Irving Bacon
Acting
1893-09-05 · Saint 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(393)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage) · 1987 · 6.5
tvRiverboat
as Zack Mannion · 1959 · 6.5
tv77 Sunset Strip
as Apt. House Manager · 1958 · 7.1
tvThe Donna Reed Show
as Mayor Webster · 1958 · 6.5
movieFort Massacre
as Charlie · 1958 · 6.2
movieAmbush at Cimarron Pass
as Judge Stanfield · 1958 · 5.5
tvLeave It to Beaver
as Postal Clerk · 1957 · 7.0
tvMaverick
as · 1957 · 6.9
tvMaverick
as Employee · 1957 · 6.9
movieDakota Incident
as Tully Morgan · 1956 · 6.5
movieHidden Guns
as Doc Carter · 1956 · 5.7
movieAt Gunpoint
as Al Ferguson · 1955 · 6.7
movieRun for Cover
as Scotty · 1955 · 6.8
tvDecember Bride
as · 1954 · 6.3
movieA Star Is Born
as Graves · 1954 · 7.1
movieBlack Horse Canyon
as Doc Spain · 1954 · 5.8
movieDuffy of San Quentin
as Doc Sorin · 1954 · 6.8
movieMa and Pa Kettle at Home
as John Maddocks · 1954 · 6.5
movieThe Glenn Miller Story
as Mr. Miller · 1954 · 7.0
movieDevil's Canyon
as Prison Guard · 1953 · 5.0
movieSweethearts on Parade
as Sheriff Doolittle · 1953 · 8.0
movieFort Ti
as Sgt. Monday Wash · 1953 · 7.0
movieKansas Pacific
as Casey · 1953 · 5.0
tvGeneral Electric Theater
as Patch · 1953 · 6.8