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