

    Smith's Cook

  • The Campus Carmen

    The Campus Carmen

  • They Gave Him a Gun

    They Gave Him a Gun

  • Smith's Picnic

    Smith's Picnic

  • One Way to Love

    One Way to Love

  • Whispering Whiskers

    Whispering Whiskers

  • Just a Pain in the Parlor

    Just a Pain in the Parlor

  • At Gunpoint

    At Gunpoint

  • The Spirit of Culver

    The Spirit of Culver

  • House of Mystery

    House of Mystery

  • Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

  • On Your Toes

    On Your Toes

  • I'll Love You Always

    I'll Love You Always

  • Big Town Girl

    Big Town Girl

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • Knickerbocker Holiday

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • California's Golden Beginning

    California's Golden Beginning

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • Hot Cakes for Two

    Hot Cakes for Two

  • It's Love I'm After

    It's Love I'm After

  • They Made Me a Criminal

    They Made Me a Criminal

  • Isn't Love Cuckoo?

    Isn't Love Cuckoo?

  • There Goes My Heart

    There Goes My Heart

  • Blondie Goes Latin

    Blondie Goes Latin

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • Racket Busters

    Racket Busters

  • Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Nancy Drew... Reporter

  • Private Worlds

    Private Worlds

  • Motorboat Mamas

    Motorboat Mamas

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

  • Two Weeks to Live

    Two Weeks to Live

  • Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

    Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

  • Hidden Guns

    Hidden Guns

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

    Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

  • Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • Good Morning, Nurse

    Good Morning, Nurse

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • A Blonde's Revenge

    A Blonde's Revenge

  • Lady Be Careful

    Lady Be Careful

  • The Itching Hour

    The Itching Hour

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • Midnight Intruder

    Midnight Intruder

  • Footlight Serenade

    Footlight Serenade

  • By Your Leave

    By Your Leave

  • Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

  • Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Too Busy to Work

    Too Busy to Work

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Timothy's Quest

    Timothy's Quest

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Katie Did It

    Katie Did It

  • His New Stenographer

    His New Stenographer

  • Big Town Czar

    Big Town Czar

  • The Nightwatchman's Mistake

    The Nightwatchman's Mistake

  • High Hats and Low Brows

    High Hats and Low Brows

  • Matchmaking Mamma

    Matchmaking Mamma

  • A Rainy Knight

    A Rainy Knight

  • Top Man

    Top Man

  • Knights Before Christmas

    Knights Before Christmas

  • Drift Fence

    Drift Fence

  • Meet My Girl

    Meet My Girl

  • Smith's Fishing Trip

    Smith's Fishing Trip

  • A Dozen Socks

    A Dozen Socks

  • Blondes Prefer Bonds

    Blondes Prefer Bonds

  • Kitty from Killarney

    Kitty from Killarney