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Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

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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.

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Blondie in Society

Blondie in Society

1941

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940

Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

1940

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940

Blondie's Blessed Event

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1943

Footlight Glamour

Footlight Glamour

1943

Knickerbocker Holiday

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941

Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

Two Sisters

Two Sisters

1929

Blondes Prefer Bonds

Blondes Prefer Bonds

1931

Rio

Rio

1939

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

1942

The Head Man

The Head Man

1928

Moonrise

Moonrise

1948

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron

1952

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Manhandled

Manhandled

1949

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

1933

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1950

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

1950

Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

Earthworm Tractors

Earthworm Tractors

1936

No One Man

No One Man

1932

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

The Girl from Everywhere

The Girl from Everywhere

1927

The Best Man

The Best Man

1928

The Swim Princess

The Swim Princess

1928

Motorboat Mamas

Motorboat Mamas

1928

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

1933

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944

This Is the Night

This Is the Night

1932

Big City

Big City

1937

Bad Girl

Bad Girl

1931

Lone Cowboy

Lone Cowboy

1933

Dakota Incident

Dakota Incident

1956

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Calling Hubby's Bluff

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929

Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre

1958

Young People

Young People

1940

Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926

The Murder Man

The Murder Man

1935

Masked Mamas

Masked Mamas

1926

Hurry, Doctor!

Hurry, Doctor!

1925

Hot Cakes for Two

Hot Cakes for Two

1926

Trimmed in Gold

Trimmed in Gold

1926

Meet My Girl

Meet My Girl

1926

Kitty from Killarney

Kitty from Killarney

1926

A Dozen Socks

A Dozen Socks

1927

Over Thereabouts

Over Thereabouts

1925

The Jolly Jilter

The Jolly Jilter

1927

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

For Sale, a Bungalow

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

At Gunpoint

At Gunpoint

1955

Mr. Music

Mr. Music

1950

Back Street

Back Street

1941

Riding High

Riding High

1950

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

1958

King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943

The Match King

The Match King

1932

His New Stenographer

His New Stenographer

1928

Petticoat Fever

Petticoat Fever

1936

True Confession

True Confession

1937

Guest Wife

Guest Wife

1945

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925

Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell

1934

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926

The Saturday Night Kid

The Saturday Night Kid

1929

Sing, Bing, Sing

Sing, Bing, Sing

1933

The Big Cat

The Big Cat

1949

Fort Ti

Fort Ti

1953

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

1943

Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

1945

Murder with Pictures

Murder with Pictures

1936

Love on a Bet

Love on a Bet

1936

Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin

1954

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1940

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

Accent on Love

Accent on Love

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Freckles Comes Home

Freckles Comes Home

1942

Branded Men

Branded Men

1931

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

1937

High Hats and Low Brows

High Hats and Low Brows

1932

A Blonde's Revenge

A Blonde's Revenge

1926

Whispering Whiskers

Whispering Whiskers

1926

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948

Ride on Vaquero

Ride on Vaquero

1941

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

1926

Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted

1935

Here Comes Cookie

Here Comes Cookie

1935

The Vice Squad

The Vice Squad

1931

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

Exposed

Exposed

1938

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

1953

Midnight Intruder

Midnight Intruder

1938

The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

1933

Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners

1938

Under Western Skies

Under Western Skies

1945

Tip-Off Girls

Tip-Off Girls

1938

Knights Before Christmas

Knights Before Christmas

1930

Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown

1944

Lime Juice Nights

Lime Juice Nights

1931

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

1932

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Dear Ruth

Dear Ruth

1947

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

1934

It's A Small World

It's A Small World

1935

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

Give Me a Sailor

Give Me a Sailor

1938

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

Hitch Hike Lady

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Smith's Army Life

Smith's Army Life

1928

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938

Burning Up

Burning Up

1930

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1934

The Old Barn

The Old Barn

1929

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Alias: The Bad Man

Alias: The Bad Man

1931

The Hell Cat

The Hell Cat

1934

Heavenly Days

Heavenly Days

1944

One Way to Love

One Way to Love

1946

Dynamite

Dynamite

1949

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

A Rainy Knight

A Rainy Knight

1925

Chip Off the Old Block

Chip Off the Old Block

1944

The Green Promise

The Green Promise

1949

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925

Broke in China

Broke in China

1927

Side Street

Side Street

1929

Smith's Pony

Smith's Pony

1927

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

Double Harness

Double Harness

1933

Smith's Uncle

Smith's Uncle

1926

The Rodeo

The Rodeo

1929

Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934

Racket Busters

Racket Busters

1938

Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner

1933

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Out of This World

Out of This World

1945

The Spirit of Culver

The Spirit of Culver

1939

By Your Leave

By Your Leave

1934

It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After

1937

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1931

Half Way to Heaven

Half Way to Heaven

1929

George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals

1934

At the Circus

At the Circus

1939

Rocky

Rocky

1948

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

Desert of Lost Men

Desert of Lost Men

1951

Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

Manhattan Heartbeat

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

On Your Toes

On Your Toes

1939

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

Henry Aldrich for President

Henry Aldrich for President

1941

The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast

1932

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon

1954

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

Tail Spin

Tail Spin

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

Kansas Pacific

Kansas Pacific

1953

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938

Matchmaking Mamma

Matchmaking Mamma

1929

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest

1936

Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1935

A Son Comes Home

A Son Comes Home

1936

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946

Sons of New Mexico

Sons of New Mexico

1949

Hat, Coat and Glove

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

El Paso

El Paso

1949

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1935

Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943

Great Guns

Great Guns

1941

Star in the Night

Star in the Night

1945

The Sisters

The Sisters

1938

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1944

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl

1937

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Week-End Pass

Week-End Pass

1944

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

1942

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

The Happy Years

The Happy Years

1950

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

Run for Cover

Run for Cover

1955

He Learned About Women

He Learned About Women

1933

In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

1943

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Good Morning, Nurse

Good Morning, Nurse

1925

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1933

The Big Timer

The Big Timer

1932

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

1936

The Campus Carmen

The Campus Carmen

1928

His First Flame

His First Flame

1927

Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon

1953

Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

No Ransom

No Ransom

1934

Topper

Topper

1937

Rhythm on the Range

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Big Business

Big Business

1937

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

Katie Did It

Katie Did It

1950

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

1932

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

Saddle Pals

Saddle Pals

1947

Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1941

Manhattan Moon

Manhattan Moon

1935

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

1933

Adventures in Silverado

Adventures in Silverado

1948

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

1948

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941

Hidden Guns

Hidden Guns

1956

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

1941

California's Golden Beginning

California's Golden Beginning

1948

Good Sam

Good Sam

1948

Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold

1943

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1950

Big Town Czar

Big Town Czar

1939

Remember When?

Remember When?

1925

Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade

1935

Lady Be Careful

Lady Be Careful

1936

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

Smith's Picnic

Smith's Picnic

1926

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

1935

Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

1942

Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number

1937

San Francisco

San Francisco

1936

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

1934

Western Union

Western Union

1941

State of the Union

State of the Union

1948

Spellbound

Spellbound

1945

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl

1941

Two Weeks to Live

Two Weeks to Live

1943

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street

1949

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Mister Big

Mister Big

1943

The Keyhole

The Keyhole

1933

Central Airport

Central Airport

1933

The Chaser

The Chaser

1938

Young America

Young America

1942

Smith's Cook

Smith's Cook

1927

Smith's Fishing Trip

Smith's Fishing Trip

1927

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935

John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary

1949

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

Dear Wife

Dear Wife

1949

Top Man

Top Man

1943

Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

1940

Tropic Holiday

Tropic Holiday

1938

File 113

File 113

1933

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1935

The Itching Hour

The Itching Hour

1931

Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong

1942

China Clipper

China Clipper

1936

Ship Cafe

Ship Cafe

1935

House of Mystery

House of Mystery

1934

Central Park

Central Park

1932

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

1943

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million

1936

Blondie

Blondie

1938

Blondie Goes Latin

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Boarding House Blues

Boarding House Blues

1930

Female

Female

1933

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

1935

The Bashful Bachelor

The Bashful Bachelor

1942

Drift Fence

Drift Fence

1936

Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

1949

The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

Just a Pain in the Parlor

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932

Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

1936

Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

1936

Millions in the Air

Millions in the Air

1935

The Music Goes 'Round

The Music Goes 'Round

1936

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954

The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

The Nightwatchman's Mistake

1929

Hubby's Weekend Trip

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928

Shadows of Sing Sing

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

Fighting Caravans

Fighting Caravans

1931

California or Bust

California or Bust

1927

Jennie

Jennie

1940

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

December Bride

December Bride

1954

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Maverick

Maverick

1957

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

Maverick

Maverick

1957

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952