Irving Bacon
Acting
Born September 5, 1893 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died February 5, 1965
Also known as Irving Ernest Bacon · Irving E. 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.
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I Love Lucy
Gone with the Wind
The Grapes of Wrath
It Happened One Night
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Monsieur Verdoux
Shadow of a Doubt
You Can't Take It with You
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
His Girl Friday
Meet John Doe
It Started with Eve
Bachelor Mother
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Blondie
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
The Thin Man Goes Home
Action in the North Atlantic
Lady for a Day
Leave It to Beaver
The Glenn Miller Story
Holiday Inn
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
It's Love I'm After
Love on a Bet
Maverick
O. Henry's Full House
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Run for Cover
Duffy of San Quentin
Four Star Playhouse
Albuquerque
Tobacco Road
Broadway Melody of 1940
Edison, the Man
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Big Business Girl
State of the Union
A Guy Named Joe
They Died with Their Boots On
Blondie Goes Latin
Lillian Russell
Topper
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
San Francisco
The Texas Rangers
If I Had a Million
The Donna Reed Show
Dakota Incident